Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Emeric of Hungary, 1007-1031; son of King Saint Stephen and was formed to serve God and the people of Hungary; his father instructed him in Christian virtue, chastity, justice, and the duties of a ruler; Emeric lived with prayer and purity and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; at 22, he became a cardinal and attended the Council of Trent; as bishop of Milan, he instituted vast reforms in his archdiocese; in 1576, during the bubonic plague, Borromeo worked tirelessly for the poor and dying; he established hospitals, buried […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

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 […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

All Souls Day – Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/26 Gospel: John 6:37-40 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Solemnity of All Saints 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bega; a 7th Century princess of Ireland, hermitess, and foundress; she refused marriage and fled the royal court; tradition holds that she was miraculously transported to Cumberland, England, where St. Oswald counseled her in a hermitage, and St. Aidan received her vows […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Dorothy of Montau, 1347-1394; born a peasant in Montau, Prussia; she married a wealthy swordsman, Albrecht of Danzig, Poland, bore him nine children, and changed his gruff character; he even accompanied her on pilgrimages; but when Dorothy went to Rome in 1390, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; 11th Century apostle to the Russian people; he was born in Galicia, Russia, and followed the pagan beliefs of the region; in a serious illness, he called upon Christ in his sufferings, whereupon he was miraculously healed; in gratitude, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/26 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; a Fourth Century holy hermit; he was born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; Abraham spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius’ foundations in the Delta; he died in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; he was the fifth son of the Wessex king; in 853, he was accepted as a godson by Pope Leo IV ; he was a great scholar, translating classics for his people, and early on seemed destined for […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/26 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more