- Aug. 1 Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, Memorial
on August 1, 2026 at 4:00 amToday is the Memorial of St. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787). Alphonsus was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. His charity and apostolic spirit led him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer to carry on this work. He sent his […]
- Jul. 31 Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, Memorialon July 31, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today is the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). In the year 1521 a cannon ball fractured the left leg of Captain Ignatius Loyola, the future founder of the Jesuits. While he was convalescing, Ignatius read about Christ and His saints […]
- Jul. 30 Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor; Bl. Solanus Casey, Priest (USA), Opt. Mem.on July 30, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus (406-450) ("the man of golden speech"). St. Peter earned the title of Doctor of the Church for his eloquent sermons, of which some two hundred remain. He was consecrated as […]
- Jul. 29 Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus, Memorialon July 29, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus. In the household of Bethany the Lord Jesus experienced the family spirit and friendship, and for this reason the Gospel of John states that he loved them. Martha generously […]
- Jul. 28 Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon July 28, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates Sts. Nazarius and Celsus (d. 68), first century martyrs, whose bodies were found by St. Ambrose in 395.
- Jul. 27 Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekdayon July 27, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Pantaleon (d. 305), one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, was a physician, who practiced without payment, and who was martyred under Diocletian. His cultus is primarily connected with Bithynia, where Emperor […]
- Jul. 26 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Sundayon July 26, 2026 at 4:00 am
From Sunday's Gospel: "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for […]
- Jul. 25 Feast of St. James, Apostle, Feaston July 25, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Feast of St. James, the Apostle, known as the Greater, is celebrated today. The designation "the Greater" is in order to distinguish him from the other Apostle St. James, and it indicates he was chosen first before the other James. James the […]
- Jul. 24 Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest, Opt. Mem.on July 24, 2026 at 4:00 am
The Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlūf (1828-1868) is celebrated today. He was a Lebanese monk, born in a small mountain village and ordained in 1858. Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he spent the last twenty-three years of his life as a […]
- Jul. 23 Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Bridget, Religious, Opt. Mem.on July 23, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Bridget (1302-1373), patron saint of Sweden. She married a young prince and lived happily with him for 28 years, bearing him eight children. St. Catherine of Sweden was their daughter. After […]
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