Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; born in Ireland, may have studied under St. Senan before becoming a monk at Iona; became bishop of Lindisfarne and was known for his knowledge of the Bible, his learning, his eloquent preaching, his holiness, his distaste for pomp, his kindness […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c837663b-7516-4b33-bc73-b1dd002efc6e/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor; born in the French region of Brittany during the French Revolution; at 25, she joined the Congregation of Jesus and Mary; in 1837, she rented a small cottage with two others, […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/9f3afc47-630d-45a5-81a1-b1dc00354d0c/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/24 Gospel: Mark 6:17-29 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/e03521b8-c3de-4924-9b5f-b1db0037786a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/e03521b8-c3de-4924-9b5f-b1db0037786a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, 354-430; sinner-turned-saint; spent years dabbling in heresy and sin, while his mother prayed and fasted for him; through grace, instruction from St. Ambrose, and God speaking to him through scripture, Augustine became one of the great saints of the early church; […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/644461ae-1e97-4cdf-a9ce-b1da0033419a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; she became distressed when she learned that her son, Augustine, had accepted the Manichean heresy (“all flesh is evil”) and that he was living an immoral life; she prayed and fasted for him; Augustine came under the influence of St. Ambrose, the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c5f834ab-b33f-4e44-a1df-b1d800069a09/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages, 1773-1838; foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross, a disciple of St. Andrew Fournet; Jeanne was of noble birth, but she committed herself to the service of oth­ers; her congregation was designed for teaching and hospital service; […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/445898f9-da37-4ca7-a9ca-b1d700047d54/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/24 Gospel: John 6:60-69 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/7ccbc34d-d030-49fc-be09-b1d700060ba4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/7ccbc34d-d030-49fc-be09-b1d700060ba4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle Saturday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/24 Gospel: John 1:45-51 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3af36303-caef-4579-98ea-b1d6000db4d9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3af36303-caef-4579-98ea-b1d6000db4d9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; born to parents of Spanish descent in Lima, Peru; took St. Catherine of Siena as a model; when her parents fell into financial trouble, Rose worked in the garden all day and sewed at night; her parents tried to […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/417a750f-8da6-456a-9fd8-b1d5001bf641/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Queenship of Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/22/24 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/a27006ac-c370-46ae-a67e-b1d400396531/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/a27006ac-c370-46ae-a67e-b1d400396531/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Pope St. Pius X; 1835-1914; became pope at the age of 68; encouraged Italian Catholics to become more politically involved; stood up to France’s renunciation of its agreement with the Holy See; denounced the ill treatment of indigenous peoples on the plantations of Peru; sent […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/8d0f6648-144b-4c84-b16b-b1d20178cbd9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; joined the Citeaux abbey at the age of 20; the valley was renamed “Clairvaux,” valley of light; Bernard was frequently lured away from the monastery to settle long-standing disputes; he intervened in a full-blown schism and settled it in favor […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/5b043678-9c0d-4b3e-8da1-b1d200020744/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more