Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a freed woman of Panama, possibly black or indigenous, and a Spanish grandee of Lima, Peru; they never married, and the father deserted the family; Martin became Dominican, and spent nights in prayer, and days in nursing the sick and caring for the poor; known for ecstasies, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and a remarkable rapport with animals; friend of St. Rose of Lima
Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang of Regensburg, 924-994; born in Germany, became Benedictine monk, and then was appointed bishop of Regensburg; he initiated reform of the clergy and of religious life, and had great concern for the poor; died in Austria, while on a journey
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/22
Saint of the Day: St. Narcissus of Jerusalem; lived well beyond 100 years; became bishop of Jerusalem in the Second Century; known for his holiness, but was falsely accused of a crime, and used the opportunity to retire and live in solitude; he was eventually coaxed into resuming his duties as bishop; died about 216 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/22
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles; in the gospels of Matthew and Mark, Jude is known as Thaddeus; Simon is called "the Zealot"--party of extreme Jewish nationalism, sometimes prone to violence
Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/22
Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius' foundations in the Delta; died 372 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/22
Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton,1486-1535; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; opposed the Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was ultimately executed, along with four companions
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/22
Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 846-899; fifth son of the Wessex king; a godson of Pope Leo IV; as king, he spent much time in conflict with the Danes, who were then threatening England; patron of the arts, literature, and the Church
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/22
Gospel: Luke 13:18-21
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