by RQue Royal Design | Jun 1, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the basilica Constantine built over their tombs and the presence of their names in the...
by RQue Royal Design | Jun 1, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Tuesday June 2, 2020 Reading 1, Second Peter 3:12-15, 17-18Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14, 16Gospel, Mark 12:13-17 Reading 1, Second Peter 3:12-15, 17-18 12 while you wait for the Day of God to come, and try to hasten its coming: on...
by RQue Royal Design | May 31, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Two “Apologies” bearing his name...
by RQue Royal Design | May 31, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Monday June 1, 2020 Reading 1, Genesis 3: 9-15, 20Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 87: 1-2, 3, 5, 6-7Gospel, John 19: 25-34 Reading 1, Genesis 3: 9-15, 20 9 But Yahweh God called to the man. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. 10 ‘I heard the...
by RQue Royal Design | May 30, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Benedictine abbess and miracle worker. She was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, in modem Bavaria, Germany. The count and his wife, Sophia, founded a monastery on their esÂtate at Diessen, Bavaria, and placed Mechtildis there at the age of five. She became a...
