by RQue Royal Design | Apr 2, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Friday April 3, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:10-13Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 5-6, 7Gospel, John 10:31-42 Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:10-13 10 I heard so many disparaging me, ‘Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let us denounce...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 2, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Memo from: Bishop Mark To: All Clergy Date: April 1, 2020 Re: Closure of Churches and Discontinuation of Services Today, state health officials today announced 962 new COVID-19 cases as the statewide total jumped to almost 6,000. Pennsylvania’s death toll climbed to...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 1, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and when fifteen became a hermit near Paola. In 1436, he and two companions began a community that is considered the foundation of the Minim Friars. He built a monastery...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 1, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Thursday April 2, 2020 Reading 1, Genesis 17:3-9Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel, John 8:51-59 Reading 1, Genesis 17:3-9 3 And Abram bowed to the ground. God spoke to him as follows, 4 ‘For my part, this is my covenant with...
by RQue Royal Design | Apr 1, 2020 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
As part of a continuing effort to protect the health and safety of parishioners, clergy, and staff, Bishop Mark L. Bartchak has issued new directives, which include closing all church buildings to the public and prohibiting outdoor activities on parish properties...
