by RQue Royal Design | Aug 17, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 ‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “The Lord Yahweh says this: Because your heart has grown proud, you thought: I am a god; I am divinely enthroned far out to sea. Though...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 17, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
By Father Rich Tomkosky One of the essential ways the Bible says we honor God and give Him proper respect is to “Keep holy the Sabbath” (Third Commandment). For us Catholics, that means keeping Sunday holy. What does that mean? Our late great Holy Father Pope St. John...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 16, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in 1290, adopting the Rule of St. Augustine. Clare’s sister Joan was the abbess of this...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 16, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24 15 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,16 ‘Son of man, at a blow I am about to deprive you of the delight of your eyes. But you are not to lament, not to weep, not to let your tears run down.17 Groan in silence, do not...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 16, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Sister Mary Andrew Hooper, SSCJ. Sister Mary Andrew Hooper, age 61, a perpetually professed Sister of the Congregation of Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, entered into eternal life on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Garvey Manor Nursing Home,...
