Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Tuesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/29/20 Gospel: John 1:47-51

Monday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-929; king of Bohemia, who worked toward unification within the kingdom; killed by a group led by his brother; patron of the Czech people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/28/20 Gospel: Luke 9:46-50

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/20 Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32

Saturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; became well-known for their skills in the science of medicine; arrested and tortured as Christians under the persecution of Diocletian; died about 287 A.D.; patrons saints of pharmacists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/20 Gospel: Luke 9:43-45

Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; Patriarch of Jerusalem when the hermits of Mount Carmel asked him to give them a rule of life, constituting the beginning of the Carmelite order; called to the Lateran council in 1215, but was assassinated before leaving Palestine […]

Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg, 660-710; Bishop of Worms; evanglized Bavaria and established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent; converted pagan temples into Christian churches; established the salt-mining industry, from which the city of Salzburg takes its name Office of Readings […]

Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; Capuchin who received the stigmata; heard confessions for ten hours per day, and was said to have the gift of readings souls Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/20 Gospel: Luke 9:1-6

Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener; provided lodging to the soldiers dispatched by the pagan Roman government to arrest him, while they were unaware of his identity; when he revealed himself to them, they reluctantly completed their mission; martyred about 303 A.D. Office of Readings […]

Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/20 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13

Optional Memorial of St. Januarius; martyred about 305; his blood, kept in a reliquary in the Cathedral in Naples, liquifies from time to time, defying natural explanation Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/20 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15