SAINT OF THE DAY DECEMBER 16 ST. DAVID, KING AND PROPHET, ST. ADELAIDE, EMPRESS

SAINT OF THE DAY DECEMBER 16 ST. DAVID, KING AND PROPHET God chose him as king of Israel, despite his being the youngest of the sons of Jesse: God does not look at the appearance but at the heart of man. A warrior and poet, David was also a great sinner, but recognized his faults and asked forgiveness. Our Lord Jesus Christ is born of David’s line. ST. ADELAIDE, EMPRESS Born in 931, Adelaide was the daughter of King Rudolph of Burgundy. She married the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto the Great. Attentive to the poor, she also built churches and monasteries. She retired to a Benedictine monastery, and died in 999.