Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1581-1654; a native of Spain, sailed to the New World in 1610 to be a missionary; settled at Cartegena, a center of slave trade; as soon as a slave ship entered port, he went to the hold and gave the exhausted passengers medicines, food, bread, brandy, lemons, and tobacco; with the help of an interpreter, he gave basic instructions, and assured them of their human dignity and God's love; he instructed and baptized an estimated 300,000 slaves in 40 years; following an illness, he died
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/24
Gospel: Luke 6:6-11

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<li>Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1581-1654; a native of Spain, sailed to the New World in 1610 to be a missionary; settled at Cartegena, a center of slave trade; as soon as a slave ship entered port, he went to the hold and gave the exhausted passengers medicines, food, bread, brandy, lemons, and tobacco; with the help of an interpreter, he gave basic instructions, and assured them of their human dignity and God's love; he instructed and baptized an estimated 300,000 slaves in 40 years; following an illness, he died</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 6:6-11</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for September 9, 2024

Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Paphnutius; spent several years in the desert under the direction of St. Anthony, then became bishop in the Upper Thebaid; lost his right eye, was hamstrung in one leg, and was sent to work in the mines under Emperor Maximinus; after restoration of peace, Paphnutius returned to his flock; zealous in defending the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy; known for his holiness; he was an outstanding figure of the first General Council of the Church, held at Nicaea in the year 325
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/24
Gospel: Luke 6:20-26

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<li>Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Paphnutius; spent several years in the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3788">desert</a> under the direction of St. Anthony, then became <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1918">bishop</a> in the Upper Thebaid; lost his right eye, was hamstrung in one leg, and was sent to work in the mines under Emperor Maximinus; after restoration of peace, Paphnutius returned to his flock; zealous in defending the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy; known for his holiness; he was an outstanding figure of the first General Council of the Church, held at <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=8435">Nicaea</a> in the year 325</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 6:20-26</li>
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Daybreak for September 11, 2024

Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Peter Martinez; lived in the Tenth Century; he was a leader of the Spanish Reconquista, a centuries-long series of battles by Christian states to expel the Muslims (Moors), who from the 8th century ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula;  born in Galicia, Spain, he became a Benedictine in about 950; he was appointed abbot of St. Martin of Antealares at Compostela, and he was named archbishop of that see about 986; he is traditionally credited as one of the composers of the Salve Regina
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/24
Gospel: Luke 6:12-19

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<li>Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Peter Martinez; lived in the Tenth Century; he was a leader of the Spanish Reconquista, a centuries-long series of battles by Christian states to expel the Muslims (Moors), who from the 8th century ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula;  born in Galicia, Spain, he became a Benedictine in about 950; he was appointed <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=22">abbot</a> of St. <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=7629">Martin</a> of Antealares at Compostela, and he was named <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1015">archbishop</a> of that see about 986; he is traditionally credited as one of the composers of the Salve Regina</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 6:12-19</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for September 10, 2024

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/24
Gospel: Mark 7:31-37

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<li>23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 7:31-37</li>
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