Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; born in the Second Century; under Pope Zephyrinus, he administered church property and arranged for burial of martyrs in what is still called "St. Callistus Cemetery"; he became the 16th pope in 217; he regulated the sacrament of penance and battled heresies; he was thrown into prison and tortured, eventually being martyred in 223 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/23
Saint of the Day: St. Theophilus of Antioch; Second Century Eastern Roman Empire philosopher who studied the scriptures intending to refute Christianity, but ended up converting; he became bishop of Antioch, in modern-day Turkey, and was a gifted apologist; died 181 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/13/23
Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king of Northumbria, who converted on the urging of his wife, St. Ethelburga, her chaplain, St. Paulinus of York, and Pope Boniface V; reigned for six years as a devout Catholic monarch; slain in battle, and revered as a martyr
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/23
Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; first born son of an Italian farming family; ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; became a papal diplomat in 1925; named a cardinal and appointed patriarch of Venice in 1953; elected pope just a month shy of the age of 78; called the Second Vatican Council; most famous encyclicals were "Mother and Teacher" and "Peace on Earth"
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/23
Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572; Spanish nobleman; upon being widowed, he gave up his dukedom and became a Jesuit priest; performed menial tasks for his community, but never complained; he preached everywhere, and advised many important people; as superior general, he was responsible for a great expansion of the Society of Jesus
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/23
Optional Memorial of St. Denis and companions, martyrs; sent to Gaul from Rome, and was beheaded in the persecution of Emperor Valerius in 258; Denis is regarded as the first bishop of Paris; one legend has him carrying his own head--after his martyrdom--to a village northeast of Paris; he is the patron saint of France
Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, 1811-1849; born in St. Antoine, Quebec, Canada; established the first Canadian parish Sodality for young women; founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to Christian education; the community flourished, in spite of great obstacles; Marie Rose remained unswerving in her concern for the poor; she died at the age of 38
Optional Memorial of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, 1819-1867; born in Germany, joined the Redemptorists, and came to America; served in Pittsburgh with St. John Neumann, then returned to Baltimore, later being transferred to Cumberland and then Annapolis; he was an expert confessor, a watchful and prudent spiritual director and a pastor always joyfully available and attentive to the needs of the poor and the abandoned; he was a full-time itinerary missionary preacher from 1863 to 1869; he was then assigned to New Orleans, where he died of the yellow fever epidemic
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/5/23
Gospel: Luke 10:1-12
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