Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; founded the first teaching congregation of women, and founded the first of what are now called "secular institutes" in the Church
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/27/22
Gospel: Mark 4:21-25

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<li>Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; founded the first teaching congregation of women, and founded the first of what are now called "secular institutes" in the Church</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/27/22</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 4:21-25</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for January 27, 2022

Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, 300-371; born on the isle of Sardinia; first recorded bishop of Vercelli; when a council was called at Milan to settle Catholic-Arian troubles, Eusebius attended, and refused to go along with the condemnation of Saint Athanasius; he laid the Nicene Creed on the table, insisting that all sign it before proceeding; the emperor exiled him in Palestine, Asia Minor, and Egypt; a new emperor allowed Eusebius to return to Vercelli; he died peacefully at the age of 71
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/2/24
Gospel: Matthew 13:54-58

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<li>Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, 300-371; born on the isle of Sardinia; first recorded bishop of Vercelli; when a council was called at Milan to settle Catholic-Arian troubles, Eusebius attended, and refused to go along with the condemnation of Saint Athanasius; he laid the Nicene Creed on the table, insisting that all sign it before proceeding; the emperor exiled him in Palestine, Asia Minor, and Egypt; a new emperor allowed Eusebius to return to Vercelli; he died peacefully at the age of 71</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/2/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 13:54-58</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for August 2, 2024

Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787; born near Naples, graduated in law at the age of 16; entered the ecclesiastical state, and was ordained a priest in 1726; in 1732, he discerned a call from God to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer--also known as the Redemptorists--to labor for the salvation of the most abandoned souls; appointed bishop of St. Agatha in 1756, and retired to his convent in 1775, where he died
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/1/24
Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53

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<li>Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787; born near Naples, graduated in law at the age of 16; entered the ecclesiastical state, and was ordained a priest in 1726; in 1732, he discerned a call from God to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer--also known as the Redemptorists--to labor for the salvation of the most abandoned souls; appointed bishop of St. Agatha in 1756, and retired to his convent in 1775, where he died</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/1/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for August 1, 2024

Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556; he sought a mililtary career, but after an injury which required a long convalescence, he read a Life of Christ and lives of the saints, and began his conversion; in 1534, he and six others began the Society of Jesus, with the approval of Pope Paul III; Ignatius centered his spiritual life on the essential foundations of Christianity—the Trinity, Christ, the Eucharist
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/31/24
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46

<ul>
<li>Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556; he sought a mililtary career, but after an injury which required a long convalescence, he read a Life of Christ and lives of the saints, and began his conversion; in 1534, he and six others began the Society of Jesus, with the approval of Pope Paul III; Ignatius centered his spiritual life on the essential foundations of Christianity—the Trinity, Christ, the Eucharist</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/31/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46</li>
</ul>

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