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...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 28, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ephesians 5:21-33 21 Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.22 Wives should be subject to their husbands as to the Lord,23 since, as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife;24 and as the...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 27, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and his attribute is a club. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which represent his presence at Pentecost,...