Saints/Feast to be commemmorated:
St. Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres
Feastday: November 3
Patron of Barbers
1639
St. Martin de Porres was born at Lima, Peru, in 1579. His father was a Spanish gentleman and his mother a coloured freed-woman from Panama. At fifteen, he became a lay brother at the Dominican Friary at Lima and spent his whole life there-as a barber, farm laborer, almoner, and infirmarian among other things.
Martin had a great desire to go off to some foreign mission and thus earn the palm of martyrdom. However, since this was not possible, he made a martyr out of his body, devoting himself to ceaseless and severe penances. In turn, God endowed him with many graces and wondrous gifts, such as, aerial flights and bilocation.
St. Martin's love was all-embracing, shown equally to humans and to animals, including vermin, and he maintained a cats and dogs hospital at his sister's house. He also possessed spiritual wisdom, demonstrated in his solving his sister's marriage problems, raising a dowry for his niece inside of three day's time, and resolving theological problems for the learned of his Order and for bishops. A close friend of St. Rose of Lima, this saintly man died on November 3, 1639 and was canonized on May 6, 1962. His feast day is November 3.
More Saints of the Day
•St. Winifred
•St. Acepsimas
•St. Vulganius
•St. Valentinian
•St. Winifred
•St. Valentine & Hilary
•St. Cristiolus
•St. Domnus of Vienne
•St. Elerius
•St. Englatius
•St. Florus
•St. Germanus
•St. Guenhael
•St. Hermengaudis
•St. Hubert
•St. Malachy O' More
•St. Quaratus
•St. Papulus
•St. Peter Francis Neron
•St. Pirmin
Daily Readings;
12:00 AM (9 minutes ago)
First Reading - Phil 2:12-18
12 And so, my most beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but even more so now in my absence: work toward your salvation with fear and trembling.13 For it is God who works in you, both so as to choose, and so as to act, in accord with his good will.14 And do everything without murmuring or hesitation.15 So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,16 holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.17 Moreover, if I am to be immolated because of the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and give thanks with all of you.18 And over this same thing, you also should rejoice and give thanks, together with me
12:00 AM (8 minutes ago)
Gospel - Lk 14:25-32
25 But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.26 And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.27 And he said to him: ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safely.’28 Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him.29 And in response, he said to his father: ‘Behold, I have been serving you for so many years. And I have never transgressed your commandment. And yet, you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might feast with my friends.30 Yet after this son of yours returned, who has devoured his substance with loose women, you have killed the fatted calf for him.’31 But he said to him: ‘Son, you are with me always, and all that I have is yours.32 But it was necessary to feast and to rejoice. For this brother of yours was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.
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