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Saint of the Day
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....
St. Cajetan: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 07, 2020
In 1523, the Church was in sad shape. People could not get the spiritual nourishment they needed from the large numbers of uneducated and even immoral priests who took their money but returned nothing. When good priests and laypeople turned to the hierarchy for help,...
St. Hormisdas Pope: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 06, 2020
Pope from 514-523, successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius Born in Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy, he was an Italian, although he had a Persian name. Married and widowed prior to ordination, he succeeded St. Symmachus on July 21, 514. One of...
St. Addal: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 05, 2020
A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of an intolerable and incurable illness. Abgar's court was in Edessa in Asia Minor...
St. John Vianney: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and Marie Vianney. John was raised in a Catholic home and the family often helped the poor...
St. Lydia Purpuraria: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 03, 2020
Lydia Purpuraria (1st century) was born at Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), a town in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She became Paul's first convert at Philippi. She was baptized with her household, and Paul stayed at her home...
St. Eusebius of Vercelli: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 02, 2020
Christians who breathed a sigh of relief when Constantine proclaimed Christianity the state religion, believing this would end the bloodshed and martyrdom. But it was all too short a time until they were facing persecution once more -- from others who claimed to be...
St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 01, 2020
Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation. He was born Alphonsus Marie Antony John Cosmos Damien Michael Gaspard de Liguori on September 27,1696, at Marianella, near Naples, Italy. Raised in a pious home, Alphonsus went on retreats...
St. Ignatius Loyola: Saint of the Day for Friday, July 31, 2020
Born Inigo Lopez de Loyola in 1491, the man known as Ignatius of Loyola entered the world in Loiola, Spain. At the time, the name of the village was spelled "Loyola," hence the discrepancy. Inigo came of age in Azpeitia, in northern Spain. Loyola is a small village at...
St. Peter Chrysologus: Saint of the Day for Thursday, July 30, 2020
St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Feast-July 30) Born at Imola, Italy in 380, St. Peter was baptized, educated, and ordained a deacon by Cornelius, Bishop of Imola. St. Peter merited being called "Chrysologus" (golden-worded) from his exceptional...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday August 26, 2020 Reading 1, Second Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 128:1-2, 4-5Gospel, Matthew 23:27-32 Reading 1, Second Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18 6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we urge you, brothers, to...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday August 25, 2020 Reading 1, Second Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-16Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 96:10, 11-12, 13Gospel, Matthew 23:23-26 Reading 1, Second Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-16 1 About the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers, and our being...
Daily Readings for Monday, August 24, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday August 24, 2020 Reading 1, Revelation 21:9-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18Gospel, John 1:45-51 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 Sunday, August 23, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday August 23, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 22:15, 19-23Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20Reading 2, Romans 11:33-36 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 22, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday August 22, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 43:1-7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14Gospel, Matthew 23:1-12 Reading 1, Ezekiel 43:1-7 1 He took me to the gate, the one facing east.2 I saw the glory of the God of Israel approaching from...
Daily Readings for Friday, August 21, 2020
Reading 1, Ezekiel 37:1-14 1 The hand of Yahweh was on me; he carried me away by the spirit of Yahweh and set me down in the middle of the valley, a valley full of bones.2 He made me walk up and down and all around among them. There were vast quantities of these bones...
Daily Readings for Thursday, August 20, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday August 20, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 36:23-28Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19Gospel, Matthew 22:1-14 Reading 1, Ezekiel 36:23-28 23 I am going to display the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Daily Reading for Wednesday August 19, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 34:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6Gospel, Matthew 20:1-16 Reading 1, Ezekiel 34:1-11 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 'Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday August 18, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:26-27, 27-28, 30, 35-36Gospel, Matthew 19:23-30 Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 'Son of man, say to the ruler of...
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...