by RQue Royal Design | Jan 15, 2021 | Saint of the Day
Irish monastic founder, the brother of Sts. Foillan and Ulan, praised by St. Bede. Fursey was born on the island of Inisguia en Lough Carri, IreÂland, as a noble. He founded Rathmat Abbey, now probably Killursa. In 630 Fursey and his friends went to East Anglia,...
by RQue Royal Design | Jan 15, 2021 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Saturday January 16, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 4:12-16Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 15Gospel, Mark 2:13-17 Reading 1, Hebrews 4:12-16 12 The word of God is something alive and active: it cuts more incisively than any two-edged sword: it can...
by RQue Royal Design | Jan 14, 2021 | Saint of the Day
Also known as Paul the First Hermit and Paul of Thebes, an Egyptian hermit and friend of St. Jerome. Born in Lower The baid, Egypt, he was left an orphan at about the age of fifteen and hid during the persecution of the Church under Emperor Traj anus Decius. At the...
by RQue Royal Design | Jan 14, 2021 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Friday January 15, 2021 Reading 1, Hebrews 4:1-5, 11Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 78:3, 4, 6-7, 8Gospel, Mark 2:1-12 To all our readers, Please don’t scroll past this. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online’s independence. 98% of...
by RQue Royal Design | Jan 13, 2021 | Saint of the Day
Felix was the son of Hermias, a Syrian who had been a Roman soldier. He was born on his father’s estate at Nola near Naples, Italy. On the death of his father, Felix distributed his inheritance to the poor, was ordained by Bishop St. Maximus of Nola, and became...
