Memorial of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, 1873-1897; entered the Carmelite convent at the age of 15, died at age 24; she saw a redemptive suffering in quiet suffering; came to Carmel “to save souls and pray for priests”; her autobiography, “The Story of a Soul,” is read and loved throughout the world
Memorial of St. Jerome, 345-420; scripture scholar; an avid student, thorough scholar, prodigious letter-writer, and consultant to monk, bishop, and pope; translated the Bible into Latin, a version which became known as the Vulgate
Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-935; after his father and grandmother were killed by Magyars, they took over the government of Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic); after a coup in 922, Wenceslaus was declared the ruler; his brother and a group of dissenters killed him in 935; patron of Bohemia, the Czech Republic, and the city of Prague
Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660; founded the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Vincentians; organized rich women of Paris to collect funds for his missionary projects; founded several hospitlas; collected relief funds for victims of way; ransomed over 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa; patron of all charitable societies
Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; served as a canon at Holy Cross Abbey in Mortoba, bishop of Bobbio, Italy, and bishop of Vercelli; appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205; he was approached by the hermits of Mount Carmel, who asked him to write a rule of life for them, constituting the beginning of the Carmelite order; assassinated during the procession on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked him to evangelize Bavaria; established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent; converted pagan temples into Christian church; established the salt-mining industry, from which the city takes its name; died about 710 A.D.
Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; joined the Capuchins at age 15; received the stigmata in 1918; spent up to ten hours per day hearing confessions, and many said that he knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned
Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener, prayed while gardening, and shared with the poor; when his Christian identity became known, Roman soldiers were sent to capture him; they lodged at Phocas’ home, unaware of who he was; the next day, when Phocas revealed himself, the soldiers were reluctant to carry out their task, but in the end, beheaded him, about the year 303 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/22/21
Gospel: Luke 9:1-6
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