by RQue Royal Design | Apr 17, 2025 | Saint of the Day
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves. The Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him,...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 17, 2025 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Friday April 18, 2025 Reading 1, Isaiah 52:13-53:12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Gospel, John 18:1-19:42Reading 2, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Printable PDF of Today’s Reading Past / Future Daily Readings Reading 1, Isaiah...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 16, 2025 | Saint of the Day
Anicetus was a Syrian from Emesa. He became pope about 155 and actively opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. His pontificate saw the appearance of the controversy between East and West over the date of Easter. St. Polycarp, a disciple of John, is reported to have...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 16, 2025 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,2 ‘This month must be the first of all the months for you, the first month of your year.3 Speak to the whole community of Israel and say, “On the tenth day of this month each man...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 15, 2025 | Saint of the Day
St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Her parents were very poor and she was the first of nine children. She was baptized at St. Pierre’s, the local parish church, on January 9. As a toddler, Bernadette contracted cholera and suffered...
