by RQue Royal Design | Dec 26, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, First John 1:1-4 1 Something which has existed since the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have watched and touched with our own hands, the Word of life — this is our theme.2 That life was made visible; we...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 25, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we derive the English word martyr literally means witness. In that sense, every Christian is called to bear witness to Jesus Christ, in...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 25, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 8 Stephen was filled with grace and power and began to work miracles and great signs among the people.9 Then certain people came forward to debate with Stephen, some from Cyrene and Alexandria who were members of the synagogue called...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 24, 2024 | Saint of the Day
There definitely was a Roman martyr named Eugenia but the rest of her story is a romantic fictitious legend. According to it she was the daughter of Duke Philip of Alexandria, governor of Egypt during the reign of Emporer Valerian. She fled her father’s house...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 24, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Isaiah 52:7-10 7 How beautiful on the mountains, are the feet of the messenger announcing peace, of the messenger of good news, who proclaims salvation and says to Zion, ‘Your God is king!’8 The voices of your watchmen! Now they raise their...