Daybreak

Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690; entered the order of the Visitation Nuns at the age of 24; characterized by a fellow novice as simple, and frank, but above all, kind and patient under sharp criticism and correction; received the first of her revelations in 1674 when Christ requested that his love for humankind be made evident through her; Christ appeared to her at intervals over 13 months; his human heart was to be the symbol of His divine-human love; Christ called her to be a sacrificial victim for the shortcomings of her own sisters, and to make this known; died at the age of 43 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/24 Gospel: Luke 11:42-46