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Daybreak for May 1, 2024
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker; instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to encourage greater devotion to St. Joseph, and as a response to the "May Day" communist celebrations Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/24 Gospel: John 15:1-8
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Daybreak for April 30, 2024
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; elected in 1566, and given the task of implementing the reforms called for by the Council of Trent; he ordered the founding of seminaries, published a new missal, new breviary, and new catechism; he built hospitals…
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Daybreak for April 29, 2024
Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church, 1347-1380; joined the Dominican Third Order at 18, and soon had a group of followers; her letters began to take more and more note of public affairs; she worked for the crusade against the Turks,…
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Daybreak for April 28, 2024
Fifth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/28/24 Gospel: John 15:1-8
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Daybreak for April 27, 2024
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Zita, 1212-1272; born at Monte Sagrati, Italy; from the age of 13, worked as a servant; she was disliked by the other household staff because of her hard work and goodness, and her habit of giving food and clothing to the poor; they eventu…
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Daybreak for April 26, 2024
Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Cletus; the third bishop of Rome, succeeding St. Linus; he was pope from 76 to 89 A.D.; he is styled as a martyr by the Canon of the Roman mass, St. Bede, and other martyrologists; he was buried at the Vatican, near St. Linus Office of Readi…
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Daybreak for April 25, 2024
Feast of St. Mark Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/25/24 Gospel: Mark 16:15-20
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Daybreak for April 24, 2024
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, 1577-1622; a lawyer who left his career to become a Capuchin priest; as a Franciscan, he served the weak and needy; during a severe epidemic, he cared for and cured many soldiers; preached against Calvinists and…
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Daybreak for April 23, 2024
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. George, 280-303; martyr who suffered at Lydda in Palestine, probably before the time of Constantine; the Church believes that he was willing to pay the supreme price to follow Christ--and it is enough; tales of him slaying a dragon, and …
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Daybreak for April 22, 2024
Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Tarbula; Fourth Century Virgin and martyr, the sister of St. Simeon the Persian bishop and martyr; she was consecrated a virgin and met her own martyrdom soon after the death of her brother; she was accused of witchcraft, and of causing sick…
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