Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Edmund the Martyr; elected king of the East Angles in 855, at the age of 14; in 869-870, the Danes invaded, and Edmund was captured; after extreme torture, he was beaded and died calling upon Jesus; his shrine gave birth to the town, Bury St. Edmund's
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/24
Gospel: Luke 19:11-28

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<li>Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Edmund the Martyr; elected king of the East Angles in 855, at the age of 14; in 869-870, the Danes invaded, and Edmund was captured; after extreme torture, he was beaded and died calling upon Jesus; his shrine gave birth to the town, Bury St. Edmund's</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 19:11-28</li>
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Daybreak for November 20, 2024

Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Cecila; legend has it that she was a young Christian of high rank betrothed to a Roman named Valerian; he converted, and was martyred, along with his brother; the legend tells us that in about 240 A.D., Cecilia was struck on the neck with a sword three times, and lived for three days, during which time she asked the pope to convert her house to a church; since the time of the Renaissance, she has been portrayed with either a viola or a small organ, and she is the patroness of musicians
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/22/24
Gospel: Luke 19:45-48

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<li>Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Cecila; legend has it that she was a young Christian of high rank betrothed to a Roman named Valerian; he converted, and was martyred, along with his brother; the legend tells us that in about 240 A.D., Cecilia was struck on the neck with a sword three times, and lived for three days, during which time she asked the pope to convert her house to a church; since the time of the Renaissance, she has been portrayed with either a viola or a small organ, and she is the patroness of musicians</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/22/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 19:45-48</li>
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Daybreak for November 22, 2024

Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; a non-Biblical source tells us that Ann and Joachim presented Mary to God in the temple when she was 3, to carry out a promise made to God when Anna was still childless; the feast emphasizes that the holiness conferred on Mary from the beginning of her life on earth continued through her early childhood and beyond
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/24
Gospel: Luke 19:41-44

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<li>Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; a non-Biblical source tells us that Ann and Joachim presented Mary to God in the temple when she was 3, to carry out a promise made to God when Anna was still childless; the feast emphasizes that the holiness conferred on Mary from the beginning of her life on earth continued through her early childhood and beyond</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 19:41-44</li>
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Daybreak for November 21, 2024

Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; born inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the city of Vilnius; he was a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest, who founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians; first male Discalced Carmelite to be beatified since St. John of the Cross
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/24
Gospel: Luke 19: 1-10

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<li>Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; born inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the city of Vilnius; he was a teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest, who founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians; first male Discalced Carmelite to be beatified since St. John of the Cross</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 19: 1-10</li>
</ul>

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