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Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; fifth son of the Wessex king; received as a godson by Pope Leo IV; became king, and spent most of his reign in conflict with the Danes; he was a patron of the arts, literature, and especially the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/23 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53