Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, 1803-1841; born in France, with a desire to be a missionary; joined the Marists at age 28, and was sent to Futuna Island, northeast of Fiji; mastered the language, but had little apparent success aside from a few natives who were baptized; when the chieftain's son asked to be baptized, Fr. Chanel was clubbed to death; but two years later, the whole island became Catholic, and has remained so
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/28/22
Gospel: John 3:31-36

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<li>Thursday of the Second Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, 1803-1841; born in France, with a desire to be a missionary; joined the Marists at age 28, and was sent to Futuna Island, northeast of Fiji; mastered the language, but had little apparent success aside from a few natives who were baptized; when the chieftain's son asked to be baptized, Fr. Chanel was clubbed to death; but two years later, the whole island became Catholic, and has remained so</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/28/22</li>
<li>Gospel: John 3:31-36</li>
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Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; born on Spain’s island of Mallorca, and joined the Franciscans; set out to convert native peoples in the New World; worked in central Mexico and the Baja Peninsula, and then traveled 900 miles north to set his first mission, San Diego; other missions followed; Junipero’s missionary life was a long battle with cold and hunger, with unsympathetic military commanders and even with danger of death from non-Christian native peoples--but he baptized over 6,000 people and confirmed 5,000; he gave the Native Americans the faith and a decent standard of living
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/1/24
Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22

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<li>Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; born on Spain’s island of Mallorca, and joined the Franciscans; set out to convert native peoples in the New World; worked in central Mexico and the Baja Peninsula, and then traveled 900 miles north to set his first mission, San Diego; other missions followed; Junipero’s missionary life was a long battle with cold and hunger, with unsympathetic military commanders and even with danger of death from non-Christian native peoples--but he baptized over 6,000 people and confirmed 5,000; he gave the Native Americans the faith and a decent standard of living</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/1/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22</li>
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Daybreak for July 1, 2024

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/30/24
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43

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<li>13th Sunday in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/30/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 5:21-43</li>
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Daybreak for June 30, 2024

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/29/24
Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19

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<li>Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul</li>
<li>Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/29/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19</li>
</ul>

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