Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1580-1654; ministered tirelessly to black slaves in what is now Colombia; patron of black missions Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/19 Gospel: Luke 6:6-11

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/19 Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; after escaping a plot against him as heir to the Frankish throne, he lived near Paris, teaching the faith Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/19 Gospel: Luke 6:1-5

Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Eleutherius; 6th Century abbot of St. Mark’s, Spoleto; favored by God with the gift of miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/6/19 Gospel: Luke 5:33-39

Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Calcutta, 1910-1997; served the poorest of the poor for decades in Calcutta, India; canonized 2016 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/5/19 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11

Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rosalia, 1130-1160; descendant of Charlemagne; lived alone in a cave for many years “for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ”; died alone in 1160 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/4/19 Gospel: Luke 4:38-44

Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; pope and Doctor of the Church; one of the four key doctors of the western church, along with Augustine, Ambrose, and Jerome Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/3/19 Gospel: Luke 4:31-37

Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; born into nobility; after becoming a widow, formed an informal convent following Dominican rule, and formal reconition was granted in 1281; St. Ingrid died in 1282 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/19 Gospel: Luke 4:16-30

Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; Seventh Century bishop of Lindisfarne; known for Biblical knowledge, learning, preaching, holiness, distaste for pomp, kindness to the poor, and miracles; died 651 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/19 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/19 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13