by RQue Royal Design | Dec 11, 2020 | Saint of the Day
An elder Mexican man makes his way to Mass in the early morning twilight of December 9, 1531. He is a peasant, a simple farmer and laborer, and he has no education. Born under Aztec rule, he is a convert to Catholicism, and each step he takes this morning is a step...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 11, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Saturday December 12, 2020 Reading 1, Zechariah 2:14-17Responsorial Psalm, Judith 13:18BCDE, 19Gospel, Luke 1:26-38 Reading 1, Zechariah 2:14-17 14 Sing, rejoice, daughter of Zion, for now I am coming to live among you -Yahweh declares!15 And on that...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 10, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
As part of its continuing efforts to keep local Catholics connected during the coronavirus pandemic, the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is pleased to offer expanded television opportunities through its Proclaim! TV Ministry this Christmas.Bishop Mark Bartchak...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 10, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
By Justin KirklandProclaim!As Catholics, there is no better way to celebrate and experience God’s presence with us then in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Through the Mass, we are able to deepen our relationship with God, who came to us in the most unlikely way during...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 10, 2020 | Saint of the Day
All lovers of Scripture have reason to celebrate this day. Damasus was the pope who commissioned Saint Jerome to translate the Scriptures into Latin, the Vulgate version of the Bible. Damasus was a sixty-year-old deacon when he was elected bishop of Rome in 366. His...
