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Monday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/22 Gospel: Luke 7:1-10

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/22 Gospel: Luke 15:1-32

Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Finian; Sixth Century abbot; born in Ulster, in Ireland, and became a monk, ordained in Rome; returned to Ulster and founded several monasteries, becoming abbot of Moville, in County Down; known for miracles; died 579 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/22 Gospel: Luke 6:43-49

Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1580-1654; spent 33 years in what is now Colombia, serving the Black slaves; through his efforts, 300,000 souls entered the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/22 Gospel: Luke 6:39-42

Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-23

Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; heir to the Frankish throne, but deposed by his uncle; put himself under the discipline of St. Severinus, a recluse who lived near Paris; Cloud instructed the people of the neighboring country Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/22 Gospel: Luke 6:20-26

Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time St. Eleutherius; Sixth Century abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto, favored with the gift of miracles; delivered one child from possession; prayed for the health of Pope St. Gregory the Great, who was then able to fast on Easter Eve; it's also said that he raised a dead man to life; died in St. Andrew's monastery in Rome, 585 A.D.

Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Calcutta, 1910-1997; born to Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia; entered the Loreto Sisters of Dublin in 1928; discerned a "call within a call" in 1946 to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them; worked tirelessly for the poor in Calcutta for four decades; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 Offic...

Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; elected pope at the age of 50; removed unworthy priests, forbade taking money for many services, and emptied the papal treasury to ransom prisoners of the Lombards and to care for persecuted Jews and victims of plague and famine; known for his reform of the liturgy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/3/2...

Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; born in the 13th Century, the first Dominican nun in Sweden; founded the first Dominican cloister in the country; died in 1282, and miracles through her intercession led to a popular cult of Ingrid, which ended at the Reformation, when her convent and relics were destroyed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2...

Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Giles, 650-724; Athenian of noble birth; sailed for France, seeking solitude; conversed only with God for many years; admitted several disciples, and founded a monastery Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/22 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11

Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; born in Ireland, asked by King Oswald of Northumbria to serve as bishop of Lindisfarne; known for his knowledge of scripture, learning, eloquent preaching, holiness, distaste for pomp, kindness to the poor, and miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/22 Gospel: Luke 4:38-44

Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; born in France, during the French Revolution; at 15, became a kitchen maid for family that also cared for poor, elderly people nearby; formed an association with other women, and began the Little Sisters of the Poor; by the time of her death, there were 2,400 Little Sisters of the Poor Office of Readings and M...

Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/22 Gospel: Mark 6:17-29

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/22 Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14

Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; distressed at her son Augustine's acceptance of the Manichean heresy, shoe followed him to Milan, where both came under the influence of St. Ambrose; Augustine was baptized at Easter 387; shortly after, Monica became ill and died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/22 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages, 1773-1838; under the guidance of St. Andrew Fournet, she devoted herself to teaching and caring for the sick and needy; joined the Carmelites, then the Society of Providence, and founded the Daughters of the Cross, also known as the Sisters of St. Andrew Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/...

Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Louis IX, 1213-1270; protected French clergy from secular leaders; enforced laws against blasphemy; established the Sorbonne and three monasteries; led two crusades, the Sixth and Seventh, and died at the beginning of the Seventh Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/22 Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51

Feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle; the Roman Martyrology says he preached in India and Greater Armenia, where he was flayed and beheaded Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/22 Gospel: John 1:45-51

Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; forbidden by her parents to enter a convent, so she lived a life of penance and solitude at home as a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; cared for homeless children, the elderly, and the sick in her house; at her death, the city turned out for her funeral Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/2...

Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary; her queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship; a follow-up to the Assumption, celebrated on the octave day of that feast Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/22/22 Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/22 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; founded the Eudists, the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, devoted to the formation of the clergy; founded several seminaries in Normandy; disturbed by the sad condition of prostitutes who wanted to escape that life, he founded the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/2...

Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Helena, 248-328; mother of Emperor Constantine the Great; helped re-establish Christianity in the Holy Land, after a period of decline; discovered relics of the True Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/18/22 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Clare of Montefalco, 1268-1308; joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries and succeeded her sister as abbess; let an austere life, devoted to the Passion of Christ and His Cross; on her death, an image of the Cross was found imprinted on her heart, and her body remained incorrupt Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/17/22 Gos...