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Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages, 1773-1838; foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross, a disciple of St. Andrew Fournet; Jeanne was of noble birth, but she committed herself to the service of oth­ers; her congregation was designed for teaching and hospital service; she died at Le Pay, Poitiers, France, and was canonized in 1947 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/24 Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22