by RQue Royal Design | Jun 19, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Martyr of Japan. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit seminary of Arima and worked for three decades as a catechist in both Japan and...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 19, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Second Chronicles 24:17-25 17 After Jehoiada’s death the officials of Judah came to pay court to the king, and the king listened to their advice,18 and they abandoned the Temple of Yahweh, God of their ancestors, for the worship of sacred poles and...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 18, 2026 | Saint of the Day
St. Romuald was born at Ravenna about the year 956. In spite of an infinite desire for virtue and sanctity, his early life was wasted in the service of the world and its pleasures. Then one day, obliged by his father, Sergius, to be present at a duel fought by him, he...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 18, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Second Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20 1 When Athaliah mother of Ahaziah learned that her son was dead, she promptly murdered all those of royal stock.2 But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, surreptitiously rescued Jehoash son of Ahaziah...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 17, 2026 | Saint of the Day
St. Gregory Barbarigo was born in 1625, of a very old and distinguished Venetian family. A brilliant student, he embraced a diplomatic career and accompanied the Venetian Ambassador, Contarini, to the Congress of Munster in 1648. Then he became a priest and was soon...