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Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; born in the Second Century; under Pope Zephyrinus, he administered church property and arranged for burial of martyrs in what is still called "St. Callistus Cemetery"; he became the 16th pope in 217; he regulated the sacrament of penance and battled heresies; he was thrown into prison and tortured, eventually being martyred in 223 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/23 Gospel: Luke 11:27-28