Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Josaphat, 1580-1623; born in what is now Ukraine, he became a Basilian monk, then a priest, and soon was well known as a preacher and an ascetic; he became bishop of Vitebsk and archbishop of Polotsk; most monks, fearing interference in liturgy and customs, did not want union with Rome; Josaphat went to Vitebsk, where he was martyred, and his body thrown into the river; it was recovered, and is now buried at St. Peter's in Rome; Josaphat is the first saint of the Eastern Church to be canonized by Rome
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/12/25
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

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<li>Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Josaphat, 1580-1623; born in what is now Ukraine, he became a Basilian monk, then a priest, and soon was well known as a preacher and an ascetic; he became bishop of Vitebsk and archbishop of Polotsk; most monks, fearing interference in liturgy and customs, did not want union with Rome; Josaphat went to Vitebsk, where he was martyred, and his body thrown into the river; it was recovered, and is now buried at St. Peter's in Rome; Josaphat is the first saint of the Eastern Church to be canonized by Rome</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/12/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 17:11-19</li>
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Daybreak for November 12, 2025

Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Saint of the Day: St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, 1813-1855; left school at the age of 17 to manage her widowed father's household; she took care of the spiritual needs of young girls working in her father's mills, and she volunteered to work in the Brescia hospital during the 1836 cholera epidemic; later, she founded a home for girls and a school for deaf mutes; in 1840, her spiritual director made her Superior of a group of religious who cared for the sick, the Handmaids of Charity of Brescia
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/25
Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27

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<li>Monday of the Third Week of Advent</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, 1813-1855; left school at the age of 17 to manage her widowed father's household; she took care of the spiritual needs of young girls working in her father's mills, and she volunteered to work in the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2151">Brescia</a> hospital during the 1836 cholera epidemic; later, she founded a home for girls and a school for deaf mutes; in 1840, her spiritual director made her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=11156">Superior</a> of a group of religious who cared for the sick, the Handmaids of Charity of Brescia</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27</li>
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Daybreak for December 15, 2025

Third Sunday of Advent
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/25
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11

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<li>Third Sunday of Advent</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11</li>
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Daybreak for December 14, 2025

Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
Memorial of St. Lucy, virgin and martyr, 283-304. lived a Christian life; but she rejected the advances of a Roman soldier, and was arrested, and martyred; Lucy is the patron saint of eye ailments
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/25
Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13

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<li>Saturday of the Second Week of Advent</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Lucy, virgin and martyr, 283-304. lived a Christian life; but she rejected the advances of a Roman soldier, and was arrested, and martyred; Lucy is the patron saint of eye ailments</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13</li>
</ul>

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