St. Roch
St. Roch Untrustworthy sources say he was probably born at Montpellier, France, son of the governor there. He was orphaned when he was twenty. He went on pilgrimage to Rome….
Month: December 2023
St. Emma
St. Emma St. Emma, also known as Emma of Lesum, or Emma of Stiepel, lived in the city that is Bremen today. She is the first female inhabitant of the….
Daily mass readings for Jan 14, 2024
Daily mass readings : Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 : 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORDwhere the ark of God was.The….
St. Gertrude the Great
St. Gertrude the Great St. Gertrude the Great, or St. Gertrude of Helfta, was born on January 6, 1256 in Germany. She eventually chose to follow the Lord by pursuing….
Daily mass readings for Jan 13 ,2024
Daily mass readings : Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading I : 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 There was a stalwart man from Benjamin named Kish,who was….
Daily mass readings for Jan 12, 2024
Daily mass readings: Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading I : 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a All the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at….
St. Damien of Molokai
St. Damien of Molokai The man who would become St. Damien of Molokai, was born in rural Belgium, on January 3, 1840. His name was Jozef De Veuster, and he….
Daily mass readings for Jan 11, 2024
Daily mass readings : Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading I : 1 Sm 4:1-11 The Philistines gathered for an attack on Israel.Israel went out to engage….
Daily mass readings for Jan 10 ,2024
Daily mass readings: Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading I : 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20 During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli,a….
St. Rosalia
St. Rosalia St. Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her….