Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; successfully lifted the siege of Orléans — a victory military historians still puzzle over — and led Prince Charles VII to his coronation; she was captured by the Burgundians in 1430, sold to the English, and was convicted […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Maximinus of Trier; bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker; he gave refuge to Athansius in 332, and later to St. Paul, patriarch of Constantinople; he was an ardent enemy of the Arian heretics; he was called “one of […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Montjoux, 923-1008; he became a priest, was madeVicar General of Aosta, and spent more than four decades doing missionary work in the Alps; he is especially remembered for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers in the mountain […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; in 596 he set out with his monks to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons of England; he heard stories of the ferocity of the Anglo-Saxons, and the stormy waters of the English Channel, but was reassured by Pope Gregory the Great; King […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Philip Neri, 1515-1595; the saint with the sense of humor; established large-scale social programs in Rome; co-founded the Congregation of the Oratory whose mission was to minister to the thousands of pilgrims flocking to Rome and to the convalesced; remembered for his polished social […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church; instituted by Pope Francis in 2018 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/25/26 Gospel: John 19:25-34 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Solemnity of Pentecost – The outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/26 Gospel: John 20:19-23 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; he studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; at 25, he entered the Capuchins, and served as a gardener and cook; during an epidemic, Crispin effected many miraculous cures; he was also venerated for his prophecies and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1377-1457; after the death of her husband and two sons, she sought to become an Augustinian nun; after six years of petitioning, she was accepted in 1413; she was greatly devoted to the passion of Christ and to serving the sick […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, 1869-1927, and companions; as a parish priest in Jalisco, Mexico, he opened schools, trade shops, and helped organize the town’s water supply; in 1917 the Mexican constitution was edited to include anti-clerical language; the uprising resulted in the Cristero war; Christopher remained […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444; the greatest preacher of his time; at age 20, when the plague hit, he volunteered to run the hospital in Siena; at 22, he entered the Franciscan order, and was ordained two years later; he lived in solitude and prayer […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Maria Bernarda Butler, 1848-1924; Swiss saint who founded the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary, Help of Christians and was a missionary in Ecuador; eventually, her congregation had houses in Colombia, Austria, and Brazil Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more