by RQue Royal Design | Aug 4, 2024 | Saint of the Day
A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of an intolerable and incurable illness. Abgar’s court was in Edessa in Asia...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 4, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Jeremiah 28:1-17 1 That same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, a Gibeonite, spoke as follows to Jeremiah in the Temple of Yahweh in the presence of the...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 3, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and Marie Vianney. John was raised in a Catholic home and the family often helped the poor...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 3, 2024 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Sunday August 4, 2024 Reading 1, Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54Gospel, John 6:24-35Reading 2, Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 Printable PDF of Today’s Reading Past / Future Daily Readings Reading 1, Exodus 16:2-4,...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 2, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Lydia Purpuraria (1st century) was born at Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), a town in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She became Paul’s first convert at Philippi. She was baptized with her household, and Paul stayed at her...
