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Saint of the Day
St. Maria Goretti: Saint of the Day for Monday, July 06, 2020
Born on October 16 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Ancona Province in Italy, her farmworker father moved his family to Ferrier di Conca, near Anzio. When he died of malaria, Maria's mother had to struggle to feed her children. Maria's mother, brothers, and sisters worked in...
St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria: Saint of the Day for Sunday, July 05, 2020
Cofounder of the Barnabites. Born in 1502 in Cremona, Italy, Anthony became a medical doctor. In 1528 he was ordained a priest and cofounded the Barnabites, the religious congregation so called because it was headquartered in St. Barnabas Monastery in Milan. The...
St. Elizabeth of Portugal: Saint of the Day for Saturday, July 04, 2020
Elizabeth was a Spanish princess who was given in marriage to King Denis of Portugal at the age of twelve. She was very beautiful and very lovable. She was also very devout, and went to Mass every day. Elizabeth was a holy wife, but although her husband was fond of...
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...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Sunday, July 05, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday July 5, 2020 Reading 1, Zechariah 9:9-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14Gospel, Matthew 11:25-30Reading 2, Romans 8:9, 11-13 Reading 1, Zechariah 9:9-10 9 Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion! Shout for joy, daughter...
Daily Readings for Saturday, July 04, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday July 4, 2020 Reading 1, Amos 9:11-15Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 85:9, 11-12, 13-14Gospel, Matthew 9:14-17 Reading 1, Amos 9:11-15 11 On that Day, I shall rebuild the tottering hut of David, make good the gaps in it, restore its ruins and...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday June 24, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 49:1-6Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15Gospel, Luke 1:57-66, 80Reading 2, Acts 13:22-26 Reading 1, Isaiah 49:1-6 1 Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention, distant peoples. Yahweh...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Reading 1, Second Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-35, 36 9 on hearing that Tirhakah king of Cush was on his way to attack him. 10 Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 'Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this, "Do not let your God on whom you are relying deceive...
Daily Readings for Monday, June 22, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday June 22, 2020 Reading 1, Second Kings 17:5-8, 13-15, 18Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 60:3, 4-5, 12-13Gospel, Matthew 7:1-5 Reading 1, Second Kings 17:5-8, 13-15, 18 5 The king of Assyria invaded the whole country and, coming to Samaria, laid...
Daily Readings for Sunday, June 21, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday June 21, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:10-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Gospel, Matthew 10:26-33Reading 2, Romans 5:12-15 Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:10-13 10 I heard so many disparaging me, 'Terror on every side! Denounce him!...
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...