Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; joined the infant Society of Jesus in 1534; ordained in 1537, and went to Lisbon; from there sailed to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India; for the next 10 years he labored to bring the faith […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/5b09fb65-1b3f-410d-a35b-b23b003c696c/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Bibiana; the daughter of Christians, who were martyred by Apronianus, the governor of Rome; Bibiana and her sister Demetria were left to live in poverty in their home, where they prayed and fasted; Apronianus summoned them, and after confessing her faith, Demetria fell […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/aeca5cf5-0f00-41a1-8485-b2390033e1eb/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

First Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/1/24 Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/284d2dd7-3b89-4ce4-95df-b238005387ac/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/284d2dd7-3b89-4ce4-95df-b238005387ac/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Feast of St. Andrew, apostle Saturday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/30/24 Gospel: Matthew 4:18-22 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/470efc4e-e34d-4afb-b2db-b2380019f92a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/470efc4e-e34d-4afb-b2db-b2380019f92a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Radbod of Utrecht, 850-917; educated as a Christian, and became bishop of Utrecht in 900; distinguished himself for his aid to the poor and his poetry; he was forced to move his see to Deventer, France, because of an invasion by the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/cd3790bc-8fcf-4df7-80a7-b2370049c145/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/28/24 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/4df58f6c-c643-49d9-8d9b-b236006a84c7/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/4df58f6c-c643-49d9-8d9b-b236006a84c7/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. James Intercisus; a Christian, and a favorite of the 5th Century King Yezdigerd I of Persia; when the king launched a persecution of Christians, James denied his faith; but he repented after Yezdigerd died, and proclaimed himself a Christian to the new […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c2d994a3-dde3-4761-b30c-b235002970e0/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Conrad; a member of the famous Guelph family and son of Count Henry of Altdorf, he was educated at the cathedral school of Constance and was ordained; he was made provost of the cathedral and in 934 was elected bishop of Constance; he gave his share of his inheritance to the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/18e101ea-edb2-47eb-b957-b234000c9fe8/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria; became a Christian as the result of a vision; at age 18, she debated 50 pagan scholars, who were so impressed that they became Christians; Catherine was sentenced to be executed on a spiked wheel; when she touched the wheel, […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/8508a139-0c07-492f-83fe-b23101620114/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Solemnity of Christ the King Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/24/24 Gospel: John 18:33-37 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/7cd6b7af-697d-4b8d-bc89-b23100658aa8/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/7cd6b7af-697d-4b8d-bc89-b23100658aa8/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Saturday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, 1891-1927; born into a prosperous Mexican family; entered the Jesuits in 1911, but fled to Granada, Spain, because of religious persecution in Mexico; ordained in Belgium in 1925; he returned to Mexico to serve a church which was forced to […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/e5bebf42-a03c-42ed-89fb-b23100451d33/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Cecila; legend has it that she was a young Christian of high rank betrothed to a Roman named Valerian; he converted, and was martyred, along with his brother; the legend tells us that in about 240 A.D., Cecilia was struck on the neck with […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/b9a9f750-6dd8-4a60-a11a-b230005b486f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more