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ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori was born at the end of the 17th century and was a brilliant young man. He achieved his doctorate...
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ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

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MEMORIAL: JULY 31 St. Ignatius was born in Northern Spain in the late 15th century as the youngest of 13 children. He eventually became a...
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ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS

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MEMORIAL: JULY 30 St. Peter Chrysologus was born in Imola, Italy, in the late 4th century. He was an educated man who eventually became a...
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ST. MARTHA, MARY & LAZARUS

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MEMORIAL: JULY 29 July 29th was originally the feast of St. Martha, but in 2021 Pope Francis added Martha’s siblings, Mary and Lazarus, to the...
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ST. JOACHIM & ST. ANNE

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MEMORIAL: JULY 26 St. Joachim and St. Anne are the traditional names for the father and mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We have no...
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ST. JAMES THE GREATER

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FEAST: JULY 25 St. James the Greater was the brother of St. John who were both fishermen and sons of Zebedee. James, along with Peter,...
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ST. BRIDGET OF SWEDEN

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MEMORIAL: JULY 23 St. Bridget of Sweden was born in the 14th century. She started having spiritual visions at a very young age and continued...
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MALE AND FEMALE, HE CREATED THEM

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In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, He did so for a purpose. While the beauty of all creation is...
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ST. MARY MAGDALENE

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FEAST: JULY 22 Mary Magdalene is one of the most inspiring followers of Christ. While she is never identified specifically, tradition holds that she is...
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ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI

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MEMORIAL: JULY 21 St. Lawrence was born in Naples in the late 16th century. At the age of 16, Lawrence became a Capuchin and was...
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ST. APOLLINARIS

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MEMORIAL: JULY 20 A disciple of St. Peter, St. Apollinaris was born in the first century AD in Antioch. He became the first Bishop of...
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ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS

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MEMORIAL: JULY 18 St. Camilus was born in Italy in the 16th century. As a young man, he developed a leg disease that left him...
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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

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MEMORIAL: JULY 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a feast that entered the Church’s calendar in the 18th century. However, Mt. Carmel has ties...
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ST. BONAVENTURE

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MEMORIAL: JULY 15 St. Bonaventure was born in the early 13th century just five years after St. Francis of Assisi’s death. He was drawn to...
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ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA

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MEMORIAL: JULY 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha was born into the Mohawk tribe who hated Christians in 1656. However, Jesuit missionaries continued to come and Kateri...