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- 198 - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 08 September 2024 | Catholic Universe
Prayer: Dearest Mother Mary, your conception was immaculate and your birth glorious. You were conceived without sin, born without sin, and remained sinless throughout your life. In Heaven, you radiate the beauty and splendor of God and will do so for all eternity. Please pray for me, that I will more fully imitate your many virtues, so that I can be a fitting instrument of your divine Son in the world. Mother Mary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.
AMEN...!!!
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 - 04min - 197 - St. Charles Lwanga & Companions. | Saint of the Day | 03 June 2024 | Catholic Universe
St. Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan Catholic convert who was martyred in 1886 at the age of 26, along with 21 other Ugandan martyrs, for refusing to renounce their Christian faith. He served as chief of the royal pages and later major-domo in the court of King Mwanga II of Buganda. Lwanga protected the young pages from the king's sexual demands and encouraged them to remain chaste and faithful. When King Mwanga ordered the execution of Christians, Lwanga baptized four catechumens and led the Christian pages to their martyrdom. On June 3, 1886, Lwanga and 12 other Catholic martyrs were burned alive at Namugongo. Lwanga faced death with courage, never shedding a tear or cry as he was slowly burned from his feet to head. He died praying for the conversion of his executioners and the king. St. Charles Lwanga is the patron saint of African Catholic youth and Catholic Action. He was beatified in 1920 and canonized in 1964 by Pope Paul VI, who also honored the Anglican martyrs killed for the same reason.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 - 02min - 196 - Blessed Carlo Acutis: A model of holiness in a digital age.
Born in London and raised in Milan, Carlo’s wealthy parents were not particularly religious. Upon receiving his first communion at age seven, Carlo became a frequent communicant, making a point of praying before the tabernacle before or after every Mass. In addition to Francis of Assisi, Carlo took several of the younger saints as his models, including Bernadette Soubirous, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, and Dominic Savio.
Thu, 12 Oct 2023 - 06min - 195 - Saint Francis of Assisi: Simplicity and Compassion
Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order.
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 - 06min - 194 - "Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Flower's Extraordinary Life"Sun, 01 Oct 2023 - 03min
- 193 - Divine Mercy Sunday Mass Readings and Reflection | 16 April 2023Sun, 16 Apr 2023 - 06min
- 192 - Easter Sunday Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 09 April 2023Sun, 09 Apr 2023 - 05min
- 191 - Good Friday Holy Mass Readings | 07 April 2023
First Reading: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 | Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 | Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 |
Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 18min - 190 - Palm Sunday Mass Readings and Reflection | 02 April 2023
•1st Reading - Isaiah 50:4-7 | •2nd Reading - Philippians 2:6-11 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 26:14-27:66 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 02 Apr 2023 - 20min - 189 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 31 March 2023 | St. Daniel of Murano
1st Reading: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Gospel Reading: John 10:31-42 (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 04min - 188 - Saint of the Day: St. Daniel of Murano, a Hermit | 31 March
A Camaldolese hermit, originally a German merchant. He was traveling on business and stopped at Murano, Italy, where he became a Camaldolese. Daniel was slain by robbers. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 02min - 187 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 25 March 2023 | St. Dismas, The Good Thief
1st Reading - Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10 |
2nd Reading - Hebrews 10:4-10 |
Gospel Reading - Luke 1:26-38 |
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Sat, 25 Mar 2023 - 05min - 186 - Saint Of the Day - St. Dismas, The Good Thief | 25 March 2023
All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other thief is known as Gestas. A completely unsubstantiated myth from the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy that enjoyed great popularity in the West during the Middle Ages had two thieves who held up the Holy Family on the way to Egypt. Dismas bought off Gestas with forty drachmas to leave them unmolested, whereupon the Infant predicted that they would be crucified with Him in Jerusalem, and that Dismas would accompany Him to Paradise. His feast day is March 25th.
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Sat, 25 Mar 2023 - 02min - 185 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 24 March 2023 | St. Catherine Of Sweden
1st Reading - Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 |
Gospel Reading - John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 |
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 04min - 184 - Saint Of the Day - St. Catherine Of Sweden | 24 March 2023
St. Catherine was born near the beginning of the fourteenth century to parents Ulfo and St. Bridget of Sweden. At the age of seven, Catherine was sent to the Abbey at Risburgh by her parents and placed under the care of the abbess to receive an education and to build a foundation for her spiritual life.
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 02min - 183 - Holy Mass Reading and Reflection | 23 March 2023
1st Reading - Exodus 32:7-14 |
Gospel Reading - John 5:31-47 |
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Thu, 23 Mar 2023 - 05min - 182 - Saint Of the Day - St. Turibius Of Mogrovejo | 23 March 2023
St. Turibius of Mogrovejo was born in Spain in 1538, into a noble family. As a child, Turibius had a daily habit of praying the Rosary and the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and prayed and fasted often.
Turibius studied law at the University of Salamanca, spending five years as a judge in Granada. When his judicial wisdom drew the attention of King Philip II, the king asked that Turibius become a consecrated missionary archbishop for the Spanish colony of Peru.
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Thu, 23 Mar 2023 - 02min - 181 - Holy Mass Reading and Reflections | 22 March 2023 | St. Maria Josefa
1st Reading Isaiah 49:8-15 |
Gospel Reading John 5:17-30 |
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 05min - 180 - Saint of the Day - St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus | 22 March 2023
María Josefa was born in 1842, the eldest daughter of a large Spanish Catholic family. Her father died at a young age, leaving her mother responsible for the family well-being. María was sent to Madrid to live with wealthy relatives while receiving an education.
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 03min - 179 - Ascension VS Assumption? The Difference | 22 March 2023
Many people, even Catholics and other Christians also get confused with these two, Ascension and Assumption.
We bring you the answer here in this Catholic Universe Podcast.
This article is from Aleteia, an online Catholic news and information website.
https://aleteia.org/2021/05/13/ascension-vs-assumption-what-is-the-difference/
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 02min - 178 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 21 March 2023 | St. Nicholas De Flue (Confessor)
First Reading : EZEKIEL 47:1-9, 12
Gospel Reading : JOHN 5:1-16
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Tue, 21 Mar 2023 - 04min - 177 - Saint Of the Day - St. Nicholas De Flue (Confessor) | 21 March 2023
Nicholas of Flüe was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes invoked as Brother Klaus. A farmer, military leader, member of the assembly, councillor, judge and mystic, he was respected as a man of complete moral integrity. He is known for having fasted for over twenty years. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 21 Mar 2023 - 02min - 176 - Holy Mass Readings | 20 March 2023 | Feast of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary
First Reading 2 SAMUEL 7:4-5, 12-14, 16 | Second Reading ROMANS 4:13, 16-18, 22 | Gospel Reading MATTHEW 1:16, 18-21, 24 |
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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 04min - 175 - Saint Of the Day - St. Cutbert (Bishop) | March 20 2023
Bishop of Lindisfarne, patron of Durham, born about 635; died 20 March, 687. His emblem is the head of St. Oswald, king and martyr, which he is represented as bearing in his hands. His feast is kept in Great Britain and Ireland on the 20th of March, and he is patron of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, where his commemoration is inserted among the Suffrages of the Saints.
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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 02min - 174 - Sunday Mass Readings | 19 March | Feast of St. Joseph
•1st Reading - 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a | •2nd Reading - Ephesians 5:8-14 •Gospel Reading - John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 - 06min - 173 - Saint of the Day: St Joseph (Spouse of Blessed Virgin Mary) 19 March
Saint Joseph's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Joseph or the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, is in Western Christianity the principal feast day of Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and legal father of Jesus Christ, celebrated on 19 March. It has the rank of a solemnity in the Catholic Church. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 - 03min - 172 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 18 March 2023
1st Reading: Hosea 6:1-6 Gospel Reading: Luke 18:9-14 (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 18 Mar 2023 - 04min - 171 - Saint of the Day: St. Cyril of Jerusalem | 18 March
The crises that the Church faces today may seem minor when compared with the threat posed by the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ and almost overcame Christianity in the fourth century. Cyril was to be caught up in the controversy, accused of Arianism by Saint Jerome, and ultimately vindicated both by the men of his own time and by being declared a Doctor of the Church in 1822. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 18 Mar 2023 - 02min - 170 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 16 March 2023 | St. Heribert of Cologne
1st Reading: Jeremiah 7:23-28 Gospel Reading: Luke 11:14-23 (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 04min - 169 - Saint of the Day: St. Heribert of Cologne | 16 March
Heribert of Cologne (c. 970 – 16 March 1021), also known as Saint Heribert, was a German Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Cologne from 999 until his death. He also served as the Chancellor for the Emperor Otto III since 994. He also collaborated with Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor with whom relations were strained, though were strengthened over time. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 03min - 168 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 15 March 2023
1st Reading Deuteronomy 5:1, 5-9 Gospel Reading Matthew 5:17-19 (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 - 04min - 167 - Saint of the Day: Louis De Marillac | 15 March 2023
Born near Meux, France, Louise lost her mother when she was still a child, her beloved father when she was but 15. Her desire to become a nun was discouraged by her confessor, and a marriage was arranged. One son was born of this union. But Louise soon found herself nursing her beloved husband through a long illness that finally led to his death. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 - 03min - 166 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 14 March 2023 | St. Matilda The Queen
•1st Reading - Daniel 3:25, 34-43 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 18:21-35 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 - 05min - 165 - Saint of the Day: St. Matilda of Ringelheim (The Queen) | 14 March
Matilda of Ringelheim, also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman. Due to her marriage to Henry I in 909, she became the first Ottonian queen.[2] Her eldest son, Otto I, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962. Matilda founded several spiritual institutions and women's convents. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 - 02min - 164 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 13 March 2023 | St. Euphrasia of Constantinople
1st Reading 2 Kings 5:1-15a | Gospel Reading: Luke 4:24-30 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 - 05min - 163 - Saint of the Day: St. Euphrasia of Constantinople | 13 March
Noble Roman raised by Emperor Theodosius I when her father, Antigonus, died. Her mother entered a convent in Egypt, and Euphrasia, at the age of five, went with her. At the age of twelve, orphaned, she was commanded by Emperor Arcadius to marry a senator but received permission to give her wealth to the poor and remain a nun. Also known as Euphraxia, she was known for her holiness. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 - 02min - 162 - Sunday Mass Readings and Reflection | 12 March 2023
1st Reading Exodus 17:3-7 | 2nd Reading Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 | Gospel John 4:5-42 • (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 12 Mar 2023 - 08min - 161 - Saint of the Day: St. Theophanes the Cronicler | 12 March
St. Theophanes was born in Samothrace, Greece around the year 759. He was orphaned while still a young child, but was left a large inheritance. At age twelve, Theophanes' guardian coerced him to marry, however he and his wife vowed themselves to celibacy. They lived together for several years but eventually Theophanes' wife joined a religious community and he became a hermit. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 12 Mar 2023 - 02min - 160 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 11 March 2023
•1st Reading - Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 | •Gospel Reading - Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 - 05min - 159 - Saint of the Day: St. Eulogius of Cordoba | 11 March 2023
Martyred priest of Cordoba, Spain, slain by the Moors. Arrested in 850 , Eulogius, a noted scholar of Scripture, wrote Exhortation to Martyrdom for two young virgin martyrs, Flora and Mary, who were beheaded. Released, Eulogius was named archbishop of Cordoba or Toledo. Before being consecrated, he aided Leocritia, a young Moorish woman who had converted to Christianity. They were caught and beheaded. Eulogius also wrote: The Memorial of the Saints and an Apologia. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 - 02min - 158 - Holy Mass Readings | 10 March 2023 | St. Marie Eugiéne of Jesus
1st Reading: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13A, 17B-28A | Gospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 04min - 157 - Saint of the Day: St. Marie Eugiéne of Jesus | 10 March 2023
St Marie Eugenie was a remarkable woman. From its foundation in 1839, she led the Assumption for fifty five years. Her story is that of a woman who, springing from an irreligious background, came to understand that each one of us is called by God to a unique way of service, and that hers was to inspire countless others to strive for the building of the Kingdom of God through education. Her life is marked by her three great loves – for Jesus Christ, for Mary the Mother of Jesus and our mother and for the Church. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 - 03min - 156 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 09 March 2023 | St. Frances of Rome
1st Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10 | Gospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 09 Mar 2023 - 04min - 155 - Saint Of the Day: St. Frances of Rome | 09 March 2023
Frances’ life combines aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she organized a group of women to minister to the needs of Rome’s poor. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 09 Mar 2023 - 02min - 154 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 08 March 2023 | St. John of God
1st Reading: Jeremiah 18:18-20 | Gospel Reading: Matthew 20:17-28 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 08 Mar 2023 - 04min - 153 - Saint of the Day: St. John of God | 08 March 2023
Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided to give the rest of his life to God’s service, and headed at once for Africa where he hoped to free captive Christians and, possibly, be martyred. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 08 Mar 2023 - 06min - 152 - Saint of the Day: Sts. Perpetua and Felicity | 07 March 2023
Saints Perpetua and Felicity were Christian martyrs who lived during the early persecution of the Church in Africa by the Emperor Severus. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 - 02min - 151 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 07 March 2023
•1st Reading - Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 23:1-12 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 - 04min - 150 - Saint of the Day: St. Collete of Corbie | 06 March 2023
Colette did not seek the limelight, but in doing God’s will she certainly attracted a lot of attention. Colette was born in Corbie, France. At 21, she began to follow the Third Order Rule and became an anchoress, a woman walled into a room whose only opening was a window into a church. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Mon, 06 Mar 2023 - 02min - 149 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 06 March 2023 | St. Collete of Corbie
1st Reading: Daniel 9:4b-10 | Gospel Reading: Luke 6:36-38 |(Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Mon, 06 Mar 2023 - 03min - 148 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 05 March 2023 | 2nd Week of Lent
1st Reading - Genesis 12:1-4a | 2nd Reading - 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 | Gospel Reading - Matthew 17:1-9 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 05 Mar 2023 - 04min - 147 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 04 March 2023 | St. Casimir
•1st Reading - Esther 26:16:19| •Gospel Reading - Matthew 5:43-48 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 04 Mar 2023 - 03min - 146 - Saint of the Day: St. Casimir of Poland | 04 March
On March 4, the Catholic Church honors Saint Casimir Jagiellon, a prince whose life of service to God has made him a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and young people. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 04 Mar 2023 - 02min - 145 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 03 March 2023
•1st Reading - Esther 18:21-28 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 5:20-26 |(Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 03 Mar 2023 - 04min - 144 - Daily Mass Readings and Reflection | 02 March 2023 | St. Chad, Bishop of Mercia
•1st Reading - Esther 4:17 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 7:7-12 |(Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 - 03min - 143 - Saint of the Day: St. Chad, Bishop of Mercia | 02 March
One of the most important early English churchmen, St Chad was responsible for introducing Christianity to Mercia, the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Not much is known of his early life, except that he had three brothers, Cedd, Cynibil and Caelin, and that they may have come from Northumbrian nobility. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 - 02min - 142 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 01 March 2023 | St. David Bishop of Wales
•1st Reading - Jonah 3:1-10 | •Gospel Reading - Luke 11:29-32 |(Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 - 04min - 141 - Saint of the Day: St. David Bishop of Wales | 01 March
David is the patron saint of Wales and perhaps the most famous of British saints. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 - 02min - 140 - Saint of the Day: St. Hilarius the Pope | 28 February
Hilarius of Arles A relative of Honoratus of Arles, St. Hilarius succeeded him as bishop of Arles in 429 and wrote the only extant life of his kinsman. Hilary presided at several councils and was interested in church reform. Prosper of Aquitaine accused him of being a "semi-Pelagian" because Hilarius did not share Augustine's thoughts on grace. Hilarius incurred the wrath of Pope Leo I when he removed three bishops from their sees and appointed new bishops. Leo demoted Arles from a metropolitan see to a bishopric to assert papal power over the church in Gaul. Although Leo also restored the deposed bishops, he did not remove Hilarius from the office. Hilary died in 449, and Leo restored Arles as a metropolitanate a year later. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 - 02min - 139 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 28 February | St. Pope Hilarius
•1st Reading - Isaiah 55:10-11 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 6:7-15 |. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 - 03min - 138 - Saint of the Day: St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows | 27 February
Saint of the Day for February 27 (March 1, 1838 – February 27, 1862) Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows’ Story Born in Italy into a large family and baptized Francis, Saint Gabriel lost his mother when he was only four years old. He was educated by the Jesuits and, having been cured twice of serious illnesses, came to believe that God was calling him to religious life. Young Francis wished to join the Jesuits but was turned down, probably because of his age, not yet 17. Following the death of a sister to cholera, his resolve to enter religious life became even stronger and he was accepted by the Passionists. Upon entering the novitiate he was given the name Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Mon, 27 Feb 2023 - 02min - 137 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 27 February | St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
•1st Reading - Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 25:31-46 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Mon, 27 Feb 2023 - 05min - 136 - Saint of the Day: St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn | 26 February
St. Mechtilde was born Matilda von Hackenberg-Wippra around the year 1240. She came from a noble family in Saxony, and when she was seven years old, she was so inspired by the lives of the nuns that she went to live at the convent of Helfta. She learned a great deal there, and was known for her humility and her fervent love for God. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 - 02min - 135 - First Sunday of Lent | Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 26 February
•1st Reading - Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 | •2nd Reading - Romans 5:12, 17-19 | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 4:1-11 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 - 06min - 134 - Saint of the Day: Blessed Rani Maria (Martyr) | 25 February
Sr.Rani Maria was born on 29 January 1954 as the second child of Paily and Eliswa of Vattalil, in an ordinary peasant family. Her Baptism was on 5 February 1954 at St.Thomas Church Pulluvazhy and she was given the name ‘Mariam’ after Mother Mary, the mother of Jesus. The godparents were her uncle Varkey and grandmother Mariamma. Her God fearing parents brought her up in Christian faith and charity along with their six other children – Stephen, Annie, Varghese, Thressiamma, Celine and Lusy. Celine would later follow her elder sister Rani Maria and join the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, assuming the name Selmy Paul. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 25 Feb 2023 - 05min - 133 - Saturday After Ash Wednesday| Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 25 February
•1st Reading - Isaiah 58:9c-14 | •Gospel Reading - Luke 5:27-32 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 25 Feb 2023 - 03min - 132 - Saint of the Day: Caesarius of Nazianzus (Physician) | 24 February
St. Caesarius of Nanzianzen was the son of Saint Gregory of Nazianzen and Saint Nonna. He was a brother to Saint Gorgonia and Saint Gregory of Nazianzen. Caesarius schooled at Caesarea in Cappadocia and Alexandria in Eqypt. He relocated to Constantinople in 335 AD where he became wealthy for his physician profession. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 24 Feb 2023 - 02min - 131 - Friday After Ash Wednesday | Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 24 February
•1st Reading - Isaiah 58:1-9a | •Gospel Reading - Matthew 9:14-15 | (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 24 Feb 2023 - 03min - 130 - Saint of the Day: St. Polycarp of Smyrna (Turkey) | 23 February
Imagine being able to sit at the feet of the apostles and hear their stories of life with Jesus from their own lips. Imagine walking with those who had walked with Jesus, seen him, and touched him. That was what Polycarp was able to do as a disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 03min - 129 - Thursday After Ash Wednesday | Mass Reading and Reflection | 23 February
•1st Reading - Deuteronomy 30:15-20 •Gospel Reading - Luke 9:22-25 (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 03min - 128 - Feast of The Chair of St. Peter | 22 February
The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter celebrates the papacy and St. Peter as the first bishop of Rome. St. Peter's original name was Simon. He was married with children and was living and working in Capernaum as a fisherman when Jesus called him to be one of the Twelve Apostles. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 22 Feb 2023 - 02min - 127 - Ash Wednesday Mass Readings and Reflection | 22 February
•1st Reading - Joel 2:12-18 •2nd Reading - 2nd Corinthians 5:20-6:2 •Gospel Reading - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 22 Feb 2023 - 05min - 126 - Saint of the Day: St. Peter Damian | 21 February
Peter Damian was a reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX. Dante placed him in one of the highest circles of Paradiso as a great predecessor of Francis of Assisi and he was declared a Doctor of the Church on 27 September 1828. His feast day is 21 February. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 03min - 125 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 21 February | St. Peter Damian
•1st Reading: Sirach 2:1-11 • Gospel Reading: Mark 9:30-37 • (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 04min - 124 - Saint of the Day: St. Conrad of Piacenza | 19 February
Conrad was born into a noble family in northern Italy. He married the daughter of a nobleman, Euphrosyne. One day, while he was hunting, Conrad ordered his attendants to make a fire. The wind carried the flames, which set fire to nearby fields, forests, towns and villages. Upon seeing this, Conrad ran away in fear. Because he ran, an innocent man was convicted for spreading the fire and was condemned to death as punishment. Upon hearing of this, Conrad stepped forth to accept the blame, saving the innocent man's life. He paid for the damaged property and he and his wife gave everything they owned to the poor in recompense. Conrad then left to join a group of Franciscan hermits, and his wife joined the Poor Clares. Word eventually spread of Conrad's holiness, piety and gift of healing. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 - 02min - 123 - Sunday Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 19 February | St. Conrad of Piacenza
1st Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 | 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 | Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-48. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 - 04min - 122 - Saint of the Day: St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara | 18 February
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born on 10 February 1805 in Kainakary, a small village of Alleppey district in the Travancore state. After his primary education he joined the Pallipuram seminary attached to Saint Mary’s Church, Cherthala. Father Thomas Palackal was his malpan (professor of sacred sciences). He received his sub-diaconate in 1827 and diaconate in 1828. On 29 November 1829, he was ordained a priest at Saint Andrews Church, Arthunkal. From a very young age,Kuriakose was instructed to chant the name ‘Jesus’, as a result of which he eagerly wished to live a life dedicated to Jesus and the Church. (Subscribe to my YouTube Channel) 👇 https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 - 03min - 121 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 18 February | St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
1st Reading - Hebrews 11:1-7 | Gospel Reading - Mark 9:2-13 | Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 - 04min - 120 - Saint of the Day: 7 Founders of the Order of Servites | 17 February
Bonfilius, Alexis, Manettus, Amideus, Hugh, Sostene, and Buonagiunta were seven successful cloth merchants from Florence, Italy. As members of a lay organization dedicated to the Blessed Mother, they were each devout in their faith. Their comradery, centered around their faith, not only united them more fully to God, but also to each other with a holy bond and a holy mission. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 - 03min - 119 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 17 February | 7 Founders of the Order of Servites
1st Reading: Genesis 11:1-9 | Gospel Reading: Mark 8:34-9:1 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 - 04min - 118 - Saint of the Day: St. Onesimus | 16 February
St. Onesimus was a slave to Philemon, an influential man who had been converted by St. Paul. Onesimus offended Philemon and fled in order to escape any sort of retribution. He then met St. Paul while Paul was in a Roman prison. Shortly after, Onesimus was baptized. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 16 Feb 2023 - 02min - 117 - Daily Mass Readings and Reflection | 16 February | St. Onesimus
1st Reading - Genesis 9:1-13 | Gospel Reading - Mark 8:27-36 | Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Thu, 16 Feb 2023 - 04min - 116 - Saint of the Day: Sts. Faustinus and Jovita | 15 February
Saints Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian. Their traditional date of death is 120. They are patron saints of Brescia. | Subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 - 01min - 115 - Daily Mass Readings and Reflection | 15 February | Sts. Faustinus and Jovita
1st Reading - Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22 | Gospel Reading - Mark 8:22-26 | Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@CatholicUniverse33
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 - 04min - 114 - Saint of the Day: St. Valentine (Patron Saint of Lovers) | 14 February
The love of God reigns in the hearts of all saints, but there is one who has the joy of being the patron saint of lovers: St. Valentine. According to a tradition, St. Valentine risked his life to marry couples in a Christian way during the time of persecution. He finally gave his life in martyrdom, which is the ultimate manifestation of love. The love of this holy priest for Jesus Christ and for defending the Sacrament of Matrimony inspires us to raise human love to the heights of the divine love for which we were created. Christians should take advantage of this feast to recover the Christian meaning of love and marriage in the light of Christ.
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 02min - 113 - Saint of the Day: Sts. Cyril and Methodist | 14 February
Saints Cyril and Methodius were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church Slavonic.
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 02min - 112 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 14 February | Sts. Cyril and Methodius
1st Reading: Genesis 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10 | Gospel Reading: Mark: 8:14-21 | Cyril and Methodius were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 04min - 111 - Prayer for Turkey and Syria - Holy Rosary
Pope asks for prayers and solidarity for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. May our almighty God Jesus Christ give them protection and Hope through the intercession of our Blessed Virgin Mary 🙏
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 - 19min - 110 - Saint of the Day: St. Catherine Dei Ricci | 13 February
St. Catherine de Ricci was born in Florence in 1522, and was baptized Alexandrina. Her mother died when she was an infant, and when she was six or seven, her father placed her in the Convent of Monticelli to be cared for by her aunt, Louisa de Ricci, who was a nun there. After her father took her home, Catherine was still drawn to life as a sister, and with his consent, she received the religious veil in the convent of Dominicanesses in 1535, when she was 14. She took the name Catherine. For two years, Catherine suffered extreme pains, and remedies only seemed to make them worse. She offered her suffering up for Christ, and meditated on the Passion whenever possible. She prayed constantly, making no room for anything but God in her heart and in her life.
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 - 04min - 109 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflection | 13 February | St. Catherine Dei RicciMon, 13 Feb 2023 - 04min
- 108 - Saint of the Day: St. Guadentius (Bishop) | 12 February
Bishop of Brescia from about 387 until about 410; he was the successor of the writer on heresies, St. Philastrius. At the time of that saint's death Gaudentius was making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The people of Brescia bound themselves by an oath that they would accept no other bishop than Gaudentius; and St. Ambrose and other neighbouring prelates, in consequence, obliged him to return, though against his will. The Eastern bishops also threatened to refuse him Communion if he did not obey.
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 - 03min - 107 - Holy Mass Reading and Reflection | 12 February | St. Guadentius
1st Reading: Sirach 15:15-20 | 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 | Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:17-37 |
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 - 07min - 106 - Saint of the Day: Our Lady of Lourdes | 11 February
On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, recalling a series of 18 appearances that the Blessed Virgin Mary made to a 14-year-old French peasant girl, Saint Bernadette Soubirous. The Marian apparitions began Feb. 11, 1858, ended July 16 that year and received the local bishop's approval after a four-year inquiry. Coming soon after the 1854 dogmatic definition of her Immaculate Conception, the Virgin Mary's appearances at Lourdes turned the town into a popular travel destination. Thousands of people say their medical conditions have been cured through pilgrimage, prayer and the water flowing from a spring to which Bernadette was directed by the Blessed Virgin. Experts have verified 69 cases of miraculous healing at Lourdes since 1862.
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 - 04min - 105 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 11 February | Our Lady of LourdesSat, 11 Feb 2023 - 06min
- 104 - Saint of the Day: St. Scholastica | 10 February
On Feb. 10, the Catholic Church remembers St. Scholastica, a nun who was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the "father of monasticism" in Western Europe. The siblings were born around 480 to a Roman noble family in Nursia, Italy. Scholastica seems to have devoted herself to God from her earliest youth, as the account of Benedict's life by Pope Gregory the Great mentions that his sister was "dedicated from her infancy to Our Lord."
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 - 03min - 103 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 10 February | St. ScholasticaFri, 10 Feb 2023 - 04min
- 102 - Saint of the Day: St. Josephine Bakhita of Sudan | 08 February
St. Josephine Bakhita On February 8, the Church commemorates the life of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Canossian Sister who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Sudan. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869, in a small village in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was kidnapped while working-class in the fields with her family and subsequently sold into slavery. Her captors asked for her name but she was too terrified to remember so they named her “Bakhita,” which means “fortunate” in Arabic.
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 - 04min - 101 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 08 February | St. Josephine Bakhita of SudanWed, 08 Feb 2023 - 03min
- 100 - Saint of the Day: St. Gonzalo Garcia | 07 February
Saint Gonsalo Garcia (1556-1597) is a Roman Catholic saint from India. Born in the western coastal town of Vasai, an exurb of the city of Bombay, he preached from the Bassein fort during the time the town was under Portuguese colonial rule. The feast of St. Garcia has traditionally been held on the first Sunday nearest to the neap tide following Christmas in Vasai.
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 06min - 99 - Holy Mass Readings and Reflections | 07 February | St. Gonzalo GarciaTue, 07 Feb 2023 - 03min
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