Happy feast of St. Francis Xavier! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the life and legacy of one of the Church’s greatest missionaries. Guests include John Knutsen to talk about this weekend’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, and Kris McGregor from Discerning Hearts to reflect on the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more…

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Collect for the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier

O God, who through the preaching of Saint Francis Xavier won many peoples to yourself, grant that the hearts of the faithful may burn with the same zeal for the faith and that Holy Church may everywhere rejoice in an abundance of offspring. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Support the Retirement Fund for Religious at retiredreligious.org.

Andrew Petiprin is online at spesalviinstitute.org.

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