Memorial of St. John Neumann, 1811-1860; born in what is now the Czech Republic, and came to New York at 25; ordained a priest, and joined the Redemptorists; did missionary work in Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio; as bishop of Philadelphia, he organized the parochial school system into a diocesan one, and drew many teaching religious to the city
Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1774-1821; founded the first American religious community for women; opened the first American parish school; established the first American Catholic orphanage; first American-born citizen to be canonized a saint
Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sylvester I; pope from 314 to 335; preserved the essential independence of the Church in the face of Emperor Constantine; died 335 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/31/21
Saint of the Day: St. Egwin; bishop of Worcester, England, in the Seventh Century; known as a protector of orphans and the widowed, and a fair judge; founded Evesham Abbey, where he died December 30, 717
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/30/21
Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, 1118-1170; originally a friend of King Henry II, as Archbishop of Canterbury he opposed Henry's intrusion into Church affairs; slain in Canterbury Cathedral by four of King Henry's knights
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/29/21
Feast of the Holy Innocents: In an effort to rid himself of what believed to be a rival, the "newborn king of the Jews," Herod ordered the massacre of all boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years and under.
Fourth Day of Christmas
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/28/21
Feast of St. John, apostle and evangelist, 6-100 A.D.; author of the fourth Gospel, along with three New Testament letters and the Book of Revelation; in his own Gospel, he identifies himself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved."
Third Day of Christmas
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/27/21
Gospel: John 20:1-8
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