Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207-1231; married Louis of Thuringia, and bore him three children; led a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor and sick; Louis died in the Crusades, and Elizabeth joined the Secular Franciscan Order; she cared for the poor in a hospital which she had founded; died before her 24th birthday
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/22
Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; when her family fled William the Conqueror, they were shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland; she married King Malcom in 1070; promoted the arts and education, encouraged synods, and participated in discussions on correcting religious abuses; she was always surrounded by beggars in public, and never refused them; died four days after her husband was killed in an attack on Alnwick Castle
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/16/22
Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; the "master" of St. Thomas Aquinas; a curious, honest, and diligent scholar; became a Dominican, and wrote a compendium of all knowledge; patron of scientists and philosophers
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/22
Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O'Toole, 1128-1180; born at Leinster, son of Murtagh, chief of the Murrays; taken hostage and surrendered to the bishop of Glendalough; became a monk, and was named archbishop of Dublin in 1161; negotiated with the invading English, convened a synod, and attended the General Lateran Council; named papal legate to Ireland
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/22
Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; forced to join the army at age 15; became a Christian, and was discharged; became a monk under St. Hilary of Poitiers; founded what may have been the first monastery in France near Poitiers; reluctantly consecrated bishop of Tours
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/22
Memorial of St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Churh; elected pope in 440; worked at containing heresies, dealing with doctrinal controversy in the Eastern Church, and led the defense of Rome against the barbarian attack; died 461 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/22
Saint of the Day: St. Castorius; patron of sculptors; one of the "Four Crowned Martyrs" of Hungary, along with Claudius, Nocostratus, and Symphorian; Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, but they refused to sacrifice to the pagan god; they were imprisoned and executed
Saint of the Day: St. Engelbert, 1187-1225; son of the count of Berg; excommunicated, but restored to union with the Church; became archbishop of Cologne at the age of 30; slain by his cousin Frederick, whom he had thwarted in an attempt to steal from the nuns of Essen
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/22
Gospel: Luke 17:1-6
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