Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang; born in Swabia, Germany, in the Tenth Century; ordained in 971, and set out with a group of monks to preach to the Magyars of Hungary; the following year, he was named bishop of Regensburg; he was distinguished by his reforming zeal and his statesmanship; he promoted education, preached enthusiastically, and was renowned for his charity and aid to the poor; he also served as tutor to Emperor Henry II; Wolfgang died near Linz, Austria, in 994
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/24
Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1532-1617; born in Segovia, Spain; accepted as a lay brother by the Jesuits in 1571; he labored as a hall porter at Montesion College on the island of Majorca for 24 years; many came to him for advice and direction; he experienced many spiritual consolations, and wrote religious treatises; Alphonsus died after a long illness in 1617
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/24
Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; lived in the 10th and 11th Centuries in Russia; followed the pagan beliefs of the region, but in a serious illness, he called upon Christ, and was miraculously healed; he became a Christian, was baptized, and became a monk; he went to the city of Rostov, where he began his apostolate among the pagans; he built two parish churches, a monastery, and started institutions for the poor and suffering; he is the Apostle to the Russian people
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/24
Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; a great scholar, translating classics for his people, and early on seemed destined for a career in the Church; instead, he became king and was forced to spend most of his reign in conflict with the Danes; his work as a patron of the arts, literature, and especially the Church made him a beloved figure in England
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/24
Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton, 1486-1535; a native of Essex, he graduated from Cambridge and became a parish priest; he then joined the Carthusians; he opposed Henry VIII's Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was arrested, but later released; he was then the first to refuse to sign the Oath of Supremacy; he was dragged through the streets and executed at Tyburn, along with four companions
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/24
Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, 1807-1870; as a weaver in Barcelona, he learned Latin and printing; ordained at 28, and became a popular preacher; at age 42, he founded a religious institute of missionaries beginning with five young priests, known today as the Claretians; appointed to head the archdiocese of Santiago, Cuba, where he preached and heard confessions ceaselessly; he was recalled to Spain to be the queen's chaplain; in the revolution of 1868, he fled with the queen's party to Paris; died in exile at the age of 63, near the border of Spain
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/24/24
Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; became governor of Perugia at age 26; he soon decided to take his life in a different direction--he joined the Franciscan novitiate, and was ordained a priest at age 34; his preaching drew large crowds in an age of religious apathy and confusion; commissioned to preach a crusade for the defense of Europe; died of an infection after the battle
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/24
Gospel: Luke 12:39-48
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