Monday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gamaliel; rabbinical teacher, mentor of St. Paul, Pharisee doctor of Jewish law; encouraged his fellow Pharisees to show leniency to the apostles; reportedly became a Christian; died about 52 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/3/20 Gospel: Matthew 14:22-36

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/2/20 Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21

Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787; bishop and doctor of the church; founder of the Redemptorists; best known for moral theology, but also wrote well on spiritual and dogmatic theology Saturday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/1/20 Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12

Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556; experienced a conversion during convalescence from a war wound; founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/31/20 Gospel: Matthew 13:54-58

Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, 380-450; known for oratorical eloquence; as bishop of Ravenna, he extirpated the last vestiges of paganism and other abuses; named a Doctor of the Church in 1729 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/30/20 Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53

Memorial of St. Martha; sister of Mary and Lazarus, friend of Jesus; made a powerful statement of faith after her brother’s death: “I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.” Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings […]

Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: Pope St. Innocent I, 378-417; emphasized papal supremacy, strongly favored clerical celibacy, and fought the unjust removal of St. John Chrysostom Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/28/20 Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43

Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Saints Natalie and Aurelius; husband and wife, martyred for the open practice of their faith in 852 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/27/20 Gospel: Matthew 13:31-35

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/26/20 Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52

Feast of St. James, apostle; brother of John the Evangelist; witnessed the Transfiguration, the raising to life of the daughter of Jairus, and the agony in Gethsemane; first apostle to be martyred, 44 A.D. Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/25/20 Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28