Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1178-1250; daughter of royal parents; married her cousin, King Alfonso IX of Leon, and bore him several children, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; she returned to Portugal and founded a monastery, accomodating 300 nuns, and she lived there; in about 1231, at the request of Alfonso's second wife and widow, Berengaria, she settled a dispute among their children over the succession of the throne of Leon; she returned to Lorvao and became a nun
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/25
Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

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<li>Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1178-1250; daughter of royal parents; married her cousin, King Alfonso IX of Leon, and bore him several children, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; she returned to Portugal and founded a monastery, accomodating 300 nuns, and she lived there; in about 1231, at the request of Alfonso's second wife and widow, Berengaria, she settled a dispute among their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/shopping/?category=28">children</a>&nbsp;over the succession of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=11541">throne</a> of Leon; she returned to Lorvao and became a nun</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48</li>
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