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Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day in the United States Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and companions, the Vietnamese martyrs; St. Andrew of one of 117 people martyred in Vietname between 1820 and 1862; others gave their lives for christ in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/24/22 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Wednesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, 1891-1927; joined the Jesuits in 1911, but fled to Spain to avoid religious persecution; ordained in Belgium in 1925; returned to Mexico, serving a Church forced to go underground; he celebrated the eucharist clandestinely, and ministered other sacraments to small groups of Catholics; arrested on trumped-up charges of attempting to assassinate the president of Mexico; died by firing squad November 23, 1927 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/23/22 Gospel: Luke 21:12-19

Tuesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr; legend has it that her fiancé, Valerian, was martyred along with his brother. Cecilia was struck three times on the neck with a sword, and lived for three days; she asked the pope to convert her home into a church; died about 230 A.D.; patroness of musicians Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/22/22 Gospel: Luke 21:5-11

Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/22 Gospel: Luke 21:1-4

Solemnity of Christ the King Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/22 Gospel: Luke 23:35-43

Saturday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; Discalced Carmelite friar, priest, teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, and royal tutor; founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/22 Gospel: Luke 20:27-40

Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Churches of St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome; both basilicas are built over the burial sites of their respective namesakes Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/22 Gospel: Luke 19:45-48

Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207-1231; married Louis of Thuringia, and bore him three children; led a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor and sick; Louis died in the Crusades, and Elizabeth joined the Secular Franciscan Order; she cared for the poor in a hospital which she had founded; died before her 24th birthday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/22 Gospel: Luke 19:41-44

Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; when her family fled William the Conqueror, they were shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland; she married King Malcom in 1070; promoted the arts and education, encouraged synods, and participated in discussions on correcting religious abuses; she was always surrounded by beggars in public, and never refused them; died four days after her husband was killed in an attack on Alnwick Castle Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/16/22 Gospel: Luke 19:11-28

Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; the "master" of St. Thomas Aquinas; a curious, honest, and diligent scholar; became a Dominican, and wrote a compendium of all knowledge; patron of scientists and philosophers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/22 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O'Toole, 1128-1180; born at Leinster, son of Murtagh, chief of the Murrays; taken hostage and surrendered to the bishop of Glendalough; became a monk, and was named archbishop of Dublin in 1161; negotiated with the invading English, convened a synod, and attended the General Lateran Council; named papal legate to Ireland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/22 Gospel: Luke 18:35-43

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/22 Gospel: Luke 21:5-19

Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; forced to join the army at age 15; became a Christian, and was discharged; became a monk under St. Hilary of Poitiers; founded what may have been the first monastery in France near Poitiers; reluctantly consecrated bishop of Tours Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/22 Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Churh; elected pope in 440; worked at containing heresies, dealing with doctrinal controversy in the Eastern Church, and led the defense of Rome against the barbarian attack; died 461 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/22 Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, in Rome; the cathedral of the diocese of Rome, the "pope's church" Wednesday of the 32nd week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/9/22 Gospel: John 2:13-22

Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Castorius; patron of sculptors; one of the "Four Crowned Martyrs" of Hungary, along with Claudius, Nocostratus, and Symphorian; Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, but they refused to sacrifice to the pagan god; they were imprisoned and executed

Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Engelbert, 1187-1225; son of the count of Berg; excommunicated, but restored to union with the Church; became archbishop of Cologne at the age of 30; slain by his cousin Frederick, whom he had thwarted in an attempt to steal from the nuns of Essen Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/22 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/6/22 Gospel: Luke 20:27-38

Saturday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Elizabeth; a daughter of the line of Aaron, wife of Zechariah, cousin of the Blessed Virgin, mother of John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/5/22 Gospel: Luke 16:9-15

Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; influential in keeping the Council of Trent in session; as bishop of Milan, he initiated neede reform in every phase of Catholic life; during the plague and famine of 1576, he tried to feed 60,000 to 70,000 people daily Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/22 Gospel: Luke 16:1-8