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Solemnity of Christ the King Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/21 Gospel: John 18:33-37

Saturday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edmund Rich, 1180-1240; Archbishop of Canterbury, who battled for discipline and justice; after his resignation, he traveled to France and became a Cistercian Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/21 Gospel: Luke 20:27-40

Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; Polish Discalced Carmelite friar; a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest who founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/21 Gospel: Luke 19:45-48

Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/21 Gospel: Luke 19:41-44

Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207-1231; daughter of the King of Hungary; married at 14, bore three children; led a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor and sick; upon widowhood, she was thrown out of the palace by her in-laws, but reinstated upon the return of her husband’s allies from the Crusades; joined the Secular Francis...

Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; fled, with her family, from William the Conqueror to Scotland; King Malcom married Margaret in 1070; Margaret promoted arts, education, and religious reform; her private life was austere, devoting much time to prayer and devotions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/16/21 Gospel: Luke 19:1-...

Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; German Dominican known as “the master of Thomas Aquinas”; wrote a compendium of all knowledge of his day; patron of scientists and philosophers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/21 Gospel: Luke 18:35-43

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/21 Gospel: Mark 13:24-32

Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850-1917; traveled from Italy to New York City at the urging of Pope Leo XIII; founded 67 institutions dedicated to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated, and the sick; the first United States citizen to be canonized Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/21 Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Josaphat, 1580-1623; as bishop of Vtebsk, he promoted the union of the Eastern and Western Churches; a dissident hierarchy spread the accusation that Josaphat had “gone Latin”; in Vtebsk, he was mobbed, struck with a halberd, and shot, and his body thrown into the river; first saint of the Eastern Church canonized by Rome Office...

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