Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1381-1457; spent 18 years in an arranged marriage to a harsh man; Rita was widowed when her husband died in a brawl; tried to enter the Augustinians, but was refused; she was finally allowed entry in 1413, and became known for her austerity, devotion to prayer, and charity; she received visions and wounds on her forehead which resembled the crown of thorns
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/22/23
Gospel: John 16:29-33

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<li>Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1381-1457; spent 18 years in an arranged marriage to a harsh man; Rita was widowed when her husband died in a brawl; tried to enter the Augustinians, but was refused; she was finally allowed entry in 1413, and became known for her austerity, devotion to prayer, and charity; she received visions and wounds on her forehead which resembled the crown of thorns</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/22/23</li>
<li>Gospel: John 16:29-33</li>
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Daybreak for May 22, 2023

Wednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, 1902-1975; knew, in 1918, that God was asking something of him; ordained a priest in 1925; in 1928, he realized that his mission was to found Opus Dei, an institution within the Catholic Church dedicated to helping people in all walks of life to follow Christ, to seek holiness in their daily life and grow in love for God and their fellow men and women; Opus Dei eventually spread first in Spain, and then in other countries; in 1946, St. Josemaria moved to Rome and worked closely with some the Vatican II council fathers; died suddenly in 1975
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/26/24
Gospel: Matthew 7:15-20

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<li>Wednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, 1902-1975; knew, in 1918, that God was asking something of him; ordained a priest in 1925; in 1928, he realized that his mission was to found Opus Dei, an institution within the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2678">Catholic</a> Church dedicated to helping people in all walks of <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=7101">life</a> to follow Christ, to seek <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5813">holiness</a> in their daily <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=7101">life</a> and grow in love for <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5217">God</a> and their fellow men and women; Opus Dei eventually spread first in Spain, and then in other countries; in 1946, St. Josemaria moved to Rome and worked closely with some the Vatican II council fathers; died suddenly in 1975</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/26/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 7:15-20</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for June 26, 2024

Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. William of Vercelli, 1085-1142; became a hermit on Monte Vergine, Italy, and attracted so many followers that a monastery was built; in time, the austerity of his rule led to dissension, and to keep peace, he left, and was taken under the care of Roger I of Naples; Roger built him a monastery at Salermo; William founded monasteries throughout Naples, and died at the Guglielmo monastery near Nusco Italy
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/25/24
Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14

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<li>Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. William of Vercelli, 1085-1142; became a hermit on Monte Vergine, Italy, and attracted so many followers that a monastery was built; in time, the austerity of his rule led to dissension, and to keep peace, he left, and was taken under the care of Roger I of Naples; Roger built him a monastery at Salermo; William founded monasteries throughout Naples, and died at the Guglielmo monastery near <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=8585">Nusco</a> Italy</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/25/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for June 25, 2024

Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist
Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/24/24
Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80

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<li>Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist</li>
<li>Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/24/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80</li>
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