by RQue Royal Design | Sep 25, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Sts. Cosmas and Damian were brothers, born in Arabia, who had become eminent for their skill in the science of medicine. Being Christians, they were filled with the spirit of charity and never took money for their services. At Egaea in Cilicia, where they lived, they...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 25, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 2 Sheer futility, Qoheleth says. Sheer futility: everything is futile!3 What profit can we show for all our toil, toiling under the sun?4 A generation goes, a generation comes, yet the earth stands firm for ever.5 The sun rises, the sun...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 24, 2024 | Saint of the Day
He was the son of an artisan and a lady of the Irish royal court. Born in Connaught, Ireland, and baptized Lochan, he was educated at Kilmacahil, Kilkenny, where the monks named him Fionnbharr (white head) because of his light hair; he is also known as Bairre and...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 24, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Proverbs 30:5-9 5 Every word of God is unalloyed, a shield to those who take refuge in him.6 To his words make no addition, lest he reprove you and account you a liar.7 Two things I beg of you, do not grudge me them before I die:8 keep falsehood and lies...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 23, 2024 | Saint of the Day
A group of forty-nine Christians slain in Chalcedon during the reign of Emperor Diocletian . Records indicate that the martyrs were members of the choir in the church of Chalcedon. Excellent content provided by https://www.catholic.org/.