by RQue Royal Design | Aug 5, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Pope from 514-523, successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius Born in Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy, he was an Italian, although he had a Persian name. Married and widowed prior to ordination, he succeeded St. Symmachus on July 21, 514. One of...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 5, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Thursday August 6, 2020 Reading 1, Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 97:1-2, 5-6, 9Gospel, Matthew 17:1-9Reading 2, Second Peter 1:16-19 Reading 1, Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 9 While I was watching, thrones were set in place and one most...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 5, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
An individual who attended Mass at a parish in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has tested positive for COVID-19.The person attended the 4:00 p.m. Mass at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Johnstown on Saturday, August 1. Weekend Masses at Saint Francis of Assisi have...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 4, 2020 | Saint of the Day
A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of an intolerable and incurable illness. Abgar’s court was in Edessa in Asia...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 4, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Wednesday August 5, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 31:1-7Responsorial Psalm, Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12, 13Gospel, Matthew 15:21-28 Reading 1, Jeremiah 31:1-7 1 When that time comes, Yahweh declares, I shall be the God of all the families of Israel, and they...
