Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444; the greatest preacher of his time; at age 20, when the plague hit, he volunteered to run the hospital in Siena; at 22, he entered the Franciscan order, and was ordained two years later; he lived in solitude and prayer for almost a dozen years, but was ultimately called to preach; he strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law; he returned to preaching the last two years of his life, and died while traveling
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/20/26
Gospel: John 17:11b-19

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<li>Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444; the greatest preacher of his time; at age 20, when the plague hit, he volunteered to run the hospital in Siena; at 22, he entered the Franciscan order, and was ordained two years later; he lived in solitude and prayer for almost a dozen years, but was ultimately called to preach; he strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law; he returned to preaching the last two years of his life, and died while traveling</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/20/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 17:11b-19</li>
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Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Saint Ephrem is the only Syriac Christian recognized as a doctor of the Church; he had a prolific pen; although he was not a man of great scholarship, his works reflect deep insight and knowledge of the Scriptures; he wrote hymns against the heretics of his day; he would take the popular songs of the heretical groups and using their melodies, compose beautiful hymns embodying orthodox doctrine; he lived in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa; it was here that he died around 373
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/26
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16

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<li>Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Saint Ephrem is the only Syriac Christian recognized as a doctor of the Church; he had a prolific pen; although he was not a man of great scholarship, his works reflect deep insight and knowledge of the Scriptures; he wrote hymns against the heretics of his day; he would take the popular songs of the heretical groups and using their melodies, compose beautiful hymns embodying orthodox doctrine; he lived in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa; it was here that he died around 373</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16</li>
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Daybreak for June 9, 2026

Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Maximinus of Aix; first bishop of Aix, in Provence, France, reportedly one of Christ’s seventy-two disciples and a companion of Saints Mary Magdalen, Mary Cleopas, Martha, and Lazarus; in one account, he is called "the man who had been blind from birth"; Maximinus died in the First Century
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/26
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

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<li>Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Maximinus of Aix; first <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1918">bishop</a> of Aix, in Provence, France, reportedly one of Christ&rsquo;s seventy-two disciples and a companion of Saints <a href="https://www.catholic.org/bookstore/?category=19">Mary</a>&nbsp;Magdalen,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/bookstore/?category=19">Mary</a> Cleopas, Martha, and Lazarus; in one account, he is called "the man who had been blind from birth"; Maximinus died in the First Century</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for June 8, 2026

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/26
Gospel: John 6:51-58

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<li>Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 6:51-58</li>
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