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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