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Saint of the Day
The feast the whole Church keeps today, the saints you can visit at their tomb, and what they are patrons of.
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The readings at Mass · 29 April 2025
Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
From Vatican News — Word of the Day, following the General Roman Calendar, with a commentary from the Popes. Where a feast is kept on another day in your country, your parish’s readings may differ.
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Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
St Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church since 1970
Pray at their tomb
Patron saints of the day
- Saint Catherine of Siena — patron of Europe, Italy
The General Roman Calendar; tombs and patronages verified against Catholic sources. Local calendars may keep other saints today.
From the Fathers
The Fathers speak
What a husband says to his wife
I have taken thee, my child, to be partner of my life, and have brought thee in to share with me in the closest and most honorable ties, in my children, and the superintendence of my house. … For these reasons then, I courted thee, and I love thee, and prefer thee to my own soul. For the present life is nothing. … I value thy affection above all things, and nothing is so bitter or so painful to me, as ever to be at variance with thee.