Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; Arab-born Christians who were brothers, known for their skill in medicine; they refused payment for their services; their prominence made them targets in the persecution of Diocletian; they were tortured and killed in about 283; patron saints of pharmacists
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/24
Gospel: Luk 9:7-9

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<li>Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; Arab-born Christians who were brothers, known for their skill in medicine; they refused payment for their services; their prominence made them targets in the persecution of Diocletian; they were tortured and killed in about 283; patron saints of pharmacists</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luk 9:7-9</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for September 26, 2024

Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; born in Parma, Italy; became a canon of Holy Cross Abbey in Mortoba; later appointed bishop of Bobbio, Italy, then to the see of Vercelli, where he served as a mediator between the pope and the emperor; in 1205, he was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem; near Albert's residence was Mount Carmel, where a group of hermits lived in separate caves; they asked Albert to provide them with a rule of life, which constituted the beginning of the Carmelite order; Albert was assassinated prior to leaving Palestine for the general Lateran council; he is the patron of the Carmelite orders
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/24
Gospel: Luke 9:1-6

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<li>Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; born in Parma, Italy; became a canon of Holy Cross Abbey in Mortoba; later appointed bishop of Bobbio, Italy, then to the see of Vercelli, where he served as a mediator between the pope and the emperor; in 1205, he was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem; near Albert's residence was Mount Carmel, where a group of hermits lived in separate caves; they asked Albert to provide them with a rule of life, which constituted the beginning of the Carmelite order; Albert was assassinated prior to leaving Palestine for the general Lateran council; he is the patron of the Carmelite orders</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 9:1-6</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for September 25, 2024

Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked that he evangelize Bavaria; he converted Duke Theodo II, and the duke gave him land at Iuvavum where he established the Abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg Convent; Rupert also converted pagan temples into Christian churches and established the salt-mining industry from which the city takes its present name, Salzburg
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/24
Gospel: Luke 8:19-21

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<li>Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked that he evangelize Bavaria; he converted Duke Theodo II, and the duke gave him land at Iuvavum where he established the Abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg Convent; Rupert also converted <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=8888">pagan</a> temples into <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2927">Christian</a> churches and established the salt-mining industry from which the city takes its present name, Salzburg</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 8:19-21</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for September 24, 2024

Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; joined the Capuchins at the age of 15; in 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus; when the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side; the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned, with restrictions placed upon Padre Pio, which were soon reversed; busloads of people came to see him, and his confessional ministry soon took ten hours per day; Padre Pio died in 1968
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/24
Gospel: Luke 8:16-18

<ul>
<li>Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; joined the Capuchins at the age of 15; in 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus; when the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side; the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned, with restrictions placed upon Padre Pio, which were soon reversed; busloads of people came to see him, and his confessional ministry soon took ten hours per day; Padre Pio died in 1968</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 8:16-18</li>
</ul>

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