by RQue Royal Design | Nov 29, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
A Reflection by Bishop MarkSince Election Day, I have received a few comments and concerns about Catholic Church leaders who have communicated with Joseph Biden. The focus of these concerns are political and religious. The political concern is that communication with...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 29, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
By Tony DeGolProclaim!In most parishes, the first vigil Mass on Christmas Eve usually attracts a ton of people with hardly an empty seat in the church. It is a challenging situation under normal circumstances, but especially worrisome during a pandemic. To help...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 29, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
By Justin KirklandProclaim!The Church celebrates Advent as a time that we may prepare our souls for the birth of Christ. Traditionally, before every major feast, time was taken by the faithful to prepare their hearts, through prayer, fasting, and penance. Christ came...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 28, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Saturninus Bishop of Toulouse and Martyr November 29 A.D. 257 St. Saturninus went from Rome by the direction of pope Fabian, about the year 245, to preach the faith in Gaul, where St. Trophimus, the first bishop of Arles, had some time before gathered a plentiful...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 28, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Sunday November 29, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 63:16-17, 19Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19Gospel, Mark 13:33-37Reading 2, First Corinthians 1:3-9 Reading 1, Isaiah 63:16-17, 19 16 After all, you are our Father. If Abraham will not own us,...
