January 1: The Name of Jesus

Scripture When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph,...

February 7: The Martyrs of Japan, 1597

Scripture And he (Jesus) called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my...

March 7: Perpetua and Her Companions

Scripture When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for the word of God and for the testimony they had given; they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you...

March 17: St. Patrick, Missionary to Ireland

Scripture The He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you — that everything about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then He opened their minds to understand the...

March 25: The Annunciation of Our Lord

Scripture In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph . . . And he came to her and said, “Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” . . . And the angel...