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Saint of the Day
St. Felix of Nola: Saint of the Day for Thursday, January 14, 2021
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 Wednesday, January 13, 2021
"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 Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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 Monday, January 11, 2021
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 Sunday, January 10, 2021
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 motherÂ?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 Saturday, January 09, 2021
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 Friday, January 08, 2021
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 Thursday, January 07, 2021
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...
St. Andre Bessette: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, January 06, 2021
When Alfred Bessette came to the Holy Cross Brothers in 1870, he carried with him a note from his pastor saying, "I am sending you a saint." The Brothers found that difficult to believe. Chronic stomach pains had made it impossible for Alfred to hold a job very long...
St. John Neumann: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, January 05, 2021
This American saint was born in Bohemia in 1811. He was looking forward to being ordained in 1835 when the bishop decided there would be no more ordinations. It is difficult for us to imagine now, but Bohemia was overstocked with priests. John wrote to bishops all...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Monday, February 08, 2021
Reading 1, Genesis 1:1-19 1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth.2 Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, with a divine wind sweeping over the waters.3 God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.4 God saw that light was...
Daily Readings for Sunday, February 07, 2021
Daily Reading for Sunday February 7, 2021 Reading 1, Job 7:1-4, 6-7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Mark 1:29-39Reading 2, First Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Reading 1, Job 7:1-4, 6-7 1 Is not human life on earth just conscript service? Do we not live...
Daily Readings for Saturday, February 06, 2021
Daily Reading for Saturday February 6, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6Gospel, Mark 6:30-34 Reading 1, Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21 15 Through him, let us offer God an unending sacrifice of praise, the fruit of the lips of...
Daily Readings for Friday, February 05, 2021
Daily Reading for Friday February 5, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 13:1-8Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 27:1, 3, 5, 8-9Gospel, Mark 6:14-29 Reading 1, Hebrews 13:1-8 1 Continue to love each other like brothers,2 and remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this, some...
Daily Readings for Thursday, February 04, 2021
Daily Reading for Thursday February 4, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 48:2-3, 3-4, 9, 10-11Gospel, Mark 6:7-13 Reading 1, Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24 18 What you have come to is nothing known to the senses: not a blazing fire, or gloom...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Daily Reading for Wednesday February 3, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18Gospel, Mark 6:1-6 Reading 1, Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15 4 In the fight against sin, you have not yet had to keep fighting to the point of...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Daily Reading for Tuesday February 2, 2021 Reading 1, Malachi 3:1-4Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 24:7, 8, 9, 10Gospel, Luke 2:22-40Reading 2, Hebrews 2:14-18 To all our readers, Please don't scroll past this. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's...
Daily Readings for Monday, February 01, 2021
Daily Reading for Monday February 1, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 11:32-40Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24Gospel, Mark 5:1-20 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Hebrews 11:32-40 32 What more shall I say? There is not time...
Daily Readings for Sunday, January 31, 2021
Daily Reading for Sunday January 31, 2021 Reading 1, Deuteronomy 18:15-20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9Gospel, Mark 1:21-28Reading 2, First Corinthians 7:32-35 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Deuteronomy 18:15-20 15...
Daily Readings for Saturday, January 30, 2021
Reading 1, Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 1 Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of realities that are unseen.2 It is for their faith that our ancestors are acknowledged.8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to set out for a...