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  • August 1: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial

    August 1: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
    Jul 29 2025
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    August 1: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial

    1696–1787
    Patron Saint of confessors and moral theologians
    Invoked against scrupulosity, arthritis, and for final perseverance
    Canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839
    Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    In the beginning of the soul’s conversion, God often gives her a flood of consolations. In consequence of this, the soul is gradually weaned from attachment to creatures and gives herself to God; but not as yet in a perfect manner, for she acts more for the sake of the consolations of God than for the God of consolations, as St. Francis de Sales so beautifully says. It is a common fault of our fallen nature that in everything we do, we seek our own gratification. The love of God and Christian perfection do not consist in sweet feelings and sensible consolations, but in overcoming our self-love and in fulfilling the Will of God. In the lives of God’s greatest servants and saints we see the milk of consolations give place to the more substantial food of afflictions; and this it is that enables them to bear the burden of the cross on their journey to Calvary’s Mount. ~Saint Alphonsus, The School of Perfection, Chapter Twelve

    Prayer:
    Saint Alphonsus, though you hated sin, you loved the sinner and worked tirelessly to reconcile every sinner to God. You did so with compassion and mercy, in imitation of Jesus. Please pray for me, that I will share in your convictions and mission, and seek to love every person who has turned from God. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 31- Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest—Memorial

    July 31- Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest—Memorial
    Jul 28 2025
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    July 31: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest—Memorial

    1491–1556
    Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Spiritual Exercises, soldiers, and retreats
    Canonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. And the other things on the face of the earth are created for man and that they may help him in prosecuting the end for which he is created. From this it follows that man is to use them as much as they help him on to his end, and ought to rid himself of them so far as they hinder him as to it. For this it is necessary to make ourselves indifferent to all created things in all that is allowed to the choice of our free will and is not prohibited to it; so that, on our part, we want not health rather than sickness, riches rather than poverty, honor rather than dishonor, long rather than short life, and so in all the rest; desiring and choosing only what is most conducive for us to the end for which we are created. ~Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius

    Prayer:
    Saint Ignatius of Loyola, your wounded leg enabled God to speak to you while you suffered and recovered. You listened and discerned God calling you to a life of selfless service. Please pray for me, that I will remain attentive to God’s voice and know how to discern His will. Like you, I pray that I will give myself over exclusively to the service of God for his glory and the salvation of souls. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 30- Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

    July 30- Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
    Jul 28 2025
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    July 30: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

    c. 380 or 406–c. 450
    Patron Saint of Imola, Italy
    Invoked against fevers and vicious dogs
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729


    Quote:
    We exhort you in every respect, honorable brother, to heed obediently what has been written by the most blessed pope of the city of Rome, for blessed Peter, who lives and presides in his own see, provides the truth of faith to those who seek it. For we, by reason of our pursuit of peace and faith, cannot try cases on the faith without the consent of the bishop of Rome. ~Saint Peter Chrysologus, Letter to Eutyches

    Prayer:
    Saint Peter Chrysologus, you were a staunch defender of the nature of Christ, a powerful preacher, and a pastor of souls. Please pray for me, that I may come to a deeper understanding of Christ and, with that understanding, give myself more fully to His service. Saint Peter Chrysologus, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 29- Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—Memorial

    July 29- Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—Memorial
    Jul 24 2025
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    July 29: Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—Memorial

    First Century
    Martha—Patron Saint of cooks, butlers, dieticians, homemakers, innkeepers, maids, single laywomen, servers, and travelers
    Mary—Patron Saint of spiritual studies and lectors
    Lazarus—Patron Saint of gravediggers
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    In the household of Bethany the Lord Jesus experienced the family spirit and friendship of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, and for this reason the Gospel of John states that he loved them. Martha generously offered him hospitality, Mary listened attentively to his words and Lazarus promptly emerged from the tomb at the command of the One who humiliated death. ~Congregation for Divine Worship, February 2, 2021

    Prayer:
    Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, you befriended Jesus as your Lord and God, and as the Son of Man, to Whom you opened your home and lives. Please pray for me, that I will also open the home of my soul so as to befriend Him Who is my God and is the Resurrection and the Life. Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 26: Saints Joachim and Anne—Memorial

    July 26: Saints Joachim and Anne—Memorial
    Jul 24 2025
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    July 26: Saints Joachim and Anne—Memorial

    Late First Century BC–AD Early First Century
    Saint Anne—Patron Saint of grandparents, grandmothers, mothers, roommakers, cabinetmakers, carpenters, dressmakers, equestrians, expectant mothers, homemakers, housewives, lace workers, seamstresses, miners, old-clothes dealers, Canada, and France
    Invoked against sterility and poverty and to find lost articles
    Saint Joachim—Patron Saint of grandparents, grandfathers, fathers, married couples, cabinetmakers, and linen traders
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Today the Church celebrates the parents of the Virgin Mary, the grandparents of Jesus, Saints Joachim and Anne. In their home, Mary came into the world, accompanied by the extraordinary mystery of the Immaculate Conception. Mary grew up in the home of Joachim and Anne; she was surrounded by their love and faith: in their home she learned to listen to the Lord and to follow his will. Saints Joachim and Anne were part of a long chain of people who had transmitted their faith and love for God, expressed in the warmth and love of family life, down to Mary, who received the Son of God in her womb and who gave him to the world, to us. How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith! ~Pope Francis, Angelus, July 26, 2013

    Prayer:
    Saints Joachim and Anne, you were given the incredible privilege and responsibility to give birth to and raise the Immaculate Conception, the Mother of God. Her presence in your lives touched you both deeply and left you in awe of God’s grace. Please pray for me, that I may come to love your daughter and your Grandson with the same love you bore for each of them, so that I will enjoy their company in Heaven one day, just as you do today. Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 25- Saint James, Apostle—Feast

    July 25- Saint James, Apostle—Feast
    Jul 24 2025
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    July 25: Saint James, Apostle—Feast

    First Century–c. 44
    Patron Saint of blacksmiths, druggists, equestrians, hatmakers, laborers, pilgrims, knights, soldiers, tanners, veterinarians, and several countries and cities, including Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    Invoked against arthritis and rheumatism
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Liturgical Color: Red

    Quote:
    Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” He replied, “What do you wish me to do for you?” They answered him, “Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left.” Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” They said to him, “We can.” Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared.” When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John. ~Mark 10:35–41

    Prayer:
    Saint James, Jesus called you a Son of Thunder because of your zeal and temper. Though excessive at times, God used those natural qualities and infused them with temperance and courage so that you could give supreme witness to your Lord by your life. Please pray for me, that I will also have the courage and zeal that you had, laying down my life in witness to the glory of Jesus my Lord. Saint James, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 24- Saint Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest, Hermit—Optional Memorial

    July 24- Saint Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest, Hermit—Optional Memorial
    Jul 21 2025
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    July 24: Saint Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest, Hermit—Optional Memorial

    1828–1898
    Patron Saint of Lebanon
    Canonized by Pope Paul VI on October 9, 1977
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Yes, the kind of holiness practiced by Charbel Makhlouf is of great weight, not only for the glory of God, but for the vitality of the Church…Pastors are needed, who gather the people of God…We need theologians…evangelizers and missionaries…catechists…people who are directly dedicated to helping their brothers…But we also need people who offer themselves as victims for the salvation of the world, in a freely accepted penance, in an unceasing prayer of intercession…in a passionate search for the Absolute, testifying that God is worth worshiping and loving for himself. The lifestyle of these religious, of these monks, of these hermits is not offered to everyone as an imitable charisma; but in their pure state, in a radical way, they embody a spirit from which no faithful of Christ is exempt, they exercise a function which the Church cannot do without, they remind us of a salutary way for all. ~Pope Paul VI, Homily for the canonization of Saint Sharbel

    Prayer:
    Saint Sharbel, you were called into the solitary life of a monk and then a hermit, and you responded. You kept your eyes upon Christ, and He transformed your humble soul into a glorious beacon of light for the world to see. Please pray for me, that I will receive the grace I need to be faithful to the vocation God has given me and that I will respond with the same generosity and commitment that you manifested in your earthly life. Saint Sharbel, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • July 23- Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious—Optional Memorial

    July 23- Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious—Optional Memorial
    Jul 20 2025
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    July 23: Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious—Optional Memorial

    1303–1373
    Patron Saint of Europe, Sweden, and widows
    Canonized by Pope Boniface IX on October 7, 1391
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Then He was taken down from the Cross and I received His body onto my lap. He looked like a leper, and was completely covered with bruises and blood. His eyes were lifeless and filled with blood, His mouth as cold as ice, His beard like string, His face paralyzed, and His hands were so stiffened that they could not be bent over His chest, but only over His stomach, near the navel. I had Him on my knee just as He had been on the Cross: stiffened in all His limbs…Then they laid Him in the grave. I would willingly have been placed alive in the grave with my Son if it had been His will! When these things were done, good John came and brought me home. Behold, my daughter, what my Son has endured for you, and love Him with all your heart! ~From an apparition of the Blessed Mother to Saint Bridget

    Prayer:
    Saint Bridget, you were blessed as a child with a saintly father and aunt who introduced you to Christ. Throughout your life, you encountered our Lord in mystical ways and responded to His constant communications. Please pray for me, that I will deepen my devotion to our Lord and discover more about His holy Passion, so that I will more fully receive the countless graces He won for us and become an instrument by which He can bestow them on others. Saint Bridget of Sweden, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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