Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century martyrs, written of by Pope St. Damasus some 300 years after their deaths; they were soldiers in the Roman army, and converted by a "miracle of faith"; martyred, but by what means unknown
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/23
Gospel: John 15:12-17

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<li>Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century martyrs, written of by Pope St. Damasus some 300 years after their deaths; they were soldiers in the Roman army, and converted by a "miracle of faith"; martyred, but by what means unknown</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/23</li>
<li>Gospel: John 15:12-17</li>
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Daybreak for May 12, 2023

Saturday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Gamaliel; rabbinical teacher, mentor of St. Paul; mentioned in the Acts of the Apostle as advising the JewishSanhedrin in Jerusalem to release St. Peter and other apostles; reportedly became a Christian
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/3/24
Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12

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<li>Saturday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Gamaliel; rabbinical teacher, mentor of St. Paul; mentioned in the Acts of the Apostle as advising the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=6511">Jewish</a> <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=10419">Sanhedrin</a> in <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=6304">Jerusalem</a> to release <a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5358">St. Peter</a> and other apostles; reportedly became a Christian</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/3/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12</li>
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Daybreak for August 3, 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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