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Saint of the Day
St. Monica: Saint of the Day for Sunday, August 27, 2023
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 Saturday, August 26, 2023
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 Friday, August 25, 2023
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 Thursday, August 24, 2023
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 Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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 Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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 Monday, August 21, 2023
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 Sunday, August 20, 2023
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 Saturday, August 19, 2023
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...
St. Helena: Saint of the Day for Friday, August 18, 2023
St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena's early life, but it is believed she is from Drepanum (later known as Helenopolis) in Asia Minor and born into a poor family and lower...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Thursday, September 21, 2023
Reading 1, Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you were called.2 With all humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love.3 Take every care to preserve the unity...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Reading 1, Wisdom 3:1-9 1 But the souls of the upright are in the hands of God, and no torment can touch them.2 To the unenlightened, they appeared to die, their departure was regarded as disaster,3 their leaving us like annihilation; but they are at peace.4 If, as it...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Reading 1, First Timothy 3:1-13 1 Here is a saying that you can rely on: to want to be a presiding elder is to desire a noble task.2 That is why the presiding elder must have an impeccable character. Husband of one wife, he must be temperate, discreet and courteous,...
Daily Readings for Monday, September 18, 2023
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Daily Readings for Sunday, September 17, 2023
Reading 1, Sirach 27:30-28:7 30 Resentment and anger, these are foul things too, and a sinner is a master at them both.1 Whoever exacts vengeance will experience the vengeance of the Lord, who keeps strict account of sin.2 Pardon your neighbour any wrongs done to you,...
Daily Readings for Saturday, September 16, 2023
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Daily Readings for Friday, September 15, 2023
Reading 1, Hebrews 5:7-9 7 During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, with loud cries and with tears, to the one who had the power to save him from death, and, winning a hearing by his reverence,8 he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through his...
Daily Readings for Thursday, September 14, 2023
Reading 1, Numbers 21:4-9 4 They left Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Suph, to skirt round Edom. On the way the people lost patience.5 They spoke against God and against Moses, 'Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the desert? For there is neither food nor...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Reading 1, Colossians 3:1-11 1 Since you have been raised up to be with Christ, you must look for the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God's right hand.2 Let your thoughts be on things above, not on the things that are on the earth,3 because you have...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Reading 1, Colossians 2:6-15 6 So then, as you received Jesus as Lord and Christ, now live your lives in him,7 be rooted in him and built up on him, held firm by the faith you have been taught, and overflowing with thanksgiving.8 Make sure that no one captivates you...