Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/20 Gospel: Mark 6:17-29

Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, 354-430; bishop and doctor of the church; sinner-turned-saint in decidedly decadent times; both feared and loved Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/20 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; mother of St. Augustine; prayed and fasted for Augustine’s return to the faith; both she and Augustine came under the spiritual direction of St. Ambrose Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/20 Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51

Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages, 1773-1838; foundress of the Daughters of the Cross, also known as the Sisters of St. Andrew Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/20 Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32

Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Louis IX, 1214-1270; protected French clergy from secular leaders; enforced laws against blasphemy; established the Sorbonne and several monasteries; led two crusades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/20 Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26

Feast of St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve; believed to have preached in Mesopotami, Persia, and Egypt; martyred in Armenia Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/20 Gospel: John 1:45-51

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/23/20 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20

Memorial of Pope St. Pius X, 1835-1914; inaugurated liturgical renewal and restored frequent communion from childhood; fought the heresy of Modernism; brough about the codification on canon law Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/20 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40

Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; Cistercian who founded the Abbey of Clairvaux; preached the second Crusade; endowed with the gift of miracles Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/20 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; founded the Eudists, also known as the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, devoted to the formation of the clergy; also founded the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge, to assist prostitutes in escaping that life Office of Readings and Morning […]