Daybreak for May 21, 2026

  • Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
  • Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, 1869-1927, and companions; as a parish priest in Jalisco, Mexico, he opened schools, trade shops, and helped organize the town’s water supply; in 1917 the Mexican constitution was edited to include anti-clerical language; the uprising resulted in the Cristero war; Christopher remained faithful, and he, along with 21 other priests and three laymen, was killed in 1927 for continuing to minister in the rural communities
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/26
  • Gospel: John 17:20-26