by RQue Royal Design | Sep 10, 2025 | Saint of the Day
The holy confessor Paphnutius was an Egyptian who, after having spent several years in the desert under the direction of the great St. Antony, was made bishop in the Upper Thebaid. He was one of those confessors who under the Emperor Maximinus lost the right eye, were...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 10, 2025 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Colossians 3:12-17 12 As the chosen of God, then, the holy people whom he loves, you are to be clothed in heartfelt compassion, in generosity and humility, gentleness and patience.13 Bear with one another; forgive each other if one of you has a complaint...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 9, 2025 | Saint of the Day
Bishop of Albi and a friend of Pope St. Gregory I the Great. Also called Sauve, he was a native of Albi and, originally a lawyer, he entered a monastery and served for a time as a monk before receiving election as abbot. Then, after, hying as a hermit, he became a...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 9, 2025 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Colossians 3:1-11 1 Since you have been raised up to be with Christ, you must look for the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand.2 Let your thoughts be on things above, not on the things that are on the earth,3 because...
by RQue Royal Design | Sep 8, 2025 | Saint of the Day
St. Peter Claver was born at Verdu, Catalonia, Spain, in 1580, of impoverished parents descended from ancient and distinguished families. He studied at the Jesuit college of Barcelona, entered the Jesuit novitiate at Tarragona in 1602 and took his final vows on August...