Daybreak for December 23, 2024

• Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
• Optional Memorial of St. John of Kanty, 1390-1473; ordained a priest, and taught theology, later becoming a parish priest; he later returned to Krakow, and taught Scripture for the remainder of his life; he was a serious, humble man, known to all of the poor of Krakow for his kindness; made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, hoping to be martyred by the Turks; made four pilgrimages to Rom
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/23/24
• Gospel: Luke 1:57-66