by RQue Royal Design | Oct 31, 2023 | Saint of the Day
Bishop and martyr of Vietnam. A native of Ellorio, Spain, he entered the Dominican Order and was sent to the Philippines. From there he went to Vietnam in 1858, serving as a vicar apostolic and titular bishop until betrayed by an apostate. He was martyred by beheading...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 31, 2023 | Daily Reading
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by RQue Royal Design | Oct 30, 2023 | Saint of the Day
Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Trier. He soon entered the Benedictines at Einsiedeln (964) and was appointed head...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 30, 2023 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Romans 8:18-25 18 In my estimation, all that we suffer in the present time is nothing in comparison with the glory which is destined to be disclosed for us,19 for the whole creation is waiting with eagerness for the children of God to be revealed.20 It was...
by RQue Royal Design | Oct 29, 2023 | Saint of the Day
Confessor and Jay brother, also called Alonso. He was born in Segovia, Spain, on July 25, 1532, the son of a wealthy merchant, and was prepared for First Communion by Blessed Peter Favre, a friend of Alphonsus’ father. While studying with the Jesuits at Alcala,...
