Daybreak for August 29, 2023

  • Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
  • Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist; John was sent to prepare the way for the Messiah; in the end, a king with a shallow sense of honor, a seductive dance, and a hateful queen brought about his martyrdom
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/23
  • Gospel: Mark 6:17-29