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Daily Readings

  • Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    Readings for the Memorial of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary Reading 1 RV 5:1-10 I, John, saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a mighty angel who proclaimed in a loud […]
  • Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
    Reading 1 Rv 4:1-11 I, John, had a vision of an open door to heaven,and I heard the trumpetlike voicethat had spoken to me before, saying,“Come up here and I will show you what must happen afterwards.”At once I was caught up in spirit.A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat onewhose […]
  • Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
    Reading 1 RV 3:1-6, 14-22 I, John, heard the Lord saying to me: “To the angel of the Church in Sardis, write this: “‘The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this: “I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Be […]
  • Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
    Reading 1 RV 1:1-4; 2:1-5 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw. […]
  • Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
    Reading I Dn 12:1-3 In those days, I Daniel,      heard this word of the Lord: "At that time there shall arise     Michael, the great prince,     guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress     since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape,    […]

Vatican News

  • Biden awards Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom
    WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden awarded Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov. 20 in a private ceremony, the White House said. Richards, who is also a progressive activist and the daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, left Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, […]
  • Joy, gratitude over news of Acutis and Frassati canonization dates
    PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being met with joy and gratitude by a number of Catholics in the U.S. Pope Francis announced Nov. 20 that he will elevate Acutis and […]
  • Pope says he’ll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child’s rights
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3. The pope will canonize Blessed Acutis April 27, during the Jubilee for Adolescents in Rome April 25-27 […]
  • Brooklyn, N.Y., priest removed from parish for mishandling $1.9 million in funds
    (OSV News) — A Brooklyn, New York, priest has been removed as pastor after an investigation revealed he had transferred close to $2 million in parish funds to bank accounts affiliated with the embattled New York City mayor’s former chief of staff. In a Nov. 18 statement, Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn announced […]
  • Catholic groups merge events for giant pro-life youth rally before March for Life
    (OSV News) — Before joining other pro-life advocates at the March for Life in Washington, Shannon Allen spent an evening with thousands of other teens. Inside a darkened arena, the crowd around her clapped to the upbeat music, cheered for the speakers and knelt in silence as a Eucharistic procession wound its way through […]
  • OSV Editors: Before the holiday rush
    If it seems like a long lead-up to Thanksgiving this year, that’s because it is. The holiday will be celebrated on the latest possible date this month, creating what feels like an unusual mid-November lull. The turkeys might be on order, Black Friday might be looming, but nevertheless we find ourselves with a few […]
  • Archbishop Pérez: Cubans are ‘suffering immense hardships’ and ‘need our help’
    PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — After back-to-back natural disasters in recent weeks, the Cuban people “are suffering immense hardships and … need our help,” said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia. On Nov. 10, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook the eastern end of the island, with the epicenter located some 25 miles south of the town […]
  • Top Vatican diplomat says Russia must act first to end Ukraine war
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the 1,000th day since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine approached, the Vatican secretary of state said he hoped the milestone would “awaken a sense of responsibility in everyone, especially those who can stop the ongoing carnage.” An interview with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the secretary of state, was […]