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Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Henry, 972-1024; German king and Holy Roman Emperor; a practical man of affairs; helped Pope Benedict VIII quell disturbances in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/13/22 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27

Tuesday 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; the image of His face was imprinted on the cloth; Veronica is not mentioned in scripture, but is known through tradition, and in the Sixth Station of the Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/12/22 Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24

Monday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Benedict, 480-547; became a hermit, and lived in a cave for three years; some monks wanted him to be their leader, but they disliked his strictness; he eventually built the monastery of Monte Cassino, and developed a rule of liturgical prayer, study, manual labor, and living together under a common abbot Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/11/22 Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/10/22 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

Saturday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions, the Chinese martyrs; The 120 martyrs in this group died between 1648 and 1930 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/9/22 Gospel: `Matthew 10:24-33

Friday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin, 1864-1900; born in France to a poor peasant family; joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1867; assigned first to Parish, then to Carthage in Northern Africa; went to China in 1899, and was executed in a crackdown on foreign missionaries during the Boxer Rebellion Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 10:16-23

Thursday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Palladius, 408-450; first bishop of Ireland, immediate predecessor to St. Patrick; sent by Pope Celestine I to preach to the Irish, but made little impact; sailed for Scotland to preach among the Picts, and died shortly after his arrival Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/7/22 Gospel: Matthew 10:7-15

Wednesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti, 1890-1902; at nearly 12 years of age, she was attacked by a young man, Alessandro, who tried to violate her; in the struggle, he stabbed her; her last hours were marked by concern for her mother, forgiveness of her murderer, and reception of Viaticum; while in prison, Alessandro had a vision of Maria offering him flowers, and his life changed; on his release, he begged the forgiveness of Maria's mother, and he was present at her canonization Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/6/22 Gospel: Matthew 10:1-7

Tuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, 1271-1336; married to Denis, king of Portugal; practiced piety, and helped pilgrims, strangers, the sick, and the poor; after the death of her husband, she retired as a Franciscan tertiary to a monastery of Poor Clares Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/5/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:32-38

Independence Day in the United States (Optional Memorial) Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/4/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:18-26

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/3/22 Gospel: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

Saturday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Otto of Bamberg, 1060-1139; appointed bishop of Bamberg in 1103, consecrated by Pope Paschal II in 1108; Otto was instrumental in the reconciliation between the Pope and Emperor Henry V; headed a missionary effort to Pomerania, and is known as the Apostle of Pomerania Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/2/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:14-17

Friday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; born in Majorca, became a Franciscan, and landed in Mexico in 1750; spent the rest of life working for the conversion of the peoples of the New World Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/1/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13

Thursday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome; when Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero used the Christians as scapegoats, and executed many Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/30/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Wednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/29/22 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19

Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Irenaeus, 130-202; bishop of Lyons, opposed the heretic Gnostics, contrasting their teachings with those of the apostles and the texts of Holy Scripture; through his work, the influence of the Gnostics gradually ended Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/28/22 Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27

Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Alexandria, 378-444; as archbishop of Alexandria, he fought Nestorianism, a heresy which taught that there were two persons in Christ, one human and one divine; at the Council of Ephesus in 431, Cyril proclaimed Mary truly the "God-bearer," from whence comes her traditional title, "Mother of God" Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/27/22 Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/26/22 Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/25/22 Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/24/22 Gospel: Luke 15:3-7