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ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS

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...

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

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...

ST. BONAVENTURE

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...

ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA

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...

JULY 13, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s Gospel, a scholar of the law approaches our Lord and asks the question that everyone inevitably asks: “What must I do to...

ST. LOUIS & ST. ZELIE MARTIN

MEMORIAL: JULY 12 Louis Martin was born in Bordeaux, France in the 19th century. He met his wife Zelie in Alençon, and they were soon...

ST. BENEDICT

MEMORIAL: JULY 11 St. Benedict was born at the end of the 5th century in Italy to a wealthy family. After spending time in Rome...

JULY 6, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

The Great Commission is the name given to the account in the Gospel of Matthew of Jesus’ instruction to the apostles to go and...

ST. MARIA GORETTI

MEMORIAL: JULY 6 St. Maria Goretti lived at the end of the 19th century in Italy. She lived in a poor family who were devoted...

ST. THOMAS

FEAST: JULY 3 St. Thomas is one of the most famous of the Apostles not named Peter or John. He has multiple phrases recorded in...

ST. JUNIPERO SERRA

MEMORIAL: JULY 1 St. Junipero Serra was born in Spain in the 18th century. As a teenager, Serra attended school with the Franciscans which eventually...

FIRST MARTYRS OF THE HOLY ROMAN CHURCH

MEMORIAL - JUNE 30 The first disciples of the apostles faced extreme persecution in Rome, especially after the year 64 AD with the persecution of...

JUNE 29, 2025 GOSPEL REFLECTION

Jesus promises in today’s Gospel that the gates of the netherworld, the gates of Hell, shall not prevail against His Church. One of Hell’s...

ST. PETER & ST. PAUL

SOLEMNITY: JUNE 29 The Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul celebrates the two Apostles on which the Catholic Church relied upon in its earliest stage....

ST. IRENAEUS

MEMORIAL - JUNE 28 While Irenaeus is known for his powerful writings, there is little known about his life. He was born in the second...