Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century martyrs; soldiers in the Roman army who converted, escaped, and were ultimately captured and martyred
Saint of the Day: St. Ignatius of Laconi, 1701-1781; Capuchin friar, known for self-denial and charity; served as the official beggar for the friars in Cagliari for 40 years, though blind for the last two; instructed children, visited the sick and urged sinners to repent
Optional Memorial of St. Damien de Veuster, aka Damien of Molokai, 1840-1889; ordained for the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary; assigned to the leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, and volunteered to remain permanently, caring for the people’s physical, medical, and spiritual needs; contracted leprosy–now known as Hansen’s disease–himself, and died of complications
Saint of the Day: St. Rose Venerini, 1656-1728; opened a free school for girls in 1865; oversaw training of teachers and administration of schools in the Diocese of Montefiscone; she was eventually called upon to organize schools in many parts of Italy, including Rome
Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; asked by Pope St. Gregory to examine the ruins of Monte Cassino, damaged by the Lombards; restored Monte Cassino and served as its abbot for three decades
Saint of the Day: St. Hilary of Arles, 401-449; became bishop of Arles at the age of 29; assisted the poor, ransomed captives, and became a great orator; a man of talent and piety
Saint of the Day: St. John Payne, 1532-1582; born in England, ordained in Douai, France, in 1576; returned to England, and was arrested; after release, he departed, but returned, and was arrested again; imprisoned and tortured in the Tower of London, and then executed; one of the Martyrs of England and Wales canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970
Feast of Saints Philip and James, two of the Twelve; Philip invited Nathaneal to meet Jesus; James is sometimes called “James the Less,” to distinguish him from the son of Zebedee
Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/3/21
Gospel: John 14:6-14
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