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Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Four Crowned Martyrs; two separate sets of four martyrs, all died around 300 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/8/19 Gospel: Luke 16:1-8

Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Engelbert, died 1225; Archbishop of Cologne, Germany; slain by hired assassins, and venerated as a martyr Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/19 Gospel: Luke 15:1-10

Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Leonard, died 559 A.D.; patron of political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of way, captives, women in labor, and horses Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/6/19 Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Elizabeth; cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/5/19 Gospel: Luke 14:15-24

Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; bishop of Milan; responsible, in large part, for keeping the Council of Trent in session; established needed reforms in his archdiocese, and served the poor and sick Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/19 Gospel: Luke 14:12-14

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/3/19 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed–All Souls’ Day Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/19 Gospel: John 6:37-40

Solemnity of All Saints Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/19 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang of Regensburg, 924-994; Benedictine monk; became archbishop of Regensburg, and worked to reform clergy and religious life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/19 Gospel: Luke 13:31-35

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