Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle; provided one of the most profound statements of faith, “My Lord and my God”; died 72 A.D. Thursday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/3/25 Gospel: John 20:24-29 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Otto of Bamberg, 1060-1139; born in Swabia; served under Emperor Henry IV, but disagreed with Henry’s policies toward the Holy See; thus, when Otto was appointedbishopofBambergin 1103, he refused to be consecrated until receiving approval from PopePaschal II who consecrated him in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; for 18 years he worked in Mexico and the Baja Peninsula; traveled with Jose de Galvez to present-day Monterey, California; the first mission founded was San Diego; other missions followed–Monterey/Carmel (1770), San Antonio and San Gabriel (1771), San Luís Obispo […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, 64 A.D.; Nero blamed Christians for the burning of Rome and executed many of them, likely including Peter and Paul Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/30/25 Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22 Podcast: Play in new window […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/29/25 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Irenaeus, 130-202; as bishop of Lyons, he was especially concerned with the “Gnostics,” who claimed “secret knowlege” which Jesus had imparted to only a few disciples; Irenaeus compared their “secret” with Holy Scripture, and showed a system of theology of great importance to subsequent […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/27/25 Gospel: Luke 15:3-7 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, 1902-1975; born in Barbastro, Spain, the second of sixchildren of Jose and Dolores Escriva; in 1915, he observed the fresh footprints in the snow of a barefoot monk, and wondered what God wanted of him; in 1928, as […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of Vercelli, 1085-1142; became a hermit on Monte Vergine,Italy after a pilgrimage to Compostella and attracted so many followers that a monastery was buillt; by 1119 his followers were united in the Benedictine congregation; but William’s rule was so austere that […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/24/25 Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph Cafasso, 1811-1860; crippled throughout his life; ordained in 1833; became professor of moral theology at the ecclesiastical college in Turin in 1836, and was superior of the college from 1846 to 1860; renowned confessor; friend and advisor to St. John Bosco; […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Solemnity of Corpus Christi – The Body and Blood of Christ Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/22/25 Gospel: Luke 9:11-17 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more