
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Paul Miki and companions, the Japanese martyrs; in 1597, 26 martyrs of Japan were crucified on a hill overlooking Nagasaki; included was Brother Paul Miki, a Jesuit and native of Japan; from his cross, he forgave his persecutors; when missionaries returned to Japan in the 1860's, they found that thousands of Christians lived around Nagasaki and that they had secretly preserved the faith
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/6/24
Gospel: Mark 7:1-13


Daybreak for February 6, 2024

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Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; when elected, he "inherited" the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; Italy's emperor subscribed to the heresy, but was tolerant of Catholics; when the eastern emperor began imposing severe sanctions on Arians, John was sent to try to negotiate softer measures; on returning, John was imprisoned, as the western emperor was suspicious of a conspiracy; John died in prison
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/18/24
Gospel: John 21:20-25


Daybreak for May 18, 2024


Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Paschal Baylon, 1540-1592; worked as a shepherd for his father, performed miracles, and was distinguished for his austerity, and taught himself to read; became a Franciscan lay brother in 1564; he practiced rigorous asceticism and displayed a deep love for the Blessed Sacrament, so much so that while on a mission to France, he defended the doctrine of the Real Presence against a Calvinist preacher; Paschal died at a friary in Villareal
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/24
Gospel: John 21:15-19


Daybreak for May 17, 2024


Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Simon Stock; as a young man, he went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he joined a group of Carmelites with whom he later returned to Europe; he founded many Carmelite communities, especially in university towns, such as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, and Bologna; he was elected superior-general of the order in 1254; earlier, in 1251, received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who held a brown scapular in one hand, and said, "He who dies clothed with this habit shall be preserved from eternal fire"
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/16/24
Gospel: John 17:20-26


Daybreak for May 16, 2024


Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of St. Isidore the Farmer, 1070-1130; worked on the estate of a wealthy landowner near Madrid; he rose early in the morning to go to church and spent many a holiday devoutly visiting the churches of Madrid and surrounding areas; communed with God while walking behind the plow; known for his love of the poor, and his concern for proper treatment of animals
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/24
Gospel: John 17:11-19


Daybreak for May 15, 2024


Feast of St. Matthias, apostle
Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/24
Gospel: John 15:9-17


Daybreak for February 6, 2024

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