Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; first born son of an Italian farming family; ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; became a papal diplomat in 1925; named a cardinal and appointed patriarch of Venice in 1953; elected pope just a month shy of the age of 78; called the Second Vatican Council; most famous encyclicals were "Mother and Teacher" and "Peace on Earth"
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/23
Gospel: Luke 11:1-4

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<li>Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; first born son of an Italian farming family; ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; became a papal diplomat in 1925; named a cardinal and appointed patriarch of Venice in 1953; elected pope just a month shy of the age of 78; called the Second Vatican Council; most famous encyclicals were "Mother and Teacher" and "Peace on Earth"</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/23</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 11:1-4</li>
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