RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Saint Eleutherius of Tournai (French: Eleuthère) (+ c. 532) is venerated as a saint and considered the first bishop of Tournai. There is very little known about St. Eleutherius was, without doubt, the first Bishop of Tournai. He became a bishop in 486. A group…
1. Lent with his practices of penance is a very favorable time for preaching. That is why the speaker proposes to use it in the explanation of the book of Genesis. 2. The Lord, who spoke to the patriarchs, wanted…
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isaiah 5:20 “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and…
Colmán of Lindisfarne (c. 605 – 18 February 675 AD) also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. Colman was a native of the west of Ireland and had received his education on Iona He was probably a nobleman of Canmaicne. Colman succeeded Aidan and Finan as…
1. The announcement of Lent is to be welcomed with joy, because it is a remedy for the ills of our souls. Fasting and abstinence produce an infinity of goods, while intemperance has brought into the world sin and death.…
Saint Isaac (+ 1090), in the world Chern’, was prior to monasticism a rich merchant in the city of Toropets in the Pskov lands. Having distributed all his substance to the poor, he went to Kiev and took monastic vows…
