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Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More; John Fisher was bishop of Rochester, More was Chancellor of England; both refused to approve King Henry VIII’s divorce and remarriage and establishment of the Church of England; both were executed in 1535 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/22/21 Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14

Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, 1568-1591; decided on religious life, and made a vow of perpetual virginity at age 9; received first Holy Communion from St. Charles Borromeo; joined the Jesuits at 18; served in a hospital during the plague of 1587 in Milan, and died from it at age 23 Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/21 Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/20/21 Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 950-1027; founded monasteries and hermitages across Italy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/21 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34

Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; first embraced a diplomatic career, then became a priest, bishop of Bergamo, and then Cardinal; worked to implement reforms of the Council of Trent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/21 Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23

Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1176-1250; daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal; married her cousin and bore him several children, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; founded a Benedictine monastery, and lived there, likely eventually becoming a nun Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/21 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Luthgard, 1182-1246; one of the outstanding mystics of the Middle Ages; born in Belgium, became a Benedictine and had many mystical experiences; to avoid being made an abbess, she joined the Cistercians; blind for the final eleven years of her life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/21 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alice, 1220-1250; born near Brussels, entered a Cistercian convent at the age of 7, and remained for the rest of her life; known for her spirit of humility; contracted leprosy, paralysis, and blindness; her greatest consolation came from reception of the Holy Eucharist; patroness of the blind and the paralyzed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph the Hymnographer, 810-886; the most prolific of the Greek hymn writers; credited with the composition of about a thousand canons Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/13/21 Gospel: Mark 4:26-34

Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/21 Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/21 Gospel: John 19:31-37

Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus, Seventh Century bishop of Paris; worked to improve the lot of the poor; erected the first real hospital in Paris, dedicated to St. Christopher; welcomed the Benedictines into his diocese; died about 661 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, Fourth Century; wrote hundreds of hymns; served as teacher, and possibly deacon, under four bishops of Nisibis; died 373 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19

Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1090-1154; born into a powerful English family; nominated archbishop of York in 1140, but local clergy were less than enthusiastic, thus he didn’t actually become the archbishop until 1154; died two months later, and miracles were attributed to him after his death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16

Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; brother of Saints Winebald and Walburga, cousin to St. Boniface; assisted his cousin’s missionary work in Germany; founded a double monastery, headed by his brother and sister; served as bishop of Eichstatt for some four decades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/21 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/21 Gospel: Matthew 14:12-16, 22-26

Memorial of St. Boniface, 675-754; sent by Pope Gregory II to evangelize the Germanic tribes and reform the German church; Boniface and 53 companions were massacred while he was preparing converts for confirmation Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/21 Gospel: Mark 12:38-44

Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; Sixth Century Welsh monk who attracted many followers, even while living as a hermit; known for miracles; died 564 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/21 Gospel: Mark 12:35-37

Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles and 22 others were martyred for refusing the immoral advances of the Ugandan leader Mwanga, in 1886 Thursday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/21 Gospel: Mark 12:28-34