Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850-1917; traveled from Italy to New York City at the urging of Pope Leo XIII; founded 67 institutions dedicated to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated, and the sick; the first United States citizen to be canonized
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/21
Memorial of St. Josaphat, 1580-1623; as bishop of Vtebsk, he promoted the union of the Eastern and Western Churches; a dissident hierarchy spread the accusation that Josaphat had “gone Latin”; in Vtebsk, he was mobbed, struck with a halberd, and shot, and his body thrown into the river; first saint of the Eastern Church canonized by Rome
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/12/21
Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; forced to serve in the army at 15; became a Christian, was discharged, and became a disciple of Hilary of Poitiers; Martin established what may have been the first French monastery near Poitiers; he was reluctantly consecrated bishop of Tours; he rejected the principle of putting heretics to death; and at his own death, he prayed, “Lord, if your people still need me, I do not refuse the work. Your will be done.”
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/21
Memorial of Pope St. Leo the Great; elected pope in 440; one of the best administrative popes of the ancient Church; he dealt with heresies, doctrinal controversy, and barbarian attack against Rome; died in 461 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/21
Saints of the Day: The Four Crowned Martyrs; two groups bear this title–one was a group of carvers who refused to carve a pagan statue, and were martyred by Diocletian in Pannonia; the second group was martyred in Albano, Italy
Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; bishop of Milan; kept the Council of Trent in session several times when it was about to break up; reformed Catholic life for laity and clergy in his diocese; allotted most of his income to charity
Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a mixed-race couple who never married; joined the Dominicans as a “lay helper,” but after nine years was asked to make full religious profession; a formidable fundraiser, he collected thousands of dollars for dowries for poor girls so that they marry or enter a convent; friend of St. Rose of Lima
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/3/21
Gospel: Luke 14:25-33
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