Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1533-1617; widowed, and became a Jesuit; served as doorkeeper for 45 years at the Jesuit college in Majorca, Spain Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/19 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov, 11th Century; born in Gallica Russia; converted to Christianity after he was miraculously healed; as a monk, he built two parish churches, a monastery, and many institutions for the poor and suffering Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for […]

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles; Jude is the patron of lost causes; Simon was believed to belong to the Zealot party, a group which represented an extreme of Jewish nationalism Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/19 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/19 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; King of Wessex, scholar, renowned Christian monarch; patron of the arts, literature, and the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/19 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Boniface I, died 422 A.D.; condemned Pelagiansim; patron of brewers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/19 Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, 1807-1870; founder of the Claretians; archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, 1850-57; participated in the First Vatican Council Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/24/19 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; preached throughout Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia; established numerous reformed Franciscan communities; led a crusade against invading Turks in 1456; patron of jurists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/19 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; promoted ecumenical and interfaith initiatives; visited Rome’s main synagogue and the Western Wall in Jerusalem; established diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Israel; encouraged the growth of the Solidarity movement in Poland and the eventual collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe Tuesday of the […]

Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; lived a life of simplicity and hardship in the desert; miracles attributed to him; founder of monasticism in Palestine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/19 Gospel: Luke 12:13-21