by RQue Royal Design | Dec 26, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He is considered the same person as John the...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 26, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Sunday December 27, 2020 Reading 1, Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5Gospel, Luke 2:22-40Reading 2, Colossians 3:12-21 Reading 1, Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 2 for the Lord honours the father above his children and upholds the...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 25, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we derive the English word martyr literally means witness. In that sense, every Christian is called to bear witness to Jesus Christ, in...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 25, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Saturday December 26, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:3-4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 21Gospel, Matthew 10:17-22 Reading 1, Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 8 Stephen was filled with grace and power and began to work miracles and great signs...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 24, 2020 | Saint of the Day
There definitely was a Roman martyr named Eugenia but the rest of her story is a romantic fictitious legend. According to it she was the daughter of Duke Philip of Alexandria, governor of Egypt during the reign of Emporer Valerian. She fled her father’s house...