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>
</ul>

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>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 21, 2024

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>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 20, 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>

Daybreak for November 19, 2024

Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, 1769-1852; born in Grenoble, France; wanted to serve the Indians in America; entered the Visitation of Mary convent at 19; at 49, she traveled with six nuns to St. Charles, Missouri; in her first decade, she suffered nearly every hardship that the American frontier had to offer; finally, at age 72, and in poor health, a mission was founded among the Potawatomi in Sugar Creek, Kansas, and Rose was taken along; she died at the age of 83
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/24
Gospel: Luke 18:35:43

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<li>Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, 1769-1852; born in Grenoble, France; wanted to serve the Indians in America; entered the Visitation of Mary convent at 19; at 49, she traveled with six nuns to St. Charles, Missouri; in her first decade, she suffered nearly every hardship that the American frontier had to offer; finally, at age 72, and in poor health, a mission was founded among the Potawatomi in Sugar Creek, Kansas, and Rose was taken along; she died at the age of 83</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 18:35:43</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 18, 2024

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/24
Gospel: Mark 13:24-32

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<li>33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 13:24-32</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 17, 2024

Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; daughter of Hungarian and Anglo-Saxon royalty; they were shipwrecked on the coast of Scotland, and befriended by King Malcolm, who married Margaret; as queen, Margaret promoted arts and education, and encouraged church synods to correct religious abuses; Margaret and Malcolm had six sons and two daughters; she had certain times for prayer and reading scripture, she ate sparingly and slept little; she was always surrounded by beggars, and never refused them; Malcolm and his oldest son Edward were killed in battle; Margaret, already on her deathbed, died four days later
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/16/24
Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

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<li>Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; daughter of Hungarian and Anglo-Saxon royalty; they were shipwrecked on the coast of Scotland, and befriended by King Malcolm, who married Margaret; as queen, Margaret promoted arts and education, and encouraged church synods to correct religious abuses; Margaret and Malcolm had six sons and two daughters; she had certain times for prayer and reading scripture, she ate sparingly and slept little; she was always surrounded by beggars, and never refused them; Malcolm and his oldest son Edward were killed in battle; Margaret, already on her deathbed, died four days later</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/16/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 18:1-8</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 16, 2024

Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; the eldest son of a powerful and wealthy German lord of military rank; entered the Dominicans, and proceeded  to write a compendium of all knowledge--natural science, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, astronomy, ethics, economics, politics, and metaphysics; it took him 20 years to complete, while he served as an educator at Paris and Cologne, as Dominican provincial, and even as bishop of Regensburg for a short time; St. Albert is the patron of scientists and philosophers
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/24
Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

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<li>Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; the eldest son of a powerful and wealthy German lord of military rank; entered the Dominicans, and proceeded  to write a compendium of all knowledge--natural science, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, astronomy, ethics, economics, politics, and metaphysics; it took him 20 years to complete, while he served as an educator at Paris and Cologne, as Dominican provincial, and even as bishop of Regensburg for a short time; St. Albert is the patron of scientists and philosophers</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 17:26-37</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 15, 2024

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O'Toole, 1128-1180; born at Leinster; taken in a raid, and surrendered to the bishop of Glendalough; he became a monk, and was named archbishop of Dublin in 1161; he aided in negotiations with England following their raid of Ireland; attended the General Lateran Council in Rome in 1179; he was named papal legate to Ireland; while on a mission to King Henry II of England, Lawrence died at Normandy, France
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/24
Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

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<li>Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O'Toole, 1128-1180; born at Leinster; taken in a raid, and surrendered to the bishop of Glendalough; he became a monk, and was named archbishop of Dublin in 1161; he aided in negotiations with England following their raid of Ireland; attended the General Lateran Council in Rome in 1179; he was named papal legate to Ireland; while on a mission to King Henry II of England, Lawrence died at Normandy, France</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 17:20-25</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 14, 2024

Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850-1917; did charitable work at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy, made her vows there, and took the religious habit; when the orphanage was closed, the bishop named Frances the prioress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart; Pope Leo XIII urged Frances to go to New York City to work with the Italian immigrants there; in 35 years, she founded 67 institutions dedicated to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated and the sick; Frances died of malaria in her own Columbus Hospital in Chicago; first American citizen to be canonized a saint
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/24
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

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<li>Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850-1917; did charitable work at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy, made her vows there, and took the religious habit; when the orphanage was closed, the bishop named Frances the prioress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart; Pope Leo XIII urged Frances to go to New York City to work with the Italian immigrants there; in 35 years, she founded 67 institutions dedicated to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated and the sick; Frances died of malaria in her own Columbus Hospital in Chicago; first American citizen to be canonized a saint</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 17:11-19</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for November 13, 2024

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