Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Acacus; bishop of Amida, Mesopotamia; sold sacred vessels of the church to aid victims of the Persian persecution; King Bahram V was so impressed that he ordered the cessation of persecutions of Christians; St. Acacus died in 425 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/9/24
Gospel: John 3:7-15

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<li>Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Acacus; bishop of Amida, Mesopotamia; sold sacred vessels of the church to aid victims of the Persian persecution; King Bahram V was so impressed that he ordered the cessation of persecutions of Christians; St. Acacus died in 425 A.D.</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/9/24</li>
<li>Gospel: John 3:7-15</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for April 9, 2024

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; when elected, he "inherited" the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; Italy's emperor subscribed to the heresy, but was tolerant of Catholics; when the eastern emperor began imposing severe sanctions on Arians, John was sent to try to negotiate softer measures; on returning, John was imprisoned, as the western emperor was suspicious of a conspiracy; John died in prison
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/18/24
Gospel: John 21:20-25

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<li>Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; when elected, he "inherited" the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; Italy's emperor subscribed to the heresy, but was tolerant of Catholics; when the eastern emperor began imposing severe sanctions on Arians, John was sent to try to negotiate softer measures; on returning, John was imprisoned, as the western emperor was suspicious of a conspiracy; John died in prison</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/18/24</li>
<li>Gospel: John 21:20-25</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for May 18, 2024

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Paschal Baylon, 1540-1592; worked as a shepherd for his father, performed miracles, and was distinguished for his austerity, and taught himself to read; became a Franciscan lay brother in 1564; he practiced rigorous asceticism and displayed a deep love for the Blessed Sacrament, so much so that while on a mission to France, he defended the doctrine of the Real Presence against a Calvinist preacher; Paschal died at a friary in Villareal
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/24
Gospel: John 21:15-19

<ul>
<li>Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Paschal Baylon, 1540-1592; worked as a shepherd for his father, performed miracles, and was distinguished for his austerity, and taught himself to read; became a Franciscan lay brother in 1564; he practiced rigorous <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1132">asceticism</a> and displayed a deep love for the Blessed Sacrament, so much so that while on a mission to France, he defended the doctrine of the Real Presence against a Calvinist preacher; Paschal died at a friary in Villareal</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/24</li>
<li>Gospel: John 21:15-19</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for May 17, 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

<ul>
<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>
</ul>

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