Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/19 Gospel: Mark 6:17-29

Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, 354-430; bishop and Doctor of the Church; sinner-turned-saint; fulfilled the role of prophet for his times Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/19 Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32

Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; mother of St. Augustine of Hippo Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/19 Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26

Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: Pope St. Zephyrinus; pope from 199 to 217 A.D.; martyred in 217 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/19 Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/19 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; first canonized saint of the New World; forbidden by her parents to enter a convent, so she joined the Third Order of St. Dominic; cared for homeless children, the sick, and the elderly Office of Readings and Morning Prayer […]

Memorial of the Queenship of Mary Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/22/19 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Memorial of Pope St. Pius X, 1835-1914; inaugurated liturgical renewal and restored frequent communion from childhood; fought the heresy of Modernism; his overriding concern was to renew all things in Christ Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/19 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16

Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; established a monastic community in the valley of clairvaux; often called upon to settle long-standing disputes, including a schism; preached the Second Crusade throughout Europe Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/19 Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30

Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; established diocesan seminaries; his writings emphasized Jesus as the source of holiness, and Mary as the model of Christian life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/19 Gospel: Matthew 19:16-22