Born in 1542 at Montepulciano, Italy, Saint Robert Bellarmine was the nephew of Pope Marcellus II. His mother, Cinzia Cervini, was a pious woman who dedicated herself in fasting, almsgiving, and mortification of the body. Having this good example, he already started composing poems and hymns in Latin and Italian …
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. We give glory to the one God — Father, Son …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 Brothers and sisters: Someone may say, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?” You fool! What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is …
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 …
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