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Saint of the Day
St. Augustine of Hippo: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 28, 2020
St. Augustine of Hippo is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former life of loose living, which included parties, entertainment, and worldly ambitions. His complete turnaround and conversion has been an inspiration to many who struggle with a...
St. Monica: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 27, 2020
Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo's mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, which is present-day Algeria. When she was very young, she was married off to the Roman pagan Patricius, who shared his mother's violent temper....
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Born in Catalonia, Spain, she overcame many difficulties in her youth and eventually became a teacher at Lerida. Desirous to enter the religious life, she failed to win entry into the convent at the advice of her spiritual...
St. Louis King of France: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, August 25, 2020
St. Louis, King of France, patron of Tertiaries, was the ninth of his name. He was born at Poissy, France, in 1214. His father was Louis VIII, and his mother was Blanche, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castille, surnamed the Conqueror. At the age of twelve he lost his...
St. Bartholomew: Saint of the Day for Monday, August 24, 2020
St. Bartholomew, 1st. century, one of the 12. All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in the synoptic gospels and Acts as one of the twelve apostles. His name, a patronymic, means "son of Tolomai" and scholars believe he is the same as...
St. Philip Benizi: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 23, 2020
Servite cardinal and preacher. Born in Florence, Italy, to a noble family, he was educated in Paris and Padua where he earned a doctorate in medicine and philosophy. He practiced medicine for some time, but in 1253 he joined the Servite Order in Florence. He served as...
St. Andrew the Scot: Saint of the Day for Saturday, August 22, 2020
Archdeacon and companion of St. Donatus. Andrew and his sister, St. Bridget the Younger, were born in Ireland of noble parents.They were educated by St. Donatus, and when Donatus went on a pilgrimage to Italy, Andrew accompanied him. In Fiesole, through a miracle,...
St. Pius X: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 21, 2020
On June 2, 1835, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto saw the light of earth at Riesi, Province of Treviso, in Venice; on August 20, 1914, he saw the light of heaven; and on May 29, 1954, he who had become the two hundred fifty-ninth pope was canonized St. Pius X. Two of the...
St. Bernard of Clairvaux: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 20, 2020
St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St. Bernard was born of noble parentage in Burgundy, France, in the castle of Fontaines near Dijon. Under the care of his pious parents he was sent at an early age to a college at Chatillon, where he was conspicuous for his...
St. John Eudes: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
John Eudes was born at Ri, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1601, the son of a farmer. He went to the Jesuit college at Caen when he was 14, and despite his parents' wish that he marry, joined the Congregation of the Oratory of France in 1623. He studied at Paris and...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 20, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 20, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 55:6-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Gospel, Matthew 20:1-16Reading 2, Philippians 1:20-24, 27 Reading 1, Isaiah 55:6-9 6 Seek out Yahweh while he is still to be found, call to him while he...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 19, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday September 19, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 56:10-12, 13-14Gospel, Luke 8:4-15 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 35 Someone may ask: How are dead people raised, and what sort of body...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 18, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 18, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:12-20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 17:1, 6-7, 8, 15Gospel, Luke 8:1-3 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:12-20 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you be saying...
Daily Readings for Thursday, September 17, 2020
Daily Reading for Thursday September 17, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:1-11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 28Gospel, Luke 7:36-50 Reading 1, First Corinthians 15:1-11 1 I want to make quite clear to you, brothers, what the message of the gospel that...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Reading 1, First Corinthians 12:31--13:13 31 Set your mind on the higher gifts. And now I am going to put before you the best way of all.1 Though I command languages both human and angelic -- if I speak without love, I am no more than a gong booming or a cymbal...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Daily Reading for Tuesday September 15, 2020 Reading 1, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 10:1-2, 3, 4, 5Gospel, John 19:25-27 Reading 1, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31 12 For as with the human body which is a unity although it has many parts --...
Daily Readings for Monday, September 14, 2020
Daily Reading for Monday September 14, 2020 Reading 1, Numbers 21:4-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38Gospel, John 3:13-17Reading 2, Philippians 2:6-11 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Numbers 21:4-9 4 They left...
Daily Readings for Sunday, September 13, 2020
Daily Reading for Sunday September 13, 2020 Reading 1, Sirach 27:30--28:7Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12Gospel, Matthew 18:21-35Reading 2, Romans 14:7-9 Reading 1, Sirach 27:30--28:7 30 Resentment and anger, these are foul things too, and a sinner...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 12, 2020
Daily Reading for Saturday September 12, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 10:14-22Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 116:12-13, 17-18Gospel, Luke 6:43-49 Reading 1, First Corinthians 10:14-22 14 For that reason, my dear friends, have nothing to do with the worship of false...
Daily Readings for Friday, September 11, 2020
Daily Reading for Friday September 11, 2020 Reading 1, First Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 84:3, 4, 5-6, 8, 12Gospel, Luke 6:39-42 Reading 1, First Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27 16 In fact, preaching the gospel gives me nothing to boast of, for I...