Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Margaret of Hungary, 1242-1271; a princess among nuns of noble descent in a convent on an island ... Read more

Memorial of St. Anthony, the abbot (also known as St. Anthony of Egypt), 251-356; gave up his inheritance, and lived most of his life in solitude; founded a monastery with ... Read more

Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Fursey; Irish monastic founder; praised by St. Bede and others; died 650 A.D. Office of Readings and ... Read more

Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Paul the Hermit, 229-342; born in Egypt; lived much of his adult life in a desert cave; ... Read more

Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Felix of Nola; Third Century priest of Nola, near Naples, Italy; assistant to Bishop St. Maximus of ... Read more

Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers, 315-368; defender of the divinity of Christ when Arianism was popular; exiled to Phrygia, but ... Read more

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord; final day of the Christmas season Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/20 Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/Daybreak/Daybreak20200112.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | ... Read more

Saturday after Epiphany Saint of the Day: St. Paulinus of Aquileia, 726-804; born in Italy, and worked on his family’s farm; as a priest, became a renowned grammar professor; became ... Read more

Friday after Epiphany Saint of the Day: St. William of Bourges, 1155-1209; ordained a priest, and became a monk, known for devotion to the Blessed Sacrament; reluctantly became archbishop of ... Read more

Thursday after Epiphany Saint of the Day: St. Waningus; nobleman of the court of King Clotaire III of Neustria (part of modern-day France); gave up a worldly life and entered ... Read more

Wednesday after Epiphany Saint of the Day: St. Apollinaris; Second Century bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia; reminded the Roman emperor of the favors he had received through the prayers of ... Read more

Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penafort, 1175-1275; born into the Spanish nobility; made a compilation of church law which was used until 1917; succeeded St. Dominic as head of ... Read more