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The Church celebrates two Optional Memorials today: —St. Eusebius of Vercelli (283-371) was a Roman priest of the fourth century. According to the acts relating his martyrdom, he was condemned by Constantius, the Arian Emperor, to be starved to death in a room in his own house. He was buried in the…
Ordinary Time: August 2nd
Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop; Opt Mem of St. Peter Julian Eymard, Priest
The Church celebrates two Optional Memorials today: —St. Eusebius of Vercelli (283-371) was a Roman priest of the fourth century. According to the acts relating his martyrdom, he was condemned by Constantius, the Arian... More
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Ordinary Time: August 1st
Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Today is the Memorial of St. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787). Alphonsus was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. His charity and apostolic spirit led him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer to carry on... More
Ordinary Time: July 31st
Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest
Today is the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). In the year 1521 a cannon ball fractured the left leg of Captain Ignatius Loyola, the future founder of the Jesuits. While he was convalescing, Ignatius read about... More
Ordinary Time: July 30th
Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor; Bl. Solanus Casey, Priest (USA)
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus (406-450) ("the man of golden speech"). St. Peter earned the title of Doctor of the Church for his eloquent sermons, of which some two hundred remain. He... More
Ordinary Time: July 29th
Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus. In the household of Bethany the Lord Jesus experienced the family spirit and friendship, and for this reason the Gospel of John states that he loved... More
Ordinary Time: July 28th
Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates Sts. Nazarius and Celsus (d. 68), first century martyrs, whose bodies were found by St. Ambrose in 395. It is also the commemoration of St. Victor I (d.... More
Ordinary Time: July 27th
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel Excerpt, Cycle C, Luke 11:9-10: And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: July 26th
Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today is the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also the grandparents of Jesus. It was in the home of Saints Joachim and Anne where the Virgin Mary received her training to be the Mother... More
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Ordinary Time: July 25th
Feast of St. James, Apostle
The Feast of St. James, the Apostle, known as the Greater, is celebrated today. The designation "the Greater" is in order to distinguish him from the other Apostle St. James, and it indicates he was chosen first before the other... More
Ordinary Time: July 24th
Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest
The Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlūf (1828-1868) is celebrated today. He was a Lebanese monk, born in a small mountain village and ordained in 1858. Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he spent the last twenty-three... More
Ordinary Time: July 23rd
Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Bridget, Religious
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Bridget (1302-1373), patron saint of Sweden. She married a young prince and lived happily with him for 28 years, bearing him eight children. St. Catherine of Sweden was... More