Author: Nicola Kanaan
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Daily Bible Reading
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book of Isaiah10:5-7, 13b-16 Thus says the LORD:Woe to Assyria! My rod in anger,my staff in wrath.Against an impious nation I send him,and against a people under my wrath I order himTo seize plunder, carry off loot,and tread them down like the mud of the…
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Daily Bible Reading
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book of Isaiah7:1-9 In the days of Ahaz, king of Judah, son of Jotham,son of Uzziah, Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, king of Israel,son of Remaliah, went up to attack Jerusalem,but they were not able to conquer it.When word came to the house of…
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Saint of the Day: St. Kateri Tekakwitha
St. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656–1680), lovingly known as the “Lily of the Mohawks,” was the first Native American to be canonized by the Catholic Church. Born in present-day New York to a Mohawk father and an Algonquin Christian mother, Kateri endured great suffering from an early age. At the age of four, a smallpox epidemic claimed the lives of…
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Saint Henry II Prayer for July 13 – Catholic Collect from the Missal
Heavenly Father,You raised Saint Henry from the throne of an earthly empire to the glory of heaven, teaching him to rule with justice, humility, and love for Your Church. Grant us, we pray, the same single-hearted devotion.Amid the noise and cares of daily life, help us to seek first Your Kingdom.Give us clean minds and pure…
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Saint of the Day: St. Henry II
St. Henry II (972–1024) was a holy emperor, devoted husband, and faithful servant of God who used his authority to promote justice, defend the Church, and care for the poor. As the only Holy Roman Emperor to be canonized, St. Henry reminds us that holiness can be lived in every vocation, including positions of leadership and…
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Daily Bible Reading
Source: Vaticannews.va READING OF THE DAY A reading from the Book of Isaiah1:10-17 Hear the word of the LORD,princes of Sodom!Listen to the instruction of our God,people of Gomorrah!What care I for the number of your sacrifices?says the LORD.I have had enough of whole-burnt ramsand fat of fatlings;In the blood of calves, lambs and goatsI find…