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Saint of the Day
St. Cloud: Saint of the Day for Monday, September 07, 2020
On the death of Clovis, King of the Franks, in the year 511 his kingdom was divided between his four sons, of whom the second was Clodomir. Thirteen years later he was killed fighting against his cousin, Gondomar, leaving three sons to share his dominions. The...
St. Eleutherius: Saint of the Day for Sunday, September 06, 2020
A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of miracles. A child who was possessed by the devil, being delivered by being educated...
St. Teresa of Calcutta: Saint of the Day for Saturday, September 05, 2020
The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Teresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, she was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu. Receiving her First Communion at the age of five, she was confirmed in...
St. Rosalia: Saint of the Day for Friday, September 04, 2020
St. Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly vanities to God. She left her home and took up her abode in a cave, on the walls...
Pope Saint Gregory the Great: Saint of the Day for Thursday, September 03, 2020
Pope Saint Gregory I, also known as the Great, was the Pope of the Catholic Church between 590 and 604 AD. Gregory was born around 540 in Rome. The exact date of his birth is unknown. Although the Western Roman Empire had collapsed long before his birth, many ancient...
St. Ingrid of Sweden: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 02, 2020
Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest. She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in 1281 she founded the first Dominican cloister there, called St. Martin's in...
St. Giles, Abbot: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, September 01, 2020
St. Giles, Abbot (Patron of Physically Disabled) Feast day - September 1 St. Giles is said to have been a seventh century Athenian of noble birth. His piety and learning made him so conspicuous and an object of such admiration in his own country that, dreading praise...
St. Raymond Nonnatus: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 31, 2020
Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain. He was delivered by caesarean operation when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus (not born). He joined the Mercedarians under St. Peter Nolasco at Barcelona. He succeeded Peter as chief ransomer and...
St. Rumon: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 30, 2020
St. Rumon, also known as Ruan, Ronan, and Ruadan, was probably a brother of Bishop St. Tudwal of Trequier, but nothing else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him. Some...
St. Sabina: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 29, 2020
St. Sabina's feast day is August 29th. We know St. Sabina only through legend, and there is some question as to it's trustworthiness. Even the century in which she lived is unknown. Supposedly Sabina was converted to Christianity by her Syrian servant Serapia. During...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Thursday, October 01, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday October 1, 2020 Reading 1, Job 19:21-27Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 27:7-8, 8-9, 13-14Gospel, Luke 10:1-12 Reading 1, Job 19:21-27 21 Pity me, pity me, my friends, since I have been struck by the hand of God.22 Must you persecute me just as...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday September 30, 2020 Reading 1, Job 9:1-12, 14-16Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 88:10-11, 12-13, 14-15Gospel, Luke 9:57-62 Reading 1, Job 9:1-12, 14-16 1 Job spoke next. He said:2 Indeed, I know it is as you say: how could anyone claim to be...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday September 29, 2020 Reading 1, Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5Gospel, John 1:47-51 Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you...
Daily Readings for Monday, September 28, 2020
Reading 1, Job 1:6-22 6 One day when the sons of God came to attend on Yahweh, among them came Satan.7 So Yahweh said to Satan, 'Where have you been?' 'Prowling about on earth,' he answered, 'roaming around there.'8 So Yahweh asked him, 'Did you pay any attention to...
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 27, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 27, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 18:25-28Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Matthew 21:28-32Reading 2, Philippians 2:1-11 Reading 1, Ezekiel 18:25-28 25 'Now, you say, "What the Lord does is unjust." Now listen, House of...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 26, 2020
Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 11:9--12:8 9 Young man, enjoy yourself while you are young, make the most of the days of your youth, follow the prompting and desire of heart and eye, but remember, God will call you to account for everything.10 Rid your heart of indignation,...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 25, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 25, 2020 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 144:1-2, 3-4Gospel, Luke 9:18-22 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 1 There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven:2 A time for giving birth,...
Daily Readings for Thursday, September 24, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday September 24, 2020 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17Gospel, Luke 9:7-9 Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 2 Sheer futility, Qoheleth says. Sheer futility: everything is futile!3 What profit can...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday September 23, 2020 Reading 1, Proverbs 30:5-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163Gospel, Luke 9:1-6 Reading 1, Proverbs 30:5-9 5 Every word of God is unalloyed, a shield to those who take refuge in him.6 To his words...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday September 22, 2020 Reading 1, Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44Gospel, Luke 8:19-21 Reading 1, Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 1 Like flowing water is a king's heart in Yahweh's hand; he directs it wherever he...