On this day, 21st of November, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast recounts the day when Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, Mary’s parents, presented their young child to the Lord in the temple. These events were based on the apocryphal …
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 – Revelation 14:1-3, 4B-5 I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of rushing water …
Saint Edmund Rich, also known as Saint Edmund of Abingdon, was the Archbishop of Canterbury, England. He was a fighter for justice and discipline in fulfilling his mission. He was also an adviser to King Henry III and an excellent teacher of theology. Saint Edmund Rich, pray for us!
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 King. He is the …
First Reading – 2 Samuel 5:1-3 In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. In days past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led the Israelites out and brought them back. And …
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, was born in the year 1207 to King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. When she was just six years old, her view on life and faith drastically deepened because of the murder of her mother. 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. Through the intercession of holy women, let us pray for …
First Reading – Revelation 5:1-10 I, John, saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a mighty angel who proclaimed in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to …
Born in Castledermot, Ireland around the year 1128, Saint Lawrence O’Toole was the youngest of four sons. When he was ten years old, his father sent him to Dermod MacMurehad, King of Leinster, to serve as a hostage in his place. He was not treated well while imprisoned until his father, …
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