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Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles protected his fellow pages from the immoral demands of their ruler; for this, he was burned to death on Jun 3, 1886; he is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/22 Gospel: John 21:15-19

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, were imprisoned for their Christian faith; they converted their jailer and his family; executed in 304 A.D. in the forest, so that their bodies could not be venerated, but they were found a properly buried Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/22 Gospel: John 17:20-26

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; attracted to the school of Plato, but found that Christianity answered questions of life and existence better; converted, and became an apologist; for his adherence to Christianity, he was beheaded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/22 Gospel: John 17:11-19

Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/22 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; led French troops against the English in the Hundred Years War; she was sold to the English and tried for heresy and witchcraft; in the end, she was condemned for wearing men's clothes, but was burned at the stake in 1531; the verdict was nullified in a second Church trial 25 years later Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for May 30, 2022 Gospel: John 16:29-33

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/29/22 Gospel: Luke 24:46-53

Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Montjoux, 923-1008; Vicar General of Aosta; did missionary work in the Alps for four decades; best know for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers; patron saint of mountaineers, skiers, and the Alps Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/28/22 Gospel: John 16:23-28

Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; set out in 596 to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England; built a church and monastery near the site of the present Canterbury Cathedral; adhered to missionary principles of purifying--rather than destroying--pagan temples, allowing pagan festivals to be transformed into Christian feasts, and retaining local customs as far as possible; known as the Apostle of England; died 605 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/27/22 Gospel: John 16:20-23

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (in United States ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia) Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/26/22 Gospel: Luke 24-46-53

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable, 673-735; became a monk at the abbey of Saints Peter and Paul in Wearmouth-Jarrow, England, and was ordained at the age of 30; spent most of his life in the monastery studying scripture, teaching, and writing; considered one of the most learned men of his time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/25/22 Gospel: John 6:12-15

Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. David I of Scotland, 1080-1153; son of St. Margaret of Scotland; known for his religious devotion and generosity to the poor; endowed the founding of several dioceses and many monasteries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/22 Gospel: John 16:5-11

Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; joined the Franciscan Capuchins and served as gardener and cook; effected many miraculous cures during an epidemic; also known for his prophecies and spiritual wisdom Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/23/22 Gospel: John 15:26-16:4

Sixth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/22/22 Gospel: John 14:23-29

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes and companions, martyrs; lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico in the early 20th Century; Christopher and other priests were forced to minister secretly to Catholics; martyred over a period of 22 years time, in eight Mexican states Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/22 Gospel: John 15:18-21

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Theophilus of Corte, 1676-1740; founded Franciscan houses in Corsica and Tuscany; famous for his preaching and missionary efforts; served God's people in the confession, in the sickroom, and at the graveside Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/19/22 Gospel: John 15:9-11

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; "inherited" the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; sent by the western emperor to seek less severed treatment of Arians by the eastern emperor; imprisoned by the western emperor over suspicion of a conspiracy; died in prison from the treatment he received

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Paschal Baylon, 1540-1592; became a Franciscan lay brother in 1564, and spent most of his life as a humble doorkeeper; had a deep love for the Blessed Sacrament; defended the doctrine of the Real Presence against a Calvinist preacher in France Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/22 Gospel: John 14:27-31

Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Simon Stock; brought Carmelites from the Holy Land to Europe, and founded Carmelite communities in such cities as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, and Bologna; elected Superior-General of the order in 1254; received an apparition of the Blessed Virgin in 1251, in which she gave him the brown scapular Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/16/22 Gospel: John 14:21-26

Fifth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/22 Gospel: John 13:31-35

Feast of St. Matthias, apostle; chosen, by lot, to replace Judas Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/22 Gospel: John 15:9-17