Jul. 10 Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates today: St. Canute (or Knud) (1043-1086), King of Denmark. St. Canute was put to death out of hatred of his faith and his zeal in working […]
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Jul. 9 Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
The Church commemorates the Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong (1746-1815). He was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 other Chinese Catholics. Among their number […]
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Jul. 8 Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Blessed Peter Vigne (1670-1740), a French priest, was beatified on October 3, 2004 by Pope John Paul II and proposed to the universal Church as an […]
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Jul. 7 Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Today’s Roman Martyrology commemorates:
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Jul. 6 Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr, Opt. Mem.
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti (1890-1902). St. Maria was born near Ancona (Italy), the daughter of a poor peasant family. Maria was well known to […]
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Jul. 5 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
From Today’s Gospel: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed […]
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Jul. 4 Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Independence Day (USA), Opt. Mem.
The United States celebrates Independence Day, the national celebration of our Nation’s independence, the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Church in […]
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Jul. 3 Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle, Feast
The Feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle, who at first did not believe, has become for the Church one of the first witnesses to her faith. She is fond of […]
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Jul. 2 Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Sts. Processus and Martinian whose bodies lie in a chapel at St. Peter’s in Rome. During the time when Sts. Peter and Paul were prisoners in […]
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Jul. 1 Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Junípero Serra, Priest (USA), Opt. Mem.
Today the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784). Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He took the name Junípero when […]