Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton, 1486-1535; native of Essex; became prior of the Carthusian Charterhouse in London; he opposed King Henry VIII's Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was arrested, but released temporarily; he was the first to refuse to swear the oath of Supremacy, and was arrested and executed at Tyburn, with four companions; he was one of the 40 martyrs of England and Wales
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/23
Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; born in Capistrano, Italy; after serving as governor of Perugia, he entered the Franciscans; began his preaching apostolate in 1420, and traveled throughout Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia preaching penance and establishing numerous communities of Franciscan renewal; at the age of 70, he successfully led a crusade against invading Turks, and died shortly thereafter
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/23
Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; disciple of St. Anthony, and companion of St. Hesychius; performed so many miracles that crowds flocked to him when it was discovered he was in any region; died on Cyprus
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/23
Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; born in northern Italy, and became known as one of the most popular preachers of his day, both for his words and for his generous acts of mercy; in 1720, he founded the Congregation of the Passion--the Passionists--and he was elected superior general
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/23
Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogue and Jean de Brébeuf and companions, the North American martyrs; Isaac Jogues and Jean de Brébeuf arrived in Quebed in 1636 to work among the Huron Indians; Jogues was captured by the Iroquois and escaped, but returned; in 1646 he was tomahawked and beheaded by a Mohawk war party; Jean de Brébeuf worked among the Hurons for 24 years, composing a catechism and a dictionary, and seeing 7,000 converted; he died after four hours of extreme torture by the Iroquois
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/19/23
Feast of St. Luke; traditionally held to be a native of Antioch; wrote the Third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; accompanied Paul on some of his journeys; Paul calls him "our beloved physician"; died about 84 A.D.
Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/23
Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; born in Syria, converted to Christianity, and became bishop of Antioch; refused to apostasize under persecution of Emperor Trajan, and was sentenced to death in Rome; wrote seven letters during his journey to Rome, the final one to the Christians of Rome asking that they not try to prevent his martyrdom; died in Circus Maximus in 107 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/23
Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690; joined the Visitation nuns at age 24; in 1674, she received the first revelation from Christ; Christ appeared to her at intervals for the next 13, months, asking that his love for humankind be made evident through her; His human heart was to be the symbol of his divine-human love; Margaret Mary died at the age of 43, while being anointed
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/23
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/15/23
Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
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