Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; bishop of Milan; kept the Council of Trent in session several times when it was about to break up; reformed Catholic life for laity and clergy in his diocese; allotted most of his income to charity
Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a mixed-race couple who never married; joined the Dominicans as a “lay helper,” but after nine years was asked to make full religious profession; a formidable fundraiser, he collected thousands of dollars for dowries for poor girls so that they marry or enter a convent; friend of St. Rose of Lima
Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1533-1617; after the deaths of his family members, he sold the family textile business, and became a Jesuit; served as doorkeeper at the Jesuits’ college in Majorca, Spain, for 45 years; when not at his post, he was almost always at prayer
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/21
Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; apostle to the Russian people; during an illness he called upon Christ, and was miraculously healed; he converted, and became a monk; began his apostolate among the pagans in the city of Rostov; built two parish churches, a monastery, and institutions for the poor and suffering; died in the 11th Century
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/21
Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; 4th Century hermit; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spend almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius’ foundations; died 372 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/21
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30
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