Morning Prayer - THURSDAY, 3 Nov 2022

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - November 3, 2022 | Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, Religious

"Amen, I say to you: That you who have left all and followed me, I will receive a hundredfold and possess eternal life." - Mt 19:27-29

Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, religious (1579-1639), who lived a life of fasting, prayer and penance as a Dominican lay brother. He was born in Peru of a Spanish knight and a Negro woman from Panama. Martin inherited the features and dark complexion of his mother, and for that reason his noble father eventually turned the boy out of his house. After a turn as a surgeon's apprentice, the young man joined the Dominicans as a lay brother and was put in charge of the infirmary of a friary in Lima. Soon he was caring for the sick of the city and the slaves brought to Peru from Africa —not to mention the animals with which he is often pictured. Martin had the gift of miracles; and although he had no formal training, he was often consulted on theological questions by great churchmen of his day. St. Rose of Lima and St. Juan Macias were among his close friends. He is unofficially called the patron of social justice.

Remember to pray for the Poor Souls in Purgatory from November 1 through the 8th.

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