Saturday of the Third Week of EasterSaint of the Day: St. Agnes of Montepulciano, 1268-1317; entered the monastery of Montepulciano at the age of nine; four years later, Pope Nicholas IV asked her to assist in the foundation of a new convent at Procena; at 15, she became head of the nuns there; the people of Montepulciano built a new convent to try to lure Agnes back to them; she governed there until her death; she was noted for her visionsOffice of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/20/24Gospel:... Read this story
