Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I; Roman slave who lost money which was entrusted to him; he was released to make restitution, was arrested for brawling in a synagogue, and was condemned to the mines in Sardinia; after winning freedom he became manager of the Christian burial ground, still called the cemetery of St. Callistus; elected pope, and his opponent, Hippolytus, became the first antipope; Callistus was martyred during a local disturbance in Rome
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/22
Saint of the Day: St. Edward the Confessor, 1003-1066; brought up a Norman, but was acclaimed king of England in 1042l his reign was peace, but struggles were caused partly by his natural inclination to favor the Normans; in later years, he build St. Peter's Abbey at Westminster--the site of the present abbey--where he is buried; his piety gained him the surname, "the Confessor"
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/13/22
Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king who converted to Christianity, and spent the final six years of his reign as a devout Catholic monarch who brought peace to his kingdom; slain in a military battle, and is venerated as a martyr
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/22
Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; born in rural Italy, ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; elected pope just before his 78th birthday; called for the Second Vatican Council; took his work seriously, but not himself, and was known for his wit
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/22
Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572, born in Spain to an important family; after being widowed, he entered the Jesuits; helped establish what is now the Gregorian University in Rome; political and spiritual advisor to the emperor; founded a dozen colleges; elected head of the Jesuits at age 55
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/22
Saint of the Day: St. Keyne; Fifth Century woman of Wales who refused suitors' offers of marriage and became a hermitess, traveling, while founding churches in South Wales, Cornwall, and Somerset
Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, 1811-1849; born in Quebec, educated by the Sisters of Notre Dame; at the bishop's invitation, she founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to Christian education; she remained unswerving in her concern for the poor, and died at the age of 38
Saint of the Day: St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, 1905-1938; born in what is now west-central Poland; as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, she carried out her work faithfully, and received revelations from the Lord Jesus--who chose to emphasize his mercy and forgiveness for sins acknowledged and confessed; thus, St. Faustina is linked with the Feast of Divine Mercy, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and the Divine Mercy prayer; she died of tuberculosis in Krakow, Poland
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/5/22
Gospel: Luke 11:1-4
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