Posts archive for 2020

November 3 – Martin de Porres (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) A lay brother of the Dominican Order who lived in Lima, Peru. He is […]

November 2 – Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls) – Eternal God, our maker and redeemer, grant us, with all the faithful departed, the sure benefits […]

November 1 – All Saints’ Day The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of all the saints is an early fourth-century commemoration of “all the […]

First Vespers of All Saints’ Day (Saturday evening) – Lesson – For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and […]

October 31 – Reformation Day – It was not Luther’s intention to divide the Church, much less to start a brand new church. To the end of […]

Friday at Lauds – Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me, in your righteousness. Let me hear of your […]

Thursday at Lauds With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your […]

October 28 – St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles – Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not […]

October 27 – St. Frumentius, Bishop – Amharic ABBA SALAMA (fl. 4th century), Syrian who introduced Christianity into Ethiopia. As first bishop of its ancient capital, Aksum, […]