Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; sent by Pope Gregory III to Germany to assist his cousin, St. Boniface; Boniface ordained him, and he became bishop of Eichstatt; founded a double monastery at Heidenhem, with his brother Winebald as abbot, and his sister Walburga abbess; Willibald served as bishop for four decades
Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; born in Wales, studied in Ireland, and settled in Cornwall, England; 30 years later, made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem; returned to Cornwall, established a community, and became a hermit; known for miracles; died in 564 while visiting disciples
Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles protected his fellow pages from the immoral demands of their ruler; for this, he was burned to death on Jun 3, 1886; he is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa
Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, were imprisoned for their Christian faith; they converted their jailer and his family; executed in 304 A.D. in the forest, so that their bodies could not be venerated, but they were found a properly buried
Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; attracted to the school of Plato, but found that Christianity answered questions of life and existence better; converted, and became an apologist; for his adherence to Christianity, he was beheaded
Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; led French troops against the English in the Hundred Years War; she was sold to the English and tried for heresy and witchcraft; in the end, she was condemned for wearing men's clothes, but was burned at the stake in 1531; the verdict was nullified in a second Church trial 25 years later
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for May 30, 2022
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