by RQue Royal Design | Mar 22, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a lawyer and then professor at Salamanca, receiving appointment-despite being a layman-as chief judge of the court of Inquisition at Granada under King...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 22, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Daniel 13:41-62 41 She refused to tell us. That is our evidence.’ Since they were elders of the people and judges, the assembly accepted their word: Susanna was condemned to death.42 She cried out as loud as she could, ‘Eternal God, you know all...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 21, 2026 | Saint of the Day
A letter which St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth century widow. Upon the death of her husband, she retired to a Roman monastery and ultimately became its Superior. Since his correspondence was...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 21, 2026 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Ezekiel 37:12-14 12 So, prophesy. Say to them, “The Lord Yahweh says this: I am now going to open your graves; I shall raise you from your graves, my people, and lead you back to the soil of Israel.13 And you will know that I am Yahweh, when I open...
by RQue Royal Design | Mar 20, 2026 | Saint of the Day
Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister St. Fanchea to renounce his warring activities and marry. When he found his fiancee dead, he decided to become a monk and went on pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained. He...