Daybreak

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/29/21 Gospel: John 1:47-51

Tuesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-935; after his father and grandmother were killed by Magyars, they took over the government of Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic); after a coup in 922, Wenceslaus was declared the ruler; his brother and a group of dissenters killed him in 935; patron of Bohemia, the Czech Republic, and the city of Prague Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/28/21 Gospel: Luke 9:51-56

Monday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660; founded the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Vincentians; organized rich women of Paris to collect funds for his missionary projects; founded several hospitlas; collected relief funds for victims of way; ransomed over 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa; patron of all charitable societies Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/21 Gospel: Luke 9:45-50

Saturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; served as a canon at Holy Cross Abbey in Mortoba, bishop of Bobbio, Italy, and bishop of Vercelli; appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205; he was approached by the hermits of Mount Carmel, who asked him to write a rule of life for them, constituting the beginning of the Carmelite order; assassinated during the procession on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/21 Gospel: Luke 9:43-45

Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked him to evangelize Bavaria; established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent; converted pagan temples into Christian church; established the salt-mining industry, from which the city takes its name; died about 710 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/21 Gospel: Luke 9:18-22

Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; joined the Capuchins at age 15; received the stigmata in 1918; spent up to ten hours per day hearing confessions, and many said that he knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/21 Gospel: Luke 9:7-9

Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener, prayed while gardening, and shared with the poor; when his Christian identity became known, Roman soldiers were sent to capture him; they lodged at Phocas’ home, unaware of who he was; the next day, when Phocas revealed himself, the soldiers were reluctant to carry out their task, but in the end, beheaded him, about the year 303 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/22/21 Gospel: Luke 9:1-6

Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/21\ Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13

Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions–the Korean martyrs; 103 members of the Christian community in Korea were martyred in the 19th Century Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/21 Gospel: Luke 8:16-18

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/21 Gospel: Mark 9:30-37

Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, 1603-1663; fond of prayer, even as a child; joined the Conventual Franciscans, and studied for priesthood; gained much knowledge from prayer; his tendency to levitate during prayer became a cross for him, and he was transferred several times; reported to and investigated by the Inquisition, and was exonerated Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/21 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15

Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; Italian Jesuit who eventually became a cardinal; defended Rome against anti-clericals, and against political tenets of James I of England; wrote against the prevailing heretics of is day; spiritual father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, and helped St. Francis de Sales get formal approval of the Visitation order; opposed severe action in the case of Galileo Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/21 Gospel: Luke 8:1-3

Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, dealt with the Novatian heresy in the Third Century, which held that apostates could not re-enter the Church, even after repenting; both were arrested in persecutions, and both were martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/16/21 Gospel: Luke 7:36-50

Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/15/21 Gospel: John 19:25-27

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/14/21 Gospel: John 3:13-17

Monday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, 344-407; called “Chrysostom,” or “golden-mouthed,” because of eloquence; lived as an anchorite from 374 to 386; became bishop of Constantinople in 398, but had enemies in high places; he died while on his way to exile in Pythius Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/13/21 Gospel: Luke 7:1-10

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/21 Gospel: Mark 8:27-35

Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Paphnutius; student, in the desert, of St. Anthony; became bishop of the Upper Thebaid, and suffered persecution under Emperor Maximinus; upon returning to his flock, he zealously defended the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy, and was an outstandin present at the council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/21 Gospel: Luke 6:43-49

Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Finian; 6th Century Irish abbot, disciple of Saints Colman and Mochae; became a monk in Strathclyde, ordained in Rome; founded several monasteries, and became abbot of Moville, County Down, Ireland; known for miracles, including moving a river; died 579 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/21 Gospel: Luke 6:39-42

Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1580-1654; Spanish Jesuit who traveled to Cartagena (modern-day Colombia) to serve the black slaves; through his efforts, 300,000 souls entered the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/21 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38