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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 […]

Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Helena, 250-330; mother of Emperor Constantine the Great; discoverer of the True Cross; patroness of new discoveries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/18/20 Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30

Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Clare of Montefalco, 1268-1308; joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries as a young woman, and eventually became abbess; known for her austere life and devotion to the Passion of Christ and His Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/17/20 Gospel: […]

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/16/20 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven Saturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/15/20 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Memorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, 1894-1941; saw religious indifference as the deadliest poison of the day; founded the Militia of the Immaculata, and the magazine, “Knight of the Immaculata”; arrested by the Nazis, and sent to Auschwitz, where he took the place of another prisoner, and was executed Friday of the 19th Week in […]

Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, 1572-1641; widowed, and came under the spiritual direction of St. Francis de Sales; the two founded the Visitation order Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/12/20 Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20

Memorial of St. Clare of Assisi, 1194-1253; lifelong friend of St. Francis, who was also her spiritual guide; foundress of the Poor Clares, who possessed no property, and lived lives of Gospel poverty; consulted by popes, cardinals, and bishops Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/11/20 […]