Monday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Conrad of Parzham, 1818-1894; born in Bavaria, and became a Capuchin lay brother in 1849; for more than thirty years, Conrad served as porterordoorkeeperof the shrine of Our Lady of Altotting, and he was known for hisMarian devotions; he had the gift of prophecy, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/20/25 Gospel: John 20:1-9 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Timon; one of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles to minister to the Nazarene community of Jerusalem; mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/19/25 Gospel: Luke 24:1-12 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Good Friday – The observance of the Lord’s Passion and Death on Calvary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/18/25 Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Holy Thursday Saint of the Day: St. Robert of Chaise Dieu; 11th Century Benedictine abbot and founder, born in Auvergne, France; after becoming a priestandcanon of St. Julian’s in Brioude, he founded a hospice; he then gave himself over to thespiritual directionofSt. Odilo at Cluny, France; after making a pilgrimage to Rome, he was moved […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France; on February 11, 1858, she received the first of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary; few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Hunna, the “Holy washerwoman”; she was a Seventh-Century noblewoman who devoted herself to the poor of Strasbourg, France; she was the daughter of a duke and wife of Huno of Hunnaweyer; she even washed the poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/15/25 Gospel: John […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Lydwine, 1380-1433; born in Holland; suffered a fall while ice skating in 1396, when a friend collided with her and caused her to break a rib on theright side; she never fully recovered; an abscess formed inside her body which later burst and caused Lydwine extreme […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/13/25 Gospel: Luke 23:1-49 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Zeno of Verona; a native of Africa, he became bishop in 362, and was an ardent opponent of the Arian heresy; he promoted discipline among the clergy and in liturgical life, built a Cathedral, and founded a convent; he wrote extensively on the […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Stanislaus of Krakow, 1030-1079; after ordination, he was appointed preacher and archdeacon to the bishop of Krakow, and then became bishop of Krakow himself in 1072; during an expedition against the Grand Duchy of Kiev, Stanislaus became involved in the political situation of Poland; he […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Michael de Sanctis, 1591-1625; born in Catalonia, Spain, and announced his intention to become a monk when he was six; joined the Trinitarian Friars at Barcelona in 1603; he was ordained apriestand twice served asSuperior of the house in Valladolid; after his death […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more