Solemnity of All Saints 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bega; a 7th Century princess of Ireland, hermitess, and foundress; she refused marriage and fled the royal court; tradition holds that she was miraculously transported to Cumberland, England, where St. Oswald counseled her in a hermitage, and St. Aidan received her vows […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Dorothy of Montau, 1347-1394; born a peasant in Montau, Prussia; she married a wealthy swordsman, Albrecht of Danzig, Poland, bore him nine children, and changed his gruff character; he even accompanied her on pilgrimages; but when Dorothy went to Rome in 1390, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; 11th Century apostle to the Russian people; he was born in Galicia, Russia, and followed the pagan beliefs of the region; in a serious illness, he called upon Christ in his sufferings, whereupon he was miraculously healed; in gratitude, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/26 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; a Fourth Century holy hermit; he was born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; Abraham spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius’ foundations in the Delta; he died in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; he was the fifth son of the Wessex king; in 853, he was accepted as a godson by Pope Leo IV ; he was a great scholar, translating classics for his people, and early on seemed destined for […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/26 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

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