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Daily Readings for Thursday, March 14, 2024

Reading 1: Exodus 32:7-14, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 106:19-23, Gospel: John 5:31-47

St. Matilda: Saint of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2024

Matilda was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. She was also known as Mechtildis and Maud. She was raised by her grandmother, the Abbess of Eufurt convent. Matilda married Henry the Fowler, son of Duke Otto of Saxony, in the year 909. He succeeded his father as Duke in the year 912 and in 919 succeeded King Conrad I to the German throne. She was noted for her piety and charitable works. She was widowed in the year 936, and supported her son Henry's claim to his ...

Prayer for God's Help in Daily Actions: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2024

Our Father, may everything I do begin with Your Inspiration, continue with Your Help, and reach perfection under Your Guidance. With Your loving care guide me in my daily actions. Help me to persevere with love and sincerity. Teach me to judge wisely the things of earth and to love the things of Heaven. Keep me in Your presence and never let me be separated from You. Your Spirit made me Your child, confident to call You Father. Make Your Love the foundation of ...

To Perceive Animals as God's Gifts: Prayer of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024

God Our Heavenly Father, You created the world to serve humanity's needs and to lead them to You. By our own fault we have lost the beautiful relationship which we once had with all Your creation. Help us to see that by restoring our relationship with You we will also restore it with all Your creation. Give us the grace to see all animals as gifts from You and to treat them with respect for they are Your creation. We pray for all animals who are suffering as a result of ...

Daily Readings for Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Reading 1: Isaiah 49:8-15, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:8-9, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:13-14, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 145:17-18, Gospel: John 5:17-30

Bl. Agnello of Pisa: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The founder of the English Franciscan province, Blessed Agnello, was admitted into the Order by St. Francis himself on the occasion of his sojourn in Pisa. He was sent to the Friary in Paris, of which he became the guardian, and in 1224, St. Francis appointed him to found an English province; at the time he was only a deacon. Eight others were selected to accompany him. True to the precepts of St. Francis, they had no money, and the monks of Fecamp paid their passage over to Dover. They made ...

Daily Readings for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Reading 1: Ezekiel 47:12, Reading 1: Ezekiel 47:1-9, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 46:2-3, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 46:5-6, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 46:8-9, Gospel: John 5:1-3, Gospel: John 5:5-16

St. Fina: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

St. Fina or Seraphina, Virgin A.D. 1253 The old town of San Geminiano in Tuscany treasures with special veneration the memory of Santa Fina, a young girl whose claim to be recognized as a saint lay in the perfect resignation with which she accepted bodily suffering. She was born of parents who had seen better days but had fallen into poverty. The child was pretty and attractive. Poor as she was she always kept half her food to give to those who were worse off than herself. As far as possible ...

Prayer to St. Joseph: Prayer of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

O Blessed Saint Joseph, faithful guardian and protector of virgins, to whom God entrusted Jesus and Mary, I implore you by the love which you did bear them, to preserve me from every defilement of soul and body, that I may always serve them in holiness and purity of love. Amen.

Daily Readings for Monday, March 11, 2024

Reading 1: Isaiah 65:17-21, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30:11-13, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30:2, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 30:4-6, Gospel: John 4:43-54