Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker; instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955, to emphasize the relationship between St. Joseph and the dignity of human work
Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; charged with implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent; continued wearing his Dominican habit which led to the custom of the pope wearing a white cassock
Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, 1347-1380; entered the Dominican Third Order at the age of 18; when the Great Schism began in 1378, Catherine prayed on behalf of the cause of Pope Urban VI and the unity of the Church
Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, 1803-1841; achieved limited success evangelizing natives of Futuna Island, northeast of Fiji; within two years after his martyrdom, the entire island had become Catholic; first martyr of Oceania and its patron
Saint of the Day: St. Zita, 1212-1272; worked most of her life as a housekeeper for a wealthy family, but always made time to go to mass and say prayers; she also visited the sick and those in prison; on her death, people acclaimed her as a saint; patroness of domestic workers
Optional Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, 1577-1622; lawyer who became a Franciscan Capuchin monk; as a missionary to Switzerland, he was so successful the he was suspected of being a spy; martyred in a church in Seewis
Optional Memorial of St. George, 280-303; martyr who suffered at Lydda in Palestine, probably before the time of Constantine; legends of dragon-slaying, rescuing the king’s daughter, and converting Libya are products of a Twelfth Century Italian fable; patron of england, Portugal, Germany, Aragon, Catalonia, Genoa, Milan, and Bologna
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/23/21
Gospel: John 6:52-59
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