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Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Januarius, bishop and martyr; lived and died around 305 A.D.; patron of blood banks Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/19 Gospel: Luke 7:36-50

Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, 1603-1663; Conventual Franciscan known for levitating in prayer Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/19 Gospel: Luke 7:31-35

Tuesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; Jesuit who became a cardinal; spiritual father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga; helped St. Francis de Sales in getting formal approval of the Visitation order Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/19 Gospel: Luke 7:11-17

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/15/19 Gospel: Luke 15:1-32

Feast of the Triumph of the Cross; also known as the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/14/19 Gospel: John 3:13-17

Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, 344-407; Bishop and Doctor of the Church; as bishop of Constantinople, he became one of the greatest lights of the Church Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/13/19 Gospel: Luke 6:39-42

Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/19 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38

Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Gabriel Perboyre, 1802-1840; became a priest in the aftermath of the French Revolution Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/19 Gospel: Luke 6:20-26

Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Finian; Irish abbot, disciple of Saints Colman and Mochae; founded several monasteries, and was known for miracles; died 579 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/19 Gospel: Luke 6:12-19

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