Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. John of Kanty, 1390-1473; ordained a priest, and taught theology, later becoming a parish priest; he later returned ... Read more

Fourth Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/22/24 Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/4b51f326-e46c-4b75-b886-b24d017022c0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS ... Read more

Saturday of the Third Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597; received a master’s degree from the University at Cologne at the age of 19, and ... Read more

Friday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Philogonius; originally a lawyer in Antioch, Syria, he entered the Church after the death of his wife, ... Read more

Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Nemesius; lived under the persecutions of Emperor Trajanus Decius; Nemesius was arrested, scourged, and burned to death ... Read more

Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Rufus; Rufus and Zosimus were natives of either Antioch or Philippi; they were brought to Rome with ... Read more

Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Wivina, 1103-1170; a native of Flanders, Belgium; refused offers of marriage until, at 23, she became a ... Read more

Monday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide, 932-999; born in Burgundy; at the age of about 15, she married Lothair; he died three ... Read more

Third Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/24 Gospel: Luke 3:10-18 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/093842d8-e80c-4ce3-9c6f-b245007764f4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Friday of the Second Week of Advent Memorial of St. Lucy, 283-304; a disappointed suitor accused Lucy of being a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, Sicily; Lucy ... Read more

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe; in 1531, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a poor Indian in Mexico, and asked him to have the bishop of Mexico build ... Read more