Daily Readings

Learn from the example of St. Gregory VII., a Tuscan monk who rose to be Pope and stood up against the three great evils of his time – simony, concubinage, and lay investiture.

Look to the example of Donatian and Rogatian to be inspired by the power of faith and courage in the face of prosectution for the name of Christ.

Be inspired by St. Julia, who stood her ground with faith and courage even when sold into slavery. Learn how she survived despite refusing to renounce her Christianity despite her pagan captors!

St. Yvo Helori, descended from a noble family, was determined to lead a saintly life from the age of 14. He studied diligently, cared for the sick, and devoted himself to charity. Learn more!

Read the inspiring story of St. Hospitius – the man who girded himself with an iron chain and ate just bread & dates during Lent, foretold the ravages of the Lombards, and was miraculously saved by God!

Draw inspiration from St. Bernardine and his devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus – discover the power of prayer and how he reformed much of Italy after many trials!

Hear how St. Peter’s visions of our Blessed Lady, angels & saints propelled him to become a hermit and found the Celestine Order before his unexpected election to the Papal throne!

Follow the inspiring example of St. Venantius, whose unwavering faith and devotion to God miraculously saved him from scourging, burning torches, an apostate’s temptations, broken teeth and jaws, thrown into a furnace & lions!

Learn from the example of St. Paschal and his devotion to Our Blessed Lord as he watched over his flock, encountered angels, and faced heretics on his journey to Paris.

The faithful St. John Nepomucen showed incredible strength & faith, refusing to be moved by Emperor Wenceslas’s temptations and threats – getting ransacked, bound & thrown into a river – before his shrine, with one member incorrupt, was opened 330 years later.