Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; elected in 1566, and given the task of implementing the reforms called for by the Council of Trent; he ordered the founding of seminaries, published a new missal, new breviary, and new catechism; he built hospitals, and gave money to the poor; he continued to wear his Dominican habit, leading to the custom of the pope wearing a which cassock

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<li>Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; elected in 1566, and given the task of implementing the reforms called for by the Council of Trent; he ordered the founding of seminaries, published a new missal, new breviary, and new catechism; he built hospitals, and gave money to the poor; he continued to wear his Dominican habit, leading to the custom of the pope wearing a which cassock</li>
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Daybreak for April 30, 2024

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Simon Stock; as a young man, he went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he joined a group of Carmelites with whom he later returned to Europe; he founded many Carmelite communities, especially in university towns, such as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, and Bologna; he was elected superior-general of the order in 1254; earlier, in 1251, received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who held a brown scapular in one hand, and said, "He who dies clothed with this habit shall be preserved from eternal fire"
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/16/24
Gospel: John 17:20-26

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<li>Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Simon Stock; as a young man, he went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he joined a group of Carmelites with whom he later returned to Europe; he founded many Carmelite communities, especially in university towns, such as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, and Bologna; he was elected superior-general of the order in 1254; earlier, in 1251, received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who held a brown scapular in one hand, and said, "He who dies clothed with this <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5473">habit</a> shall be preserved from eternal fire"</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/16/24</li>
<li>Gospel: John 17:20-26</li>
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Daybreak for May 16, 2024

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of St. Isidore the Farmer, 1070-1130; worked on the estate of a wealthy landowner near Madrid; he rose early in the morning to go to church and spent many a holiday devoutly visiting the churches of Madrid and surrounding areas; communed with God while walking behind the plow; known for his love of the poor, and his concern for proper treatment of animals
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/24
Gospel: John 17:11-19

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<li>Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Isidore the Farmer, 1070-1130; worked on the estate of a wealthy landowner near Madrid; he rose early in the morning to go to church and spent many a holiday devoutly visiting the churches of Madrid and surrounding areas; communed with God while walking behind the plow; known for his love of the poor, and his concern for proper treatment of animals</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/24</li>
<li>Gospel: John 17:11-19</li>
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Daybreak for May 15, 2024

Feast of St. Matthias, apostle
Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/24
Gospel: John 15:9-17

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<li>Feast of St. Matthias, apostle</li>
<li>Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/24</li>
<li>Gospel: John 15:9-17</li>
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