Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus, First Century martyrs; Pope St. Damasus wrote that they were soldiers in the Roman army who were converted by a "miracle of faith"; they threw down their weapons and escaped their camp; they were later martyred
Saint of the Day: St. Ignatius of Laconi, 1701-1781; vowed to become a Capuchin if he recovered from an illness, but failed to keep his promise; later had a riding accident, made the same promise, and kept it; known for self-denial and charity, he served as the official beggar for 40 years
Optional Memorial of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, 1840-1889; born in Belgium, he arrived in Hawaii in 1864; went to the leper colony on Molokai in 1873, and volunteered to remain permanently, caring for the people's physical, medical and spiritual needs; contracted Hansen's disease (formerly known as leprosy) himself, and died of its complications
Saint of the Day: st. Pachomius, 292-348; soldier turned monk; built a monastery on the banks of the Nile, and was quickly joined by a hundred followers; built more monasteries and nunneries, and by the time of his death, there were 7,000 monks in his houses
Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; joined the Benedictines in 717, and was asked by Pope Gregory to examine the ruins of Monte Cassino, which had been damaged by the Lombards in 580; rebuilt, and he served as abbot for three decades
Saint of the Day: St. Hilary of Arles, 401-449; became bishop of Arles, France, at the age of 29; did manual labor to earn money for the poor, sold sacred vessels to ransom captives, and became a great orator; he traveled everywhere on foot, wearing simple clothing
Saint of the Day: St. Robert Lawrence; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; Carthusian at the time when King Henry VIII broke with Rome and dissolved monasteries; went with St. John Houghton to see Thomas Cromwell, who had them arrested; upon refusing to sign the Oath of Supremacy, they were tortured and killed, in 1535
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/4/22
Gospel: John 6:35-40
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