by RQue Royal Design | Sep 28, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
By Father Rich Tomkosky Saint Paul tells us, “Do nothing out of selfishness or vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.” Humility is recognition of our true...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 27, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was born around the year 1600 in Binondo, Manila in the Philippines. He was the son of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother. Both were Christians and took care to raise Lorenzo as a Catholic. He served happily in his parish church as an altar boy...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 27, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Job 1:6-22 6 One day when the sons of God came to attend on Yahweh, among them came Satan.7 So Yahweh said to Satan, ‘Where have you been?’ ‘Prowling about on earth,’ he answered, ‘roaming around there.’8 So Yahweh asked...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 26, 2026 | Saint of the Day
St. Vincent de Paul was born to a poor peasant family in the French village of Pouy on April 24, 1581. His first formal education was provided by the Franciscans. He did so well, he was hired to tutor the children of a nearby wealthy family. He used the monies he...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 26, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ezekiel 18:25-28 25 ‘Now, you say, “What the Lord does is unjust.” Now listen, House of Israel: is what I do unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust?26 When the upright abandons uprightness and does wrong and dies, he dies because of...
