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Memorial of the Guardian Angels Friday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/2/20 Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10

Memorial of St. Therese of Lisieux, 1873-1897; became a Carmelite nun at the age of 15, died at 24; “I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.” Thursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for […]

Memorial of St. Jerome, 345-420; great scripture scholar; responsible for the translation known as the Vulgate; traveled extensively in Palestine, and died in Bethlehem Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/30/20 Gospel: Luke 9:57-62

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