by RQue Royal Design | May 17, 2026 | Saint of the Day
St. John I, Pope and Martyr (Feast day – May 18) A native of Tuscany in Italy, John was elected Pope while he was still an archdeacon upon the death of Pope Hormisdas in 523. At that time, the ruler of Italy was Theodoric the Goth who subscribed to the Arian...
by RQue Royal Design | May 17, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Acts 19:1-8 1 It happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul made his way overland as far as Ephesus, where he found a number of disciples.2 When he asked, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?’ they answered,...
by RQue Royal Design | May 16, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Franciscan lay brother and mystic. Born to a peasant family at Torre Hermosa, in Aragon, on Whitsunday, he was christened Pascua in honor of the feast. According to accounts of his early life, Paschal labored as a shepherd for his father, performed miracles, and was...
by RQue Royal Design | May 16, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Acts 1:12-14 12 So from the Mount of Olives, as it is called, they went back to Jerusalem, a short distance away, no more than a Sabbath walk;13 and when they reached the city they went to the upper room where they were staying; there were Peter and John,...
by RQue Royal Design | May 15, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Although little is known about Simon Stock’s early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning “tree trunk,” derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he lived as a hermit in a hollow tree trunk of an oak tree. It is also believed...