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Saint of the Day
St. John the Apostle: Saint of the Day for Sunday, December 27, 2020
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He is considered the same person as John the...
St. Stephen: Saint of the Day for Saturday, December 26, 2020
Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we derive the English word martyr literally means witness. In that sense, every Christian is called to bear witness to Jesus Christ, in...
St. Eugenia: Saint of the Day for Friday, December 25, 2020
There definitely was a Roman martyr named Eugenia but the rest of her story is a romantic fictitious legend. According to it she was the daughter of Duke Philip of Alexandria, governor of Egypt during the reign of Emporer Valerian. She fled her father's house dressed...
St. Adele: Saint of the Day for Thursday, December 24, 2020
St. Adele, Widow. A daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, St. Adele became a nun upon the death of her husband, making provisions for her son, the future father of St. Gregory of Utrecht. She founded a convent at Palatiolum near Trier and became its first Abbess,...
St. John of Kanty: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The people of Olkusz in Bohemia in 1431 had every reason to be suspicious of their new pastor. They knew what a Cracow professor would think of their small rural town. But even more insulting, their town was once again being used as a dumping ground for a priest who...
St. Chaeromon: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Bishop of Nilopolis, in Egypt. When the persecution was instituted by Emperor Trajanus Decius, Chaeromon Was quite elderly. He and several companions fled into the Arabian desert and were never seen again. The bishop and his companions are listed as martyrs. Excellent...
St. Peter Canisius: Saint of the Day for Monday, December 21, 2020
In 1565, the Vatican was looking for a secret agent. It was shortly after the Council of Trent and the pope wanted to get the decrees of the Council to all the European bishops. What would be a simple errand in our day, was a dangerous assignment in the sixteenth...
St. Dominic of Silos: Saint of the Day for Sunday, December 20, 2020
Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith. Born in Canas, Navarre, Spain, circa 1000, he entered the Benedictines at San Millan de Ia Cogolla. King Garcia III of Navarre challenged him when he became abbot of the monastery, and Dominic refused to surrender part of...
St. Nemesius: Saint of the Day for Saturday, December 19, 2020
Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was executed between two criminals. Excellent content provided by...
St. Rufus: Saint of the Day for Friday, December 18, 2020
Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome with St. Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan. They were condemned to death for their Christianity and thrown to wild beasts in the arena two days before the...
Daily Reading
Daily Readings for Thursday, January 21, 2021
Reading 1, Hebrews 7:25--8:6 25 It follows, then, that his power to save those who come to God through him is absolute, since he lives for ever to intercede for them.26 Such is the high priest that met our need, holy, innocent and uncontaminated, set apart from...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Daily Reading for Wednesday January 20, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 110:1, 2, 3, 4Gospel, Mark 3:1-6 To all our readers, Please don't scroll past this. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. 98% of our...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Daily Reading for Tuesday January 19, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 6:10-20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 111:1-2, 4-5, 9-10Gospel, Mark 2:23-28 Reading 1, Hebrews 6:10-20 10 God would not be so unjust as to forget all you have done, the love that you have for his name or the...
Daily Readings for Monday, January 18, 2021
Daily Reading for Monday January 18, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 5:1-10Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 110:1, 2, 3, 4Gospel, Mark 2:18-22 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 have already...
Daily Readings for Sunday, January 17, 2021
Daily Reading for Sunday January 17, 2021 Reading 1, First Samuel 3:3-10, 19Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10Gospel, John 1:35-42Reading 2, First Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 To all our readers, Please don't scroll past this. Today, we humbly ask you to...
Daily Readings for Saturday, January 16, 2021
Daily Reading for Saturday January 16, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 4:12-16Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 15Gospel, Mark 2:13-17 Reading 1, Hebrews 4:12-16 12 The word of God is something alive and active: it cuts more incisively than any two-edged sword: it can...
Daily Readings for Friday, January 15, 2021
Daily Reading for Friday January 15, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 4:1-5, 11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:3, 4, 6-7, 8Gospel, Mark 2:1-12 To all our readers, Please don't scroll past this. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. 98% of our readers...
Daily Readings for Thursday, January 14, 2021
Daily Reading for Thursday January 14, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 3:7-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 95:6-7, 8-9, 10-11Gospel, Mark 1:40-45 Reading 1, Hebrews 3:7-14 7 That is why, as the Holy Spirit says: If only you would listen to him today!8 Do not harden your hearts,...
Daily Readings for Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Daily Reading for Wednesday January 13, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 2:14-18Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Mark 1:29-39 FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything Reading 1, Hebrews 2:14-18 14 Since all the children share the same...
Daily Readings for Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Daily Reading for Tuesday January 12, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 2:5-12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 8:2, 5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, Mark 1:21-28 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 have...