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Saint of the Day
St. Fursey: Saint of the Day for Friday, January 16, 2026
Irish monastic founder, the brother of Sts. Foillan and Ulan, praised by St. Bede. Fursey was born on the island of Inisguia en Lough Carri, Ireland, as a noble. He founded Rathmat Abbey, now probably Killursa. In 630 Fursey and his friends went to East Anglia,...
St. Paul the Hermit: Saint of the Day for Thursday, January 15, 2026
Also known as Paul the First Hermit and Paul of Thebes, an Egyptian hermit and friend of St. Jerome. Born in Lower The baid, Egypt, he was left an orphan at about the age of fifteen and hid during the persecution of the Church under Emperor Traj anus Decius. At the...
St. Felix of Nola: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Felix was the son of Hermias, a Syrian who had been a Roman soldier. He was born on his father's estate at Nola near Naples, Italy. On the death of his father, Felix distributed his inheritance to the poor, was ordained by Bishop St. Maximus of Nola, and became his...
St. Hilary of Poitiers: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, January 13, 2026
"They didn't know who they were." This is how Hilary summed up the problem with the Arian heretics of the fourth century. Hilary, on the other hand, knew very well who he was -- a child of a loving God who had inherited eternal life through belief in the Son of God....
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys: Saint of the Day for Monday, January 12, 2026
Marguerite had survived many threats in the twenty-six years she had been in wilderness of Canada. She had lived through Iroquois attacks, a fire that destroyed her small village, plagues on the ships that she took back and forth to France, but nothing threatened her...
St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch: Saint of the Day for Sunday, January 11, 2026
Abbot and founder. Born at Garissus, Cappadocia (modern Turkey), in 423, he undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and after meeting with the famed St. Simeon Stylites, he entered a monastery. Later, he was named the head of a church between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, but...
St. William of Bourges: Saint of the Day for Saturday, January 10, 2026
William Berruyer, of the illustrious family of the ancient counts of Nevers, was educated by Peter the hermit, archdeacon of Soissons, his uncle by the mother's side. He learned from his infancy to despise the folly and emptiness of the riches and grandeur of the...
St. Adrian, Abbot: Saint of the Day for Friday, January 09, 2026
Born in Africa, Adrian became abbot of the monastery at Nerida, near Naples. He declined an appointment as archbishop of Canterbury, but accompanied St. Theodore to England when the latter was appointed Archbishop. Theodore appointed him Abbot of SS. Peter and Paul...
St. Thorfinn: Saint of the Day for Thursday, January 08, 2026
In the year 1285, there died in the Cistercian monastery at TerDoest, near Bruges, a Norwegian bishop named Thorfinn. He had never attracted particular attention and was soon forgotten. But over fifty years later, in the course of some building operations, his tomb in...
St. Raymond of Pennafort: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, January 07, 2026
St. Raymond of Pennafort, Patron Saint of Canonists (Feast day - January 7) Born in Spain, St. Raymond was a relative of the King of Aragon. From childhood he had a tender love and devotion to the Blessed Mother. He finished his studies at an early age, and became a...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Sunday, January 18, 2026
Daily Reading for Sunday January 18, 2026 Reading 1, Isaiah 49:3, 5-6Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10Gospel, John 1:29-34Reading 2, Corinthians 1:1-3 Printable PDF of Today's Reading Past / Future Daily Readings Reading 1, Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 3 He said to...
Daily Readings for Saturday, January 17, 2026
Reading 1, Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 1 Among the men of Benjamin was a man called Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah; a Benjaminite and a person of rank.2 He had a son called Saul, a handsome man in the prime of life. Of all the Israelites...
Daily Readings for Friday, January 16, 2026
Reading 1, Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22 4 The elders of Israel all assembled, went back to Samuel at Ramah, and said,5 'Look, you are old, and your sons are not following your example. So give us a king to judge us, like the other nations.'6 Samuel thought that it was wrong of...
Daily Readings for Thursday, January 15, 2026
Reading 1, Samuel 4:1-11 1 and, for all Israel, the word of Samuel was as the word of Yahweh; since Eli was very old and his sons persisted in their wicked behaviour towards Yahweh. It happened at that time that the Philistines mustered to make war on Israel and...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Reading 1, Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20 1 Now, the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli; in those days it was rare for Yahweh to speak; visions were uncommon.2 One day, it happened that Eli was lying down in his room. His eyes were beginning to grow dim; he...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Reading 1, Samuel 1:9-20 9 When they had finished eating in the room, Hannah got up and stood before Yahweh. Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh.10 In the bitterness of her soul she prayed to Yahweh with many tears,11 and she...
Daily Readings for Monday, January 12, 2026
Reading 1, Samuel 1:1-8 1 There was a man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the highlands of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.2 He had two wives, one called Hannah, the other Peninnah; Peninnah had...
Daily Readings for Sunday, January 11, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 1 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have sent my spirit upon him, he will bring fair judgement to the nations.2 He does not cry out or raise his voice, his voice is not heard in the street;3 he...
Daily Readings for Saturday, January 10, 2026
Reading 1, First John 5:14-21 14 Our fearlessness towards him consists in this, that if we ask anything in accordance with his will he hears us.15 And if we know that he listens to whatever we ask him, we know that we already possess whatever we have asked of him.16...
Daily Readings for Friday, January 09, 2026
Reading 1, First John 5:5-13 5 Who can overcome the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?6 He it is who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with water alone but with water and blood, and it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit...