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Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener; Third and Fourth Century gardener in Sinope, now in Turkey; shared with the poor, and offered lodging to travelers; when pagan Roman authorities found out he was a Christian, they sent soldiers to capture him; they stopped--unknowingly--at his house for the night; in the morning, when Phocas revealed his identity...

Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist; former tax collector who was called by Jesus to be one of The Twelve Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13

Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, the Korean martyrs; Pope John Paul II canonized 100 Koreans and three French missionaries who had been martyred between 1839 and 1867, when he visited Korea in 1984 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/22 Gospel: Luke 8:19-21

Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Januarius; believed to have been martyred in Diocletian's persecution of 305 A.D.; a vial of what is believed to be his blood is kept in the Cathedral in Naples, and liquifies several times per year Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/22 Gospel: Luke 8:16-18

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/22 Gospel: Luke 16:1-13

Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; born in Italy, entered the Jesuits in 1560; eventually became Provincial of Naples and a Cardinal; spiritual father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga; helped St. Francis de Sales obtain formal approval of the Visitation Order; left a host of important writings Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/22 G...

Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Third Century pope and bishop, respectively, who dealt with the Novatian heresy, which held that apostates could not be readmitted to the Church, even after repenting; under Roman persecution, Cornelius was martyred in 253, and Cyprian in 258. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/16/22 Gospel: Luke 8:1-3

Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/15/22 Gospel: John 19:25-27

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/14/22 Gospel: John 3:13-17

Tuesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, 344-407; born in Antioch; lived as an anchorite but poor health forced him to return to Antioch; he was ordained and eventually elevated to the see of Constantinople; his enemies had him exiled, and later to further exile in Pythius; he died on his way to Pythius Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/13/22 Gospel: Luk...

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