by RQue Royal Design | Jun 21, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Thomas More was born in London on February 7, 1478. His father, Sir John More, was a lawyer and judge who rose to prominence during the reign of Edward IV. His connections and wealth would help his son, Thomas, rise in station as a young man. Thomas’ mother was...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 21, 2024 | 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 20, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 20, 2024 | 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 19, 2024 | 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...
