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Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; Discalced Carmelite Friar, teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest; first Discalced Carmelite Friar to be canonized since St. John of the Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/19 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Churches of Saints Peter and Paul Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/19 Gospel: Luke 18:35-43

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/19 Gospel: Luke 21:5-19

Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; as queen, she promoted arts, education, and correction of religious abuse; ate sparingly and slept little, in order to have more time for devotions; never sat down to eat without first feeding nine orphans and 24 adults Office of […]

Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; wrote a compendium of all knowledge of his day–natural science, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, astronomy, ethics, economics, politics, and metaphysics; a Doctor of the Church, and patron of scientists and philosophers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/19 Gospel: […]

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O’Toole, 1128-1180; patron of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/19 Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850-1917; came to America to minister to immigrants, the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated, and the sick; first United States citizen to be canonized Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/19 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Memorial of St. Josaphat, 1580-1623; as bishop of Vitebsk, he worked toward reunion of the Eastern Church with Rome; he was martyred by those who opposed reunion Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/12/19 Gospel: Luke 17:7-10

Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; son of pagan parents; became a Christian, and left the army; ordained, and became bishop of Tours; fought the Arian heresy Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/19 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/19 Gospel: Luke 20:27-38