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Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Agrippina; came from a good Roman family in the Third Century; she was caught up in the persecutions instituted by Emperor Valerian or Diocletian and was beheaded or scourged in 262; her body was taken to Mineo, Sicily, by three devout Christian women; the gravesite became a popular pilgrimage destination, noted for miracles through Agrippina's intercession Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/23/26 Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14

Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More; Thomas More was married, fathered children, and was elected to parliament; he was made Lord Chancellor of England shortly before Henry VIII took control of the Church of England; Thomas resigned over this, and suffered poverty, imprisonment in the Tower of London, and beheading; John Fisher, Cambridge scholar and bishop of Rochester, was one of 53 others martyred in 1535 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/22/26 Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/26 Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33

Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John of Pulsano, 1070-1139; born in Matera in the kingdom of Naples; he entered the Benedictines, but was disliked because his austerities; joined the community of St. William of Vercelli for a time, leaving to preach at Ban; John spent time as a hermit in Sicily and was imprisoned; he escaped and went to Capua; in his later years, John founded a monastery at Pulsano; he was famous for preaching, prophecy, and miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/20/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34

Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 951-1027; Shocked by witnessing his father win a duel, Saint Romuald fled to a local abbey and entered religious life; he traveled through Italy reforming monasteries and eventually founded the Camaldolese Order; as Saint Peter Damian described, Saint Romuald’s goal was to, “…turn the whole world into a hermitage, and make all the multitude of the people associates of the monastic order” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23

Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; he came from a distinguished Venetian family, embraced a diplomatic career, and then became a priest; he was consecrated as the first bishop of Bergamo; later, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal, and given authority over the diocese of Padua; he guided his flock with pastoral wisdom and deep understanding; St. Gregory Barbarigo worked unceasingly in carrying out the reforms set forth by the Council of Trent; at Padua, he added a library and a printing press Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hypatius of Bithynia, 366-450; born in Phrygia, and became a monk; went to Thrace and became a hermit; then went to Constantinople and Chalcedon; Hypatius is credited with halting a revival of the Olympic games because of their pagan origins; he was known for miracles and prophecies Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Luthgard, 1182-1246; born in Belgium, placed in a Benedictine convent at the age of twelve; she had many mystical experiences, levitated, and had a form of the stigmata; in order to avoid being made an abbess, Lutjgard joined the Cistercians; she lived a mystical life for three decades and was famed for her spiritual wisdom and miracles; during the last eleven years of her life she was blind; one of the outstanding mystics of the Middle Ages Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide; Thirteenth Century contemplative and miracle worker, born in Belgium, and placed in a convent at the age of seven; she was beloved by the nuns because of her humility and goodness, but they found that she had contracted leprosy, and had to be isolated for health reasons; she received many graces, including visions and ecstasies and many miracles were credited to her intercession; going blind and becoming paralyzed, Adelaide died on June 11, 1250 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/26 Gospel: Matthew 9:36-10:8

Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/13/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/26 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30

Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Barnabas; a Levite; not one of the Twelve, but referred to as an "apostle" by St. Luke; he was a friend to St. Paul, and brought him before the apostles, when he was seeking to redeem his reputation; Barnabas and Paul went to Antioch, where they taught Christians for a year; afterwards, Barnabas traveled through Asia Minor and was a respected missionary and advisor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; bishop of Paris from 650 to 661; he labored zealously to improve the lot of the poor and lowly; when the proceeds from the sale of all his possessions did not suffice to relieve their hungry during a famine, he went so far as to sell some of the Church vessels and furniture; he erected the city's first real hospital, dedicated to St. Christopher, which eventually became the Hotel Dieu; he welcomed the Benedictines into his diocese, and encouraged them to set up the Abbey of Denis. he died about 661 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19

Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Saint Ephrem is the only Syriac Christian recognized as a doctor of the Church; he had a prolific pen; although he was not a man of great scholarship, his works reflect deep insight and knowledge of the Scriptures; he wrote hymns against the heretics of his day; he would take the popular songs of the heretical groups and using their melodies, compose beautiful hymns embodying orthodox doctrine; he lived in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa; it was here that he died around 373 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16

Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Maximinus of Aix; first bishop of Aix, in Provence, France, reportedly one of Christ’s seventy-two disciples and a companion of Saints Mary Magdalen, Mary Cleopas, Martha, and Lazarus; in one account, he is called "the man who had been blind from birth"; Maximinus died in the First Century Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/26 Gospel: John 6:51-58

Saturday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Norbert, 1080-1134; in an effort to reform and revitalize his fellow priests,he founded the Norbertine order in 1121; following the rule of St. Augustine, St. Norbert recognized that meaningful clerical reform could only flow from a monastic life -- priests living under a common roof, offering common prayer, and sharing a common table Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/26 Gospel: Mark 12:38-44

Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Boniface, 680-754; sent by Pope Gregory to consolidate the missions in Germany; he became a bishop, and later papal legate. at almost 80, he resigned his positions and retired to Frisia as a missionary, where he was martyred while reading a book Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/26 Gospel: Mark 12:35-37

Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; Sixth Century son of a Welsh king; he became a monk, and went with some friends to Ireland to study; they went to Cornwall, in England, and spent thirty years there; Petroc then made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem, at which time he is also reputed to have reached the Indian ocean where he lived for some time as a hermit on an island; he returned to Cornwall, established a community of his followers, and then became a hermit; he was known for his miracles, and died in 564 while visiting some of his disciples Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/26 Gospel: Mark 12:28-34

Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles was born in 1860, and he became a page in the royal court of Mwanga, the king of the Baganda in the south of what is now Uganda; the king was hostile to Christians, and when Joseph Mkasa, master of the pages and a Catholic, tried to protect the young pages, he was beheaded; Charles was appointed to succeed him; the king demanded that all remaining pages renounce their Christian faith, and when they refused, they were burned to death in 1886 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/26 Gospel: Mark 12:18-27

Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; martyrs under Diocletian's persecution in the early Fourth Century; holding to their faith, they converted the prison keeper, Artemius, and his wife and daughter to Christianity; they were martyred, and later honored by Constantine the Great, who built a basilica in their honor; they are mentioned in the Canon of the Mass Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/26 Gospel: Mark 12:1-12

Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Justin; Second Century martyr and apologist; he came to believe God’s message was embodied in Christian teachings and his conversion account describes that Christian moral beauty and truth brought him to Christ; his writings are well-respected to this day and include such works as A Discourse to the Greeks, On the Soul, and The First and Second Apology, addressed to the Roman Senate Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/26 Gospel: Mark 12:1-12

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/26 Gospel: John 3:16-18

Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; successfully lifted the siege of Orléans — a victory military historians still puzzle over — and led Prince Charles VII to his coronation; she was captured by the Burgundians in 1430, sold to the English, and was convicted of heresy; she was burned at the stake; 25 years later, at a re-trial, she was declared innocent on every count Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/30/26 Gospel: Mark 11:27-33

Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Maximinus of Trier; bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker; he gave refuge to Athansius in 332, and later to St. Paul, patriarch of Constantinople; he was an ardent enemy of the Arian heretics; he was called “one of the most courageous bishops of his time” by St. Jerome; he died in 347 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/29/26 Gospel: Mark 11:11-26

Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Montjoux, 923-1008; he became a priest, was made Vicar General of Aosta, and spent more than four decades doing missionary work in the Alps; he is especially remembered for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers in the mountain passes named Great and Little Bernard, after him; he was proclaimed the patron saint of Alpinists and mountain climbers by Pope Pius XI in 1923 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/28/26 Gospel: Mark 10:46-52

Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; in 596 he set out with his monks to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons of England; he heard stories of the ferocity of the Anglo-Saxons, and the stormy waters of the English Channel, but was reassured by Pope Gregory the Great; King Ethelebert set up a residence for them in Canterbury, and was himself baptized a year later; Augustine was consecrated a bishop in France, and returned to found his see; he died in 605, and is known as the Apostle of England Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/27/26 Gospel: Mark 10:32-45

Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Philip Neri, 1515-1595; the saint with the sense of humor; established large-scale social programs in Rome; co-founded the Congregation of the Oratory whose mission was to minister to the thousands of pilgrims flocking to Rome and to the convalesced; remembered for his polished social graces, cheery disposition, and his ability to lead others into a life a service Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/26/26 Gospel: Mark 10:28-31

Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church; instituted by Pope Francis in 2018 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/25/26 Gospel: John 19:25-34

Solemnity of Pentecost - The outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/26 Gospel: John 20:19-23

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; he studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; at 25, he entered the Capuchins, and served as a gardener and cook; during an epidemic, Crispin effected many miraculous cures; he was also venerated for his prophecies and spiritual wisdom Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/23/26 Gospel: John 21:20-25

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1377-1457; after the death of her husband and two sons, she sought to become an Augustinian nun; after six years of petitioning, she was accepted in 1413; she was greatly devoted to the passion of Christ and to serving the sick nuns in her community; she is invoked as a patron of difficult cases, especially those involving marriage Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for5/22/26 Gospel: John 21:15-19

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, 1869-1927, and companions; as a parish priest in Jalisco, Mexico, he opened schools, trade shops, and helped organize the town's water supply; in 1917 the Mexican constitution was edited to include anti-clerical language; the uprising resulted in the Cristero war; Christopher remained faithful, and he, along with 21 other priests and three laymen, was killed in 1927 for continuing to minister in the rural communities Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/26 Gospel: John 17:20-26

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444; the greatest preacher of his time; at age 20, when the plague hit, he volunteered to run the hospital in Siena; at 22, he entered the Franciscan order, and was ordained two years later; he lived in solitude and prayer for almost a dozen years, but was ultimately called to preach; he strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law; he returned to preaching the last two years of his life, and died while traveling Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/20/26 Gospel: John 17:11b-19

Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Maria Bernarda Butler, 1848-1924; Swiss saint who founded the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary, Help of Christians and was a missionary in Ecuador; eventually, her congregation had houses in Colombia, Austria, and Brazil Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/19/26 Gospel: John 17:1-11a

Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; elected to the papacy in 523; Theodoric the Great to travel to the Byzantine Empire, led by Justin I; the pope obliged, but neither Justin nor the pope changed their views of the heresy of Arianism; when Pope St. John I returned, he was arrested for conspiracy and died a martyr in prison from poor treatment and neglect Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/18/26 Gospel: John 16:29-33

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/26 Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Isidore the Farmer, 1070-1130; spent most of his life working in the fields of a farm outside of Madrid; he was favored with celestial visions and, it is said, the angels sometimes helped him in his work in the fields; he is the patron of farmers, and in 1947, he was declared the patron of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in the United States Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/26 Gospel: John 16:20-23

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (for some areas)--commemorating Jesus' return to His Father in heaven Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/26 Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima; in 1917, Our Lady appeared to three children in Fatima, Portugal, promising that Heaven would grant peace to all the world if Her requests for prayer, reparation and consecration were heard and obeyed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/13/26 Gospel: John 16:12-15

Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century soldiers in the Roman army where they helped carry out the persecution of Christians; they were converted by a "miracle of faith," after which they threw down their weapons and escaped from their camp, to begin their new life in Christ; they were eventually martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/26 Gospel: John 16:5-11