• Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
• Memorial of St. Martin of Tours; born in the 4th century; his father forced him to become a soldier like himself and forbade him to practice Christianity; in the Roman army, Martin showed charity to a beggar; this event, and the ensuing vision of Jesus, caused Martin to seek baptism; he lived for a time as a hermit, then gravitated to Poitiers, where he knew St. Hilary and founded a monastery at Ligugé, which still exists; around 372, he was elected Bishop of Tours, despite his objections; as bishop, he lived in the community he founded; also, he spent much of his time evangelizing to the rural poor; he died in 397
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/26
• Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

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