by RQue Royal Design | Dec 23, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Adele, Widow. A daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, St. Adele became a nun upon the death of her husband, making provisions for her son, the future father of St. Gregory of Utrecht. She founded a convent at Palatiolum near Trier and became its first Abbess,...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 23, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Second Samuel 7:1-5, 8-11, 16 1 Once the king had settled into his palace and Yahweh had granted him rest from all the enemies surrounding him,2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a cedar-wood palace, while the ark of God is...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 22, 2024 | Saint of the Day
The people of Olkusz in Bohemia in 1431 had every reason to be suspicious of their new pastor. They knew what a Cracow professor would think of their small rural town. But even more insulting, their town was once again being used as a dumping ground for a priest who...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 22, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24 1 ‘Look, I shall send my messenger to clear a way before me. And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his Temple; yes, the angel of the covenant, for whom you long, is on his way, says Yahweh Sabaoth.2 Who will be able to...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 21, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Bishop of Nilopolis, in Egypt. When the persecution was instituted by Emperor Trajanus Decius, Chaeromon Was quite elderly. He and several companions fled into the Arabian desert and were never seen again. The bishop and his companions are listed as martyrs. Excellent...
