by RQue Royal Design | Jul 10, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Benedict is believed to have been born around 480, as the son to a Roman noble of Norcia and the twin to his sister, Scholastica. In the fifth century, the young Benedict was sent to Rome to finish his education with a nurse/housekeeper. The subject that dominated...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 10, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8-9 1 When Israel was a child I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.3 I myself taught Ephraim to walk, I myself took them by the arm, but they did not know that I was the one caring for them,4 that I was leading them with human...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 9, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Martyr with eleven companions in Lebanon. A Spanish Franciscan, Emmanuel and the others were caught up in the rising of the Druses in Lebanon. The Franciscan community, eight in number, and three Maronite laymen were slain by the Islamic rebels. He was beatified in...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 9, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 1 Israel was a luxuriant vine yielding plenty of fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; the richer his land became, the richer he made the sacred pillars.2 Theirs is a divided heart; now they will have to pay...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 8, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Capuchin mystic who had many spiritual gifis. A native of Binasco, near Milan, Italy, born in 1660, she entered the Capuchins atCitttidi Castello, Umbria, in 1677. She remained there for the rest of her life and served as novice mistress for thirty-four years. A...
