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Saint of the Day
St. Charles Lwanga and Companions: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, June 03, 2020
For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church grew more safe and powerful through the centuries, the martyrs of Uganda are a reminder that persecution of Christians continues in modern times, even to the present day....
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the basilica Constantine built over their tombs and the presence of their names in the...
St. Justin Martyr: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 01, 2020
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Two "Apologies" bearing his name and his...
St. Mechtildis: Saint of the Day for Sunday, May 31, 2020
Benedictine abbess and miracle worker. She was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, in modem Bavaria, Germany. The count and his wife, Sophia, founded a monastery on their esÂtate at Diessen, Bavaria, and placed Mechtildis there at the age of five. She became a...
St. Joan of Arc: Saint of the Day for Saturday, May 30, 2020
St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class in the obscure village of Domremy, near the province of Lorraine. At a very early age, she was said to have heard the...
St. Maximinus of Trier: Saint of the Day for Friday, May 29, 2020
Bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker. He was probably born at Silly, France, and succeeded St. Agritus as bishop of Trier, giving refuge to St. Athanasius in 336. St. Paul, the patriarch of Constantinople, was also given MaximinusÂ? protection....
Bl. Margaret Pole: Saint of the Day for Thursday, May 28, 2020
Martyr of England. She was born Margaret Plantagenet, the niece of Edward IV and RichÂard III. She married Sir Reginald Pole about 1491 and bore five sons, including Reginald Cardinal Pole. Margaret was widowed, named countess of Salisbury, and appointed governess to...
St. Augustine of Canterbury: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking at this respected prior of a monastery, almost anyone would have predicted he would spend his last days there, instructing, governing, and settling even further...
St. Philip Neri: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, May 26, 2020
St. Philip Neri was a Christian missionary and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, a community of Catholic priests and lay brothers. He was born in Florence on July 21, 1515 as one of four children to Francesco Neri. From a very young age, Philip was known for...
St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi: Saint of the Day for Monday, May 25, 2020
It would be easy to concentrate on the mystical experiences God gave this saint, rather than on her life. In fact, it would be difficult to do differently, so overwhelming were those gifts from God. The temptation for many modern readers (including the author) would...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Saturday, June 20, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday June 20, 2020 Reading 1, Second Chronicles 24:17-25Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34Gospel, Luke 2:41-51 Reading 1, Second Chronicles 24:17-25 17 After Jehoiada's death the officials of Judah came to pay court to the...
Daily Readings for Friday, June 19, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday June 19, 2020 Reading 1, Deuteronomy 7:6-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10Gospel, Matthew 11:25-30Reading 2, First John 4:7-16 Reading 1, Deuteronomy 7:6-11 6 For you are a people consecrated to Yahweh your God; of all the...
Daily Readings for Thursday, June 18, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday June 18, 2020 Reading 1, Sirach 48:1-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7Gospel, Matthew 6:7-15 Reading 1, Sirach 48:1-14 1 Then the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, his word flaring like a torch. 2 It was he who brought famine...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday June 17, 2020 Reading 1, Second Kings 2:1, 6-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:20, 21, 24Gospel, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reading 1, Second Kings 2:1, 6-14 1 This is what happened when Yahweh took Elijah up to heaven in the whirlwind: Elijah and...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Reading 1, First Kings 21:17-29 17 Then the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, 18 'Up! Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, in Samaria. You will find him in Naboth's vineyard; he has gone down to take possession of it. 19 You are to say this to him, "Yahweh...
Daily Readings for Monday, June 15, 2020
Reading 1, First Kings 21:1-16 1 This is what happened next: Naboth of Jezreel had a vineyard close by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria, 2 and Ahab said to Naboth, 'Give me your vineyard to be my vegetable garden, since it adjoins my palace; I will give you a better...
Daily Readings for Sunday, June 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday June 14, 2020 Reading 1, Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20Gospel, John 6:51-58Reading 2, First Corinthians 10:16-17 Reading 1, Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 2 Remember the long road by which Yahweh your God...
Daily Readings for Saturday, June 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday June 13, 2020 Reading 1, First Kings 19:19-21Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10Gospel, Matthew 5:33-37 Reading 1, First Kings 19:19-21 19 Leaving there, he came on Elisha son of Shaphat as he was ploughing behind twelve yoke of...
Daily Readings for Friday, June 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday June 12, 2020 Reading 1, First Kings 19:9, 11-16Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 27:7-8, 8-9, 13-14Gospel, Matthew 5:27-32 Reading 1, First Kings 19:9, 11-16 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night there. Then the word of Yahweh came to him...
Daily Readings for Thursday, June 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday June 11, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Matthew 10:7-13 Reading 1, Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3 21 The Lord helped them, and a great number believed and were converted to the Lord. 22 The...