• Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
• Memorial of St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591; ordained a Carmelite priest at age 25, and worked with Teresa of Avila toward reform of the Carmelite order, stressing observance of the primitive Carmelite rule; John experienced increasing opposition, misunderstanding, persecution, imprisonment; he was unique as a mystic-poet
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/24
• Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13

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