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Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist Thursday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/23/22 Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80

Wednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Thomas More, 1478-1535, and St. John Fisher, 1469-1535; More, chancellor of England, and Fisher, a bishop, both refused to condone the divorce of King Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn, and also refused to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church of England; they were executed about two weeks apart Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/22/22 Gospel: Matthew 7:15-20

Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, 1568-1591; decided at age 8 to enter religious life, joined the Jesuits at 18; served in a hospital during the plague of 1587 in Milan, caught it himself, and died at the age of 23; received last rites from St. Robert Bellarmine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/22 Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14

Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adalbert of Magdeburg, 910-981; German Benedictine monk, consecrated a bishop and sent to Russia in 961, but was forced to flee; spent four years in Mainz, and was then named abbot of Weissenburg and bishop of Magdeburg--a diocese created to provide missionary programs for the Slavs Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/20/22 Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ - Corpus Christi Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/22 Gospel: Luke 9:11-17

Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; originally embraced a diplomatic career, but became a priest, then the first bishop of Bergamo, and eventually a Cardinal; seminaries at Bergamo and Padua were enlarged under his rule, and he added a library and printing press to the Padua seminary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34

Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hypatius of Bithynia, 366-450; hermit, known as the "Scholar of Christ"; sheltered people whose lives were threatened by Nestorian heretics; credited with halting a revival of the Olympic games because their pagan origins; known for miracles and prophecies Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23

Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1178-1250; married a cousin, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; founded a Benedictine monastery, replaced the monks with nuns, and expanded it to accommodate 300 nuns, and she lived there Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Friancis Regis, 1597-1640; entered the Jesuits at age 18; after ordination, he did missionary work in various French towns; gave great attention to the poor; he greatly desired to serve the Native Americans in Canada, but spent his days working in the most desolate parts of France; spent his last four years preaching and organizing social services Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph the Hymnographer, 810-886; the most prolific of the Greek hymn writers; native of Sicily, but abandoned the island in 830 in the wake of an invasion by the Arabs; founded a monastery in Constantinople; exiled for his defense of icons during the Iconoclast persecution Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231; joined the Franciscans, and prepared to preach to the Moors, but illness prevented this; first friar to teach theology to the other friars. called to preach to the Abigensians in France; spent his last days in a sort of treehouse hermitage Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/13/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/22 Gospel: John 16:12-15

Memorial of St. Barnabas; friend, associate, and fellow-preacher with St. Paul, until a disagreement over the participation of John Mark, who had earlier abandoned the apostolic mission; the three eventually reconciled Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:33-37

Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; Seventh Century bishop of Paris, who had great love for the poor and lowly; erected the city's first hospital; welcomed the Benedictines to his diocese, and encouraged them to set of the Abbey of Denis; died 661 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32

Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; famous as a teacher and writer; wrote hymns against the heretics of his day by composing new words to the heretical melodies; known as "Harp of the Holy Spirit"; lived in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1090-1154; nominated archbishop of York in 1140, but due to internal church disagreements, did not become the archbishop un 1154; died two months later, likely from poisoning; following his death, miracles were attributed to him Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19

Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; sent by Pope Gregory III to Germany to assist his cousin, St. Boniface; Boniface ordained him, and he became bishop of Eichstatt; founded a double monastery at Heidenhem, with his brother Winebald as abbot, and his sister Walburga abbess; Willibald served as bishop for four decades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16

Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/22 Gospel: John 19:25-34

Solemnity of Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/22 Gospel: John 7:37-39

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; born in Wales, studied in Ireland, and settled in Cornwall, England; 30 years later, made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem; returned to Cornwall, established a community, and became a hermit; known for miracles; died in 564 while visiting disciples Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/22 Gospel: John 21:20-25