Thursday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Desideratus; brother ofDesiderius and Deodatus; as courtier in the court of King Clotaire, he fought heresy and simony; in 541, he became bishop of Bourges; he attended several councils that condemned Nestorianism and Eutychianism; Desideratus was reputed to have performed miracles and was […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/6fd0615d-24a3-4e9a-bf9e-b2d700650b85/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. John of Beverly; became a monk at Whitby, and was then named bishop of Hexham in 687; he was transferred to York in 705 as metropolitan; John was known for his holiness, his preference for the contemplative life, and his miracles, many of […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d2119959-e0f9-47e9-a598-b2d60051e2a0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; became a Benedictine in Brescia in 717, and was asked by Pope St. Gregory to visit the ruins of Monte Cassino, which had been damaged by the Lombards in 580; Petronax visited St. Benedict’s tomb, and then gathered the hermits who […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3afb9d04-044f-4d86-8e17-b2d401883194/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Hilary of Arles, 400-449; born in Lorraine, and joined Honoratus at Lerins Abbey; Honoroatus became bishop of Arles, and when he died in 429, Hilary succeeded him; Hilary was known for his austerities, his aid to the poor, and for ransoming captives; two […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/06f15f97-f90c-49b8-a83f-b2d300073e8b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Third Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/4/25 Gospel: John 21:1-19 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/cb5912ef-8a3c-4425-ab78-b2d2004ddfde/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/cb5912ef-8a3c-4425-ab78-b2d2004ddfde/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Feast of Saints Philip and James, apostles Saturday of the Second Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/3/25 Gospel: John 14:6-14 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/b656406b-5d2d-438a-a8ce-b2d2003991b4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/b656406b-5d2d-438a-a8ce-b2d2003991b4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the Second Week of Easter Memorial of St. Athanasius, 296-373; became a theological advisor to the Council of Nicaea while still in his late 20’s; an ardent opponent of Arianism and defender of the divinity of the Son of Man; wrote many works on the Incarnation and the Trinity as well asThe Life […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/130e008b-fee3-45ce-b803-b2d100321cb9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker; instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to foster devotion to St. Joseph, and in response to the celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/25 Gospel: John 3:31-36 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/68007f65-a499-46fa-b65b-b2d00039b7c0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/68007f65-a499-46fa-b65b-b2d00039b7c0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; as pope, he had the task of implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent; he ordered the founding of seminaries, published a new missal. a new breviary, and a new catechism, and established the Confraternity of Christian doctrine classes […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/b7f4e683-b4fc-486c-9f7c-b2cf004a1188/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, 1347-1380; entered the Dominican Third Order at age 18, and spent the next three years in seclusion, prayer, and austerity; a group of followers developed; Catherine’s letters began to take more note of public affairs, as she worked tirelessly for the crusade […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/8e884f00-5079-46f6-aaf9-b2ce005d3408/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday in the Second Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, 1803-1841; born in France; as a young priest, he revived a parish simply by showing great devotion to the sick; joined the Marists at the age of 28, and taught seminary for five years; he then traveled to West Oceana; on the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d4891204-0f54-4d75-91c1-b2cd005a5ae4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/27/25 Gospel: John 20:19-31 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/e512d57f-f501-48c0-ae2c-b2cb0059f9c0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/e512d57f-f501-48c0-ae2c-b2cb0059f9c0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more