Daily Readings
AUGUST 13 – ST. RADEGUNDES, QUEEN.
Follow in the footsteps of Saint Radegundes, who as a young queen, devoted her life to God’s service and left behind a legacy of holiness at the great monastery she built in Poitiers.
AUGUST 12 – ST. CLARE, ABBESS.
Embrace the inspiring example of St. Clare and her Order of poverty, who braved an infidel army with the Blessed Sacrament and were delivered!
AUGUST 11 – SS. TIBURTIUS AND SUSANNA, MARTYRS.
Learn from the noble stories of St. Tranquillinus, St. Susanna, and Chromatius – how they triumphed over sufferings with heroic faith & patience to receive heavenly rewards!
AUGUST 10 – ST. LAURENCE, MARTYR.
Take inspiration from St. Laurence and his charity, who collected the poor, infirm, and religious to show the prefect of Rome true riches in Jesus.
AUGUST 9 – ST. ROMANUS, MARTYR.
Be inspired by St. Romanus, a soldier converted to Christianity in the presence of St. Laurence who was courageous enough to confess his faith and be martyred for it!
AUGUST 8 – ST. CYRIACUS AND HIS COMPANIONS, MARTYRS. & BLESSED PETER FAVRE.
Learn about the inspiring martyrs St. Cyriacus and companions, as well as Blessed Peter Favre, a companion of St. Ignatius of Loyola, who dedicated his life to fighting heresy and restoring faith in Catholic lands.
AUGUST 7 – ST. CAJETAN.
Learn from St. Cajetan’s devout love of our Blessed Lady – it helped him build hospitals, create a Confraternity to revive the clergy and introduce the Forty Hours’ Adoration as an antidote to Calvinism!
AUGUST 6 – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD.
Discover the story of when Jesus took St. Peter and the two sons of Zebedee to Mt. Tabor, where he experienced a glorious vision, Moses and Elijah spoke with Jesus, and a voice from Heaven said ‘Listen to Him’.
AUGUST 5 – THE DEDICATION OF ST. MARY AD NIVES.
Learn the story of Rome’s three patriarch basilicas, St. John Lateran, St. Peter’s and St. Mary Major – founded with a miraculous snow and dedicated to honor the Virgin Mary!
AUGUST 4 – ST. DOMINIC.
Take inspiration from St. Dominic’s devotion to God and Mary as he established the order of Friar Preachers, fought against heresy, gave us the Rosary, and ultimately sacrificed his life in defense of the faith.