Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; Ignatius of Loyola brought him to Christ, and Francis joined the Jesuits; Francis went to Lisbon, and on to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India, where he stayed for ten years; he lived with the poorest people, sharing their food and rough accomodations; he ministered to the sick and poor, especially to lepers; he went through the islands of Malaysia, then up to Japan; he had dreams of going to China, but died before reaching the mainland
Saint of the Day: St. Bibiana; Fourth Century virgin and martyr; her parents were killed in a persecution; she and her sister spent their time in fasting and prayer in their house; her sister confessed her faith the governor, and then fell dead at his feet; Bibiana was placed in the hands of a wicked woman who tried, unsuccessfully, to seduce her; Bibiana was eventually beaten with scourges until she died
Saint of the Day: St. Edmund Campion, 1540-1581; English convert who became a Jesuit priest; preached up to three times per day, traveling on horseback across the English countryside; captured by authorities in 1581, tortured, and sentenced to death
Saint of the Day: St. Radbod of Utrecht, 850-917; great-grandson of the last pagan King of Friesland; educated by his uncle, the bishop of Cologne; became bishop of Utrecht in 900; known for his aid to the poor, and for his poetry; died in France, where he was forced to move after an invasion by the Danes
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/29/21
Saint of the Day: St. James Intercisus, 380-421; Christian servant of Persian royalty who apostasized when a persecution was launched; he later repented, and declared himself to be a Christian to the king; he was executed by having his body cut apart, thus his name, “Intercisus”
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/27/21
Saint of the Day: St. John Berchmans, 1599-1621; Jesuit known for dilegence, piety, holiness, and his stress on perfection in little things; died in Rome, and many miracles were attributed to his intercession after his death; patron of altar servers
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/26/21
Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time, Thanksgiving Day in the United States
Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria; reputed to have converted after receiving a vision; at 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers, who, in turn, converted, along with 200 soldiers and members of the emperor’s family–all were martyred; Catherine was also sentenced to death in about 310 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/25/21
Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and companions; St. Andrew was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam from 1820 to 1862; others gave their lives in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. All were canonized during the papacy of St. John Paul II
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/24/21
Gospel: Luke 21:12-19
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