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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/22 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; ordained in 1946, became a cardinal in 1958, elected pope in 1978; visited 124 countries; instrumental in the fall of communism in eastern Europe; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified 1338 people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/22 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St., Hilarion, 291-371; born in Palestine, and spent time with St. Anthony of Egypt; lived a life of simplicity and hardship in the desert; settled in Cyprus, where he died at about the age of 80; regarded as the founder of monasticism in Palestine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/22 Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; with a strong devotion to Christ's Passion, he founded the Congregation of the Passion, better known as the Passionistsk who preached to the poor and exercised rigorous penances; elected superior general of the Congregation in 1747, he spent the remainder of his life in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/22 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and companions, the Jesuit martyrs of North America; they worked among the Huron Indians, and were martyred between 1642 and 1649, canonized in 1930 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/19/22 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

Feast of St. Luke; author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; the only Gentile Christian among the Gospel writers; died about 84 A.D. Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/22 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; bishop of Antioch, sentenced to death in Rome during a persecution of Christians; famous for the seven letters he wrote while on the journey to Rome; met the lions in Circus Maximus in about 107 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/22 Gospel:Luke 12:13-21

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/22 Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582; spent much of her time and energy--with the assistance of St. John of the Cross--seeking to reform herself and the Carmelites, to lead them back to the full observance of the primitive rule; her writings, especially "The Way of Perfection" and "The Interior Castle," have helped generations of believers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/15/22 Gospel: Luke 12:8-12

Friday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I; Roman slave who lost money which was entrusted to him; he was released to make restitution, was arrested for brawling in a synagogue, and was condemned to the mines in Sardinia; after winning freedom he became manager of the Christian burial ground, still called the cemetery of St. Callistus; elected pope, and his opponent, Hippolytus, became the first antipope; Callistus was martyred during a local disturbance in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/22 Gospel: Luke 12:1-7

Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edward the Confessor, 1003-1066; brought up a Norman, but was acclaimed king of England in 1042l his reign was peace, but struggles were caused partly by his natural inclination to favor the Normans; in later years, he build St. Peter's Abbey at Westminster--the site of the present abbey--where he is buried; his piety gained him the surname, "the Confessor" Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/13/22 Gospel: Luke 11:47-54

Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king who converted to Christianity, and spent the final six years of his reign as a devout Catholic monarch who brought peace to his kingdom; slain in a military battle, and is venerated as a martyr Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/22 Gospel: Luke 11:42-46

Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; born in rural Italy, ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; elected pope just before his 78th birthday; called for the Second Vatican Council; took his work seriously, but not himself, and was known for his wit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/22 Gospel: Luke 11:37-41

Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572, born in Spain to an important family; after being widowed, he entered the Jesuits; helped establish what is now the Gregorian University in Rome; political and spiritual advisor to the emperor; founded a dozen colleges; elected head of the Jesuits at age 55 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/22 Gospel: Luke 11:29-32

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/9/22 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Keyne; Fifth Century woman of Wales who refused suitors' offers of marriage and became a hermitess, traveling, while founding churches in South Wales, Cornwall, and Somerset Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/8/22 Gospel: Luke 11:27-28

Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary; observance established by St. Pius V in 1573, in thanksgiving for a Christian victory in the Battle of Lepanto Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/7/22 Gospel: Luke 11:15-26

Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, 1811-1849; born in Quebec, educated by the Sisters of Notre Dame; at the bishop's invitation, she founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to Christian education; she remained unswerving in her concern for the poor, and died at the age of 38 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/6/22 Gospel: Luke 11:5-13

Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, 1905-1938; born in what is now west-central Poland; as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, she carried out her work faithfully, and received revelations from the Lord Jesus--who chose to emphasize his mercy and forgiveness for sins acknowledged and confessed; thus, St. Faustina is linked with the Feast of Divine Mercy, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and the Divine Mercy prayer; she died of tuberculosis in Krakow, Poland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/5/22 Gospel: Luke 11:1-4

Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; serious illness brought him to a conversion; he heeded the Lord's call, "Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down"; he never intended to found an order, but once it began he protected it and accepted all legal strructures needed to support it; his devotion an loyalty to the Church were absolute; received the stigmata two years before his death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/4/22 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42