Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622; studied for law, but was ordained a priest and elected provost of the Diocese of Geneva, then a center for the Calvinists, whom Francis attempted–with considerable success–to convert; he preached and distributed little pamphlets explaining true Catholic doctrine; he became […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3cd14b1a-1c3f-4544-98e4-b101003cebfc/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Marianne Cope, 1838-1918; born in Germany, came to the United States two years later with her family, and settled in Utica, New York; she worked in a factory until 1862, and then joined the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d6497646-e9c2-410d-afc3-b100000782f7/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Day of Prayer for Legal Protection of the Unborn Saint of the Day: St. Vincent Saragossa; protomartyr of Spain, a deacon of the Third Century; Vincent and his bishop, Valerius, were apprehended during a persecution; Valerius was banished, but Vincent was tortured to death Office of Readings […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/0545f638-adb0-4688-ac9b-b0fe000d9e24/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/21/24 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/f03e74c6-960c-40d3-9050-b0fd003e0511/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/f03e74c6-960c-40d3-9050-b0fd003e0511/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Saturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Fabian, 200-250; a layman who came to the city of Rome when a new pope was about to be elected; a dove alighting on his was taken as a sign, and he was elected; he led the Church for 14 years, and died […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/f6d07511-916e-4db4-9437-b0fd000a25ad/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Henry of Sweden, 1100-1156; Englishman residing at Rome, who became bishop of Uppsala, Sweden, in 1152; accompanied King Eric in an expedition against the Finns; when Eric returned to Sweden, Henry remained behind to convert the Finns; Henry was slain by a […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/4db8520d-6a9b-4258-b373-b0fb01447e9b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Margaret of Hungary, 1242-1271; daughter of King Bela IV; became a Dominican novice at 12; though a princess, she objected to any special treatment and went out of her way to perform the most menial tasks for the poor and sick; her […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3bb724a5-e320-4894-8634-b0fb0020e26f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Anthony of Egypt, 251-356; spent most of his life in solitude, but drew many people to himself for spiritual healing and guidance; at 54, he founded a sort of monastery of scattered cells; at 60, he hoped to be a martyr in the renewed […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/49cd6a0f-59bd-4fed-98b9-b0fa003f25b7/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph Vaz, 1651-1711; Catholic Oratorian priest from Goa; entered Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) during the Dutch occupation, when Calvinism was the official religion; brought the sacraments to clandestine groups of Catholics; later, in the Kandyan kingdom,  he was able to work freely; […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c1338ebd-ba25-4e17-a985-b0f90034a8f3/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Arnold Jansen, 1837-1909; ordained in 1861, and served as a parish priest and as a chaplain at an Ursuline convent; in 1875, he founded the Society of the Divine Word in Holland to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions; Arnold also […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/a0ef4822-e03b-4bfa-a136-b0f700472eb4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/14/24 Gospel: John 1:35-42 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/0da62f00-dd8a-4cb3-af08-b0f600417f9b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/0da62f00-dd8a-4cb3-af08-b0f600417f9b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saint Hilary of Poitiers, 315-368; raised a pagan, he was converted to Christianity when he met his God of nature in the Scriptures; chosen, against his will, to be the bishop of Poitiers in France, and he took up the battle against the Arian […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/e1d22538-39ca-4de7-ad8b-b0f6001353df/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more