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Saint of the Day
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,...
St. Joseph Cafasso: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Joseph Cafasso was born at Castelnuovo d'Asti in the Piedmont, Italy, of peasant parents. He studied at the seminary at Turin, and was ordained in 1833. He continued his theological studies at the seminary and university at Turin and then at the Institute of St....
St. Thomas More: Saint of the Day for Monday, June 22, 2020
Thomas More was born in London on February 7, 1478. His father, Sir John More, was a lawyer and judge who rose to prominence during the reign of Edward IV. His connections and wealth would help his son, Thomas, rise in station as a young man. Thomas' mother was Agnes...
St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Saint of the Day for Sunday, June 21, 2020
St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and...
Daily Reading
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...
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...