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Saint of the Day
St. Bruno: Saint of the Day for Friday, October 06, 2023
Bruno was born in Cologne of the prominent Hartenfaust family. He studied at the Cathedral school at Rheims, and on his return to Cologne about 1055, was ordained and became a Canon at St. Cunibert's. He returned to Rheims in 1056 as professor of theology, became head...
St. Faustina Kowalska: Saint of the Day for Thursday, October 05, 2023
Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of LĂłdz in Poland on August 25, 1905. She was the third of 10 children to a poor and religious family. Faustina first felt a calling to the...
St. Francis of Assisi: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181. In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned from a trip to France to find out his wife had given birth to a son. Far from being excited or apologetic because he'd been gone, Pietro was furious because she'd...
St. Ewald & Ewald: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, October 03, 2023
Martyred Northumbrian brothers, one called "the Fair" and one called "the Dark", companions of St. Willibrord. From Northumbria, they were educated in Ireland. These priests of the Benedictine Order went with Willibrord to Frisia, Netherlands. They were martyred...
St. Leger: Saint of the Day for Monday, October 02, 2023
Leger was raised at the court of King Clotaire II and by his uncle, Bishop Didon of Poitiers. Leger was made archdeacon by Didon, was ordained, and in about 651, became abbot of Maxentius Abbey, where he introduced the Rule of St. Benedict. He served Queen Regent St....
St. Therese of Lisieux: Saint of the Day for Sunday, October 01, 2023
Generations of Catholics have admired this young saint, called her the "Little Flower", and found in her short life more inspiration for their own lives than in volumes by theologians. Yet Therese died when she was 24, after having lived as cloistered Carmelite for...
St. Jerome: Saint of the Day for Saturday, September 30, 2023
Before he was known as Saint Jerome, he was named Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus. He was born around 342 AD, in Stridon, Dalmatia. Today, the town, which ceased to exist in JeromeÂ?s time, would likely be in Croatia or Slovenia. The young Jerome was educated by Aelius...
St. Michael the Archangel: Saint of the Day for Friday, September 29, 2023
St. Michael the Archangel, also known as Saint Michael the Archangel or simply Archangel Michael, holds a significant place in the Roman Catholic tradition. He is an Archangel, associated with courage, protection, and divine intervention. Biblical and Historical Roots...
St. Lorenzo Ruiz: Saint of the Day for Thursday, September 28, 2023
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was born around the year 1600 in Binondo, Manila in the Philippines. He was the son of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother. Both were Christians and took care to raise Lorenzo as a Catholic. He served happily in his parish church as an altar boy...
St. Vincent de Paul: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 27, 2023
St. Vincent de Paul was born to a poor peasant family in the French village of Pouy on April 24, 1581. His first formal education was provided by the Franciscans. He did so well, he was hired to tutor the children of a nearby wealthy family. He used the monies he...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Monday, October 30, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 8:12-17 12 So then, my brothers, we have no obligation to human nature to be dominated by it.13 If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the habits originating in the body, you will have life.14 All who...
Daily Readings for Sunday, October 29, 2023
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Daily Readings for Saturday, October 28, 2023
Reading 1, Ephesians 2:19-22 19 So you are no longer aliens or foreign visitors; you are fellow-citizens with the holy people of God and part of God's household.20 You are built upon the foundations of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself is the...
Daily Readings for Friday, October 27, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 7:18-25 18 And really, I know of nothing good living in me -- in my natural self, that is -- for though the will to do what is good is in me, the power to do it is not:19 the good thing I want to do, I never do; the evil thing which I do not want --...
Daily Readings for Thursday, October 26, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 6:19-23 19 I am putting it in human terms because you are still weak human beings: as once you surrendered yourselves as servants to immorality and to a lawlessness which results in more lawlessness, now you have to surrender yourselves to...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 6:12-18 12 That is why you must not allow sin to reign over your mortal bodies and make you obey their desires;13 or give any parts of your bodies over to sin to be used as instruments of evil. Instead, give yourselves to God, as people brought to...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 5:12, 15, 17-19, 20-21 12 Well then; it was through one man that sin came into the world, and through sin death, and thus death has spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned.15 There is no comparison between the free gift and...
Daily Readings for Monday, October 23, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 4:20-25 20 Counting on the promise of God, he did not doubt or disbelieve, but drew strength from faith and gave glory to God,21 fully convinced that whatever God promised he has the power to perform.22 This is the faith that was reckoned to him as...
Daily Readings for Sunday, October 22, 2023
Daily Reading for Sunday October 22, 2023 Reading 1, Isaiah 45:1, 4-6Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10Gospel, Matthew 22:15-21Reading 2, First Thessalonians 1:1-5 Printable PDF of Today's Reading Past / Future Daily Readings Reading 1, Isaiah 45:1,...
Daily Readings for Saturday, October 21, 2023
Reading 1, Romans 4:13, 16-18 13 For the promise to Abraham and his descendants that he should inherit the world was not through the Law, but through the uprightness of faith.16 That is why the promise is to faith, so that it comes as a free gift and is secure for all...