Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; born to an old, distinguished Venetian family; as cardinal he worked to implement the reforms of the Council of Trent; expanded seminaries at Bergamo and Padua Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/20 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1176-1250; born into royalty, founded a Benedictine monastery, and became a nun Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/20 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Luthgard, 1182-1246; entered a Benedictine convent at the age of 12; favored with many mystical experiences; later joined the Cistercians; blind during the last eleven years of her life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alice, 1220-1250; joined a Cistercian convent at the age of seven; contracted leprosy, became paralyzed and blink; known for visions and ecstasies; patron of the blink and paralyzed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ – Corpus Christi Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/20 Gospel: John 6:51-58

Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Peter of Mount Athos; first hermit to reside on Mount Athos, sparking the foundation of great monasteries upon the mountain; died in the Eighth Century Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32

Memorial of St. Barnabas; First-Century companion of St. Paul; first to introduce Paul to the other apostles; like Paul, he was sent out to preach to the Gentiles Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; bishop of Paris, 650-661; worked to better the lives of the poor; welcomed the Benedictines to his diocese; died 661 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19

Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; poet, orator, defender of the faith; the only Syrian recognized as a doctor of the church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16

Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York; became archbishop of York in 1140, but was deposed, lived as a monk in prayer and mortification; he was later reinstated as archbishop of York, but died soon after Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/20 Gospel: Matthew […]