Saint of the Day: St. John Berchmans, 1599-1621; Jesuit known for dilegence, piety, holiness, and his stress on perfection in little things; died in Rome, and many miracles were attributed to his intercession after his death; patron of altar servers
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/26/21
Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time, Thanksgiving Day in the United States
Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria; reputed to have converted after receiving a vision; at 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers, who, in turn, converted, along with 200 soldiers and members of the emperor’s family–all were martyred; Catherine was also sentenced to death in about 310 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/25/21
Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and companions; St. Andrew was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam from 1820 to 1862; others gave their lives in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. All were canonized during the papacy of St. John Paul II
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/24/21
Optional Memorial of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, 1891-1926; born to a devout family Mexico, ordained in Belgium; returned to Mexico to serve a church which was operating underground, due to religious persecution; arrested on trumped-up charges of attempting assassinate the president of Mexico, and sentenced to firing squad
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/23/21
Memorial of St. Cecilia; legend holds that she was a young Christian of high rank, betrothed to Valerian, whom she converted; both were martyred for their faith; the legend of Cecilia’s death is that she was struck three times on the neck with a sword, and lived for three days, asking the pope to convert her home into a church; died about 230 A.D.; patroness of musicians
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/22/21
Saint of the Day: St. Edmund Rich, 1180-1240; Archbishop of Canterbury, who battled for discipline and justice; after his resignation, he traveled to France and became a Cistercian
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/21
Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; Polish Discalced Carmelite friar; a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest who founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/21
Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207-1231; daughter of the King of Hungary; married at 14, bore three children; led a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor and sick; upon widowhood, she was thrown out of the palace by her in-laws, but reinstated upon the return of her husband’s allies from the Crusades; joined the Secular Franciscan Order in 1228; her health declined, and she died before her 24th birthday
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/21
Gospel: `Luke 19:11-28
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