Saint of the Day: St. Landericus, Seventh Century bishop of Paris; worked to improve the lot of the poor; erected the first real hospital in Paris, dedicated to St. Christopher; welcomed the Benedictines into his diocese; died about 661 A.D.
Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, Fourth Century; wrote hundreds of hymns; served as teacher, and possibly deacon, under four bishops of Nisibis; died 373 A.D.
Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1090-1154; born into a powerful English family; nominated archbishop of York in 1140, but local clergy were less than enthusiastic, thus he didn’t actually become the archbishop until 1154; died two months later, and miracles were attributed to him after his death
Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; brother of Saints Winebald and Walburga, cousin to St. Boniface; assisted his cousin’s missionary work in Germany; founded a double monastery, headed by his brother and sister; served as bishop of Eichstatt for some four decades
Memorial of St. Boniface, 675-754; sent by Pope Gregory II to evangelize the Germanic tribes and reform the German church; Boniface and 53 companions were massacred while he was preparing converts for confirmation
Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles and 22 others were martyred for refusing the immoral advances of the Ugandan leader Mwanga, in 1886
Thursday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/21
Gospel: Mark 12:28-34
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