Daily Readings
JANUARY 12, 2026 – ST. AELRED, ABBOT.
From courtly glam to cloistered calm, Aelred trades gossip for grace—and finds friendship that makes earthly ties look like cheap knockoffs.
JANUARY 11, 2026 – ST. THEODOSIUS, THE CENOBIARCH
From cave-dwelling hermit to miracle-working monk, Theodosius turned exile into a buffet for the poor and a masterclass in humility.
JANUARY 10, 2026 – ST. WILLIAM, ARCHBISHOP.
A nobleman trades silk for hair-shirts, ditches Paris for ashes, and ends up a saint. Medieval career goals? This one’s a holy rollercoaster.
JANUARY 9, 2026 – SS. JULIAN AND BASILISSA, MARTYRS.
Married, vowed chaste, and running a thousand-bed charity hostel—Julian and Basilissa turned holiness into Egypt’s hottest humanitarian flex, topped with martyrdom drama.
JANUARY 8, 2026 – ST. APOLLINARIS, THE APOLOGIST, BISHOP
A second-century bishop schools heretics, charms an emperor with miracles, and leaves historians scratching their heads. Saintly drama with a side of mystery.
JANUARY 7, 2026 – ST. LUCIAN, MARTYR.
St. Lucian turned his chest into an altar while chained in prison. Torture, wine, and holy audacity—this saint didn’t do boring.
JANUARY 6, 2026 – THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD.
From deserts to Cana, kings to doves—Epiphany packs miracles like a blockbuster trilogy. The Church knew how to throw a holy surprise party.
JANUARY 5, 2026 – ST. SIMEON STYLITES
Meet St. Simeon: child monk, rope-wearing zealot, pillar squatter, and accidental influencer of 5th-century Cilicia. Devotion, frostbite, and humility included.
JANUARY 4, 2026 – ST. TITUS, BISHOP & ST. GREGORY.
Titus wrangled wayward Corinthians with firm love, hauled their alms, and made St. Paul grin ear to ear. Holiness with swagger, ancient-style.
JANUARY 3, 2026 – ST. GENEVIEVE, VIRGIN.
A seven-year-old shepherdess vows lifelong chastity, fends off Huns and haters, feeds Paris, and still inspires miracles centuries later. Meet St. Genevieve.









