Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1533-1617; after the deaths of his family members, he sold the family textile business, and became a Jesuit; served as doorkeeper at the Jesuits’ college in Majorca, Spain, for 45 years; when not at his post, he was almost always at prayer
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/21
Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; apostle to the Russian people; during an illness he called upon Christ, and was miraculously healed; he converted, and became a monk; began his apostolate among the pagans in the city of Rostov; built two parish churches, a monastery, and institutions for the poor and suffering; died in the 11th Century
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/21
Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; 4th Century hermit; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spend almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius’ foundations; died 372 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/21
Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton1486-1535; protomartyr of the English Reformation; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; arrested for opposing King Henry VIII’s Acts of Succession and Supremacy; first man to refuse to swear to the Oath of Supremacy; executed at Tyburn
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/21
Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; practiced as a lawyer in the courts of Naples; became governor of Perugia; entered the Franciscans, and was a student under St. Berardine of Siena; after ordination, he traveled through Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland, preaching penance and establishing Franciscan communities; successfully led a crusade against invading Turks, and died three months later in Hungary
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/21
Gospel: Luke 13:1-9
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