Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; regarded as the "second founder of Monte Cassino"; born in Brescia, Italy, and joined the Benedictines; Pope St. Gregory asked him to go to Monte Cassino to examine the ruins of the abbey which had been damaged by the Lombards; Petronax gatthered the hermits of the old abbey, and began rebuilding; he was elected abbot and ruled Monte Cassino for three decades
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/6/26
Gospel: John 15:1-8

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<li>Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; regarded as the "second founder of Monte Cassino"; born in Brescia, Italy, and joined the Benedictines; Pope St. Gregory asked him to go to Monte Cassino to examine the ruins of the abbey which had been damaged by the Lombards; Petronax gatthered the hermits of the old abbey, and began rebuilding; he was elected abbot and ruled Monte Cassino for three decades</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/6/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 15:1-8</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for May 6, 2026

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. John of Beverly; born at Harpham, Yorkshire, England in the Seventh Century; studied under Adrian, and on his return to his native land, became a monk at Whitby; he was named bishop of Hexham in 687 and then transferred to York as metropolitan in 705; he was known for his holiness, his preference for the contemplative life, and his miracles; in ill health, John resigned the bishopric of York in 717 and retired to Beverly Abbey, which he had founded, and remained there until his death on May 7, 721
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/7/26
Gospel: John 15:9-11

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<li>Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. John of Beverly; born at Harpham, Yorkshire, England in the Seventh Century; studied under Adrian, and on his return to his native land, became a monk at Whitby; he was named&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1918">bishop</a>&nbsp;of Hexham in 687 and then transferred to York as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=7939">metropolitan</a> in 705; he was known for his holiness, his preference for the contemplative life, and his miracles; in ill health,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=50">John</a>&nbsp;resigned the bishopric of York in 717 and retired to Beverly Abbey, which he had founded, and remained there until his death on May 7, 721</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/7/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 15:9-11</li>
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Daybreak for May 7, 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

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<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>

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