St. Anthony was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195.  He was educated by the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon.  He entered the Order of Canons of St. Augustine.  After eight years at Holy Cross in Coimbra, he transferred to the Franciscans.  St. Francis took him to Assisi.  After being ignored for years, he devoted his life to preaching.   He was followed by crowds.  Miracles were attributed to him.  It was said he was observed holding the child Jesus in his arms.

FEAST DAY:  June 13

PATRON OF:  Lost items, fertility

ST. ANTHONY MEDALS

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

I long to see your face, O Lord.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

False

Today’s Question-

What is a day of recollection?

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Nothing is known of his birth and early life.  He was a devout young Christian of Cortona.  He worked with his hands to supplement an inheritance and gave to the poor whatever he did not need for his own use.  He provided hospitality in 1211 to St. Francis of Assisi and one of his companions on his first visit to Cortona.  St. Guy asked to become a member of the followers of the Seraphic Saint.  When told that he would have to abandon everything, he immediately arranged for the sale of his possessions, and he and his guests distributed all of his proceeds.  He became a Franciscan and occupied a small cell on a bridge over a stream.  Since he was a well-educated man, he was ordained to the priesthood.  He  showed great holiness, powerful eloquence, and extraordinary gifts to his people. He performed miracles – one of which was raising  back to life, a girl who had drowned.  He died at the age of 60 about 1245, after receiving a vision  of St. Francis coming once again to Cortona, this time to lead him to paradise!

FEAST DAY:  June 12

GARDEN STATUES

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

It is right to praise you in Zion, O God.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

The annunciation, the visitation, the birth of our Lord, the presentation in the temple, the finding of our lord in the temple

Today’s Answer-

It is not helpful for us to pray to the saints for their intercession.  True or false?

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Though not one of the original apostles, the Church calls him an apostle.  He was the one who befriended Saul of Tarsus, the former persecutor of the Church.  His success in preaching decided the Apostles on changing his name from Joseph to Barnabas – which means “son of exhortation”.  When Barnabas went to Antioch, he asked St. Paul to go with him.  The two worked a year in Antioch for the famine-stricken poor of the Community.  They went on to Cyprus and central Asia preaching the Faith.  They attended the First Council of Jerusalem.  When they returned to Antioch, St. Barnabas wanted his nephew, John Mark, to accompany them, but Paul did not so they parted company.  Barnabas and John Mark went back to Cyprus on their second missionary journey.  Not much is known about Barnabas after this time except that he was known to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 9, 6). Tradition relates that he  was stoned to death at Salamis in Cyprus.

FEAST DAY:   June 11

PATRON OF:  Against hailstorms

BIOGRAPHIES

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

The Rosary

Today’s Question-

Name two of the joyful mysteries of he rosary.

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Margaret was probably born in Scotland around 1045.  She was the daughter of Prince Edward d’Outremer and Agatha, the niece of the wife of King St. Stephen of Hungary.  She was raised at Stephen’s court where her father was in exile.  At the age of 12, she was taken to the court of King Edward the Confessor in England.  She and her family were forced to flee England in 1066.  King Malcolm III of Scotland gave them refuge.  She and Malcolm were married in 1070.  She was known for her pious life and her great regard for the poor and the needy.  She supported the many reforms of abuses prevalent at that time.  She encouraged education and with Malcolm founded Trinity Church at Dumfermline.  She died  November 16 shortly after learning that her husband and son were killed when rebels attacked the castles Alnwick and Edinburgh.  She was canonized in 1250 and declared patroness of Scotland in 1673.

FEAST DAY:  June 10

PATRON OF:  Scotland

E-BOOKS

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Lord, let your face shine on us.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

Because the Lord is with her.

Today’s Question-

What is the prayer to Mary which meditates on the mysteries of Christ’s life?

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St. Ephrem was born in a city in Roman Mesopotamia, and he was banished from home by his pagan father because of his Christian sympathies.  St. James, Bishop of Nisibis, took him under his guidance and saw to his education.  When he was 18, he was baptized and became a teacher in the school of Nisibis.  He fled to Edessa after the death of St. James.  There he entered the monastic life and was ordained deacon.  He wrote many works on the various mysteries of Our Lord and in honor of the Virgin Mary and in defense of the Catholic Church.  St. Ephrem was called “The Prophet of the Syrians” and the “Lyre of the Holy Spirit.”  He died in 373.  Pope Gregory XV named him a Doctor of the Church in 1920.

FEAST DAY:  June 9

PATRON OF:  Spiritual leaders

CDS

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

(c) All the above

Today’s Answer-

Why is Mary full of grace?

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St. Medard was born in Piccardy about the year 457.  He made rapid strides in virtue, particularly having a great charity for the poor.  He was ordained at age 33 and began preaching by both word and example. When he was 72, he was consecrated Bishop of Augusta Verumanduorum in 496. Despite his age, he redoubled his labors wherever the honor of God seemed to require them.  Though his diocese was ravaged by Huns and Vandals, he bore the persecutions with patience and in silence.  Queen Radegondes of Framce became a deaconess with the consent of her husband, King Clotaire, while he did penance for his sins of his youth.  The whole kingdom lamented the loss of St. Medard when he died in 545 or 561.  A Benedictine Abbey was built over his tomb at Soissons, 

FEAST DAY:  June 8

PATRON OF:  Good weather

ROSARIES

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

John, the beloved disciple

Today’s Question-

Because of Mary’s conception of Jesus, she has been called ___________________.

(a) the arc of he covenant     (b) the daughter of Zion     (c) all the above

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St. Robert was born at the beginning of the 12^th century at Gargrave, England.  He studied at the University of Paris.  After being ordained a priest, he served as the parish priest at Gargrave.   He joined the Benedictines at Whitby and then the Cistercians at Fountains.  He founded the Abbey of Newminster in 1138 at Morpeth, Northumberland.  It became a place of pilgrimage.  He founded several monasteries and was a fine example of sanctity for his monks.  He had a special power over evil spirits and cured many possessed persons.  He is often pictured as holding the devil in chains and taming him with an upright crucifix.  Godric, a close friend of the hermit, and St. Robert would discuss about heavenly mysteries.  When Robert died on June 7, 1159, Godric saw his soul ascending to heaven like a ball of fire.

FEAST DAY:  June 7

POPE FRANCIS

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

The Father

Today’s Answer-

To whom did Jesus speak from the cross when he gave his mother to be the mother of us all?

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Born in Xanten in the Rhineland about 1080, he devoted the early part of his life to the world and its pleasures.  He was ordained a sub deacon, but his fear of greater restraint prevented him from receiving higher orders.  His horse was frightened by a stroke of lightning, and Norbert was thrown and knocked senseless.  He became a sincere penitent upon regaining consciousness and began to lead a retired and penitential life.  He spent two years preparing himself for the priesthood.  He sold his property and gave the proceeds to the poor.  He went from place to place preaching penance.  He established an Order at Premontre which flourished during his lifetime.  About the year 1125, he was forced to become Archbishop of Magdeburg, but he still practiced his austerity.  He and St. Bernard worked to extinguish the disorders caused by the schism of the anti-pope, Anacletus.  He fell ill upon his return from Rome and died four months later on  June 6, 1134.

FEAST DAY:  June 6

PATRON OF:  Peace, Bohemia

DVD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

The Lord has established his throne in heaven.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

(a) Petition

Today’s Question-

To whom is the Church’s prayer primarily addressed?

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St. Boniface baptismal name was Winfrid.  Born in Devonshire, England, around the year 680.  He was educated in the Benedictine monastery of Exeter.  After becoming a monk, he went on to the diocese of Winchester.  The abbot appointed him to teach.  He was ordained to the priesthood when he was thirty years old.  He went to Friesland in 716 to preach to idolaters but was unsuccessful and returned to England.  He was elected Abbot but soon resigned.  In 719 he begged Pope Gregory II for permission to preach to the idolaters in Germany.  He established a number of dioceses there.  His Episcopal See was Mainz where he had a fruitful career.  He was martyred June 5, 755 in Friesland where he had gone to preach the Faith.

 FEAST DAY:  June 5

PATRON OF:  Tailors, brewers

BIBLES

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

(b) Devoted themselves to prayer

Today’s Question-

What prayer comes first in the order of the Mass?

(a) prayer of contrition    (b) responsorial psalm     (c) preface

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St. Francis was born in Naples, and he consecrated himself to God at a young age.  He became a priest in Naples where he assisted those condemned to die.  St. Francis, John Augustine Adorno, and Fabricius Caracciolo founded the Order of the Regular Clerics Minors.  His name was Ascanio which he changed to Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.  With the hope of extending his Order, he traveled to Spain.  He begged for his bread along the way, clad as a pilgrim.  He founded several houses in Spain suffering great hardships along the way.  Philip II and Philip III were of great help to him.  When he arrived in Rome, he lived in a hospice of the poor where he associated with a leper.  He died June 4, 1608 in Argonne.

 FEAST DAY:  June 4

CROSSES & CRUCIFIXES

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

QUIZ

Yesterday’s Answer-

(c) to ask in Jesus’ name

Today’s Question-

According to the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:14), what did the apostles do while they awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit?

(a) cast lots     (b) devoted themselves to prayer    (c) argued about who was the greatest

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