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Daily readings: August 15 – August 21
Divine Office Week IV Ordinary Form Monday, August 16: Weekday in Ordinary Time or St Stephen of Hungary Ez 24:15-23; Deut 32:18-19, 20, 21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday, August 17: Weekday in Ordinary Time Ez...
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Stephen of Hungary (c 970-1038) was a sincere Christian, concerned to improve the lot of the poor within his kingdom. He also understood, however, that the Church could serve as a means of political...
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Yesterday was the feast of Saint Stephen of Hungary, which has the rank of an optional memorial. I always celebrate optional memorials, unless there is a very good reason not to, and I was thanked by a...
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