Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Waldetrudis, 612-688; the daughter of Walbert and Bertilia; she marriedSt. Vincent Madelgarius; when her husband decided to become a monk, she established a convent at Chateaulieu, around which the town of Mons, Belgium grew Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/9/25 Gospel: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Julia Billiart, 1751-1816; born in France; took a vow of virginity at a young age, and worked so hard for the poor that she collapsed, and remained crippled until she was miraculously cured in 1804; stayed in Amiens, where the Institute of Notre […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. John Baptist de la Salle, 1651-1719; ordained to the priesthood at age 27, and became interested in the creation of schools for poor boys in Rheims, where he was stationed; the remainder of his life was closely entwined with the community of religious men he […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fifth Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/6/25 Gospel: John 8:1-11 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Vincent Ferrer, 1350-1419; entered the Dominicans in his native Spain at age 19; ordained a priest by Cardinal Peter de Luna, who later became an antipope at Avignon; Vincent spent the last 20 years of his life spreading the Good News in Spain, France, Switzerland, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Isidore of Seville, 560-636; born in Cartagena, brother of Saints Leander, Fulgentius, and Florentina; succeeded his elder brother as bishop of Seville; he ordered the building of seminaries, wrote a Rule for religious orders, and founded schools that taught every branch of learning; he wrote […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St Agape; she and her sisters were Third- and Fourth-Century Christians in Thessalonica who possessed copies of the scriptures, a crime punishable by death under the Roman persecution; all were martyred in 304 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/3/25 Gospel: John […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Francis of Paola, 1416-1507; became a hermit at the age of 15; in 1436, he and two companions began a community that is considered thefoundation of the Minim Friars; Francis was credited with many miracles and had thegifts of prophecy and insight into men’s hearts; […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Hugh of Grenoble, 1053-1132; born in the Dauphine region, and became a canon of the cathedral in Valence; in 1080, while attending asynodin Avignon, Hugh was namedbishop of Grenoble; he attempted a massive reform of the diocese, but was discouraged, and left to […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Guy of Pomposa; born inItaly and gave everything to the poor; he spent three years, as a hermit, on the island of Po River; he become theabbot of St. Severus; he became a much sought after spiritual adviser; he died in 1046 Office […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fourth Sunday of Lent – Laetare Sunday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/30/25 Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Berthold; considered by many to be the Twelfth Century founder of the Carmelite order; born in Limoges, France, ordained a priest, and joined his brother Aymeric–the Latin patriarch of Antioch–in the Crusades; on Mount Carmel, found a group of hermits, joined them, and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more