33rd Week, Saturday, Nov 25; Saint Catherine of Alexandria

33rd Week, Saturday, Nov 25

1 Maccabees 6:3-13 / Luke 20:27-40

Antiochus dies grief-stricken; He paid dearly for his sins against Israel.

33rd Week, Friday, Nov 24; St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

 33rd Week, Friday, Nov 24

1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 / Luke 19:45-48

Judas goes to Jerusalem; He purified and rededicated the Temple.

33rd Week, Thursday, Nov 23; Saint Clement I

33rd Week, Thursday, Nov 23

1 Maccabees 2:15-29 / Luke 19:41-44

Mattathias and his sons flee; They leave everything for their faith.

33rd Week, Wednesday, Nov 22; Saint Cecelia

 33rd Week, Wednesday, Nov 22

2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31 / Luke 19:11-28

Seven brothers are martyred; Their mother exhorted them to persevere.

32nd Week, Thursday, Nov 16; Saint Margaret of Scotland

 32nd Week, Thursday, Nov 16

Wisdom 7:22-8:1 / Luke 17:20-25

Wisdom is all-seeing; Wisdom defeats wickedness.

31st Week, Tuesday, Nov 7th; St. Willibrord

31st Week, Tuesday, Nov 7^th

Romans 12:5-16 / Luke 14:15-24

We are one body in Christ; We have different gifts.

29th Week, Tuesday, Oct 24; St Anthony Mary Claret

29th Week, Tuesday, Oct 24

Romans 5:12, 15, 17-21 / Luke 12:35-38              

Paul talks about sin; Through one man sin entered the world.

29th Week, Monday, Oct 23; St. John Capistrano

29th Week, Monday, Oct 23

Romans 4: 20-25; Luke 12: 13-21

Abraham believed in God's promises; He never doubted.

28th Week: Oct 16-21

  Oct 16 Monday: (St. Hedwig, Religious; Sr. Margarete Mary Alacoque, Virgin):

28th Week, Saturday, Oct 21, Saint Hilarion

28th Week, Saturday, Oct 21

Romans 4:13, 16-18 / Luke 12:8:12

Abraham is our father; He saw hope where others didn't see it.

28th Week, Friday, Oct 20, Saint Paul of the Cross

28th Week, Friday, Oct 20

Romans 4:1-8 / Luke 12:1-7

Paul talks about Abraham; Abraham's faith was his glory.

28th Week, Monday, Oct 16, St Margaret Mary Alacoque

 28th Week, Monday, Oct 16

Romans 1:1-7 / Luke 11:29-32

Paul discusses his calling; God called him to preach to the Gentiles.

27th Week, Thursday, Oct 12, St. Wilfrid

27th Week, Thursday, Oct 12, St. Wilfrid

God speaks; "A Day of reckoning is coming."

Malachi 3:13-20 / Luke 11:5-13

27th Week, Wednesday, Oct 11, St. John XXIII

27th Week,  Wednesday, Oct 11, St. John XXIII

Jonah 4:1-11 / Luke 11:1-4 

Jonah loses his perspective; He can’t see beyond his own world. 

27th Week, Tuesday, Oct 10, Saint Francis Borgia

 27th Week, Tuesday, Oct 10, Saint Francis Borgia

Jonah 3:1-10 / Luke 10:38-42

God calls Jonah again: This time Jonah obeyed.

26th Week, Friday, Oct 6, St. Bruno

 26th Week, Friday, Oct 6

Baruch 1:15-22 / Luke 10:13-16

The people confess their guilt; "We have sinned!"

26th Week, Thursday, Oct 5, St. Faustina

 26th Week, Thursday, Oct 5, St. Faustina

Nehemiah 8:1-12 / Luke 10:1-12   

Ezra reads God's law to the people; The people answered, "Amen!"

26th Week, Wednesday, Oct 4th, Saint Francis of Assisi

 26th Week, Wednesday, Oct 4th, Saint Francis of Assisi

Nehemiah 2:1-8 / Luke 9:57-62

Nehemiah makes a request; I prayed to God before speaking.

25th Week, Saturday, Sept 30, Saint Jerome

25th Week, Saturday, Sept 30, Saint Jerome

Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15 / Luke 9:43-45 

God speaks through Zechariah; I am coming to dwell among you.

25th Week: Sept 25-30

 25^th Week: Sept 25-30

Sept 25 Monday: