Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa; he and his companions were martyred by the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, for refusing his immoral sexual advances; Charles was burned to death on June 3, 1886
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/25
Gospel: John 17:1-11a

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<li>Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa; he and his companions were martyred by the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, for refusing his immoral sexual advances; Charles was burned to death on June 3, 1886</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/25</li>
<li>Gospel: John 17:1-11a</li>
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Daybreak for June 3, 2025

Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. John of Ravenna, 477-494; Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who saved his people from the fury of Attila the Hun; served as bishop from 452 to 494; also faced the Ostrogoths, under King Theodoric the Great, who invaded the region and became the chief political power in the years following the final deposition of the Roman emperors in the West in 476
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/26
Gospel: Mark 1:14-20

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<li>Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. John of Ravenna, 477-494; Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who saved his people from the fury of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1227">Attila the Hun;&nbsp;served as&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1918">bishop</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1227"> from 452 to 494;&nbsp;also faced the Ostrogoths, under King Theodoric the Great, who invaded the region and became the chief political power in the years following the final&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3772">deposition</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1227">&nbsp;of the Roman emperors in the West in 476</a></li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 1:14-20</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for January 12, 2026

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Final Day of the Christmas Season
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/11/26
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17

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<li>Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Final Day of the Christmas Season</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/11/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for January 11, 2026

Saturday after Epiphany
Saint of the Day: St. Gregory of Nyssa, 335-394; part of a family which gave many years of service and five saints to the Church; he became bishop of Nyssa in 371; during a trip to Jerusalem, he was forced to defend his Christology, although he was then and is now well-known for his Trinitarian theology; in 394, he attended a synod in Constantinople and is thought to have died shortly after that when mention of him in church records ceases
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/10/26
Gospel: John 3:22-30

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<li>Saturday after Epiphany</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Gregory of Nyssa, 335-394; part of a family which gave many years of service and five saints to the Church; he became bishop of Nyssa in 371; during a trip to Jerusalem, he was forced to defend his Christology, although he was then and is now well-known for his Trinitarian theology; in 394, he attended a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=11213">synod</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3297">Constantinople</a>&nbsp;and is thought to have died shortly after that when mention of him in church records ceases</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/10/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 3:22-30</li>
</ul>

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