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Friday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I; Roman slave who lost money which was entrusted to him; he was released to make restitution, was arrested for brawling in a synagogue, and was condemned to the mines in Sardinia; after winning freedom he became manager of the Christian burial ground, still called the cemetery of St. Callistus; elected pope, and his opponent, Hippolytus, became the first antipope; Callistus was martyred during a local disturbance in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/22 Gospel: Luke 12:1-7

Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edward the Confessor, 1003-1066; brought up a Norman, but was acclaimed king of England in 1042l his reign was peace, but struggles were caused partly by his natural inclination to favor the Normans; in later years, he build St. Peter's Abbey at Westminster--the site of the present abbey--where he is buried; his piety gained him the surname, "the Confessor" Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/13/22 Gospel: Luke 11:47-54

Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king who converted to Christianity, and spent the final six years of his reign as a devout Catholic monarch who brought peace to his kingdom; slain in a military battle, and is venerated as a martyr Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/22 Gospel: Luke 11:42-46

Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; born in rural Italy, ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; elected pope just before his 78th birthday; called for the Second Vatican Council; took his work seriously, but not himself, and was known for his wit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/22 Gospel: Luke 11:37-41

Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572, born in Spain to an important family; after being widowed, he entered the Jesuits; helped establish what is now the Gregorian University in Rome; political and spiritual advisor to the emperor; founded a dozen colleges; elected head of the Jesuits at age 55 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/22 Gospel: Luke 11:29-32

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/9/22 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Keyne; Fifth Century woman of Wales who refused suitors' offers of marriage and became a hermitess, traveling, while founding churches in South Wales, Cornwall, and Somerset Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/8/22 Gospel: Luke 11:27-28

Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary; observance established by St. Pius V in 1573, in thanksgiving for a Christian victory in the Battle of Lepanto Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/7/22 Gospel: Luke 11:15-26

Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, 1811-1849; born in Quebec, educated by the Sisters of Notre Dame; at the bishop's invitation, she founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to Christian education; she remained unswerving in her concern for the poor, and died at the age of 38 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/6/22 Gospel: Luke 11:5-13

Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, 1905-1938; born in what is now west-central Poland; as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, she carried out her work faithfully, and received revelations from the Lord Jesus--who chose to emphasize his mercy and forgiveness for sins acknowledged and confessed; thus, St. Faustina is linked with the Feast of Divine Mercy, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and the Divine Mercy prayer; she died of tuberculosis in Krakow, Poland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/5/22 Gospel: Luke 11:1-4

Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; serious illness brought him to a conversion; he heeded the Lord's call, "Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down"; he never intended to found an order, but once it began he protected it and accepted all legal strructures needed to support it; his devotion an loyalty to the Church were absolute; received the stigmata two years before his death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/4/22 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42

Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Theodora Guerin, 1798-1856; born in France; joined the Sisters of Prividence in 1823; she was sent, with five sisters, to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1840, to form a new religious congeregation, and care for the sick poor; she and her community persevered despite fires, crop failures, prejudice against Catholic women religious, misunderstandings, and separation from their original congregation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/3/22 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/2/22 Gospel: Luke 17:5-10

Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Therese of Lisieux, 1873-1897; the "Little Flower" lived a cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of Lisieux; her preference was for "hidden sacrifice," saying that "to pick up a pin for love can convert a soul"; her autobiography, "The Story of a Soul," is read and loved throughout the world Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/1/22 Gospel: Luke 10:17-24

Friday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Jerome, 345-420; avid student, thorough scholar, prodigious letter-writer, and consultant to monk, bishop, and pope; translated the Bible into what became known as the Vulgate; traveled extensively in Palestine, and settled in Bethlehem, in what was believed to be the cave of the Lord's nativity, where he died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/30/22 Gospel: Luke 10:13-16

Feast of the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Thursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/29/22 Gospel: John 1:47-51

Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-935; born near Prague, the son of Duke Wratislaw, who was murdered; after a coup in 922, Wenceslaus became the ruler; after Wenceslaus had a son, his brother Boleslaus was no longer successor to the throne, so he and a group of dissenters murdered Wenceslaus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/28/22 Gospel: Luke 9:57-62

Tuesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Vincent de Pau, 1580-1660; became leader of what is now known as the Congreagation of Mission, or the Vincentians, who devote themselves to people in smaller towns and villages; eventually formed confraternities, from which sprang the Daughters of Charity; patron of all charitable societies Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/22 Gospel: Luke 9:51-56

Monday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; Third Century brothers skilled in the science of medicine; took no money for their services; captured as Christians during the persecution of Diocletian, tortured, and martyred; the patrons of pharmacists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/22 Gospel: Luke 9:46-50

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/22 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31