by RQue Royal Design | Aug 18, 2026 | Saint of the Day
John Eudes was born at Ri, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1601, the son of a farmer. He went to the Jesuit college at Caen when he was 14, and despite his parents’ wish that he marry, joined the Congregation of the Oratory of France in 1623. He studied at...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 18, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ezekiel 34:1-11 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 ‘Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them, “Shepherds, the Lord Yahweh says this: Disaster is in store for the shepherds of Israel who...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 18, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Deacon John R. Fontana from diaconal ministry at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Johnstown to diaconal ministry at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Johnstown, effective August 13, 2026. Deacon Brian Yurky, Administrator at Our Lady of the Mount Parish...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 17, 2026 | Saint of the Day
St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena’s early life, but it is believed she is from Drepanum (later known as Helenopolis) in Asia Minor and born into a poor family and...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 17, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2 ‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “The Lord Yahweh says this: Because your heart has grown proud, you thought: I am a god; I am divinely enthroned far out to sea. Though...
