Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, 1807-1870; born in Barcelona, entered seminary at age 22; after ordination, discovered his heart for missionary work; he ran retreats in the Canary Islands for 15 months; on his return, he founded the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; born in Italy; became governor of Perugia; when war broke out, he was sent as an ambassador of peace; he was imprisoned, and during that time, studied theology; upon his release, he gave up politics and entered the Franciscan […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; he was elected pope in 1978; his exceptional apostolic zeal, particularly for families, young people and the sick, led him to numerous pastoral visits throughout the world; among the fruits that he left were the Catechism of the Catholic […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; Abbot and disciple of St. Anthony the Great, companion of St. Hesychius; born in Palestine, educated in Egypt; stayed with St. Anthony the Great in the desert before becoming a hermit in Gaza; he rejoined Anthony in Egypt in 356, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; in his mid-twenties, he had a vision to form an order focused on the Passion of Christ; he drew up the Rule for the Passionists; he became ordained, the Rule was approved, and in 1747, the first general […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John de Brebeuf and St. Isaac Jogues, and companions, the North American martyrs; these 17th century French missionaries traveled to the northeast part of the New World to share the Gospel; they visited the Iroquois and Mohawk peoples living in the Huron area; St. […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/26 Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, 50-108; the second bishop of Antioch; during a persecution, St. Ignatius held to the faith, and was sent to Rome to be executed; on his way, he wrote seven surviving letters to various churches in modern-day Turkey, to Christians in Rome, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Hedwig, 1174-1243; duchess of Silesia, born at Castle Andechs, Bavaria; at age 12, she married Henry I the Bearded of Silesia; soon she became actively involved in the administration of her husband’s land, and used her influence for the construction of new monastic […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582; born in Spain, and at age 20 entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation in Avila; she resolved to found new Carmelite convents committed to lives of poverty, seclusion and prayer; also, she experienced many visions and mystical impressions and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; lived in the first part of the Third Century; he was originally a slave, who lost money which was entrusted to him; he fled, but was caught, and he promised to return the money; later, he was arrested for fighting […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Colman of Stockerau; 11th Century Irish or Scottish pilgrim who was martyred in Austria while on the way to the Holy Land; tortured and hanged as a spy in 1012, he edified everyone with his courage; his body remained preserved, and miracles […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more