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Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a freed woman of Panama, possibly black or indigenous, and a Spanish grandee of Lima, Peru; they never married, and the father deserted the family; Martin became Dominican, and spent nights in prayer, and days in nursing the sick and caring for the poor; known for ecstasies, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and a remarkable rapport with animals; friend of St. Rose of Lima Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/3/22 Gospel: Luke 15:1-10

Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed, especially those undergoing purification in Purgatory Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/22 Gospel: John 6:37-40

Solemnity of All Saints Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang of Regensburg, 924-994; born in Germany, became Benedictine monk, and then was appointed bishop of Regensburg; he initiated reform of the clergy and of religious life, and had great concern for the poor; died in Austria, while on a journey Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/22 Gospel: Luke 14:12-14

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/22 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Narcissus of Jerusalem; lived well beyond 100 years; became bishop of Jerusalem in the Second Century; known for his holiness, but was falsely accused of a crime, and used the opportunity to retire and live in solitude; he was eventually coaxed into resuming his duties as bishop; died about 216 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/22 Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-11

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles; in the gospels of Matthew and Mark, Jude is known as Thaddeus; Simon is called "the Zealot"--party of extreme Jewish nationalism, sometimes prone to violence Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/22 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16

Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius' foundations in the Delta; died 372 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/22 Gospel: Luke 13:31-35

Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton,1486-1535; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; opposed the Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was ultimately executed, along with four companions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/22 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 846-899; fifth son of the Wessex king; a godson of Pope Leo IV; as king, he spent much time in conflict with the Danes, who were then threatening England; patron of the arts, literature, and the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/22 Gospel: Luke 13:18-21

Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, 1807-1870; born in Spain, studied for priesthood, intending to become a Jesuit, but ill health forced him to serve as a secular priest; in 1849, he founded the Claretians and the Claretian nuns; served as archbishop of Santiago de Cuba 1850-1857; returned to the court of Queen Isabella II as confessor; participated in the First Vatican Council; died in a Cistercian monastery in southern France Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/24/22 Gospel: Luke 13:10-17

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/22 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; ordained in 1946, became a cardinal in 1958, elected pope in 1978; visited 124 countries; instrumental in the fall of communism in eastern Europe; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified 1338 people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/22 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St., Hilarion, 291-371; born in Palestine, and spent time with St. Anthony of Egypt; lived a life of simplicity and hardship in the desert; settled in Cyprus, where he died at about the age of 80; regarded as the founder of monasticism in Palestine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/22 Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; with a strong devotion to Christ's Passion, he founded the Congregation of the Passion, better known as the Passionistsk who preached to the poor and exercised rigorous penances; elected superior general of the Congregation in 1747, he spent the remainder of his life in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/22 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and companions, the Jesuit martyrs of North America; they worked among the Huron Indians, and were martyred between 1642 and 1649, canonized in 1930 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/19/22 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

Feast of St. Luke; author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; the only Gentile Christian among the Gospel writers; died about 84 A.D. Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/22 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; bishop of Antioch, sentenced to death in Rome during a persecution of Christians; famous for the seven letters he wrote while on the journey to Rome; met the lions in Circus Maximus in about 107 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/22 Gospel:Luke 12:13-21

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/22 Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582; spent much of her time and energy--with the assistance of St. John of the Cross--seeking to reform herself and the Carmelites, to lead them back to the full observance of the primitive rule; her writings, especially "The Way of Perfection" and "The Interior Castle," have helped generations of believers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/15/22 Gospel: Luke 12:8-12