Saint of the Day: St. Hunna; Seventh Century noblewoman of Strasbourg who was so caring of the poor that she helped with the washing for her neighbors in need, earning her the title of “The Holy Washerwoman”; she also donated to monasteries and financed construction of churches; died 679 A.D.
Saint of the Day: St. Peter Gonzalez, 1190-1246; Dominican priest who served as chaplain of the Spanish court; after retiring from the court, he devoted the remainder of his life to preaching in northwest Spain
Optional Memorial of Pope St. Martin I; 7th Century pope who fought the heresy which taught that Christ had no human will; captured and taken to Constantinople, where he was tortured; in ill health, St. Martin died in 655, and is considered a martyr
Saint of the Day: St. Sabas the Goth, 334-372; Goth in the area of modern Romania who converted in his youth; after surviving several persecutions, he was seized by a group of Gothic soldiers, tortured, and executed by drowning
Saint of the Day: St. Michael de Sanctis, 1591-1625; member of the Trinitarians; considered by his confreres to be a saint, because of his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and his ecstacies during mass; known for his innocence of life
Saint of the Day: St. Waldetrudis, 612-688; daughter of Saints Walbert and Bertilia; married St. Vincent Madelgarius and bore him four children; he became a monk in 643, and she founded a convent
Saint of the Day: St. Julie Billiart, 1751-1816; founded, along with Francoise Blin de Bourdon, the Institute of Notre Dame, dedicated to the education of poor, young Christian girls, and the training of catechists; St. Julie opened a variety of schools in France and Belgium
Saint of the Day: St. John Baptist de la Salle, 1651-1719; founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; established teacher colleges; one of the first to emphasize classroom over individual instruction; also known for his work with the poor; patron of teachers
Saint of the Day: Pope St. Celestine I, 376-432; founder of the papal diplomatic service; fought the heresies of Novationism and Pelagianism; believed to have sent Palladius to evangelize Ireland in 431
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/6/21
Gospel: John 20:11-18
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