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Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter Spotlight on St. Zita, patron of domestic workers; died 1278 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/27/18 Gospel: John 14:1-6

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Spotlight on St. Cletus, third pope from 76 to 89 A.D.; mentioned in the Roman Canon Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/26/18 Gospel: John 13:16-20

Feast of St. Mark, evangelist, companion of St. Paul Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/25/18 Gospel: Mark 16:15-20

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, 1577-1622; lawyer-turned-Capuchin Franciscan; martyred in Switzerland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/24/18 Gospel: John 10:22-30

Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. George, 280-303; patron of England, Portugal, Germany, Aragon, Catalonia, Genoa, and Venice Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/23/18 Gospel: John 10:1-10

Fourth Sunday of Easter “Good Shepherd” Sunday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/22/18 Gospel: John 10:11-18

Saturday of the Third Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Anselm, 1033-1109; bishop and doctor of the Church Poem: “Limbo,” by Sister Mary Ada Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/21/18 Gospel: John 6:60-69

Friday of the Third Week of Easter Spotlight on St. Francis Page; convert from Protestantism, arrested in the persecution of Catholics in England; joined the Jesuits, and was martyred in 1602 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/20/18 Gospel: John 6:52-59

Thursday of the Third Week of Easter Spotlight on St. Alphege of Canterbury, 954-1012; resisted the Danes who invaded England, but was martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/19/18 Gospel: John 6:44-51

Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Spotlight on St. Apollonius the Apologist; Roman senator who defended Christianity to the Praetorian prefect, martyred 185 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/18/18 Gospel: John 6:35-40