by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Saint of the Day
He was one of seven Florentines who had joined the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin (the Laudesi) in a particularly lax period in the city’s history and who were inspired by a vision on the feast of the Assumption to take up a life of solitude and prayer....
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Friday February 12, 2021 Reading 1, Genesis 3:1-8Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7Gospel, Mark 7:31-37 Reading 1, Genesis 3:1-8 1 Now, the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had made. It asked the woman,...
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Bishop Mark has asked pastors to make various opportunities for Confession available at their parishes throughout Lent. The Bishop has instructed the clergy to not sponsor the usual Communal Penance Services because of the continuing pandemic.The Diocese of...
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 11, 2021 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Bishop Mark is permitting parishes to sponsor fish lunches/dinners this Lent, but only in the format of take-out service. There is to be no indoor dining, according to his directives, and anyone who assists in food preparation and serving must be screened by...
by RQue Royal Design | Feb 10, 2021 | Saint of the Day
Paschal was the son of Bonosus, a Roman. He studied at the Lateran, was named head of St. Stephen’s monastery, which housed pilgrims to Rome, and was elected Pope to succeed Pope Stephen IV (V) on the day Stephen died, January 25, 817. Emperor Louis the Pious...
