Saint of the Day

Today we honor St. Bernardine of Siena. Pray for us, St. Bernardine.


Today's reading is Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 6:5-17
Today's Gospel reading is Mark 10:1-12

Here's Mark 10:11-12, for those of you who think men like Reagan, Newt, and Limbaugh are good Christian conservatives:

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And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her.
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And if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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Everyday links: The Blessed Virgin Mary
The Rosary
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse, pray for us.

Prayer to Saint Anthony, Martyr of Desire

Dear St. Anthony, you became a Franciscan with the hope of shedding your blood for Christ. In God's plan for you, your thirst for martyrdom was never to be satisfied. St. Anthony, Martyr of Desire, pray that I may become less afraid to stand up and be counted as a follower of%2