Catholic Daily Brief

Nehemiah 8: 2-4, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30; Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 25, Article 6: Whether any kind of worship is due to the relics of the saints

Acts 22: 3-16; Mark 16: 15-18; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Hebrews 8: 6-13; Mark 3: 13-19; Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. John Chrysostom and St. Ambrose on the peril of doing even good works for earthly praise

Hebrews 7:25 - 8:6; Mark 3: 7-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Ambrose and Fr. Louis François D'Argentan on seeking perfection despite our weaknesses

Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Hebrews 7: 1-3, 15-17; Mark 3: 1-6; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Hebrews 5: 1-10; Mark 2: 18-22; Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Philip Neri and Frs. Segneri and Croiset on making use of every moment for working out our salvation.

Third Part, Question 43, Articles 1, 3 & 4; Article 1: Whether Christ Should Have Worked Miracles; Article 3: Whether Christ Began His Miracles at the Wedding in Cana; Article 4: Whether Christ's Miracles Are Sufficient Proof of His Divinity

Isaiah 62: 1-5; 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11; John 2: 1-11; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Third Part, Question 41, Article 1: Whether It Was Becoming That Christ Should Be Tempted

Hebrews 4: 12-16; Mark 2: 13-17; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Hebrews 4: 1-5, 11; Mark 2: 1-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 22, Articles 1, 2 & 5; Article 1: Whether it is Fitting That Christ Should Be a Priest; Article 2: Whether Christ Was Himself Both Priest and Victim; Article 5: Whether the Priesthood of Christ Endures Forever

Hebrews 2: 14-18; Mark 1: 29-39 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Francis de Sales, Fr. Jean Baptiste Masillon, and Fr. Alphonsus Rodriguez S.J. on the importance of daily meditation

Third Part, Question 21, Articles 1, 3 & 4;Article 1: Whether it was Becoming of Christ to Pray; Article 3: Whether it was Fitting that Christ Should Pray for Himself; Article 4: Whether Christ's Prayer Was Always Heard

Hebrews 2: 5-12; Mark 1: 21-28; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 19, Article 1; Article 1: Whether in Christ There Is Only One Operation of the Godhead and Manhood

Hebrews 1: 1-6; Mark 1: 14-20 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Luke 3: 15-16, 21-22 Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Third Part, Question 66, Articles 2, 3, 5 & 6; Article 2: Whether Baptism Was Instituted After Christ's Passion; Article 3: Whether Water is the Proper Matter of Baptism; Article 5: Whether the Formula of Baptism Is Fitting; Article 6: Whether Baptism Can Be Conferred in the Name of Christ

First Part of the Second Part, Question 5, Articles 1, 3 & 5; Article 1: Whether Man Can Attain Happiness; Article 3: Whether Man Can Attain Happiness in This Life; Article 5: Whether Man Can Attain Happiness by His Natural Powers

1 John 5: 14-21; John 3: 22-30; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Luke 5: 12-16 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Frs. Vincent Haudry S.J. and Claude de la Colombiere S.J. on the importance of unwavering confidence in God's mercy and grace

First Part of the Second Part, Question 3, Article 8; Article 8: Whether Man's Happiness Consists in the Vision of the Divine Essence

1 John 4:19 - 5:4; Luke 4: 14-22

Excerpt from "Jesus Amabilis" by Eusebe de Nieremberg S.J.

Third Part, Question 18, Articles 1 & 4; Article 1: Whether There Are Two Wills in Christ; Article 4: Whether Christ Had Free Will

Third Part, Question 37, Articles 2 & 3; Article 2: Whether the Name of Jesus Is Fitting; Article 3: Whether Christ's Presentation in the Temple Was Fitting

A brief history of one of the greatest gifts of the Church to the world: the university.

St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, and Pere Montmorel on the faith of the Magi

Matthew 2: 1-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 35, Articles 4, 6 & 8; Article 4: Whether the Blessed Virgin Should be Called the Mother of God; Article 6: Whether Christ Was Born Without His Mother Suffering; Article 8: Whether Christ Was Born at a Fitting Time

First Part, Question 113, Articles 2, 4 & 6; Article 2: Whether Each Man is Guarded by an Angel; Article 4: Whether Angels are Appointed to the Guardianship of All Men; Article 6: Whether the Guardian Angel Ever Forsakes a Man

Frs. Houdry and de la Colombiere on the central Mystery of the Christian Faith.

First Part, Question 105, Articles 6-8; Article 6: Whether God Can Do Anything Outside the Established Order of Nature; Article 7: Whether Everything So Done Is a Miracle; Article 8: Whether Some Miracles Are Greater Than Others

1 John 2: 22-28; John 1: 19-28; Haydock Biblical Commentary

First Part, Question 103, Articles 5-8; Article 5: Whether All Things Are Subject to the Divine Government; Article 6: Whether All Things Are Immediately Governed by God; Article 7: Whether Anything Can Happen Outside the Order of Divine Government; Article 8: Whether Anything Can Resist the Order of Divine Government

Reflection by French Jesuit Pere Nouet

Third Part, Question 15, Articles 5-9; Article 5: Whether There Was Sensible Pain in Christ; Article 6: Whether There Was Sorrow in Him; Article 7: Whether There Was Fear in Him; Article 8: Whether There Was Wonder in Him; Article 9: Whether There Was Anger in Him

French priests Nouet and Croiset S.J. on the life of Christ in Nazareth. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

1 John 2: 12-17; Luke 2: 36-40; Haydock Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Third Part, Question 12, Articles 1, 2 & 3; Article 1: Whether Christ Knew All Things by His Acquired or Empirical Knowledge; Article 2: Whether Christ Advanced In This Knowledge; Article 3: Whether Christ Ever Learned Anything From Man