Daybreak for November 3, 2026

  • Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time
  • Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; born in Lima, Peru; his father was a Spanish nobleman, and his mother was a former slave from Panama; Martin apprenticed under a physician, receiving solid medical training; he became a member of the Dominican Third Order and lived as a lay brother at the local friary; he was a contemporary and friend of St. Rose of Lima; Martin cared tirelessly for the sick and later founded an orphanage for Peruvian children
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/3/26
  • Gospel: Luke 14:15-24