Saint of the Day: St. Margaret Clitherow, 1555-1586; English convert to the Catholic faith from Protestantism; harbored fugitive priests during the English persecution; arrested, imprisoned, and pressed to death
Saint of the Day: St. Aldemar; born in Capua, Italy, a monk of Monte Cassino; Princess Aloara built a new convent in Capua, and made Aldemar the director of religious; his superior reassigned him to Monte Cassino, angering the princess; Aldemar escaped death threats and founded several more religious houses; died 1080
Commemoration of St. Turibius de Mongrovejo, 1538-1606; born in Spain, studied law, and was appointed archbishop of Lima, Peru; devoted himself to reforming the archdiocese and giving aid to native peoples suffering under Spanish occupation; patron of native rights, Latin American bishops, and of Peru
Saint of the Day: St. Nicholas Owen, 1550-1606; Jesuit lay brother who helped to hide priests during the English persecution; arrested in 1594, but ransomed by a wealthy Catholic; arrested again in 1606, and died of torture
Saint of the Day: St. Cuthbert, 634-687; prior of Melrose Abbey; in 685, elected bishop of Hexham, but swapped sees with St. Eata, and became bishop of Lindisfarn; gifted with miracles and prophecy; spent the last two years of his life caring for the sick of the plague which decimated his diocese
Commemoration of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 315-386; bishop and doctor of the church; while bishop of Jerusalem, he was condemned by the Arians and driven from the city, but later vindicated; at the Council of Constantinople, he accepted the word, “consubstantial,” referring to Christ being of the same substance or nature as the Father; the Council praised him as a champion of orthodoxy
Commemoration of St. Patrick, 415-493; a Roman Briton who was captured and forced in slavery in Ireland; he underwent a spiritual conversion, and escaped; consecrated a bishop at the age of 43, and was sent to do mission work in pagan Ireland, which responded in a relatively short time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/17/21
Gospel: John 5:17-30
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