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For latest Catholic News, please visit us at https://www.wiredcatholic.com This podcast contains today's mass readings from the US Catholic Conference of Bishops. The official USCCB podcast feed contains many future podcasts which requires you to scroll through a month's worth of podcasts to today's reading only. This feed only downloads the podcast of the day so today's reading will appear on top of the list. The script is based on the user's timezone so it will work globally. Please note that the USCCB podcasts are downloaded directly from the USCCB website - this feed's only purpose is ease of use and better organization in your podcast player while minimizing bandwidth by downloading only one podcast at a time. As a bonus, the show notes display the full bio of the Saint of the Day from CNA and provides a link to the full text of the readings. If you get the wrong day's podcast you can unsubscribe from this podcast and subscribe to one of the following based on whether you are the same day, or one day ahead or one day behind the timezone of the podcast server (based in United States): Next Day : https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings+1.xml Same Day : https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings+0.xml Previous Day: https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings-1.xml Regular Autodetect Feed: https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings.xml ************** Change Log/Feedback to Comments and Reviews: 2025-12-31 Script broke in November requiring rewrite to python. Sorry to all the users out there! But it's back up and running now. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2025-03-18 Fixed Saint of the Day chapter picture. Yes I know it's been broken way too long. This should be a more durable fix. 2023-08-11 Some refactoring. Added etag header. Add Saint Picture as episode picture, notes. 2023-07-20 Fixed Saint of the Day chapter picture. 2023-03-02 Fixed the revised date format which occurred on 3/1/23 for the Mp3 which prevented downloading the link. 2023-02-04 Fixed the revised date format to the mp3 name which occurred on Feb 1. 2023 breaking the feed and resulting in 3-4 days of lost mass podcasts. Please note that have no way of responding to the reviews other than this changelog. I use the feed daily so I will usually know when it breaks but it takes me a couple of days to find the time to fix it. Keep in mind I do this in my spare time. It takes me several hours to fix these bugs. When this happens, until it is fixed please visit the USCCB site directly to get the mass podcast online at https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading. Or if you use Podcast Addict you can click transcript button from any previously working episode and that will open your browser to the correct USCCB page. Then click the forward arrow to advance to the cuurent day. This feed will usually be fixed within a couple of days. 2022-12-10 Fixed chapter Saint of Day Pics. Fixed geo dating. 2022-12-07 Fixed broken Saint of the day url and broken feed. 2022-02-05 Improved Image Getting for chapters. Deleted CNA Code. 2022-01-30 Fixed Saint Picture of Day so fallback is whats on Franciscan page 2022-01-28 Fixed some XML validation issues 2021-11-13 Fixed some XML/itunes validation issues 2021-11-05 Added Saint of the Day Picture for Podcast 2.0 as players: podcast: chapter, added podcast:transcript linked to reading 2021-04-11 Fixed typos and Saint of Day link 2021-04-08 - Fixed timezone error catching; fixed saint of the day error, added alternative saint of the day link (Franciscan media). 9-16-20 - Fixed Dead MP3 Links Broken By USCCB Website Rewrite, Prior Episodes Restarted as of 9-16-20 ] 8-12-20 - Added prior episodes per listener request] *******

  1. 1D AGO

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Wednesday, April 15, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 269 The Saint of the day is Saint Caesar de Bus Saint Caesar de Bus’ Story Like so many of us, Saint Caesar de Bus struggled with the decision about what to do with his life. After completing his Jesuit education he had difficulty settling between a military and a literary career. He wrote some plays but ultimately settled for life in the army and at court. For a time, life was going rather smoothly for the engaging, well-to-do young Frenchman. He was confident he had made the right choice. That was until he saw firsthand the realities of battle, including the Saint Bartholomew’s Day massacres of French Protestants in 1572. Saint Caesar de Bus fell seriously ill and found himself reviewing his priorities, including his spiritual life. By the time he had recovered, Caesar had resolved to become a priest. Following his ordination in 1582, he undertook special pastoral work: teaching the catechism to ordinary people living in neglected, rural, out-of-the-way places. His efforts were badly needed and well received. Working with his cousin, Caesar developed a program of family catechesis. The goal—to ward off heresy among the people—met the approval of local bishops. Out of these efforts grew a new religious congregation: the Fathers of Christian Doctrine. One of Saint Caesar de Bus’ works, Instructions for the Family on the Four Parts of the Roman Catechism, was published 60 years after his death. He was beatified in 1975 and canonized in 2022. Reflection “Family catechesis” is a familiar term in parish life today. Grounded in the certainty that children learn their faith first from their parents, programs that deepen parental involvement in religious education multiply everywhere. There were no such programs in Caesar’s day until he saw a need and created them. Other needs abound in our parishes, and it’s up to us to respond by finding ways to fill them or by joining in already established efforts.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  2. 2D AGO

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Tuesday, April 14, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 268 The Saint of the day is Blessed Peter Gonzalez Blessed Peter Gonzalez’s Story Saint Paul had a conversion experience on the road to Damascus. Many years later, the same proved true for Peter Gonzalez, who triumphantly rode his horse into the Spanish city of Astorga in the 13th century to take up an important post at the cathedral. The animal stumbled and fell, leaving Peter in the mud and onlookers amused. Humbled, Blessed Peter Gonzalez reevaluated his motivations—his bishop-uncle had secured the cathedral post for him—and started down a new path. He became a Dominican priest and proved to be a most effective preacher. He spent much of his time as court chaplain, and attempted to exert positive influence on the behavior of members of the court. After King Ferdinand III and his troops defeated the Moors at Cordoba, Peter was successful in restraining the soldiers from pillaging, and persuaded the king to treat the defeated Moors with compassion. After retiring from the court, Peter devoted the remainder of his life to preaching in northwest Spain. Having developed a special mission to Spanish and Portuguese seamen, he is considered their patron. Blessed Peter Gonzalez died in 1246 and was beatified in 1741. Reflection How often we have heard stories about some misfortune or disaster only to hear later on that it was now seen as a good thing. Not every “disaster” is truly bad in its consequences for the Lord can bring good out of what appears to be a misfortune. Such was the case for Blessed Peter. His being dumped in the mud by a falling horse turned out to be a good thing in his life.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  3. 3D AGO

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Monday, April 13, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Monday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 267 The Saint of the day is Saint Martin I Saint Martin I’s Story When Saint Martin I became pope in 649, Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine empire and the patriarch of Constantinople was the most influential Church leader in the eastern Christian world. The struggles that existed within the Church at that time were magnified by the close cooperation of emperor and patriarch. A teaching, strongly supported in the East, held that Jesus Christ had no human will. Twice, emperors had officially favored this position: Heraclius by publishing a formula of faith, and Constans II by silencing the issue of one oro wills in Christ. Shortly after assuming the office of the papacy—which he did without first being confirmed by the emperor—Saint Martin I held a council at the Lateran in which the imperial documents were censured, and in which the patriarch of Constantinople and two of his predecessors were condemned. In response, Constans II first tried to turn bishops and people against the pope. Failing in this and in an attempt to kill the pope, the emperor sent troops to Rome to seize Saint Martin I and to bring him back to Constantinople. Already in poor health, Martin offered no resistance, returned with Calliopas, the exarch of Constantinople, and was then submitted to various imprisonments, tortures, and hardships. Although condemned to death and with some of the imposed torture already carried out, Martin was saved from execution by the pleas of a repentant Paul, patriarch of Constantinople, who was himself gravely ill. Tortures and cruel treatment having taken their toll, Saint Martin I died shortly thereafter. He is the last of the early popes to be venerated as a martyr. Reflection The real significance of the word martyr comes not from the dying but from the witnessing, which the word means in its derivation. People who are willing to give up everything, their most precious possessions, their very lives, put a supreme value on the cause or belief for which they sacrifice. Martyrdom, dying for the faith, is an incidental extreme to which some have had to go to manifest their belief in Christ. A living faith, a life that exemplifies Christ’s teaching throughout, and that in spite of difficulties, is required of all Christians. Martin refused to cut corners as a way of easing his lot, to make some accommodations with the civil rulers.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  4. 4D AGO

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Sunday, April 12, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Lectionary: 43 The Saint of the day is Saint Teresa of Los Andes Saint Teresa of Los Andes’ Story One needn’t live a long life to leave a deep imprint. Teresa of Los Andes is proof of that. As a young girl growing up in the early 1900’s in Santiago, Chile, Juana Fernandez read an autobiography of a French-born saint—Thérèse, popularly known as the Little Flower. The experience deepened her desire to serve God and clarified the path she would follow. At age 19 Juana became a Carmelite nun, taking the name of Teresa. The convent offered the simple lifestyle Saint Teresa of Los Andes desired and the joy of living in a community of women completely devoted to God. She focused her days on prayer and sacrifice. “I am God’s,” she wrote in her diary. “He created me and is my beginning and my end.” Toward the end of her short life, Saint Teresa of Los Andes began an apostolate of letter-writing, sharing her thoughts on the spiritual life with many people. At age 20 she contracted typhus and quickly took her final vows. She died a short time later, during Holy Week. Known as the “Flower of the Andes,” Teresa remains popular with the estimated 100,000 pilgrims who visit her shrine in Los Andes each year. Canonized in 1993 by Pope John Paul II, she is Chile’s first saint. Reflection The special graces given Saint Teresa reflect the mysterious wisdom of God at work in individuals whether young or old. It appears God has his own logic when it comes to who gets what in the realm of grace. All we can say is; “Praised be the Lord.”Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  5. 5D AGO

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Saturday, April 11, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Saturday in the Octave of Easter Lectionary: 266 The Saint of the day is Saint Stanislaus Saint Stanislaus’ Story Anyone who reads the history of Eastern Europe cannot help but chance on the name of Stanislaus, the saintly but tragic bishop of Kraków, patron of Poland. He is remembered with Saints Thomas More and Thomas Becket for vigorous opposition to the evils of an unjust government. Born in Szczepanow near Kraków on July 26, 1030, he was ordained a priest after being educated in the cathedral schools of Gniezno, then capital of Poland, and at Paris. He was appointed preacher and archdeacon to the bishop of Kraków, where his eloquence and example brought about real conversion in many of his penitents, both clergy and laity. He became bishop of Kraków in 1072. During an expedition against the Grand Duchy of Kiev, Saint Stanislaus became involved in the political situation of Poland. Known for his outspokenness, he aimed his attacks at the evils of the peasantry and the king, especially the unjust wars and immoral acts of King Boleslaus II. The king first excused himself, then made a show of penance, then relapsed into his old ways. Stanislaus continued his open opposition in spite of charges of treason and threats of death, finally excommunicating the king. Enraged, the latter ordered soldiers to kill the bishop. When they refused, the king killed Stanislaus with his own hands. Forced to flee to Hungary, Boleslaus supposedly spent the rest of his life as a penitent in the Benedictine abbey in Osiak. Reflection Saints John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Thomas More, and Stanislaus are a few of the prophets who dared to denounce corruption in high places. They followed in the footsteps of Jesus himself, who pointed out the moral corruption in the religious leadership of his day. It is a risky business.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  6. 6D AGO

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Friday, April 10, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Friday in the Octave of Easter Lectionary: 265 The Saint of the day is Saint Magdalene of Canossa Saint Magdalene of Canossa’s Story Wealth and privilege did nothing to prevent today’s saint from following her calling to serve Christ in the poor. Nor did the protests of her relatives, concerned that such work was beneath her. Born in northern Italy in 1774, Saint Magdalene of Canossa knew her mind—and spoke it. At age 15 she announced she wished to become a nun. After trying out her vocation with the cloistered Carmelites, she realized her desire was to serve the needy without restriction. For years she worked among the poor and sick in hospitals and in their homes, and also among delinquent and abandoned girls. In her mid-20s, Saint Magdalene of Canossa began offering lodging to poor girls in her own home. In time she opened a school, which offered practical training and religious instruction. As other women joined her in the work, the new Congregation of the Canossian Daughters of Charity—or Canossian Sisters—emerged. Over time, houses were opened throughout Italy. Members of the new religious congregation focused on the educational and spiritual needs of women. Magdalene also founded a smaller congregation for priests and brothers. Both groups continue to this day. Magdalene died in 1835. Pope John Paul II canonized her in 1988. Reflection Let us pray to Saint Magdalene for the many young women who are caught up in the sex trafficking epidemic of our day.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  7. APR 8

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Thursday, April 09, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Thursday in the Octave of Easter Lectionary: 264 The Saint of the day is Saint Casilda Saint Casilda’s Story Some saints’ names are far more familiar to us than others, but even the lives of obscure holy persons teach us something. And so it is with Saint Casilda. Her father was a Muslim leader in Toledo, Spain, in the 10th century. Casilda was a devout Muslim but was kind to Christian prisoners. She became ill as a young woman but did not trust that any of the local Arab doctors could cure her. So she made a pilgrimage to the shrine of San Vicenzo in northern Spain. Like so many other people who made their way there—many of them suffering from hemorrhages—Casilda sought the healing waters of the shrine. We’re uncertain what brought her to the shrine, but we do know that she left it relieved of illness. In response, she became a Christian and lived a life of solitude and penance not far from the miraculous spring. It’s said that she lived to be 100 years old. Her death likely occurred around the year 1050. Reflection Tensions between Muslims and Christians have often existed throughout history, sometimes resulting in bloody conflict. Through her quiet, simple life Casilda served her Creator—first in one faith, then in another.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

  8. APR 7

    Today's Catholic Mass Readings Wednesday, April 08, 2026

    Full Text of Readings Wednesday in the Octave of Easter Lectionary: 263 The Saint of the day is Saint Julie Billiart Saint Julie Billiart’s Story Born in Cuvilly, France, into a family of well-to-do farmers, young Marie Rose Julie Billiart showed an early interest in religion and in helping the sick and poor. Though the first years of her life were relatively peaceful and uncomplicated, Julie had to take up manual work as a young teen when her family lost its money. However, she spent her spare time teaching catechism to young people and to the farm laborers. A mysterious illness overtook her when she was about 30. Witnessing an attempt to wound or even kill her father, Julie was paralyzed and became a complete invalid. For the next two decades, she continued to teach catechism lessons from her bed, offered spiritual advice, and attracted visitors who had heard of her holiness. When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, revolutionary forces became aware of her allegiance to fugitive priests. With the help of friends, she was smuggled out of Cuvilly in a haycart. She then spent several years hiding in Compiegne, being moved from house to house despite her growing physical pain. She even lost the power of speech for a time. But this period also proved to be a fruitful spiritual time for Julie. It was at this time she had a vision in which she saw Calvary surrounded by women in religious habits and heard a voice saying, “Behold these spiritual daughters whom I give you in an institute marked by the cross.” As time passed and Saint Julie Billiart continued her mobile life, she made the acquaintance of an aristocratic woman, Françoise Blin de Bourdon, who shared Julie’s interest in teaching the faith. In 1803, the two women began the Institute of Notre Dame, which was dedicated to the education of the poor, young Christian girls, and the training of catechists. The following year the first Sisters of Notre Dame made their vows. That was the same year that Julie recovered from the illness: She was able to walk for the first time in 22 years. Though Saint Julie Billiart had always been attentive to the special needs of the poor and that always remained her priority, she also became aware that other classes in society needed Christian instruction. From the founding of the Sisters of Notre Dame until her death, Julie was on the road, opening a variety of schools in France and Belgium that served the poor and the wealthy, vocational groups, teacherfs. Ultimately, Saint Julie Billiart and Françoise moved the motherhouse to Namur, Belgium. Julie died there in 1816 and was canonized in 1969. Reflection Saint Julie Billiart’s immobility in no way impeded her activities. In spite of her suffering, she managed to co-found a teaching order that tended to the needs of both the poor and the well-to-do. Each of us has limitations, but the worst malady any of us can suffer is the spiritual paralysis that keeps us from doing God’s work on earth.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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For latest Catholic News, please visit us at https://www.wiredcatholic.com This podcast contains today's mass readings from the US Catholic Conference of Bishops. The official USCCB podcast feed contains many future podcasts which requires you to scroll through a month's worth of podcasts to today's reading only. This feed only downloads the podcast of the day so today's reading will appear on top of the list. The script is based on the user's timezone so it will work globally. Please note that the USCCB podcasts are downloaded directly from the USCCB website - this feed's only purpose is ease of use and better organization in your podcast player while minimizing bandwidth by downloading only one podcast at a time. As a bonus, the show notes display the full bio of the Saint of the Day from CNA and provides a link to the full text of the readings. If you get the wrong day's podcast you can unsubscribe from this podcast and subscribe to one of the following based on whether you are the same day, or one day ahead or one day behind the timezone of the podcast server (based in United States): Next Day : https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings+1.xml Same Day : https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings+0.xml Previous Day: https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings-1.xml Regular Autodetect Feed: https://www.wiredcatholic.com/todaysmassreadings.xml ************** Change Log/Feedback to Comments and Reviews: 2025-12-31 Script broke in November requiring rewrite to python. Sorry to all the users out there! But it's back up and running now. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2025-03-18 Fixed Saint of the Day chapter picture. Yes I know it's been broken way too long. This should be a more durable fix. 2023-08-11 Some refactoring. Added etag header. Add Saint Picture as episode picture, notes. 2023-07-20 Fixed Saint of the Day chapter picture. 2023-03-02 Fixed the revised date format which occurred on 3/1/23 for the Mp3 which prevented downloading the link. 2023-02-04 Fixed the revised date format to the mp3 name which occurred on Feb 1. 2023 breaking the feed and resulting in 3-4 days of lost mass podcasts. Please note that have no way of responding to the reviews other than this changelog. I use the feed daily so I will usually know when it breaks but it takes me a couple of days to find the time to fix it. Keep in mind I do this in my spare time. It takes me several hours to fix these bugs. When this happens, until it is fixed please visit the USCCB site directly to get the mass podcast online at https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading. Or if you use Podcast Addict you can click transcript button from any previously working episode and that will open your browser to the correct USCCB page. Then click the forward arrow to advance to the cuurent day. This feed will usually be fixed within a couple of days. 2022-12-10 Fixed chapter Saint of Day Pics. Fixed geo dating. 2022-12-07 Fixed broken Saint of the day url and broken feed. 2022-02-05 Improved Image Getting for chapters. Deleted CNA Code. 2022-01-30 Fixed Saint Picture of Day so fallback is whats on Franciscan page 2022-01-28 Fixed some XML validation issues 2021-11-13 Fixed some XML/itunes validation issues 2021-11-05 Added Saint of the Day Picture for Podcast 2.0 as players: podcast: chapter, added podcast:transcript linked to reading 2021-04-11 Fixed typos and Saint of Day link 2021-04-08 - Fixed timezone error catching; fixed saint of the day error, added alternative saint of the day link (Franciscan media). 9-16-20 - Fixed Dead MP3 Links Broken By USCCB Website Rewrite, Prior Episodes Restarted as of 9-16-20 ] 8-12-20 - Added prior episodes per listener request] *******

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