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Saint of the Day
St. Thomas: Saint of the Day for Friday, July 03, 2020
St. Thomas was born a Jew and was called to be one of the twelve Apostles. His birth and death dates are unknown, but his feast day is celebrated July 3. He lived before the formal establishment of the Catholic Church but is recognized as the patron saint of...
St. Bernardino Realino: Saint of the Day for Thursday, July 02, 2020
St. Bernardino Realino was born into a noble family of Capri, Italy in 1530. After receiving a thorough and devout Christian education at the hands of his mother, he went on to study medicine at the University of Bologna, but after three years he switched to law and...
St. Junipero Serra: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Majorca on November 24, 1713, and took the name of Junipero when in 1730, he entered the Franciscan Order. Ordained in 1737, he taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua until 1749. At the age of...
First Martyrs of the See of Rome: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 30, 2020
The holy men and women are also called the Â?Protomartyrs of Rome.Â? They were accused of burning Rome by Nero , who burned Rome to cover his own crimes. Some martyrs were burned as living torches at evening banquets, some crucified, others were fed to wild animals....
St. Peter: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 29, 2020
Peter, who was also known as Simon Peter of Cephas, is considered the first Pope. Despite his papacy, Peter had humble beginnings and became one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" written in Matthew 16:17-18, which...
St. Irenaeus: Saint of the Day for Sunday, June 28, 2020
The writings of St. Irenaeus entitle him to a high place among the fathers of the Church, for they not only laid the foundations of Christian theology but, by exposing and refuting the errors of the gnostics, they delivered the Catholic Faith from the real danger of...
St. Cyril of Alexandria: Saint of the Day for Saturday, June 27, 2020
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (June 27) Cyril was born at Alexandria, Egypt. He was nephew of the patriarch of that city, Theophilus. Cyril received a classical and theological education at Alexandria and was ordained by his uncle. He...
St. Anthelm: Saint of the Day for Friday, June 26, 2020
Carthusian monk and bishop, defender of papal authority. Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was ordained a priest and visited the Carthusian Charterhouse at Portes, where he entered the Order at the age of thirty. Two years later,...
St. William of Vercelli: Saint of the Day for Thursday, June 25, 2020
William of Vercelli, Saint 1085-1142. founder, born in Vercelli Italy he was brought up as an orphan became a hermit on Monte Vergine, Italy after a pilgrimage to Compostella and attracted so many followers that a monastery was buillt. By 1119 his followers were...
St. John the Baptist: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, June 24, 2020
John the Baptist was a contemporary of Christ who was known for evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was born through the intercession of God to Zachariah and Elizabeth, who was otherwise too old to bear children. According to scriptures,...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday July 29, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18Gospel, John 11:19-27 Reading 1, Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21 10 A disaster for me, mother, that you bore me to be a man of strife and dissension for...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday July 28, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 14:17-22Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 79:8, 9, 11, 13Gospel, Matthew 13:35-43 Reading 1, Jeremiah 14:17-22 17 'So say this word to them: May my eyes shed tears night and day, unceasingly, since the daughter of...
Daily Readings for Monday, July 27, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday July 27, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 13:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21Gospel, Matthew 13:31-35 Reading 1, Jeremiah 13:1-11 1 Yahweh said this to me, 'Go and buy a linen waistcloth and put it round your waist. But do not dip...
Daily Readings for Sunday, July 26, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday July 26, 2020 Reading 1, First Kings 3:5, 7-12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130Gospel, Matthew 13:44-52Reading 2, Romans 8:28-30 Reading 1, First Kings 3:5, 7-12 5 At Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream...
Daily Readings for Saturday, July 25, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday July 25, 2020 Reading 1, Second Corinthians 4:7-15Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6Gospel, Matthew 20:20-28 Reading 1, Second Corinthians 4:7-15 7 But we hold this treasure in pots of earthenware, so that the immensity of the...
Daily Readings for Friday, July 24, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday July 24, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 3:14-17Responsorial Psalm, Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12, 13Gospel, Matthew 13:18-23 Reading 1, Jeremiah 3:14-17 14 "Come back, disloyal children, Yahweh declares, for I alone am your Master, and I will take you, one...
Daily Readings for Thursday, July 23, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday July 23, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 36:6-7, 8-9, 10-11Gospel, Matthew 13:10-17 Reading 1, Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 2 'Go and shout this in Jerusalem's ears:...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday July 22, 2020 Reading 1, Song of Songs 3:1-4Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9Gospel, John 20:1-2, 11-18 Reading 1, Song of Songs 3:1-4 1 On my bed at night I sought the man who is my sweetheart: I sought but could not find him!...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday July 21, 2020 Reading 1, Micah 7:14-15, 18-20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8Gospel, Matthew 12:46-50 Reading 1, Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 14 With shepherd's crook lead your people to pasture, the flock that is your heritage, living...
Daily Readings for Monday, July 20, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday July 20, 2020 Reading 1, Micah 6:1-4, 6-8Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 50:5-6, 8-9, 16-17, 21, 23Gospel, Matthew 12:38-42 Reading 1, Micah 6:1-4, 6-8 1 Now listen to what Yahweh says: 'Stand up, state your case to the mountains and let the hills...