by RQue Royal Design | Aug 17, 2020 | 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, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Tuesday August 18, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 28:1-10Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:26-27, 27-28, 30, 35-36Gospel, Matthew 19:23-30 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...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 16, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in 1290, adopting the Rule of St. Augustine. Clare’s sister Joan was the abbess of this...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 16, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Monday August 17, 2020 Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21Gospel, Matthew 19:16-22 Reading 1, Ezekiel 24:15-24 15 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,16 ‘Son of man, at a blow I am about to...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 15, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Stephen the Great (977-1038), was the son of the Magyar chieftain Geza, Stephen succeeded him as leader in 997. Already raised a Christian, in 996 he wed the daughter of Duke Henry II of Bavaria and devoted much of his reign to the promotion of the Christian...
