Author: Nicola Kanaan
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Daily Bible Reading
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book Ecclesiastes1:2-11 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!What profit has man from all the laborwhich he toils at under the sun?One generation passes and another comes,but the world forever stays.The sun rises and the sun goes down;then it presses on to…
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Daily Bible Reading
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book of Proverbs30:5-9 Every word of God is tested;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.Add nothing to his words,lest he reprove you, and you will be exposed as a deceiver. Two things I ask of you,deny them not to me before…
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St. Padre Pio Feast Day – September 23
Today, September 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, lovingly known as Padre Pio. Padre Pio was an Italian Capuchin priest who devoted his life to Jesus Christ, prayer, the Holy Eucharist, Confession, and the salvation of souls. He spent many years serving the faithful at San Giovanni Rotondo…
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Verse of the Day: Romans 15:7
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
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Saint of the Day: St. Maurice and His Companions, Martyrs
September 22 is the feast day of St. Maurice and his Companions, Christian soldiers who gave their lives rather than deny Jesus Christ. St. Maurice was an officer and leader of the Theban Legion, a group of soldiers traditionally associated with Christians from Thebes in Egypt. During the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor…
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Daily Bible Reading
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book Proverbs21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD;wherever it pleases him, he directs it. All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes,but it is the LORD who proves hearts. To do what is…