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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/22 Gospel: John 16:12-15

Memorial of St. Barnabas; friend, associate, and fellow-preacher with St. Paul, until a disagreement over the participation of John Mark, who had earlier abandoned the apostolic mission; the three eventually reconciled Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:33-37

Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; Seventh Century bishop of Paris, who had great love for the poor and lowly; erected the city's first hospital; welcomed the Benedictines to his diocese, and encouraged them to set of the Abbey of Denis; died 661 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32

Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; famous as a teacher and writer; wrote hymns against the heretics of his day by composing new words to the heretical melodies; known as "Harp of the Holy Spirit"; lived in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1090-1154; nominated archbishop of York in 1140, but due to internal church disagreements, did not become the archbishop un 1154; died two months later, likely from poisoning; following his death, miracles were attributed to him Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19

Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; sent by Pope Gregory III to Germany to assist his cousin, St. Boniface; Boniface ordained him, and he became bishop of Eichstatt; founded a double monastery at Heidenhem, with his brother Winebald as abbot, and his sister Walburga abbess; Willibald served as bishop for four decades Office of Readings and Morning Pr...

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/22 Gospel: John 19:25-34

Solemnity of Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/22 Gospel: John 7:37-39

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; born in Wales, studied in Ireland, and settled in Cornwall, England; 30 years later, made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem; returned to Cornwall, established a community, and became a hermit; known for miracles; died in 564 while visiting disciples Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/22 Gospel: John 21:20-25

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles protected his fellow pages from the immoral demands of their ruler; for this, he was burned to death on Jun 3, 1886; he is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/22 Gospel: John 21:15-19

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, were imprisoned for their Christian faith; they converted their jailer and his family; executed in 304 A.D. in the forest, so that their bodies could not be venerated, but they were found a properly buried Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/22 Gospel:...

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; attracted to the school of Plato, but found that Christianity answered questions of life and existence better; converted, and became an apologist; for his adherence to Christianity, he was beheaded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/22 Gospel: John 17:11-19

Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/22 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; led French troops against the English in the Hundred Years War; she was sold to the English and tried for heresy and witchcraft; in the end, she was condemned for wearing men's clothes, but was burned at the stake in 1531; the verdict was nullified in a second Church trial 25 years later Office of Readings and Morni...

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/29/22 Gospel: Luke 24:46-53

Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Montjoux, 923-1008; Vicar General of Aosta; did missionary work in the Alps for four decades; best know for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers; patron saint of mountaineers, skiers, and the Alps Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/28/22 Gospel: John 16:23-28

Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; set out in 596 to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England; built a church and monastery near the site of the present Canterbury Cathedral; adhered to missionary principles of purifying--rather than destroying--pagan temples, allowing pagan festivals to be transformed into Christian feasts, and retaining local custo...

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (in United States ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia) Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/26/22 Gospel: Luke 24-46-53

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable, 673-735; became a monk at the abbey of Saints Peter and Paul in Wearmouth-Jarrow, England, and was ordained at the age of 30; spent most of his life in the monastery studying scripture, teaching, and writing; considered one of the most learned men of his time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/25/22 Gospel:...

Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. David I of Scotland, 1080-1153; son of St. Margaret of Scotland; known for his religious devotion and generosity to the poor; endowed the founding of several dioceses and many monasteries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/22 Gospel: John 16:5-11

Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; joined the Franciscan Capuchins and served as gardener and cook; effected many miraculous cures during an epidemic; also known for his prophecies and spiritual wisdom Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/23/22 Gospel: John 15:26-16:4

Sixth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/22/22 Gospel: John 14:23-29

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes and companions, martyrs; lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico in the early 20th Century; Christopher and other priests were forced to minister secretly to Catholics; martyred over a period of 22 years time, in eight Mexican states Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/22 Gospel: John 15:1...

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Theophilus of Corte, 1676-1740; founded Franciscan houses in Corsica and Tuscany; famous for his preaching and missionary efforts; served God's people in the confession, in the sickroom, and at the graveside Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/19/22 Gospel: John 15:9-11

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; "inherited" the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; sent by the western emperor to seek less severed treatment of Arians by the eastern emperor; imprisoned by the western emperor over suspicion of a conspiracy; died in prison from the treatment he received