by RQue Royal Design | Oct 31, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Bishop and martyr of Vietnam. A native of Ellorio, Spain, he entered the Dominican Order and was sent to the Philippines. From there he went to Vietnam in 1858, serving as a vicar apostolic and titular bishop until betrayed by an apostate. He was martyred by beheading...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 31, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 2 Then I saw another angel rising where the sun rises, carrying the seal of the living God; he called in a powerful voice to the four angels whose duty was to devastate land and sea,3 ‘Wait before you do any damage on land or at...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 30, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Trier. He soon entered the Benedictines at Einsiedeln (964) and was appointed head...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 30, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ephesians 6:10-20 10 Finally, grow strong in the Lord, with the strength of his power.11 Put on the full armour of God so as to be able to resist the devil’s tactics.12 For it is not against human enemies that we have to struggle, but against the...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 29, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Confessor and Jay brother, also called Alonso. He was born in Segovia, Spain, on July 25, 1532, the son of a wealthy merchant, and was prepared for First Communion by Blessed Peter Favre, a friend of Alphonsus’ father. While studying with the Jesuits at Alcala,...
