by RQue Royal Design | Apr 17, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves. The Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him,...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 17, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Saturday April 18, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 4:13-21Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 118:1, 14-15, 16-18, 19-21Gospel, Mark 16:9-15 Reading 1, Acts 4:13-21 13 They were astonished at the fearlessness shown by Peter and John, considering that they were...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 16, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Anicetus was a Syrian from Emesa. He became pope about 155 and actively opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. His pontificate saw the appearance of the controversy between East and West over the date of Easter. St. Polycarp, a disciple of John, is reported to have...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 16, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Friday April 17, 2020 Reading 1, Acts 4:1-12Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 118:1-2, 4, 22-24, 25-27Gospel, John 21:1-14 Reading 1, Acts 4:1-12 1 While they were still talking to the people the priests came up to them, accompanied by the captain of the...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 15, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Her parents were very poor and she was the first of nine children. She was baptized at St. Pierre’s, the local parish church, on January 9. As a toddler, Bernadette contracted cholera and suffered...
