Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/26
Gospel: John 14:1-6

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<li>Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 14:1-6</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for May 1, 2026

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Maximus of Jerusalem; succeeded St. Macanus as bishop of Jerusalem around 335; he was crippled by tortures received during the persecutions of his day; originally opposed St. Athanasius, but repented and became a strong enemy of the Arians; Maximus died in 350
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/5/26
Gospel: John 14:27-31a

<ul>
<li>Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Maximus of Jerusalem; succeeded St. Macanus as bishop of Jerusalem around 335; he was crippled by tortures received during the persecutions of his day; originally opposed St. Athanasius, but repented and became a strong enemy of the Arians; Maximus died in 350</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/5/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 14:27-31a</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for May 5, 2026

Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Conleth, 450-519; he became a hermit living along Ireland’s Liffey River, at Old Connell; the renowned Irish abbess Saint Brigid, upon meeting Conleth, was so impressed by him that she subsequently persuaded him to become the governing bishop of her double monastery at Kildare; he was a gifted copyist and illuminator of manuscripts, and was likewise skilled in metalworking; a crosier kept in a museum of the Royal Irish Academy is said to have been made by Conleth
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/4/26
Gospel: John 14:21-26

<ul>
<li>Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Conleth, 450-519; he became a hermit living along Ireland&rsquo;s Liffey River, at Old Connell; the renowned Irish <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=18">abbess</a>&nbsp;Saint Brigid, upon meeting Conleth, was so impressed by him that she subsequently persuaded him to become the governing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1918">bishop</a> of her double monastery at Kildare; he was a gifted copyist and illuminator of manuscripts, and was likewise skilled in metalworking; a <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3521">crosier</a>&nbsp;kept in a museum of the Royal Irish Academy is said to have been made by Conleth</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/4/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 14:21-26</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for May 4, 2026

Fifth Sunday of Easter
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/3/26
Gospel: John 14:1-12

<ul>
<li>Fifth Sunday of Easter</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/3/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 14:1-12</li>
</ul>

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