by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Faithful are invited to Ash Wednesday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Click HERE for a schedule of Masses at parishes. This year, because of the pandemic, and as previously announced, Bishop Mark has directed that ashes are to...
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Faithful are invited to Ash Wednesday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. This year, because of the pandemic, and as previously announced, Bishop Mark has directed that ashes are to be sprinkled on the heads of those who approach. This is a...
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Saint of the Day
He was one of seven Florentines who had joined the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin (the Laudesi) in a particularly lax period in the city’s history and who were inspired by a vision on the feast of the Assumption to take up a life of solitude and prayer....
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Friday February 12, 2021 Reading 1, Genesis 3:1-8Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7Gospel, Mark 7:31-37 Reading 1, Genesis 3:1-8 1 Now, the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had made. It asked the woman,...
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Bishop Mark has asked pastors to make various opportunities for Confession available at their parishes throughout Lent. The Bishop has instructed the clergy to not sponsor the usual Communal Penance Services because of the continuing pandemic.The Diocese of...