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Solemnity of All Saints Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang of Regensburg, 924-994; born in Germany, became Benedictine monk, and then was appointed bishop of Regensburg; he initiated reform of the clergy and of religious life, and had great concern for the poor; died in Austria, while on a journey Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/22 Gospel: Luke 14:12-14

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/22 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Narcissus of Jerusalem; lived well beyond 100 years; became bishop of Jerusalem in the Second Century; known for his holiness, but was falsely accused of a crime, and used the opportunity to retire and live in solitude; he was eventually coaxed into resuming his duties as bishop; died about 216 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Pra...

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles; in the gospels of Matthew and Mark, Jude is known as Thaddeus; Simon is called "the Zealot"--party of extreme Jewish nationalism, sometimes prone to violence Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/22 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16

Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius' foundations in the Delta; died 372 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/22 Gospel: Luke 13:31-35

Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton,1486-1535; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; opposed the Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was ultimately executed, along with four companions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/22 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 846-899; fifth son of the Wessex king; a godson of Pope Leo IV; as king, he spent much time in conflict with the Danes, who were then threatening England; patron of the arts, literature, and the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/22 Gospel: Luke 13:18-21

Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, 1807-1870; born in Spain, studied for priesthood, intending to become a Jesuit, but ill health forced him to serve as a secular priest; in 1849, he founded the Claretians and the Claretian nuns; served as archbishop of Santiago de Cuba 1850-1857; returned to the court of Queen Isabella II as confessor; participa...

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/22 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; ordained in 1946, became a cardinal in 1958, elected pope in 1978; visited 124 countries; instrumental in the fall of communism in eastern Europe; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified 1338 people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/22 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St., Hilarion, 291-371; born in Palestine, and spent time with St. Anthony of Egypt; lived a life of simplicity and hardship in the desert; settled in Cyprus, where he died at about the age of 80; regarded as the founder of monasticism in Palestine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/22 Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; with a strong devotion to Christ's Passion, he founded the Congregation of the Passion, better known as the Passionistsk who preached to the poor and exercised rigorous penances; elected superior general of the Congregation in 1747, he spent the remainder of his life in Rome Office of Readings and Mor...

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and companions, the Jesuit martyrs of North America; they worked among the Huron Indians, and were martyred between 1642 and 1649, canonized in 1930 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/19/22 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

Feast of St. Luke; author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; the only Gentile Christian among the Gospel writers; died about 84 A.D. Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/22 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; bishop of Antioch, sentenced to death in Rome during a persecution of Christians; famous for the seven letters he wrote while on the journey to Rome; met the lions in Circus Maximus in about 107 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/22 Gospel:Luke 12:13-21

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/22 Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582; spent much of her time and energy--with the assistance of St. John of the Cross--seeking to reform herself and the Carmelites, to lead them back to the full observance of the primitive rule; her writings, especially "The Way of Perfection" and "The Interior Castle," have helped generations of believers Office of...

Friday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I; Roman slave who lost money which was entrusted to him; he was released to make restitution, was arrested for brawling in a synagogue, and was condemned to the mines in Sardinia; after winning freedom he became manager of the Christian burial ground, still called the cemetery of St. Callistus; elected pope, and his oppon...

Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edward the Confessor, 1003-1066; brought up a Norman, but was acclaimed king of England in 1042l his reign was peace, but struggles were caused partly by his natural inclination to favor the Normans; in later years, he build St. Peter's Abbey at Westminster--the site of the present abbey--where he is buried; his piety gained him the...

Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king who converted to Christianity, and spent the final six years of his reign as a devout Catholic monarch who brought peace to his kingdom; slain in a military battle, and is venerated as a martyr Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/22 Gospel: Luke 11:42-46

Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; born in rural Italy, ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; elected pope just before his 78th birthday; called for the Second Vatican Council; took his work seriously, but not himself, and was known for his wit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/22 Gospel: Luke 11:37-...

Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572, born in Spain to an important family; after being widowed, he entered the Jesuits; helped establish what is now the Gregorian University in Rome; political and spiritual advisor to the emperor; founded a dozen colleges; elected head of the Jesuits at age 55 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/22 G...

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/9/22 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Keyne; Fifth Century woman of Wales who refused suitors' offers of marriage and became a hermitess, traveling, while founding churches in South Wales, Cornwall, and Somerset Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/8/22 Gospel: Luke 11:27-28