Mass Readings For August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016 The Best Catholic

First Reading – Ezekiel 43:1-7AB The angel led me to the gate which faces the east, and there I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. I heard a sound like the roaring of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. The vision

Is It Catholic to Give Alms?

August 19, 2016 Mary Kris I. Figueroa

In school growing up, a few of the teachers, over the years, said to us students that we must not give alms to the beggars in streets, because it would reinforce them to beg, when it’s an annoyance to people, and they could be hit by vehicles. They also added,

Saint John Eudes

August 19, 2016 The Best Catholic

Saint John Eudes was a priest and missionary born in 1601 in Normandy, France.  He had a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Heart of Mary, which inspired him to author the Mass and Divine Office propers for the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. 

Prayer Petitions For August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016 The Best Catholic

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 pray to Christ, the source of hope for

Mass Readings For August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016 The Best Catholic

First Reading – Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD came upon me, and led me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones. He made me walk among the bones in every direction so that

Saint Helena

August 18, 2016 The Best Catholic

Saint Helena, also called Saint Helen of Constantinople, was the mother of Constantine, the first Christian Emperor of Rome.   Discovering the True Cross was her significant contribution to the history of the Roman Catholic Church. That was the cross upon which Our Lord Jesus was crucified.  According to historical accounts,

Prayer Petitions For August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016 The Best Catholic

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 pray to Christ, the light of the nations

Mass Readings For August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016 The Best Catholic

First Reading – Ezekiel 36:23-28 Thus says the LORD: I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations, in whose midst you have profaned it. Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when in their sight I prove my

Saint Clare of Montefalco

August 17, 2016 The Best Catholic

Saint Clare, born in Montefalco, Italy around 1268, was an Augustinian nun and abbess.  She is also known as Saint Clare of the Cross because of her particular devotion to the Passion of Christ and His Cross, inspired by her vision of Jesus.  In the Epiphany of 1294, Saint Clare

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