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Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, 1802-1840; French Vincentian priest; missionary to China, rescuing abandoned Chinese children, and educating them in the faith; tortured and killed under an edict banning Christianity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/20 Gospel: Luke 6:39-42

Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Finian, 470-579; Irish abbot, disciple of Saints Colman and Mochae; founded monasteries in Ireland and Scotland; also known for miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/20 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38

Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1580-1654; Jesuit who traveled to modern Colombia to minister to black slaves for 33 years; patron of black missions Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/20 Gospel: Luke 6:20-26

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/20 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23

Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; Frankish royalty who went into exile, and taught the faith near Nogent on the Seine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/20 Gospel: Luke 6:6-11

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/6/20 Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20

Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bertin, 615-709; founded monasteries, and evangelized the pagan areas of France Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/5/20 Gospel: Luke 6:1-5

Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rosalia, 1130-1160; descendant of Charlemagne; lived in caves for much of her adult life, practicing mortifications, in communion with God, unknown to the world; her body wasn’t discovered until 1625 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/4/20 Gospel: Luke 5:33-39

Memorial of Pope St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; removed unworthy priests, forbade taking money for many services, emptied the papal treasury to ransom prisoners and to care for persecuted Jews and victims of plague and famine; known for reform of the liturgy, and for strengthening respect for doctrine Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary […]

Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; born in the 13th Century; first Dominican nun in Sweden; founded the first Dominican cloister in Sweden; died 1282 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/20 Gospel: Luke 4:38-44