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03/25/2026

St. Dismas

St. Dismas is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. We know that he asked for forgiveness and entered into eternal life with Jesus. He is also called as The Penitent thief. There is no other information about this saint. Even though he was a criminal, he believed Jesus as the Christ and prayed Jesus to remember him, on His return with Kingly powers. The belief of St. Dismas was great because he knew that he would die soon and not going to enjoy any worldly pleasures. Likewise this saint also knew that Jesus would also die soon on the cross. But still he believed Jesus as the Son of God and prayed Him for salvation. Moreover he realized that what he committed was a crime and the punishment of crucifixion was just for him and the other criminal. He rebuked the other criminal, when he talked ill of Jesus. He also told the other criminal that Jesus had not committed any crime to suffer this punishment. This incident is an indication that even sincere penance even just before death can bring absolution from sins and bring eternal life. This saint accepted his crime, accepted the punishment given for that crime as just. \n\nThe only valid information about Dismas is in the Saint Luke's Gospels. (Luke 23:32-43):\n\nTwo others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with Him. And when they came to the place, which is called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide His garments. And the people stood by, watching; but the rulers scoffed at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself, if He is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!" The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up and offering Him vinegar, and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" There was also an inscription over Him, "This is the King of the Jews." One of the criminals who was hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!" But the other rebuked him, saying "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into Your kingly power." And He said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise".

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03/23/2026

03/23/2026

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03/18/2026

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

He was born in the year 313 near Caesarea in Palestine in modern day Israel. He was ordained as a Deacon by the bishop St. Macarius of Jerusalem and then ordained a priest by bishop Maximus of Jerusalem in the year 343. But in the year 350 he succeeded St. Maximus as the bishop of Jerusalem. At the Council of Constantinople (381) he voted for the acceptance of the doctrine "Homoousios" which means Jesus and God are of the same substance and both are equally God. When there was a heavy shortage of food in Jerusalem, he sold the sacramental ornaments and helped the people affected from starvation. He was deposed from the bishop for this action but later exonerated by the Emperor. He died in the year 386 in Jerusalem. He was declared as the Doctor of the Church by pope Leo-XIII in the year 1883.

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03/17/2026

St. Patrick

He was born in the year 387 in Scotland, England in a wealthy family to Roman parents Calpurnius and Conchessa. When he was about 14 years old, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland. During the period of captivity he was employed as a shepherd. He turned to Christianity due to loneliness and fear of life. After about six years he heard a voice telling him that he would soon go home and the ship was ready. He escaped from his master and went to a port about 200 miles away and returned home. He began his studies for priesthood and ordained a priest by St. Germanus, bishop of Auxerre. Later he was made a bishop and was sent to Ireland to spread the gospel there. One legend about him was that the chieftain of one of the tribes tried to kill him. But the chieftain could not move his arm until he became friendly with Patrick. Then the chieftain also converted himself to Christianity. He died on March 17, 461 at Saul, where he constructed the first church. He is regarded as the Apostle of Ireland. He gave a very brief account of his life and mission in his letter The Declaration (Confessio).

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03/14/2026

St. Matilda

Matilda, also known as Mechtildis and Maud, was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. Raised by her grandmother, the Abbess of Eufurt convent, she married Henry the Fowler, son of Duke Otto of Saxony, in 909. Henry succeeded his father as Duke in 912 and became the German king in 919. Matilda was known for her piety and charitable works. After being widowed in 936, she supported her son Henry\Õs claim to the throne and convinced her other son, Otto (the Great), to name Henry Duke of Bavaria following an unsuccessful revolt. \n\nDespite her charitable acts, Matilda was criticized by Otto and Henry for being extravagant. She eventually retired to her country home and resigned her inheritance to her sons. However, she was called back to court through the intercession of Otto\Õs wife, Edith. Matilda censured Henry for his revolt against Otto in 953 and for his cruelty in suppressing a revolt by his subjects. She prophesized his death, which occurred in 955. \n\nAfter Henry\Õs death, Matilda devoted herself to building three convents and a monastery. She was left in charge of the kingdom when Otto went to Rome in 962 to be crowned Emperor, marking the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire. Matilda spent most of her later years at the convent at Nordhausen, which she had built, and died at the monastery at Quedlinburg on March 14. She was buried there with Henry, and her feast day is celebrated on March 14th.

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03/13/2026

St. Leander of Seville

He was born in the year 534 in Cartagena, now in modern Spain. His father Severianus was the Governor of Cartagena and his sister St. Florentina was an Abbess, who was directing about forty convents and about one thousand nuns. He first became a Benedictine monk and then became the bishop of Serville in 579. Leander was instrumental in the conversion of Visigoth Kings Hermengild and Reccared of Hispania. In the third council of Toledo, Spain renounced Arianism, a sect of Christians who deny the divinity of Jesus. The king Liuvigild exiled Leander for his preaching. But Hermengild, the eldest son of king Liuvigild, married a catholic Merovingian princess Ingunthis. Leander worked earnestly with the princess and converted Hermengild to catholic Christianity. But King Liuvigild killed his eldest son for his change of religious faith. Leander died on March 13, 600 in Serville, Spain. The younger brother of Leander succeeded him as the bishop of Serville. Leander�s sister St. Florentina was an Abbess and was directing about forty convents. Leander�s third brother became the bishop of Ecija.

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03/12/2026

Blessed Angela Salawa

She was born on September 9, 1881 in Krakow, Poland in a very religious family. She was the youngest child of six brothers. At her young age she was often undernourished and so she was weak and sick. She went to school for a brief period and learned to read a little. She worked as a nurse in a hospital in Kracow during World War-II and she spared her money and begged others for good food for the injured soldiers. She became a Secular Order Franciscan on March 15, 1912 and professed vow on August 6, 1913. She also entered the Association of Saint Zita on April 27, 1900 to care for sick people. She was having mystical experiences. She had spent her last five years in a small room in prayer and surviving only on the charity of the Saint Zita Association. She died on March 12, 1922.\n\nShe was venerated by John Paul-II on October 23, 1987 and beatified also by the same pope on August 13, 1991.

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03/12/2026

God calls us to listen to His voice and follow His ways.
When we open our hearts to Him, His truth guides our lives.

“If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” (Psalm 95)

Let us trust God, listen to Him, and walk in His path today.

03/11/2026

St. John Ogilvie

He was born in the year 1579 in a wealthy Calvinist family (a reform church bearing the name of the French reformer John Calvin) of Scotland. But John became a catholic in 1596 when he was 17 years old, in Belgium. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1608 and was ordained a priest in Paris, in 1610. He was asked to serve the few Catholics remained in Glasgow area, where after 1560 it was illegal to preach, proselytize or otherwise endorse Roman Catholicism. But some body betrayed him and he was arrested in Glasgow for preaching Catholicism. He was kept awake for eight days and nine nights and tortured. But he did not abandon his faith in Catholicism. He was then convicted for high treason for refusing to accept the King�s spiritual jurisdiction and for upholding Pope�s primacy in spiritual matters. He was offered the Provostship of Moffat and a decent life if he converted to Protestantism. But he boldly and loudly exclaimed, �What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and suffers the loss of his soul?� He was paraded through the street of Glasgow for hanging. Before he was pushed from the stairs when hanging, he threw his concealed rosary beads out in to the crowd. But the rosary landed in the hands of Duke Jesn de Eckersdorff, who a Calvinist (enemies of catholic Christians) from Hungary but was in Scotland on tour. But the Catholics there rushed upon the Duke to get the rosary thrown by John Ogilve. To avoid being hurt by the Catholics, the Duke threw the rosary among the crowd. But the Duke Jean de Eckersdorff later converted to Catholicism and he said that his conversion was only due the rosary, which landed on his hand which was thrown by St. John Ogilvie. One of his enemies who caught the beads later became a devout catholic. He died (hanged) on March 10, 1615. He was beatified by Pope Pius-XI on December 22, 1929 and canonized by Pope Paul-VI on October 17, 1976.

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03/11/2026

In the first reading, Moses reminds the people of Israel to follow God’s commandments carefully.

God’s laws were given so that His people may live wisely and show the world His goodness.

The Psalm invites us to praise God,
because He has revealed His word and His guidance to His people.

In the Gospel, Jesus Christ says He did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it.

Jesus teaches that even the smallest commandment matters.

Those who follow God’s commandments and teach them to others
will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

✨ God’s word is Spirit and life.