• Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
• Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444; the greatest preacher of his time; at age 20, when the plague hit, he volunteered to run the hospital in Siena; at 22, he entered the Franciscan order, and was ordained two years later; he lived in solitude and prayer for almost a dozen years, but was ultimately called to preach; he strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law; he returned to preaching the last two years of his life, and died while traveling
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/20/26
• Gospel: John 17:11b-19

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