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Friday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; begun in the 13th Century by the hermits who had become known as the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; became a celebration of the universal Church in 1726 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/16/21 Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8

Memorial of St. Bonaventure, 1221-1274; entered the Franciscan order at the age of 22; studied in Paris, where he became friends with St. Thomas Aquinas and King St. Louis; became general of his order at 35; appointed Cardinal and Bishop of Albano Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/15/21 Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30

Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680; first Native American to be canonized a saint; converted to the Catholic faith at the age of 19; traveled to a Christian Indian Village near Montreal; took a vow of virginity, and practiced severe fasting for the conversion of her nation; died the afternoon before Holy Thursday Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/14/21 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27

Tuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Henry, 972-1025; German king and Holy Roman Emperor; helped Pope Benedict VIII quell disturbances in Rome; fostered the reform of ecclesiastical and monastic life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/13/21 Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24

Monday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Veronica;the woman who offered a cloth to Jesus so He could wipe His face on the way to His crucifixion; Veronica’s veil is considered one of the most treasured relics of the Vatican Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/12/21 Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/11/21 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13

Saturday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Anthony Pechersky, 983-1073; built a hermitage in Kiev which became the “Caves of Kiev”; one of the fathers of Ukrainian monasticism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/10/21 Gospel: Matthew 10:24-33

Friday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, the Chinese martyrs; 120 martyrs who died between 1648 and 1930; St. Augustine Zhao Rong was baptized, ordained a diocesan priest, and martyred in 1815 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/9/21 Gospel: Matthew 10:16-23

Thursday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin, 1864-1900; joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1887; arrived in China in 1899, where she was martyred in the Boxer Rebellion Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/8/21 Gospel: Matthew 10:7-15

Wednesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Palladius, 408-457; immediate predecessor of St. Patrick in Ireland; founded three churches there, but had little success in converting the native population; sailed for Scotland, and preached among the Picts; died near Aberdeen Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/7/21 Gospel: Matthew 10:1-7

Tuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti, 1890-1902; victim of an attempted assault by a neighbor, who proceeded to kill her; forgave her murderer in her final hours; he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, where he had a dream of Maria offering flowers to him, and his life changed; after his release, he sought–and received–the forgiveness of Maria’s mother, and attended Maria’s canonization Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/6/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:32-38

Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, 1271-1336; wife of Denis, King of Portugal; grew in God’s love through acts of piety and charity; made peace between her son and his son-in-law, the kings of Portugal and Castile, respectively Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/5/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:18:26

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/4/21 Gospel: Mark 6:1-6

Feast of St. Thomas, aspotle Saturday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/3/21 Gospel: John 20:24-29

Friday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Otto of Bamberg, 1060-1139; helped to reconcile the pope and Emperor Henry V; headed a missionary effor to Pomerania, and is thus known as the apostle of Pomerania Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/2/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13

Thursday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; responsible for the foundation and spread of the Church on the west coast of the United States when it was still mission territory; patron of vocations Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/1/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8

Wednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, died 64 A.D.; Nero blamed the burning of Rome on Christians; many were put to death, likely including Saints Peter and Paul Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/30/21 Gospel: Matthew 8:28:34

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/29/21 Gospel: John 21:15-19

Memorial of St. Irenaeus, 130-202; details of his birth and death are unclear; as bishop of Lyons, he fought the Gnostic heresy, which claimed “secret knowledge”; through his work, the influence of the Gnostics gradually ended Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/28/21 Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/27/21 Gospel: Mark 5:21-43