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Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/23 Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/23 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30

Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide; born in Belgium, and lived in a Cistercian convent from the age of 7; she was loved the sister, but contracted leprosy, and was isolated for health reasons; she received many graces, including visions and ecstasies, and miracles were credited to her intercession; she eventually became blind and paralyzed, and died in 1250 O...

Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph the Hymnographer, 810-886; a native of Sicily, he fled to Thessalonica to avoid an attack by the Arabs, then to Constantinople; he fled Constantinople because of the iconoclast persecution; on his way to Rome, he was captured and made a slave in Crete; after escaping, he returned to Constantinople and founded a monastery; he...

Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231; joined the Augustinians as a young man, giving up a future of wealth and power; impressed by the Franciscan martyrs, he later joined the Franciscans; in Italy, he was stationed in a small hermitage, where he spent most of his time praying, reading scripture, and doing menial tasks Office of Readings and Morning...

Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Peter of Mount Athos; soldier, captured by Muslims, and then released; went to Rome, and was granted the monastic habit by the pope; journeyed to Mount Athos in northern Greece, where took up the life of a hermit, remaining there for half-a-century; the first hermit to reside on Mount Athos Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1...

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/23 Gospel: John 6:51-58

Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; bishop of Paris 650-661; labored zealously to improve the lot of the poor and lowly; founded the city's first real hospital, dedicated to St. Christopher, which eventually became the Hotel-Dieu; he welcomed the Benedictines to his diocese, and encouraged them to found the Abbey of Denis Office of Readings and Morning Pra...

Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Tim Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; poet, teacher, orator, defender of the faith; born in Mesopotamia, fled as a refugee to Edessa; his works reflect a deep insight and knowledge of the scriptures; lived in cave overlooking Edessa, and died there in 373 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/23 Gospel: Mark 12:35-37

Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1110-1154; became archbishop of York in 1154, but his selection was challenged on grounds of simony and unchastity; he was cleared by Rome, but ousted by a later pope; Pope Anastasius IV eventually restored him as bishop of York, but he died about a month after returning Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8...

Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; native of Wessex, England, brother of Saints Winebald and Walburga, and related, through his mother, to St. Boniface; assisted Boniface in his missionary work, and was ordained, and then became bishop of Eichstatt, in Franconia; founded a double monastery with his siblings, and made Winebald abbot, and Walburga...

Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Norbert, 1080-1134; founder of the Praemonstratensians, better known as the Norbertines, in the French region of Premontre; Norbert and his community converted heretics, reconciled enemies, and rebuilt the faith in indifferent believers; Norbert reluctantly became archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany, and continued his work for the Ch...

Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Boniface, 675-754; apostle of the Germans; sent by Pope Gregory II to reform the German Church, which was rampant with paganism, and errors; his reform efforts were successful; Boniface and 53 others were massacred on their visit to the Frisians, preparing converts for confirmation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/23 Gospel: Ma...

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/23 Gospel: John 3:16-18

Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions; 22 Ugandans who were martyred for refusing the homosexual advances of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga; Charles was burned to death in 1886 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/23 Gospel: Mark 11:27-33

Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; priest and exorcist, respectively; beheaded in 304 A.D.,during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian; Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph based on the report of their executioner, and Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/23...

Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; philosopher who converted, because Christianity answered the great question of life and existence better than the ancient philosophers; became an apologist, defending Christianity against attacks and misunderstandings; for his stuanch adherence to Christinity, Justin was beheaded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for...

Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/23 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; born of a fairly well-to-do couple southeast of Paris; began having visions at the age of 12; led French troops against the English and recaptured Orleans and Troyes; Joan was captured in 1430, sold to the English, and placed on trial for heresy and witchcraft; burned at the stake in 1431; a second Church tri...

Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/29/23 Gospel: John 19:25-34

Solemnity of Pentecost Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/28/23 Gospel: John 7:37-39

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; set out in 596 to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England; founded the see of Canterbury, and followed the missionary principles suggested by Pope Gregory--purify rather than destroy pagan temples, let pagan festivals be transformed into Christian feasts, and retain local customs as far as possible; the full fr...

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Philip Neri, 1515-1595; founder of the religious institute, The Oratory; an outstanding confessor, gifted with the knack of piercing the pretenses and illusions of others, in a charitable manner, and often with a joke; known for his sense of humor; one of the influential figures of the Counter-Reformation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer fo...

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable, 673-735; spent most of his adult life in the monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, England; wrote commentaries on the Pentateuch and various other books of the Bible, theological and scientific treatises, historical works, and biographies; he the patron of English writers and historians, and was the first to date events "...

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Joanna; wife of Chuza, steward of King Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee; she was one of the women who helped provide for Jesus and the apostles, and she was one of the three women who discovered the empty tomb Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/23 Gospel: John 17:11-19