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Saint of the Day
St. Cecilia: Saint of the Day for Sunday, November 22, 2020
In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with the purpose of taking the place of then-popular sensual romances. Consequently, until better evidence is produced, we must conclude...
St. Gelasius: Saint of the Day for Saturday, November 21, 2020
St. Gelasius I, Pope (Feast day - November 21) Gelasius was born in Rome, in the fifth century, the son of an African named Valerius. Later, ordained a priest, he was elected Pope on March 1st, 492. Gelasius had a reputation for learning, justice, holiness, and...
St. Edmund Rich: Saint of the Day for Friday, November 20, 2020
Archbishop of Canterbury England, who battled for discipline and justice, also called Edmund of Abingdon. Born in Abingdon, on November 30, 1180. he studied at Oxford, England, and in Paris, France. He taught art and mathematics at Oxford and was ordained. He spent...
St. Nerses the Great: Saint of the Day for Thursday, November 19, 2020
Bishop and martyr, the father of St. Isaac the Great. A native of Armenia, he studied in Cappadocia and wed a princess who gave birth to Isaac. After she died, he served as a chamber lain in the court of King Arshak of Armenia. In 353 he was made Catholicos of the...
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, November 18, 2020
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin (Feast day - November 18) Born in Grenoble, France, in 1769, Rose joined the Society of the Sacred Heart. In 1818, when she was forty-nine years old, Rose was sent to the United States. She founded a boarding school for daughters...
St. Elizabeth of Hungary: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, November 17, 2020
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, was born in Hungary on July 7, 1207 to the Hungarian King Andrew II and Gertrude of Merania. As soon as her life began, she had responsibilities from being a royal pressed upon her. While Elizabeth...
St. Hugh of Lincoln: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Hugh of Lincoln was the son of William, Lord of Avalon. He was born at Avalon Castle in Burgundy and was raised and educated at a convent at Villard-Benoit after his mother died when he was eight. He was professed at fifteen, ordained a deacon at nineteen, and was...
St. Margaret of Scotland: Saint of the Day for Monday, November 16, 2020
St. Margaret of Scotland, or Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess born in Hungary to Princess Agatha of Hungary and English Prince Edward the Exile around 1045. Her siblings, Cristina and Edgar the Atheling were also born in Hungary around this time. Margaret...
St. Albert the Great: Saint of the Day for Sunday, November 15, 2020
The saint and doctor of the Church who would be known as Albertus Magnus was born sometime before the year 1200. He was probably born in Bavaria, a fact we infer because he referred to himself as "Albert of Lauingen," a town which still stands today in southern...
St. Lawrence O’Toole: Saint of the Day for Saturday, November 14, 2020
St. Lawrence, it appears, was born about the year 1125. When only ten years old, his father delivered him up as a hostage to Dermod Mac Murehad, King of Leinster, who treated the child with great inhumanity, until his father obliged the tyrant to put him in the hands...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday December 16, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 45:6-8, 18, 21-25Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14Gospel, Luke 7:18-23 Reading 1, Isaiah 45:6-8, 18, 21-25 6 so that it may be known from east to west that there is no one except me. I am...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday December 15, 2020 Reading 1, Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19, 23Gospel, Matthew 21:28-32 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 1 Disaster to the...
Daily Readings for Monday, December 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday December 14, 2020 Reading 1, Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Matthew 21:23-27 Reading 1, Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17 2 Raising his eyes Balaam saw Israel settled tribe by tribe; the spirit of God came on him3...
Daily Readings for Sunday, December 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday December 13, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11Responsorial Psalm, Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54Gospel, John 1:6-8, 19-28Reading 2, First Thessalonians 5:16-24 To all our readers, Please don't scroll past this. Today, we humbly ask you to...
Daily Readings for Saturday, December 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday December 12, 2020 Reading 1, Zechariah 2:14-17Responsorial Psalm, Judith 13:18BCDE, 19Gospel, Luke 1:26-38 Reading 1, Zechariah 2:14-17 14 Sing, rejoice, daughter of Zion, for now I am coming to live among you -Yahweh declares!15 And on that...
Daily Readings for Friday, December 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday December 11, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 48:17-19Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6Gospel, Matthew 11:16-19 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Isaiah 48:17-19 17 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the Holy...
Daily Readings for Thursday, December 10, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday December 10, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 41:13-20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:1, 9, 10-11, 12-13Gospel, Matthew 11:11-15 Reading 1, Isaiah 41:13-20 13 For I, Yahweh, your God, I grasp you by your right hand; I tell you, 'Do not be afraid, I...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, December 09, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday December 9, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 40:25-31Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10Gospel, Matthew 11:28-30 Reading 1, Isaiah 40:25-31 25 'To whom can you compare me, or who is my equal?' says the Holy One.26 Lift your eyes and look:...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday December 8, 2020 Reading 1, Genesis 3:9-15, 20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4Gospel, Luke 1:26-38Reading 2, Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Reading 1, Genesis 3:9-15, 20 9 But Yahweh God called to the man. 'Where are you?' he asked.10 'I...
Daily Readings for Monday, December 07, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday December 7, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 35:1-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14Gospel, Luke 5:17-26 Reading 1, Isaiah 35:1-10 1 Let the desert and the dry lands be glad, let the wasteland rejoice and bloom; like the asphodel,2 let...