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Daybreak for August 12, 2026

Daybreak

* Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time * Optional Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, 1572-1641; when she became a widow, she took a vow of chastity, and in 1604 began seeking spiritual direction from St. Francis de Sales; in 1610, they formed the Congregation of the Visitation, unique in that it admitted women deemed physically unsuitable by other orders; the members went outside their convents to serve the needy; by the time Jane was canonized, there were 164 communities of the order * Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/12/26 * Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20