• Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
• Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1381-1457; born in central Italy, and wanted to become a nun, but was pressured into marrying a harsh and cruel man; she bore and raised two sons; after her husband was killed in a brawl and her sons died, she became an Augustinian nun; her austerity, prayerfulness, and charity became legendary; she frequently meditated on Christ’s passion; along with St. Jude, she acquired the reputation as being a saint of impossible cases
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/22/25
• Gospel: John 15:9-11

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