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Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; belonged to Milanese nobility, but decided to work for the Church; as archbishop of Milan, he was key in keeping the Council of Trent in session when it was about to break up; he instituted much needed reforms in his diocese for both clergy and laity; he gave most of his income to charity, forbade himself all luxury, and imposed severe penances upon himself; died at the age of 46 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/23 Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-11