Saint Rosalia, nicknamed La Santuzza or “Little Saint,” was born in 1130 at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Even at a young age, Saint Rosalia had a firm resolve to turn away from earthly vanities in life and focus on God alone instead. This led her to leave her home and reside …
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 – Wisdom 9:13-18B Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends? For the deliberations of mortals are timid, and unsure are our plans. For the corruptible body burdens the soul and the earthen shelter weighs down the mind that has many concerns. And …
Born around 540 in Rome, Pope Saint Gregory the Great belonged to a wealthy and highly-esteemed family. He was well educated and at age thirty-three, chosen to be a Prefect of Rome, just like his father. Pope Gregory often referred to himself as a servant of God and became a …
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 had compassion on the hungry and performed a miracle …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 4:6B-15 Brothers and sisters: Learn from myself and Apollos not to go beyond what is written, so that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over against another. Who confers distinction upon you? What do you possess that you …
The Martyrs of September are a group of 191 Catholic priests and religious brothers and sisters who were martyred by revolutionary men in the French revolution of September 1792. This group refused to take an oath of support for the civil constitution which at that time placed the clergy under …
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 bless Christ, the compassionate and merciful Lord, who …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Brothers and sisters: Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Now it is of course required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. It does not concern me in the least that I be judged …
Born in the seventh century in Athens, Greece, Saint Giles was a Catholic hermit from a noble family. His excellent knowledge and deep piety made him well-known and highly admired by his countrymen. But he did not want to bask in this worldly popularity and would rather live a hidden …
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