Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Narcisa De Jesus Martillo Moran, 1832-1869; born in Ecuador, orphaned at an early age, she worked as a seamstress; she resolved to consecrate her virginity to Christ and to spend the rest of her life offering prayers and penances to God in expiation for mankind’s sins; she spent eight hours per day in prayer, four hours per night in mortifications, ate a very austere diet, and lived in humble living quarters; she was frequently seen in a state of ecstasy; she died at the age of 37 in Lima, Peru
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/25
Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

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<li>Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Narcisa De Jesus Martillo Moran, 1832-1869; born in Ecuador, orphaned at an early age, she worked as a seamstress; she resolved to consecrate her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=12105">virginity</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/clife/jesus">Christ</a>&nbsp;and to spend the rest of her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=7101">life</a>&nbsp;offering&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/prayers">prayers</a>&nbsp;and penances to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5217">God</a> in expiation for mankind&rsquo;s sins; she spent eight hours per day in prayer, four hours per night in mortifications, ate a very austere diet, and lived in humble living quarters; she was frequently seen in a state of ecstasy; she died at the age of 37 in Lima, Peru</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30</li>
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