by RQue Royal Design | Mar 22, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a lawyer and then professor at Salamanca, receiving appointment-despite being a layman-as chief judge of the court of Inquisition at Granada under King...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 22, 2024 | Daily Reading
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by RQue Royal Design | Mar 21, 2024 | Saint of the Day
A letter which St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth century widow. Upon the death of her husband, she retired to a Roman monastery and ultimately became its Superior. Since his correspondence was...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 21, 2024 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:10-13 10 I heard so many disparaging me, ‘Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’ All those who were on good terms with me watched for my downfall, ‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error. Then we shall get the...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 20, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister St. Fanchea to renounce his warring activities and marry. When he found his fiancee dead, he decided to become a monk and went on pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained. He...
