St. Stephen
St. Stephen St. Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we derive the English….
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Daily mass readings for Dec 6, 2023
Daily mass readings : Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Reading 1 : Is 25:6-10a On this mountain the LORD of hostswill provide for all peoplesA feast of rich….
St. Josephine Bakhita
St. Josephine Bakhita St. Josephine Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and….
Daily mass readings for Dec 5, 2023
Daily mass readings : Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Reading 1 : Is 11:1-10 On that day,A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots….
St. Francis Xavier
St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance….
St. Helena
St. Helena St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena’s early life, but it is….
Daily mass readings for Dec 4, 2023
Daily mass readings : Monday of the First Week of Advent Reading 1 : Is 2:1-5 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to….
Daily mass readings for Dec 3, 2023
Daily mass readings: First Sunday of Advent Reading 1 : IS 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 You, LORD, are our father,our redeemer you are named forever.Why do you let us wander, O….
St. Barbara
St. Barbara St. Barbara, also known as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek martyr born mid-third century in Heliopolis, Phoenicia. Barbara was the daughter to a rich….
St. Thomas More
St. Thomas More St. Thomas More was born in London on February 7, 1478. His father, Sir John More, was a lawyer and judge who rose to prominence during the….