Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/26 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/26 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16a Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Januarius; bishop of Benevento, martyred with his companions during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century; a relic of St. Januarius’ blood is venerated in the cathedral of Naples; for more than 600 years it has mysteriously […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ludmilla of Bohemia, 860-921; daughter of a Slavic prince, she married Duke Borivoy of Bohemia, whom she followed into the Church; on the death of Borivoy, his sons Spytihinev and Ratislav, the latter of whom had married Drahomira, succeeded him, and Ludmila […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; born in Tuscany, entered the Society of Jesus at 18, and studied philosophy and theology; in 1597, Clement VIII made him Examiner of Bishops and Consultor of the Holy Office as well as his personal theologian; he was appointed Archbishop […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius became pope in 251; he fought against the Novatian schismatics and with the help of Cyprian was able to enforce his authority; he was driven into exile by the Emperor Gallus, and died in 253; Cyprian was born of pagan […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/15/26 Gospel: John 19:25-27 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Monday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/14/26 Gospel: John 3:13-17 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/13/26 Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary; a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/26 Gospel: Luke 6:43-49 Podcast: Play in new […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Patiens; a Fifth Century bishop of Lyons, Gaul; he was known for his immense efforts at charitable work; he was also a dedicated enemy of Arianism; he died in 491 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/26 Gospel: Luke 6:39-42 Podcast: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Francis de Morales; Seventeenth Century Dominican martyr of Japan; a native of Madrid, Spain, he served in the Dominican mission in Satsuma, Japan, for two decades; in 1608, he went to Fushima and in 1614 to Nagasaki; he was burned alive in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more