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Saint of the Day
St. Finbar: Saint of the Day for Friday, September 25, 2020
He was the son of an artisan and a lady of the Irish royal court. Born in Connaught, Ireland, and baptized Lochan, he was educated at Kilmacahil, Kilkenny, where the monks named him Fionnbharr (white head) because of his light hair; he is also known as Bairre and...
Martyrs of Chalcedon: Saint of the Day for Thursday, September 24, 2020
A group of forty-nine Christians slain in Chalcedon during the reign of Emperor Diocletian . Records indicate that the martyrs were members of the choir in the church of Chalcedon. Excellent content provided by https://www.catholic.org/.
St. Padre Pio: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata, which has never been explained. St. Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione, on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. His parents were peasant farmers. He...
St. Thomas of Villanueva: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Augustinian bishop. Born at Fuentellana, Castile, Spain, he was the son of a miller. He studied at the University of Alcala, earned a licentiate in theology, and became a professor there at the age of twenty-six. He declined the chair of philosophy at the university...
St. Matthew: Saint of the Day for Monday, September 21, 2020
Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the time of Christ. According to the Gospel, Matthew was working at a collection booth in...
Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions: Saint of the Day for Sunday, September 20, 2020
Feastday: September 20 The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missionaries arrived from the Paris Foreign Mission Society. During the...
St. Januarius: Saint of the Day for Saturday, September 19, 2020
St. Januarius was born in Italy and was bishop of Benevento during the Emperor Diocletion persecution. Bishop Januarius went to visit two deacons and two laymen in prison. He was then also imprison along with his deacon and lector. They were thrown to the wild beasts,...
St. Joseph of Cupertino: Saint of the Day for Friday, September 18, 2020
St. Joseph was born in 1603 at Cupertino, in the diocese of Nardo in the Kingdom of Naples. After spending his childhood and adolescence in simplicity and innocence, he finally joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual. After his ordination to the holy priesthood,...
St. Robert Bellarmine: Saint of the Day for Thursday, September 17, 2020
Born at Montepulciano, Italy, October 4, 1542, St. Robert Bellarmine was the third of ten children. His mother, Cinzia Cervini, a niece of Pope Marcellus II, was dedicated to almsgiving, prayer, meditation, fasting, and mortification of the body. Robert entered the...
St. Cornelius: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Cornelius whose feast day is September 16th. A Roman priest, Cornelius was elected Pope to succeed Fabian in an election delayed fourteen months by Decius' persecution of the Christians. The main issue of his pontificate was the treatment to be accorded Christians who...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Sunday, October 18, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday October 18, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 45:1, 4-6Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10Gospel, Matthew 22:15-21Reading 2, First Thessalonians 1:1-5 Reading 1, Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed one, to Cyrus whom, he...
Daily Readings for Saturday, October 17, 2020
Reading 1, Ephesians 1:15-23 15 That is why I, having once heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love for all God's holy people,16 have never failed to thank God for you and to remember you in my prayers.17 May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father...
Daily Readings for Friday, October 16, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday October 16, 2020 Reading 1, Ephesians 1:11-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13Gospel, Luke 12:1-7 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Ephesians 1:11-14 11 And it is in him that we have received our...
Daily Readings for Thursday, October 15, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday October 15, 2020 Reading 1, Ephesians 1:3-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Luke 11:47-54 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 Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday October 14, 2020 Reading 1, Galatians 5:18-25Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6Gospel, Luke 11:42-46 Reading 1, Galatians 5:18-25 18 But when you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.19 When self-indulgence is at work the...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday October 13, 2020 Reading 1, Galatians 5:1-6Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48Gospel, Luke 11:37-41 Reading 1, Galatians 5:1-6 1 Christ set us free, so that we should remain free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves...
Daily Readings for Monday, October 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday October 12, 2020 Reading 1, Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31--5:1Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5, 6-7Gospel, Luke 11:29-32 Reading 1, Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31--5:1 22 Scripture says that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave girl...
Daily Readings for Sunday, October 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday October 11, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 25:6-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6Gospel, Matthew 22:1-14Reading 2, Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask,...
Daily Readings for Saturday, October 10, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday October 10, 2020 Reading 1, Galatians 3:22-29Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7Gospel, Luke 11:27-28 Reading 1, Galatians 3:22-29 22 As it is, scripture makes no exception when it says that sin is master everywhere; so the promise...
Daily Readings for Friday, October 09, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday October 9, 2020 Reading 1, Galatians 3:7-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel, Luke 11:15-26 Reading 1, Galatians 3:7-14 7 Be sure, then, that it is people of faith who are the children of Abraham.8 And it was because scripture...