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Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/21 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23

Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; heir to a portion of the Frankish kingdom, but escaped an attempt to kill him by his uncle and brother; he made no attempt to recover his kingdom; put himself under the discipline of St. Severinus, near Paris; instructed the people of the neighboring country for the rest of his life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/21 Gospel: Luke 6:12-19

Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Eleutherius; 6th Century abbot of St. Mark’s near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of miracles; reputed to have raised a dead man to life; died in St. Andrew’s monastery in Rome 585 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/6/21 Gospel: Luke 6:6-11

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/5/21 Gospel: Mark 7:31-37

Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rosalia, 1130-1160; descendant of Charlemagne; spent much of her adult life in a cave, practicing great mortifications, in constant communion with God; died alone in 1160; her body wasn’t discovered until 1625 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/4/21 Gospel: Luke 6:1-5

Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; elected pope at the age of 50; removed unworthy priests from office, forbade taking money for many services, ransomed prisoners of the Lombards, and cared for persecuted Jews and victims of plague and famine; known for his reformof the liturgy, and for strengthening respect for doctrine; one of the four key doctors of the Western Church, along with Saints Augustine, Ambrose, and Jerome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/3/21 Gospel: Luke 5:33-39

Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; first Dominican nun in Sweden; founded the first Dominican cloister in Sweden in 1281; died 1281 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/21 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11

Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Giles, 650-710; Athenian of noble birth, so conspicuous by his piety that he sailed for France, and eventually settled in the Diocese of Nimes; spent many years in solitude, conversing only with God; founded a monastery which eventually embraced the rule of St. Benedict Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/21 Gospel: Luke 4:38-44

Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; born in Ireland, went to Lindisfarne as bishop; know for his knowledge of the Bible, his learning, his eloquent preaching, his holiness, distaste for pomp, kindness to the poor, and for the miracles attributed to him; founded a monastery at Lindisfarne which became a center of learning and missionary activity for of norther England; died 651 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/21 Gospel: Luke 4:31-37

Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; born in northern France, during the French Revolution; lived a life of serving the poor, sick and elderly; in 1839, she and her friends brought in their first permanent guest, and formed an association, the Little Sisters of the Poor; by 1853, the association numbered 500 and had houses as far away as England Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/21 Gospel: Luke 4:16-30

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/21 Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, bishop and doctor of the Church, 354-430; sinner-turned-saint; lived a wild youth, but converted through the prayers of his mother and the instruction of St. Ambrose; in his day, he fulfilled the role of prophet Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/21 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; mother of St. Augustine; Monica prayed for Augustine–who was living an immoral life–to return to the faith; her prayers were answered when St. Augustine was baptized by St. Ambrose in 387; shortly afterward, Monica took ill and died, “all my hopes in this world being now fulfilled.” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/21 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bichier, 1773-1838; Upon the death of her father she devoted herself to teaching and caring for the sick and needy; after her mother died, she joined the Carmelites, and later the Society of Providence; in 1806, she and four assistants formed the Daughter of the Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/21 Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51

Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Louis, King of France, 1214-1270; on the death of his father, his mother became regent; in 1234, he married Margaret, and two years later took the reigns of government; led two crusades, but died of a pestilence in the second Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/21 Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32

Feast of St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve; also known as Nathanael; Roman Martyrology says he preached in India and Greater Armenia, where he was martyred Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/21 Gospel: John 1:45-51

Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; worked in the garden all day and sewed all night to help her parents financially; her parents refused to let her enter a convent, so she joined the Third Order of St. Dominic; in the last few years of her life, she care for homeless children, the elderly, and the sick; first canonized saint of the New World Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/23/21 Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/22/21 Gospel: John 6:60-69

Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; joined the Cistercian order; was sent to found a new monastery, which later became known as the Abbey of Clairvaux; Bernard founded numerous other monasteries, composed a number of works, and took many journey for the honor of God; endowed with the gift of miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/21 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40

Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; ordained at the age of 24; founded the Eudists, the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, devoted to the formation of clergy by conducting diocesan seminaries; also founded the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge, to assist prostitutes in leaving that live; best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness, and Mary as the model of the Christian life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/21 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14