Daybreak for May 30, 2023

  • Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
  • Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; born of a fairly well-to-do couple southeast of Paris; began having visions at the age of 12; led French troops against the English and recaptured Orleans and Troyes; Joan was captured in 1430, sold to the English, and placed on trial for heresy and witchcraft; burned at the stake in 1431; a second Church trial 25 years later nullified the earlier verdict, reached under political pressure
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/30/23
  • Gospel: Mark 10:28-31