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,...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 29, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ephesians 6:1-9 1 Children, be obedient to your parents in the Lord — that is what uprightness demands.2 The first commandment that has a promise attached to it is: Honour your father and your mother,3 and the promise is: so that you may have long...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 28, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Narcissus was born towards the end of the first century in AD 99. He was almost 80-years-old when he was placed at the head of the church of Jerusalem, making him the 30th bishop of that see. In 195, he and Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, presided...