Saturday, April 18, 2026

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Bl. Marie Acarie Read more

Bl. Marie Acarie

Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, also known as Barbara Aurillot, Barbara Avrillot, Barbe Acarie, Barbe Aurillot, Barbe Avrillot, Madame Acarie, Marie Acarie, and Mary of the Incarnation, was born on 1 February 1566 in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Nicholas Aurillot, a French government official. Marie was educated at her aunt's convent at Longchamps where she developed a...
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St. Stephen Harding Read more

St. Stephen Harding

Harding was born in Sherborne, Dorset, in the Kingdom of England, and spoke English, Norman, French, and Latin. He was placed in Sherborne Abbey at a young age and educated at Sherborne, but eventually left the monastery and became a travelling scholar, journeying with one devout companion into Scotland and afterwards to Paris and then to Rome. He eventually moved to Molesme Abbey in Burgundy,...
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Saint Robert of Chaisedieu Read more

Saint Robert of Chaisedieu

Saint Robert of Chaisedieu, also known as Robert de Turlande and Robert of Casa Dei, was born in the 11th century in Auvergne, France. He came from a noble lineage and was said to be a distant relative of Saint Gerald of Aurillac. From a young age, Robert displayed a deep piety and a desire to serve God. He received his education at the Church of Saint-Julien in Brioude, France, where he...
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April 17, 2026 Read more

April 17, 2026

Friday of the Second Week in Easter O God, hope and light of the sincere, we humbly entreat you to dispose our hearts to offer you worthy prayer and ever to extol you by dutiful proclamation of your praise. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.  Amen. Daily Thought from the...
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St. Benedict Joseph Labre Read more

St. Benedict Joseph Labre

Labre was born in 1748 in the village of Amettes, near Arras, in the former Province of Artois in the north of France. He was the eldest of fifteen children of a prosperous shopkeeper, Jean-Baptiste Labre, and his wife, Anne Grandsire. Labre had an uncle, a parish priest, living some distance from his family home; this uncle gladly received him, and undertook his early education for the...
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