Daily Readings
AUGUST 14 – ST. EUSEBIUS, PRIEST. & ST. MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE
Take courage by learning from the example of St. Eusebius, who endured suffering for his faith and was rewarded with a heavenly promise from Christ Himself.
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!