Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Alexandria, 376-444; in 412, he succeeded his uncle Theopholus as archbishop of Alexandria; in 431, he convened the Council of Ephesus which vindicated Mary’s title as Mother of God; he was a prolific author, writing commentaries on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Isaiah, […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/28a6cc6a-a9c4-4a88-9b7c-b476006d4b18/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer; 1902-1975; born in Spain; in 1918, he sensed that God was asking something of him; he was ordained a priest, and began his pastoral ministry in 1925; in 1928, God showed him that he was to found Opus […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/28cb8569-aa07-4fd2-8a63-b47500468746/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of Vercelli, 1085-1142; born in Vercelli, Italy; brought up as an orphan; became a hermit after a pilgrimage, and attracted so many followers that a monastery was built; the austerity of his rule led to dissension among his followers; so, to […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/a6249383-3e8d-4f8b-bd53-b474004d3dd9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist Wednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/24/26 Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/0e26d5a1-217a-41e9-9315-b4730025a534/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/0e26d5a1-217a-41e9-9315-b4730025a534/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Agrippina; came from a good Roman family in the Third Century; she was caught up in the persecutions instituted by Emperor ValerianorDiocletian and was beheaded or scourged in 262; her body was taken to Mineo, Sicily, by three devout Christian women; the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/a8eb1776-2d2c-4324-90de-b47200634991/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More; Thomas More was married, fathered children, and was elected to parliament; he was made Lord Chancellor of England shortly before Henry VIII took control of the Church of England; Thomas resigned over this, and suffered poverty, imprisonment in […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/97a4344d-9170-4c1c-b176-b471002b49ec/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/26 Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/2fccce79-14b1-4e9a-ba55-b4700048307c/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/2fccce79-14b1-4e9a-ba55-b4700048307c/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John of Pulsano, 1070-1139; born in Matera in the kingdom of Naples; he entered the Benedictines, but was disliked because his austerities; joined the community ofSt. WilliamofVercelli for a time, leaving to preach at Ban; Johnspenttimeas a hermit inSicily and was imprisoned; […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c7fd787f-4938-47a7-b5fc-b46f0058ec4a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 951-1027; Shocked by witnessing his father win a duel, Saint Romuald fled to a local abbey and entered religious life; he traveled through Italy reforming monasteries and eventually founded the Camaldolese Order; as Saint Peter Damian described, Saint Romuald’s goal was to, […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/de6c373a-1b59-4f66-bd95-b46e005d529c/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; he came from a distinguished Venetian family, embraced a diplomatic career, and then became a priest; he was consecrated as the first bishop of Bergamo; later, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal, and given authority over the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/081aed2f-2050-46ad-a7c0-b46d005fe5ea/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hypatius of Bithynia, 366-450; born in Phrygia, and became a monk; went to Thrace and became a hermit; then went to Constantinople and Chalcedon; Hypatius is credited with halting a revival of the Olympic games because of theirpagan origins; he was known […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/f07f0900-761f-49c6-8d5f-b46c0028fa3c/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Luthgard, 1182-1246; born in Belgium, placed in a Benedictine convent at the age of twelve; she had many mystical experiences, levitated, and had a form of the stigmata; in order to avoid being made an abbess, Lutjgard joined the Cistercians; she lived […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/b6da5a8f-5f73-4366-ac3c-b46b004a168d/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more