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April 27, 2026

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: I Am the Good Shepherd

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - John 10:11-18 - 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, 15 as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. ...
April 27, 2026

Today’s Saint: St. Zita, Virgin, April 27, 2026

By Bellarmine Forum - ZITA lived for forty-eight years in the service of Fatinelli, a citizen of Lucca. During this time she rose each morning, while the household were asleep, to hear Mass, and then toiled incessantly till night came, doing the work of others as well as her own. Once Zita, absorbed in prayer, remained in church past the usual hour of her bread-making. She hastened home, reproaching herself with neglect of duty, and found the bread made and ready for the oven.
April 27, 2026

St. Louis IX’s Advice for Propriety of Dress, by Phillip Campbell

By Phillip Campbell, Catholic Exchange - One of the great monarchs of Christendom was the pious King of France, St. Louis IX. Reigning from 1226 until his death in 1270 during the Eighth Crusade, St. Louis was a model of Christian chivalry whose virtuous reign set the standard for Christian kingship in the 13th century... It is not Louis’s reign we are concerned with here, however, but his observations on the matter of propriety of dress as it relates to one’s station in life. It seems that Catholics are perpetually disputing about dress: what is appropriate for Mass, what is modest attire for various occasions, pants vs. dresses for women ....
April 27, 2026

Catholic World News: USCCB, CRS Call for $26.9B in International Humanitarian Aid Funding

By Catholic World News - In an April 23 letter to members of Congress, the USCCB and CRS called for $26.9 billion in funding for various international humanitarian assistance programs. Congress appropriated $26.0 billion for these programs in the current fiscal year: President Donald Trump has proposed $11.9 billion in funding for the upcoming fiscal year... The joint letter was signed by the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration and Committee on International Justice and Peace, and by the president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services. ...

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