by RQue Royal Design | Aug 1, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Christians who breathed a sigh of relief when Constantine proclaimed Christianity the state religion, believing this would end the bloodshed and martyrdom. But it was all too short a time until they were facing persecution once more — from others who claimed to...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 1, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Sunday August 2, 2020 Reading 1, Isaiah 55:1-3Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18Gospel, Matthew 14:13-21Reading 2, Romans 8:35, 37-39 Reading 1, Isaiah 55:1-3 1 Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty; though you have no money,...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 31, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation. He was born Alphonsus Marie Antony John Cosmos Damien Michael Gaspard de Liguori on September 27,1696, at Marianella, near Naples, Italy. Raised in a pious home, Alphonsus went on retreats...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 31, 2020 | Daily Reading
Daily Reading for Saturday August 1, 2020 Reading 1, Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34Gospel, Matthew 14:1-12 Reading 1, Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24 11 The priests and prophets then said to the chief men and all the people, ‘This...
by RQue Royal Design | Jul 30, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Born Inigo Lopez de Loyola in 1491, the man known as Ignatius of Loyola entered the world in Loiola, Spain. At the time, the name of the village was spelled “Loyola,” hence the discrepancy. Inigo came of age in Azpeitia, in northern Spain. Loyola is a...