Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, abbot and Doctor of the Church, 1090-1153; the greatest ornament of the Cistercian order Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/18 Gospel: Matthew 19:16-22

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/18 Gospel: John 6:51-58

Saturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on St. Helena, mother of Constantine; discovered the True Cross; patroness of new discoveries; died 330 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/18/18 Gospel: Matthew 19:13-15

Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on St. Clare of Montefalco, 1268-1308; Franciscan abbess, devoted to the Passion of Christ and His Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/17/18 Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12

Thursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Stephen the Great, 977-1038; patron of Hungary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/16/18 Gospel: Matthew 18:21-19:1

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Heaven; a holy day of obligation Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/15/18 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Memorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, 1894-1941; died in Auschwitz, offering his own life in the place of a man with a family Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/14/18 Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10-14

Monday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus, pope and antipope, eventually reconciled; both died in exile in 235 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/13/18 Gospel: Matthew 17:22-27

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/12/18 Gospel: John 6:41-51—the Bread of Life

Memorial of St. Clare of Assisi, 1194-1253; foundress of the Poor Clares, the Second Order of St. Francis Saturday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/11/18 Gospel: Matthew 17:14-20