First Reading – Ephesians 1:1-10 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the holy ones who are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of …
This day marks the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This Memorial was instituted by Pope St. Pius V to commemorate Our Blessed Mother’s steadfast intercession at the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571. Through the miraculous help of Our Lady, the Holy League of Christian ships emerged …
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 – Galatians 3:7-14 Brothers and sisters: Realize that it is those who have faith who are children of Abraham. Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, Through you shall all the nations be blessed. Consequently, …
One of the most widely known and venerated Catholic saints, Saint Francis of Assisi, was born in central Italy in the 12th Century. He was one of the seven children of Pietro di Bernardone, a wealthy silk merchant, and Pica de Bourlemont, a noblewoman. Life as a youth was easy, …
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 the Father, the source of all …
First Reading – Galatians 1:13-24 Brothers and sisters: You heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the Church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it, and progressed in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my race, since I was even more a …
The Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, officially observed every 2nd of October, is a memorial of the Catholic Church in honor of the holy angels entrusted by God to guide us in words and deeds, and to protect us from evil. As Jesus says in the Gospel, Matthew 18:10, …
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. The world was created by the Word of God, re-created …
First Reading – Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? Destruction and violence are before me; there …
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