Daybreak for August 19, 2024

  • Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
  • Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; found the greatest need to be for seminaries; founded a new order, the Eudists, or Congregation of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to the formation of diocesan clergy; probably best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness; Mary as the model of the Christian life
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/24
  • Gospel: Matthew 19:16-22