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Saint of the Day
St. Abdiesus: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Also called Hebed Jesus, a deacon in the Christian community of Persia who was caught up in the persecutions conducted by King Shapur II. Records indicate that Abdiesus was accompanied in his martyrdom by Abrosimus, Acepsimus, Azadanes, Azades, Bicor, Mareas, Milles,...
St. Anselm: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, April 21, 2020
St. Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury and Confessor APRIL 21,A.D. 1109 IF the Norman conquerors stripped the English nation of its liberty, and many temporal advantages, it must be owned that by their valor they raised the reputation of its arms, and deprived their own...
St. Marian: Saint of the Day for Monday, April 20, 2020
When St. Mamertinus was Abbot of the monastery which St. Germanus had founded at Auxerre, there came to him a young man called Marcian (also known as Marian), a fugitive from Bourges then occupied by the Visigoths. St. Mamertinus gave him the habit, and the novice...
St. Alphege: Saint of the Day for Sunday, April 19, 2020
Archbishop and "the First Martyr of Canterbury." He was born in 953 and became a monk in the Deerhurst Monastery in Gloucester, England, asking after a few years to become a hermit. He received permission for this vocation and retired to a small hut near Somerset,...
St. Apollonius the Apologist: Saint of the Day for Saturday, April 18, 2020
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves. The Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him,...
St. Anicetus: Saint of the Day for Friday, April 17, 2020
Anicetus was a Syrian from Emesa. He became pope about 155 and actively opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. His pontificate saw the appearance of the controversy between East and West over the date of Easter. St. Polycarp, a disciple of John, is reported to have...
St. Bernadette: Saint of the Day for Thursday, April 16, 2020
St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Her parents were very poor and she was the first of nine children. She was baptized at St. Pierre's, the local parish church, on January 9. As a toddler, Bernadette contracted cholera and suffered extreme...
St. Paternus: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
St. Paternus.The first 5th century saint. He followed his father's path by becoming a hermit in Wales. He founded the monastery at the great church of Paternus, and became a bishop of that region. He was known for his preaching, charity and mortifications. Scholars...
St. Lydwine: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, April 14, 2020
St. Lydwine is the patroness of sickness Lydwine of Schiedam was born at Schiedam, Holland, one of nine children of a working man. After an injury in her youth, she became bedridden and suffered the rest of her life from various illnesses and diseases. She experienced...
Pope Saint Martin I: Saint of the Day for Monday, April 13, 2020
Martin I lay too sick to fight on a couch in front of the altar when the soldiers burst into the Lateran basilica. He had come to the church when he heard the soldiers had landed. But the thought of kidnapping a sick pope from the house of God didn't stop the soldiers...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday April 15, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 3:1-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Luke 24:13-35 Reading 1, Acts 3:1-10 1 Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour, 2 it happened that...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday April 14, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 2:36-41Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22Gospel, John 20:11-18 Reading 1, Acts 2:36-41 36 'For this reason the whole House of Israel can be certain that the Lord and Christ whom God has made is...
Daily Readings for Monday, April 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday April 13, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 2:14, 22-32Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11Gospel, Matthew 28:8-15 Reading 1, Acts 2:14, 22-32 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud voice: 'Men of Judaea, and all...
Daily Readings for Sunday, April 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday April 12, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 10:34, 37-43Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Gospel, John 20:1-9Reading 2, Colossians 3:1-4 Reading 1, Acts 10:34, 37-43 34 Then Peter addressed them, 'I now really understand', he said, 'that God...
Daily Readings for Saturday, April 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday April 11, 2020 Reading 1, Genesis 1:1--2:2Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35Gospel, Matthew 28:1-10Reading 2, Genesis 22:1-18 Reading 1, Genesis 1:1--2:2 1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth. 2 Now the...
Daily Readings for Friday, April 10, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday April 10, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 52:13--53:12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Gospel, John 18:1--19:42Reading 2, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Reading 1, Isaiah 52:13--53:12 13 Look, my servant will prosper, will grow great,...
Daily Readings for Thursday, April 09, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday April 9, 2020 Reading 1, Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18Gospel, John 13:1-15Reading 2, First Corinthians 11:23-26 Reading 1, Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 'This month...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday April 8, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 50:4-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34Gospel, Matthew 26:14-25 Reading 1, Isaiah 50:4-9 4 Lord Yahweh has given me a disciple's tongue, for me to know how to give a word of comfort to the...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday April 7, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 49:1-6Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17Gospel, John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reading 1, Isaiah 49:1-6 1 Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention, distant peoples. Yahweh called me when I was in...
Daily Readings for Monday, April 06, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday April 6, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 42:1-7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14Gospel, John 12:1-11 Reading 1, Isaiah 42:1-7 1 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have sent my spirit upon him, he will...