Daybreak for October 26, 2024

  • Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time
  • Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; a great scholar, translating classics for his people, and early on seemed destined for a career in the Church; instead, he became king and was forced to spend most of his reign in conflict with the Danes; his work as a patron of the arts, literature, and especially the Church made him a beloved figure in England
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/24
  • Gospel: Luke 13:1-9