Saint Jeanne Jugan was born in 1792 in Brittany, France. Their family of eight children struggled in life when her fisherman father was lost at sea. When she was sixteen she worked as a kitchen maid for a charitable woman who frequently brought her along her visits to 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. Let us praise Christ, the shepherd and guardian of our …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 2:10B-16 Brothers and sisters: The Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God. Among men, who knows what pertains to the man except his spirit that is within? Similarly, no one knows what pertains to God except the Spirit of God. We have not received …
This day the Church commemorates the martyrdom and passion (beheading) of Saint John the Baptist. Without fear, Saint John the Baptist preached and proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom of the Son of God. He was imprisoned for rebuking the divorce of Herod from his wife, Phasaelis. Herod also unlawfully …
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 joyfully to God our Father who called …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. I came to …
Saint Augustine of Hippo is considered the patron saint of brewers because of his story of conversion from drinking, partying, and worldly life. He is an inspiration to those who seek conversion, especially from repeated sin or vice they struggle to stop. Although brought up as a Christian by his …
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. All praise and honor to Christ! He lives for ever …
First Reading – Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things …
Saint Monica, born in the year 331, is the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, and two other children, Navigius and Perpetua. At a young age, she was married off to a Roman pagan named Patricius, who initially hesitated to have Saint Augustine baptized. Through Saint Monica’s persistent prayers, she …
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