Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on St. Anthony Mary Pucci, 1819-1892; Italian Servite priest who served the poor, and was heroic in the epidemics of 1854 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/18 Gospel: Mark 2:1-12

Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch, 423-529; monk and abbot who fought the Eutychian heresy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/11/18 Gospel: Mark 1:40-45

Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Spotlighting St. Marcian, Fifth century confessor and hymnist of Constantinople Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/10/18 Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Spotlighting St. Adrian the Abbot, also known as St. Adrian of Canterbury, died 710; became abbot of Saints Peter and Paul (later St. Augustine) monastery in Canterbury; during that time, it became known as a center of learning. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/8/18 Gospel: […]

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Final day of the Christmas season Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/8/18 Gospel: Mark 1:7-11

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/7/18 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12

Twelfth Day of Christmas Optional Memorial of St. Andre Bessette, 1845-1937; humble doorkeeper for the Congregation of the Holy Cross in Montreal Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/6/18 Gospel: Mark 1:7-11

Eleventh Day of Christmas Memorial of St. John Neumann, 1811-1860; as bishop of Philadelphia, organized the parochial school system into a diocesan one; known for his holiness and learning Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/5/18 Gospel: John 1:43-51

Tenth Day of Christmas Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1774-1821, founder of the parochial school system in America, first American born canonized saint Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/4/18 Gospel: John 1:35-42

Ninth Day of Christmas Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, popularized by Twelfth Century Cistercian monks and by St. Catherine of Siena, a Fifteenth Century Franciscan Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/3/18 Gospel: John 1:29-34