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Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; forced to serve in the army at 15; became a Christian, was discharged, and became a disciple of Hilary of Poitiers; Martin established what may have been the first French monastery near Poitiers; he was reluctantly consecrated bishop of Tours; he rejected the principle of putting heretics to death; and at his own...

Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Pope St. Leo the Great; elected pope in 440; one of the best administrative popes of the ancient Church; he dealt with heresies, doctrinal controversy, and barbarian attack against Rome; died in 461 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/21 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/9/21 Gospel: John 2:13-22

Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: The Four Crowned Martyrs; two groups bear this title–one was a group of carvers who refused to carve a pagan statue, and were martyred by Diocletian in Pannonia; the second group was martyred in Albano, Italy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/8/21 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/21 Gospel: Mark 12:38-44

Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Elizabeth; daughter of the line of Aaron, wife of Zechariah, cousin to the Virgin Mary, mother of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/5/21 Gospel: Luke 16:1-8

Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; bishop of Milan; kept the Council of Trent in session several times when it was about to break up; reformed Catholic life for laity and clergy in his diocese; allotted most of his income to charity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/21 Gospel: Luke 15:1-10

Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a mixed-race couple who never married; joined the Dominicans as a “lay helper,” but after nine years was asked to make full religious profession; a formidable fundraiser, he collected thousands of dollars for dowries for poor girls so that they marry or enter a convent; friend of St...

Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/21 Gospel: John 6:37-40

Solemnity of All Saints Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/21 Gospel: Mark 12:28-34

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1533-1617; after the deaths of his family members, he sold the family textile business, and became a Jesuit; served as doorkeeper at the Jesuits’ college in Majorca, Spain, for 45 years; when not at his post, he was almost always at prayer Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/21 Gospel: Luke 14:1...

Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; apostle to the Russian people; during an illness he called upon Christ, and was miraculously healed; he converted, and became a monk; began his apostolate among the pagans in the city of Rostov; built two parish churches, a monastery, and institutions for the poor and suffering; died in the 11th Century Office of Rea...

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, two of the Twelve Apostles Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/21 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16

Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; 4th Century hermit; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spend almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius’ foundations; died 372 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/21 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton1486-1535; protomartyr of the English Reformation; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; arrested for opposing King Henry VIII’s Acts of Succession and Supremacy; first man to refuse to swear to the Oath of Supremacy; executed at Tyburn Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/21 Gospel: Luke 13...

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/24/21 Gospel: Mark 10:46-52

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; practiced as a lawyer in the courts of Naples; became governor of Perugia; entered the Franciscans, and was a student under St. Berardine of Siena; after ordination, he traveled through Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland, preaching penance and establishing Franciscan communities; s...

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; made pastoral visits to 124 countries; promoted ecumenical and interfaith initiatives; encouraged the growth of the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe; began World Youth Day; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified...

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; disciple of St. Anthony the Great, companion of St. Hesychius; stayed with St. Anthony before becoming a hermit; returned to St. Anthony, and fled to Sicily to escape notice; performed so many miracles that people would flock to him when they knew he was in the area; died on Cyprus Office of Readings and Morning Pr...

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; born in northern Italy, spent time as a soldier, then turned to solitary prayer, developing a devotion to Christ’s passion; founded the Congregation of the Passion–the Passionists–in 1720, and became its superior general, spending the rest of his life in Rome Office of Readings and...

Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brebeuf, and companions, the North American martyrs; arrived in Quebec in 1636 to work among the Huron Indians; Isaac Jogues was captured by a Mohawk party, and was tomahawked and beheaded on October 18, 1642; Jean de Brebeuf composed catechisms and a dictionary in Huron, but died in 1649 after four hours of extreme...

Feast of St. Luke; author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; died about 84 A.D. Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/21 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/21 Gospel: Mark 10:35-45

Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690; Visitation nun who received revelations from Jesus over 13 months, instructing that his human heart be the symbol of his divine-human love Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/21 Gospel: Luke 12:8-12