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Saint of the Day
St. Clare of Montefalco: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 17, 2020
Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in 1290, adopting the Rule of St. Augustine. Clare's sister Joan was the abbess of this community,...
St. Stephen the Great: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 16, 2020
St. Stephen the Great (977-1038), was the son of the Magyar chieftain Geza, Stephen succeeded him as leader in 997. Already raised a Christian, in 996 he wed the daughter of Duke Henry II of Bavaria and devoted much of his reign to the promotion of the Christian...
St. Alipius: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 15, 2020
Bishop and companion of St. Augustine. He was born in Tagaste, North Africa, and was raised as a friend of St. Augustine. He went to Rome to study law and became a magistrate there. When Augustine arrived in Rome, Alipius resigned his post and accompanied him to...
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 14, 2020
St. Maximilian Kolbe was born as Raymund Kolbe on January 8, 1894, in the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. He was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and a martyr in the German death Camp of Auschwitz during World War II. St. Maximilian Kolbe was very...
St. Hippolytus: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 13, 2020
Martyr of Rome, with Concordia and other companions, he is a controversial figure who censured Pope St. Callistus I. Hippolytus was slain in Sardinia where he had been exiled for being elected as an antipope, the first in the history of the Church. He was reconciled...
St. Michael My: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Martyr of Vietnam. He was the mayor of a town in Vietnam when the persecution of Christians started. Michael was martyred with Blessed Anthony Dich, his son-in-law, and with St. James Nam. He was canonized in 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Excellent content provided by...
St. Clare of Assisi: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, August 11, 2020
St. Clare of Assisi was born in Assisi on July 16, 1194, as Chiara Offreduccio, the beautiful eldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, Count of Sasso-Rosso and his wife Ortolana. Tradition says her father was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family and her...
St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 10, 2020
By: Deacon Keith Fournier The year was 258 A.D. It was a difficult beginning for what would become the First Christian Millennium. Hostility against the early followers of Jesus Christ was growing. The barbarism and severity of pagan Rome had begun to reach a fever...
St. Edith Stein: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 09, 2020
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)Virgin and Martyr Edith Stein, born in 1891 in Breslau, Poland, was the youngest child of a large Jewish family. She was an outstanding student and was well versed in philosophy with a particular interest in...
St. Dominic: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 08, 2020
Saint Dominic was born in Caleruega, Spain in 1170. His parents were members of the Spanish nobility and related to the ruling family. His father was Felix Guzman, and was the royal warden of the village. His mother, Bl. Joan of Aza, was a holy woman in her own right....
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Monday, August 17, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday August 17, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21Gospel, Matthew 19:16-22 Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24 15 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,16 'Son of man, at a blow I am about to...
Daily Readings for Sunday, August 16, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday August 16, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 56:1, 6-7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Gospel, Matthew 15:21-28Reading 2, Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but...
Daily Readings for Saturday, August 15, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday August 15, 2020 Reading 1, Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 45:10, 11, 12, 16Gospel, Luke 1:39-56Reading 2, First Corinthians 15:20-26 We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online...
Daily Readings for Friday, August 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday August 14, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63Responsorial Psalm, Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6Gospel, Matthew 19:3-12 We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward...
Daily Readings for Thursday, August 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday August 13, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 12:1-12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62Gospel, Matthew 18:21--19:1 Reading 1, Ezekiel 12:1-12 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 'Son of man, you are living among a tribe...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday August 12, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Matthew 18:15-20 Reading 1, Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22 1 Then he shouted loudly for me to hear, 'The scourges of the city are approaching,...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday August 11, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 2:8--3:4Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131Gospel, Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Free PDFs: Hail Mary, Our Father, How to Pray the Rosary & more PDF educational resources for Students,...
Daily Readings for Monday, August 10, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday August 10, 2020 Reading 1, Second Corinthians 9:6-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9Gospel, John 12:24-26 Reading 1, Second Corinthians 9:6-10 6 But remember: anyone who sows sparsely will reap sparsely as well -- and anyone who...
Daily Readings for Sunday, August 09, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday August 9, 2020 Reading 1, First Kings 19:9, 11-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14Gospel, Matthew 14:22-33Reading 2, Romans 9:1-5 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, First Kings 19:9, 11-13 9...
Daily Readings for Saturday, August 08, 2020
Reading 1, Habakkuk 1:12--2:4 12 Surely you, Yahweh, are from ancient times, my holy God, who never dies! Yahweh, you have appointed him to execute judgement; O Rock, you have set him firm to punish.13 Your eyes are too pure to rest on evil, you cannot look on at...