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ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymund Kolbe in 1894. Born in Poland, Kolbe had an apparition from the Virgin Mary at the...
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ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in the 16th century in Dijon, France. Because her mother died when she was very...
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ST. CLARE OF ASSISI

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 11 St. Clare of Assisi was a contemporary of St. Francis, and was inspired by his preaching to join the Benedictines at the...
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ST. LAWRENCE

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FEAST: AUGUST 10 Little is known about St. Lawrence, but there is legend of his martyrdom under the Emperor Valerian. Lawrence was a deacon for...
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ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 9 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was born Edith Stein in 1891. A Jew born in Poland, Edith was the youngest of...
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ST. DOMINIC

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 8 St. Dominic was born at the end of the 12th century into a wealthy family. His mother was Blessed Joan of Aza....
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ST. JOHN VIANNEY

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 4 St. John Vianney, or the Cure de Ars, was born during the French Revolution which rendered Catholicism illegal. He received all of...
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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...
Catechesis

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...