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Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; forced to join the army at age 15; became a Christian, and was discharged; became a monk under St. Hilary of Poitiers; founded what may have been the first monastery in France near Poitiers; reluctantly consecrated bishop of Tours Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/22 Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Churh; elected pope in 440; worked at containing heresies, dealing with doctrinal controversy in the Eastern Church, and led the defense of Rome against the barbarian attack; died 461 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/22 Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, in Rome; the cathedral of the diocese of Rome, the "pope's church" Wednesday of the 32nd week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/9/22 Gospel: John 2:13-22

Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Castorius; patron of sculptors; one of the "Four Crowned Martyrs" of Hungary, along with Claudius, Nocostratus, and Symphorian; Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, but they refused to sacrifice to the pagan god; they were imprisoned and executed

Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Engelbert, 1187-1225; son of the count of Berg; excommunicated, but restored to union with the Church; became archbishop of Cologne at the age of 30; slain by his cousin Frederick, whom he had thwarted in an attempt to steal from the nuns of Essen Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/22 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/6/22 Gospel: Luke 20:27-38

Saturday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Elizabeth; a daughter of the line of Aaron, wife of Zechariah, cousin of the Blessed Virgin, mother of John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/5/22 Gospel: Luke 16:9-15

Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; influential in keeping the Council of Trent in session; as bishop of Milan, he initiated neede reform in every phase of Catholic life; during the plague and famine of 1576, he tried to feed 60,000 to 70,000 people daily Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/22 Gospel: Luke 16:1-8

Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a freed woman of Panama, possibly black or indigenous, and a Spanish grandee of Lima, Peru; they never married, and the father deserted the family; Martin became Dominican, and spent nights in prayer, and days in nursing the sick and caring for the poor; known for ecstasies, bilocation, miraculo...

Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed, especially those undergoing purification in Purgatory Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/22 Gospel: John 6:37-40

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