This day the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The earliest known document that commemorates this feast was from a sixth-century hymn written by Saint Romanus, an ecclesiastical lyricist in the Eastern Church. The Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal writing from the second …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Let us praise God our almighty Father, who wished that …
First Reading – 1 Micah 5:1-4A The LORD says: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. (Therefore the Lord will give them …
Saint Cloud, or Saint Clodoald in French, was one of the three grandsons of King Clovis, founder of the Kingdom of the Franks. Following the death of their parents, he and his brothers became heirs to the kingship. However, a few years after, Saint Cloud’s uncles plotted against them to …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Christ desires to lead all men to salvation. Let us …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 7:25-31 Brothers and sisters: In regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. So this is what I think best because of the present distress: that it is a …
Saint Eleutherius was the father superior or “abbot” of St. Mark’s Monastery in Spoleto, Italy. He was distinguished for his holiness, simplicity and morality. Once there was a child possessed by the devil brought to their monastery for deliverance. Saint Eleutherius declared that the devil would not dare approach the …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Christ desires to lead all men to salvation. Let us …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 1:6-11 Brothers and sisters: How can any one of you with a case against another dare to bring it to the unjust for judgment instead of to the holy ones? Do you not know that the holy ones will judge the world? If the world …
September 5 marks the Feast Day of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, who is well-known all over the world as “Mother Teresa,” a Roman Catholic nun who devoted much of herself in caring for the poor in India. Pope Francis describes this newly canonized saint as a “model of holiness” for …
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