Posted in franciscan OFM, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

St Lawrence (Died 258) Martyr “Keeper of the Treasures of he Church,” Pentecost IX, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes / Our Lady of Ransom, Barcelona, Spain (1218) and the Saints for 10 August

PENTECOST IX

St Lawrence (Died 258) Martyr “Keeper of the Treasures of he Church,” Archdeacon. St Lawrence was one of the seven Deacons of the City of Rome under Pope St Sixtus II, who were Martyred in the persecution of the Christians by decree of the Roman Emperor Valerian.
St Lawrence here:

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/10/saint-of-the-day-feast-of-st-lawrence-of-rome-martyr/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/10/saint-of-the-day-10-august-st-lawrence-died-258-martyr-keeper-of-the-treasures-of-he-church/

Novena to Our Lady of the Assumption, DAY FIVE

Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes / Our Lady of Mercy / Our Lady of Ransom, Barcelona, Spain (1218) – 1 August, 10 August – The Founding of the Mercedarian Order and 24 September:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/09/24/our-lady-of-mercy-our-lady-of-ransom-our-lady-of-walsingham-virgin-of-the-sea-24-september-and-memorials-of-the-saints/

Virgen de la Peña / Our Lady of the Crag, Bogotà, Colombia (1685 ) – 10 August:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/10/feast-of-st-lawrence-virgen-de-la-pena-our-lady-of-the-crag-bogota-colombia-1685-and-memorials-of-the-saints-10-august/

St Agathonica of Carthage
St Agilberta of Jouarre

Blessed Amadeus OFM (1420–1482) Friar of the Order of Friars Minor in Portugal, Reformer, Miracle-Worker and Confessor
Holy Amadeus:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/10/saint-of-the-day-blessed-amadeus-of-portugal-o-f-m-1420-1482/

Blessed Andrea OFM (15th Century) Friar of the Order of Friars Minor in Grosseto, Italy, Mystic

Blessed Arcangelo Placenza da Calatafimi OFM (c1390-1460) Priest, Friar, of the Order of Friars Minor, Hermit, Mystic, Penitent.
His Life of Devout Love:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/10/saint-of-the-day-10-august-blessed-arcangelo-placenza-da-calatafimi-ofm-c-1390-1460/

St Aredius of Lyon

Bl Augustine Ota
St Bassa of Carthage

St Bessus (Died c286) Martyr, Soldier, Missionary, Evangelist, Miracle-worker.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/10/saint-of-the-day-10-august-saint-bessus-died-c-286-martyr/

St Bettelin

St Blane (Died 590) Irish Bishop and Confessor, Missionary, Miracle-worker.
His Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/10/saint-of-the-day-10-august-st-blane-died-590/

St Deusdedit the Cobbler (6th Century) Confessor – Deusdedit was a poor layman shoemaker in 6th Century Rome, Italy. Patronages – shoemakers, of the poor. His name meaning, “dedicated to God.”
The Roman Martyrology reads of him today: “At Rome, the holy Confessor Deusdedit, a working man, who gave to the poor, every Saturday, whatever he had earned during the week.”
His Dedicated Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/10/saint-of-the-day-10-august-st-deusdedit-the-cobbler-6th-century-confessor-layman/

St Gerontius
St Paula of Carthage

Martyrs of Alexandria – 260+ Saints: A large number of Christians who were Martyred in Alexandria, Egypt between 260 and 267 in the persecutions of Decius and Valerian, whose names have not come down to us and who are commemorated together.

Martyrs of Rome – 165 Saints: Group of 165 Christians Martyred in the persecutions of Aurelian. 274 in Rome, Italy.

Posted in franciscan OFM, INCORRUPTIBLES, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Santa Maria della Querce / Our Lady of the Oak, Italy (1417), Link to Day Three of the Assumption Novena, The Fourteen Holy Helpers and all the Saints for 8 August

Novena to Our Lady of the Assumption, DAY THREE

Santa Maria della Querce / Our Lady of the Oak, Lucignano, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy (1417) – 8 August, Third Saturday of September:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/08/santa-maria-della-querce-our-lady-of-the-oak-lucignano-arezzo-tuscany-italy-1417-and-memorials-of-the-saints-8-august/

The Fourteen Holy Helpers:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/08/saint-s-of-the-day-8-august-the-fourteen-holy-helpers/
A group of Saints invoked with special confidence because they have proven themselves efficacious helpers in adversity and difficulties, are known and venerated under the name Fourteen Holy Helpers.

The Notable Martyrs Saints within the Group are:
Acacius, Barbara, Blaise, Christopher, Cyriacus, Catherine of Alexandria, Denis, Erasmus of Formia, Eustace, George, Giles, Margaret of Antioch, Pantaleon and Vitus.
A little more about the 14 Holy Helpers:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/25/thought-for-the-day-25-july-the-memorial-of-st-christopher-died-c-251-one-of-the-fourteen-holy-helpers/

St Cyriacus the Martyr (Died c 303) Deacon, Miracle-worker. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-saint-cyriacus-the-martyr-died-c-303/

St Aemilian (Died c818) Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus in Greece

St Altman of Passau (c1020 – 1091) Bishop, Monastic Founder, Reformer and an important representative of the Gregorian reforms, Apostolic Vicar and Papal Legate of Germany, a devoted servant of the poor and sick.
His Zealous Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-saint-altman-of-passau-c-1020-1091/

Ven Antonio/Margil of Jesus OFM (1657-1726) Franciscan Priest and Friar, Missionary, ascetic, mystic, miracle-worker, apostle of prayer and penance, administrator, known as the “Apostle of New Spain and Texas” and the “Flying Father” 
About Venerable Antonio:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-venerable-antonio-margil-of-jesus-ofm-1657-1726-the-flying-father/

St Eleutherius of Constantinople

St Famianus O.Cist. (1090-1150) Cistercian Monk, Hermit, Pilgrim, Miracle-worker.
His Body remains Incoccrupt in Gallese, Umbria, Italy.
St Famianus bears the great honour of being the first Cistercian to be Canonised which took place in 1154 by Pope Adrian IV.
His Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-saint-famianus-o-cist-1090-1150-pilgrim-monk/

St Gedeon of Besancon
St Hormisdas of Persia
St Largus
St Leobald of Fleury
St Leonidas of Constantinople
St Marinus of Anzarba
St Mummolus of Fleury
St Myron the Wonder Worker
St Rathard of Diessen
St Severus of Vienne
St Sigrada
St Smaragdus
St Ternatius of Besançon
St Ultan of Crayke

Blessed William OFM (Died 1364) MartyrFriar of the Order of Friar’s Minor, Missionary to Palestine. Born in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, Italy and died a most horrific death in 1364 in Gaza, Palestine. His body and all his property, including his Breviary, were burned.
His Holy Life and Holy Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-blessed-william-of-castellammare-di-stabia-ofm-died-1364-martyr/

Martyrs of Albano – 4 Saints: Four Christians who were Martyred together, and about we today know little more than their names – Carpóforo, Secondo, Severiano and Vittorino. They were martyred in Albano, Italy – their remains are interred in the San Senator cemetery, on the Appian Way, 15 miles from Rome, Italy.

Martyrs of Rome – 5 Saints: Five Christians Martyred together; we know nothing else about them but the names – Ciriaco, Crescenziano, Giuliana, Memmia and Smaragdus. They were martyred at the 7 mile marker, on the Via Ostia, Rome, Italy.

Posted in FEASTS and SOLEMNITIES, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY, The TRANSFIGURATION

The Transfiguration of Our Lord, Nossa Senhora das Graças / Our Lady of Graces, Brazil (1936),Day One of the Assumption Novena, St Xystus II & Companions, Pope and Martyr and Memorials of the Saints – 6 August

The Transfiguration of Our Lord
https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/06/feast-of-the-transfiguration-of-the-lord-6-august-todays-gospel-mark-92-10/
AND:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/06/august-6-the-feast-of-the-transfiguration-of-the-lord/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/06/the-transfiguration-of-our-lord-6-august/

St Pope Sixtus II/ Xystus (Died 258) Pope and Martyr, Philosopher. 25th Pope from St Peter. Papal Ascension 30 August 257. He was Martyred along with seven deacons, (St Lawrence of Rome a few days later) during the persecutions of Christianity by Emperor Valerian. This is the St Sixtus who is commemorated in the Roman Canon Eucharistic Prayer.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/06/saint-of-the-day-6-august-saint-sixtus-ii-died-258-pope-and-martyr/

Novena to Our Lady of the Assumption – DAY ONE

Nossa Senhora das Graças / Our Lady of Graces, Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Northeast, Brazil (1936) – 6 August :
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/06/feast-of-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord-nossa-senhora-das-gracas-our-lady-of-graces-pesqueira-pernambuco-northeast-brazil-1936-and-memorials-of-the-saints-6-august/

St Gezelin O.Cist. (Died 1149) known as “The Apostle of Hainaut” – Lay Brother of the Cistercian Order, Hermit of Schlebusch
A Miraculous Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/06/saint-of-the-day-6-august-saint-gezelin-of-schlebusch-o-cist-died-1149/


St Gislain of Luxemburg

St Glisente (Died 796) Hermit, Soldier known in the region as “The Warrior on the Mountain.”
Hermit Warrior St Glisente:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/06/saint-of-the-day-6-august-saint-glisente-died-796-hermit-the-warrior-on-the-mountain/

Bl Goderanno
Bl Guillermo Sanz
St Hardulph 7th Century Hermit in Breedon, Leicestershire, England.

St Pope Hormisdas (c450-523) Bishop of Rome from 514 until his death in 523. A talented diplomat, arbitrator and negotiator.
His Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/06/saint-of-the-day-6-august-saint-pope-hormisdas-c-450-523/

St James the Syrian

St Justus and St Pastor – Holy Martyred Children (Died 304) Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala were two brothers, who in their tender age overcame, with an heroic courage, the rage and power of Dacian, armed with all the instruments of cruelty.
The Martyred Children:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/06/saints-of-the-day-6-august-saints-justus-and-pastor-the-holy-martyred-children-of-alcala-de-henares-in-spain-died-304/

Bl Octavian of Savona
St Stephen (Died 872) Abbot and Martyr of Cardeña

Martyrs of Cardeña: Two hundred Benedictine Monks at the Saint Peter of Cardegna monastery, Burgos, Spain who were Martyred in the 8th century by invading Saracens. They were buried by local Christians in a nearby churchyard in Burgos, Spain and Beatified in 1603 by Pope Clement VIII (cultus confirmed).

Posted in CATHOLIC-PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Prayers and Novena, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, MARIAN PRAYERS, MARIAN TITLES, Our MORNING Offering, PRAYERS for VARIOUS NEEDS, PRAYERS of the CHURCH, QUOTES on PATIENCE, QUOTES on PHYSICAL SICKNESS, ILLNESS, QUOTES on SIN, QUOTES on SUFFERING

Our Morning Offering – 5 August – O Mary, Immaculate Virgin 

Our Morning Offering – 5 August – “The Month of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary” – Feast of the Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows

O Mary, Immaculate Virgin
Prayer for Health of Soul and Body

O Mary, Immaculate Virgin,
our salvation lies in thy hands.
Cleanse our souls,
we beseech thee,
from the leprosy of sin
and assist us in our corporal infirmities.
And, if it be the will of God
that we must be acquainted
with sickness and suffering,
obtain for us, at least,
perfect patience and resignation,
in whatsoever God may dispose.
Amen.

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

The Dedication of the Church of Our Lady of the Snows, Nostra Signora della Neve, Adro, Italy (1519) Feasts of the Saints – 5 August

The Dedication of the Church of Our Lady of the Snows
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/05/salus-populi-romani-santa-maria-maggiore-rome-5-august/
AND HERE:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/05/august-5-dedication-of-the-basilica-of-saint-mary-major-our-lady-of-the-snows/

Nostra Signora della Neve / Our Lady of the Snow, Adro, Italy (1519) – 5 August, 8 July:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/08/nostra-signora-della-neve-adro-italy-our-lady-of-the-snow-adro-brescia-italy-1519-and-memorials-of-the-saints-8-july/

St Abel (Died c770 Bishop of Rheims, Confessor, Abbot, Defender and Protector of the rights and property of the Church.
A Zealous Shepherd:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/05/saint-of-the-day-5-august-st-abel-of-rheims-died-c770-bishop-confessor/

St Addai
St Aggai of Edessa
Bl Arnaldo Pons
St Cantidianus
St Cantidius
St Cassian of Autun
St Casto of Teano
Bl Corrado of Laodicea

St Emygdius (Died c303) Bishop Martyr Confessor, Miracle-worker.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/05/saint-of-the-day-5-august-saint-emygdius-c-272-c-303-bishop-martyr/

St Eusignius
St Gormeal of Ardoilen
Bl James Gerius
St Margaret the Barefooted (1335-1395) Married Laywoman
St Mari
St Memmius (Died c300) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

St Nonna of Nazianzen (c305-c374) Widow of St Gregory Nazianzen the Elder, (c276-374) the saintly Bishop of Nazianzen and Mother of St Gregory Nazianzen (330-390) Doctor of the Church, his younger brother St Caesarius Nazianzen (c331-368) a Physician and St Gorgonia (Died c375) Married, Mother.
St Gregory Nazianzen’s Mother:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/05/saint-of-the-day-5-august-st-nonna-of-nazianzen-c305-374-widow/

St Oswald of Northumbria (604-642) Martyr and King.
Holy King Oswald:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/05/saint-of-the-day-5-august-saint-oswald-of-northumbria-c-604-642-martyr/

St Paris of Teano
Bl Pierre-Michel Noël

St Sobel
St Theodoric of Cambrai-Arras
St Venantius of Viviers
St Viator

Martyrs of the Salarian Way: Twenty-three Christians who were Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. Died in 303 on the Salarian Way in Rome, Italy.

Posted in DOMINICAN OP, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Pentecost XI, Madonna dell’Apparizione / Our Lady of the Apparition, Italy (1716), St Dominic and the Saints celebrated on 4 August

St Dominic de Guzman OP (1170-1221) Confessor, Founder of the Dominicans – The Order of Preachers – Priest, Founder, Teacher, Preacher, Mystic, Miracle-Worker, Apostle of the Holy Rosary.
At Dominic’s Baptism, Blessed Joan, his Mother, saw a star shining from his chest, which became another of his symbols in art and led to his patronage of astronomy.

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/saint-of-the-day-8-august-st-dominic-de-guzman-founder-of-the-dominican-order-of-preachers/
A lovely personal description of St Dominic here:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/04/saint-of-the-day-4-august-st-dominic-confessor/
The Roman Martyrology states today: “At Bologna, St Dominic, Confessor, Founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, most renowned for sanctity and learning. He preserved his chastity unsullied to the end of his life and by his great merits, raised three persons from the dead. After having repressed heresies by his preaching and instructed many in the religious and Godly life, he rested in peace on the 6th of this month. His Feast, however, is celebrated on this day by decree of Pope Paul IV.

Madonna dell’Apparizione / Our Lady of the Apparition, Pellestrina, Italy (1716) – 4 August:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/04/madonna-dellapparizione-our-lady-of-the-apparition-pellestrina-italy-1716-and-memorials-of-the-saints-4-august/

St Agabius (Died c350) the Ninth Bishop of Verona, Italy. His birth date and place are unknown but he died in c350 in Verona, of natural causes.
The Little we Know:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/04/saint-of-the-day-4-august-saint-agabius-of-verona-died-c350-bishop-confessor/


St Aristarchus of Thessalonica (1st Century)
St Crescentio of Rome
St Eleutherius of Bithynia
St Epiphanes of Besançon

St Euphronius (c530-573) Bishop of Tours (c 530-573) the 8th Bishop of Tours, France who served from 555 to 573 and was a near relative of St Gregory of Tours.
His Life of Service:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/04/saint-of-the-day-4-august-saint-euphronius-of-tours-c-530573/

St Ia of Persia
St Isidore of Besançon
St Lua of Limerick
St Onofrio of Panaia
St Perpetua (Died c80) Matron of Rome, disciple of St Peter, Apostle

St Protasius Martyr honoured in Cologne, Germany. His details have not survived.

St Rainerio of Split
St Sithney (Died c 529)
St Tertullinus of Rome

Blessed William Horne O.Cart. (Died 1540) Martyr, Carthusian Lay Brother of the Charterhouse in London. William was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn Tree, London, for treason for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/04/saint-of-the-day-4-august-blessed-william-horne-o-cart-died-1540-martyr/

Posted in DANTE ALIGHIERI!, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

The Finding of the Relics of St Stephen, Protomartyr, Maria Santissima Scala del Paradiso / Holy Mary, Ladder to Paradise, Italy (1498) and Feasts of the Saints – 3 August

The Finding of the Relics of St Stephen, Protomartyr:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/03/saint-of-the-day-3-august-the-finding-of-the-relics-of-st-stephen-protomartyr/
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Jerusalem, the finding of the body of most blessed Saint Stephen, the first Martyr and of the Saints Gamaliel, Nicodemus and Abibo, through a Divine revelation made to the Priest Lucian, in the time of the Emperor Honorius.

Maria Santissima Scala del Paradiso / Holy Mary, Ladder to Paradise, Noto, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy (1498) – 3 August:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/03/maria-santissima-scala-del-paradiso-holy-mary-ladder-to-paradise-noto-siracusa-sicily-italy-1498-and-memorials-of-the-saints/

St Abibas

St Aspren (1st Century) The First Bishop of Naples, Consecrated by St Peter as Bishop. Patronages – Archdiocese of Naples, Italy, against migraine.
Apostolic Bishop of Naples:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/03/saint-of-the-day-3-august-st-aspren-1st-century/

Blessed Augustine Gazotich OP (1262-1323) Bishop of Lucera, Croatia, of the Order of Preachers. He was also noted for being the guide for Dante Alighieri as the poet travelled through Croatia. His reputation for personal holiness remained noted long after his death; this resulted in Pope Innocent XII confirming the late Bishop’s Beatification in 1700.
Bl Augustine’s Devout Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/03/saint-of-the-day-3-august-blessed-augustine-gazotich-o-p-1262-1323/

St Benno of Einsiedeln (Died 940) Bishop of Metz, Hermit, Monk, Co-founder of the renowned Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland.
His Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/03/saint-of-the-day-3-august-st-benno-of-einsiedeln-died-940-bishop/

St Dalmatius

St Euphronius of Autun (Died after 472) Bishop and Confessor, Founder and builder of a Basilica and a Monastery.
His Life of Grace:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/03/saint-of-the-day-3-august-saint-euphronius-of-autun-died-after-472-bishop-and-confessor/

St Gamaliel
St Gaudentia
Bl Godfrey of Le Mans
Bl Gregory of Nonantula
St Hermellus
St Nicodemus

St Pietro (c1033-1105) Bishop of Anagni, Italy

St Senach of Clonard (Died 6th Century) One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

St Trea of Ardtree

St Waltheof of Melrose O.Cist. (c 1095-1159) Abbot, Apostle of charity, Mystic.
His Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/03/saint-of-the-day-3-august-saint-waltheof-of-melrose-o-cist-c-1095-1159/

Posted in AUGUST - The Immaculate Heart of Mary, DOCTORS of the Church, HYMNS, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, IMMACULATE HEART Quotes, MARIAN DEVOTIONS, MARIAN POETRY, MARIAN PRAYERS, MARIAN Saturdays, MARIAN TITLES, Our MORNING Offering, PRAYERS of the SAINTS, QUOTES on HOPE, QUOTES on JOY, QUOTES on MERCY, REDEMPTORISTS CSSR, The FIVE FIRST Saturdays, THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION

Our Morning Offering – 2 August – O Mother Blest By St Alphonsus

Our Morning Offering – 2 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – The Feastday of St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) Bishop, Confessor, Most Zealous Doctor

O Mother Blest
By St Alphonsus Maira Liguori (1696-1787)
Most Zealous Doctor of the Church
Trans. Fr Edmund Vaughn C.SS.R. (1827 – 1908 )

O Mother blest, whom God bestows
On sinners and on just,
What joy, what hope thou givest those
Who in thy mercy trust.
Thou are clement, thou are chaste,
Mary thou art fair,
Of all mothers, sweetest best,
none with thee compare.

O heavenly Mother, mistress sweet!
it never yet was told
that suppliant sinner left thy feet,
unpitied, unconsoloed.
Thou are clement, thou are chaste, …

O Mother, pitiful and mild,
Cease not to pray for me;
For I do love thee as a child,
And sigh for love of thee.
Thou art clement, thou art chaste, …

Most powerful Mother, all men know
Thy Son denies thee nought;
Thou askest, wishest it and lo!
His power thy will hath wrought.
Thou art clement, thou art chaste, …

O Mother blest, for me obtain,
Ungrateful though I be,
To love that God who first could deign
To show such love for me.
Thou art clement, thou art chaste,
Mary, thou art fair.
Of all mothers, sweetest, best,
None with thee compare.

Posted in DOCTORS of the Church, MARIAN TITLES, REDEMPTORISTS CSSR, SAINT of the DAY, St Alphonsus de Liguori,

First Saturday, Santa Maria degli Angelis / Our Lady of Angels, Assisi (13th Century), St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, St Stephen I (Died 257) Pope, Martyr and the Saints for 2 August

FIRST SATURDAY of August

St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) Bishop, Confessor, Most Zealous Doctor of the Church, Founder of the Redemptorists, Spiritual Writer, Composer, Musician, Artist, Poet, Lawyer, Scholastic Philosopher and Theologian. The Roman Martyrology states of St Alphonsus today: At Nocera-de-Pagani, Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop of St Agatha of the Goths and Founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists), distinguished by his zeal for the salvation of souls, by his writings, his preaching and his example.
He was inscribed on the Calendar of the Saints by Pope Gregory XVI in the year 1839, the 52nd after his happy death and , in 1871, was declared Doctor of the Universal Church by Pius IX, according to a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites.

St Alphonsus!:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/01/saint-of-the-day-1-august-st-alphonsus-maria-de-liguori-c-ss-r-1696-1787-doctor-of-the-church/
AND MORE:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/saint-of-the-day-1-august-st-alphonsus-maria-de-liguori-c-ss-r-doctor-of-the-church/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/02/saint-of-the-day-2-august-st-alphonsus-maria-de-liguori-1696-1787-plus/

Santa Maria degli Angelis / Our Lady of Angels, Assisi, Italy (13th Century) Feast Day and Portiuncula Indulgence: 2 August
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/02/santa-maria-degli-angelis-our-lady-of-angels-assisi-italy-13th-century-feast-day-and-portiuncula-indulgence-and-memorials-of-the-saints-2-august/

St Pope Stephen I (Died 257) Pope, Martyr, Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 until his death. Born in Rome and died on 1 August 257 by being beheaded as he concluded Holy Mass in the Cemetery of Callistus.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/02/saint-of-the-day-2-august-saint-stephen-i-died-257-pope-martyr/

St Auspicius of Apt
St Betharius of Chartres (Died c623) Bishop
St Etheldritha of of Croyland

Blessed Frederic Campisani OFM (c1255-1335) Third Order Religious of the Friar s Minor, Hermit, Mystic, Miracle-worker, Exorcist.
His Devout Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/02/saint-of-the-day-2-august-blessed-frederic-campisani-ofm-c1255-1335-hermit/


Bl Gundekar of Eichstätt
Bl Joanna of Aza
Bl John of Rieti
St Maximus (3rd/4th Century) Bishop of Padua
St Pedro de Osma
St Plegmund
St Rutilius

St Serenus of Marseilles (Died c606) Bishop of Marseilles
His Saintly Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/02/saint-of-the-day-2-august-saint-serenus-of-marseilles-died-c-606/

St Sidwell

Posted in AUGUST - The Immaculate Heart of Mary, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, IMMACULATE HEART Quotes, MARIAN TITLES, SACRED and IMMACULATE HEARTS

1 August – The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

August – The Month of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary

In 1944, Pope Pius XII set the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to be celebrated on 22 August as the Octave of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on 15 August. Two years earlier, on the 25th Anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, Pope Pius XII, Consecrated the Catholic family and whole human race, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

August also celebrates the Marian Feast of Our Lady of the Snows (St Mary Major) on 5 August, Our Lady Refuge of Sinners on 13 August, Our Lady of Knock on 21 August, Our Lady of Czestochowa and Our Lady Health of the Sick on 24 August.

Posted in AUGUST - The Immaculate Heart of Mary, FATHERS of the Church, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, IMMACULATE HEART PRAYERS, INDULGENCES, MARIAN Aspirations and Ejaculations, MARIAN QUOTES, MARIAN TITLES, MOTHER of GOD, PARTIAL Indulgence, QUOTES on GRACE, QUOTES on HUMILITY, Quotes on SALVATION, SACRED and IMMACULATE HEARTS, St Francis de Sales, The ANNUNCIATION, The BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, To JESUS through MARY

Quote/s of the Day – 1 August – Sweet Heart of Mary

Quote/s of the Day – 1 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary”

Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.

(1943 Raccolta – Indulgence 300 days)

May the Blessed Virgin,
unique in her merits,
stand in the presence of her Creator
interceding always in our favour.
She will be radiant in the fullness of glory,
she who brought forth,
from her virginal womb,
the King of glory.

St Amadeus of Lausanne (1108-1159) 

The Blessed Virgin was chosen
to be the Mother of God
and, therefore, it is not to be doubted,
but that God fitted her for it
by His graces.

St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Doctor Angelicus / Doctor Communis

To ask favours without interposing Mary
is to attempt to fly without wings
!

The prayers of Mary,
have the force of command with Jesus Christ.
Hence, it is impossible for the Son
not to grant a grace
for which the Mother asks.”

St Antoninus (1389-1459)

Posted in FEASTS and SOLEMNITIES, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY, St PETER!

First Friday, Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, St Peter’s Chains, Portiuncula Indulgence, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes / Our Lady of Mercy, Barcelona, Spain (1218) and Memorials of the Saints – 1 August

AUGUST – The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

FIRST FRIDAY of August

St Peter’s Chains
https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/01/1-august-the-feast-of-saint-peter-in-chains/

The Portiuncula Indulgence:
An Indulgence which may be gained in any Church so designated by the Bishop, by all the faithful who, after Confession and Holy Communion, visit such Churches between noon of 1 August and midnight of 2 August, or on the Sunday following. The Indulgence is toties quoties and is applicable to the souls in Purgatory.

Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes / Our Lady of Mercy, Barcelona, Spain (1218,) Founding of the Mercedarian Order – 1 August, 24 September :
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/01/feast-saint-peter-in-chains-the-portiuncula-indulgence-nuestra-senora-de-las-mercedes-our-lady-of-mercy-barcelona-spain-1218-and-memorials-of-the-saints-1-august/

St Adela Mardosewicz
St Alexander of Perga
St Almedha
St Arcadius
St Attius of Perga
St Buono
St Brogan
St Emericus

St Ethelwold (c912-984) Bishop of Winchester, Monk, Abbot, Reformer, Founder and restorer of many Monasteries and Convents.
St Ethelwold’s Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/01/saint-of-the-day-1-august-saint-ethelwold-of-winchester-c-912-984/

St Exuperius of Bayeux
St Faustus

St Felix of Gerona (Died c304) Deacon Martyr, Missionary, Preacher and courageous Evangeliser heading directly into the Diocletian persecutions.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Gerona in Spain, the birthday of the holy Martyr Felix. After enduring various torments, by order of Daciall, he was cut with knives, until he gave his undaunted soul to Christ.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/01/saint-of-the-day-1-august-st-felix-of-gerona-died-c304-deacon-martyr/

St Friard

Blessed Giovanni Bufalari OSA (c1318-c1350) Friar of the Order of the Hermits of St Augustine, Porter at his Monastery, Apostle of the poor and sick. Brother of Blessed Lucia Bufalari.
His Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/01/saint-of-the-day-1-august-blessed-giovanni-bufalari-osa-c-1318-c-1350/
AND His Sister here:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/27/saint-of-the-day-27-july-blessed-lucy-bufalari-of-amelia-osa-died-1350-virgin/


St Jonatus
St Justin of Paris
St Kenneth of Wales
St Leontius of Perga
St Maur
St Nemesius Confessor No information about him has survived.
Bl Orlando of Vallombrosa
St Peregrinus of Modena
St Rioch
Bl Rudolph
St Secundel
St Secundus of Palestrina
St Sophia
St Verus (4th Century) Bishop pf Vienne in France

Seven Holy Brother Maccabees – 8 Saints: “At Antioch, the Martyrdom of the Seven Holy Brothers, the Maccabees and thei mother, who suffered under King Antiochus Epiphanes. Their relics were transferred to Rome and placed in the Church of St Peter in Chains.”

Saints Faith, Hope and Charity: The daughters of Saint Sophia. While still children, they were tortured and Martyred for their faith in the persecutions of Hadrian. They were scourged, thrown into a fire, and then beheaded.

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Notre-Dame-de-Gray / Our Lady of Gray, France (1602), Sts Abdon and Senen, Martyrs and the Saints – 30 July

Notre-Dame-de-Gray / Our Lady of Gray, France (1602) – 30 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/30/notre-dame-de-gray-our-lady-of-gray-france-1602-and-memorials-of-the-saints-30-july/

St Abdon and St Senen (Died c250) Martyrs. Both our Martyrs were born in Persia and died in Rome by tortures and finally beheading around 250 under the persecutions of Emperor Decius. Patronages – against eye diseases, against rickets, against vermin, of barrel and cask makers, of blind children and children in general, of farmers and gardeners, of Arles and the Diocese of Perpignan in France, of Calasparra, in Murcia, Spain.
Their Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/30/saint-s-of-the-day-30-july-saint-abdon-and-saint-senen-died-c250-martyrs/

Bl Antonio di San Pietro
Bl Edward Powell
St Ermengyth

St Godelieve (c1049-1070) Flemish Laywoman. Born in c1049 at Londefort-lez-Boulogne, France and died by being strangled by her mother-in-law’s and husband’s servants on 6 July 1070 at Gistel, Belgium. Patronages – difficult marriages, against abuse and spousal abuse, against throat diseases, in-law problems, for good weather and against storms.
Her Life and Sad Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/30/saint-of-the-day-30-july-saint-godelieve-c-1049-1070/

St Hatebrand OSB (Died 1198) Abbot
St Julitta of Caesarea

Blessed Manés de Guzmán OP (c1168-1235) Dominican Priest and Friar, Brother of Saint Dominic. He was Beatified on 2 June 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI.
Holy Bl Manés de Guzmán
:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/30/saint-of-the-day-30-july-blessed-manes-de-guzman-op-c-1168-1235/

Blessed Manés on the left and Saint Dominic on the right

Bl Richard Featherstone
St Rufinus of Assisi
* St Senen
St Tatwine of Canterbury
St Terenzio of Imola
Bl Thomas Abel
St Ursus of Auxerre

Martyrs of Tebourba – 3 Saints: Three girls Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. We know little else about them but the names – Donatilla, Maxima and Secunda. 304 at Tebourba in North Africa.

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Madonna dei Miracoli / Holy Mary of Miracles, Morbio Inferiore, Ticino, Switzerland (1594), St Martha and Memorials of the Saints – 29 July

Madonna dei Miracoli / Holy Mary of Miracles, Morbio Inferiore, Ticino, Switzerland (1594) – 29 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/29/madonna-dei-miracoli-holy-mary-of-miracles-morbio-inferiore-ticino-switzerland-1594-and-memorials-of-the-saints/

St Martha – Sister of Saint Lazarus and Saint Mary of Bethany. Friend of Jesus and hostess to Him in her house. May have been part of an early mission to France.
St Martha:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/29/saint-of-the-day-29-july-st-martha-virgin-1st-century/
More on St Martha here:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/29/saint-of-the-day-29-july-st-martha/

St Antony
Bl Beatrix of Valfleury
St Callinicus of Paphlagonia
St Faustinus of Spello
St Felix II Pope and Martyr
St John the Soldier
St Kilian (8th Century) Abbot of Inish-caltra Monastery

Blessed Luis Bertran OP (1594-1627) Martyr, Spanish Priest and Missionary of the Order of Preachers. Beatified on 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/29/saint-s-of-the-day-29-july-blessed-luis-bertran-op-1594-1627-and-companions-martyrs/

St Lupus (c383-c479) Bishop and Confessor of Troyes, France. Defender – defended the City from the devatating fury of the Huns and strenuously fought the rampant heretical climate. He was also a friend of Bishop St Euphronius of Autun (Died c473).
His Devout and Zealous Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/29/saint-of-the-day-29-july-saint-lupus-of-troyes-c383-c479-bishop-and-confessor/

Bl Mancius of the Cross
St Olaf II
St Olaus of Sweden
Bl Petrus of Saint Mary
St Prosper of Orleans
St Seraphina
St Serapia of Syria
St Sulian

St William Pinchon (1180-1234) Bishop of Saint Brieuc, Confessor. William was a champion for the poor and defended the rights and privileges of the Church against secular intervention.
His LZealous ife:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/29/saint-of-the-day-29-july-st-william-pinchon-of-saint-brieuc-1180-1234/

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Sts Nazarius and Celsus, Martyrs, St Victor I, Pope and Martyr, St Pope Innocent I Confessor, The Siege of Rhodes. Victory  in 1480 through the intercession of Our Lady and Memorials of the Saints – 28 July

The Siege of Rhodes. Victory over the Turks by the Knights Hospitaller at Rhodes in 1480 through the intercession of Our Lady, final battle 27 July 1480 – commemorated on 28 July:
HERE
:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/28/the-siege-of-rhodes-victory-over-the-turks-by-the-knights-hospitaller-at-rhodes-in-1480-through-the-intercession-of-our-lady/

*St Nazarius and St Celsus (Died c68) MartyrsMissionaries and disciples of St Peter the Apostle. Their bodies were found by St Ambrose in Milan. Additional Memorial on 10 May of the finding of the Relics by St Ambrose.
Their Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/28/saint-s-of-the-day-28-july-saint-nazarius-died-c68-and-saint-celsus-died-c68-martyrs/

St Pope Innocent I (Died 417) Confessor. Papal Ascension 402 until his death on 12 March 417, He defended the exiled Saint John Chrysostom and consulted with the Bishops of Africa concerning the Pelagian controversy, confirming the decisions of the African synods. The Catholic priest-scholar Johann Peter Kirsch, 1500 years later, described Innocent as “a very energetic and highly gifted individual …who fulfilled admirably the duties of his office.”
Holy St Innocent:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/28/saint-of-the-day-28-july-saint-pope-innocent-i-died-417/

St Pope Victor I (Died c 199) The 14th Bishop of Rome, Martyr.
https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/28/saint-of-the-day-28-july-saint-pope-victor-i-died-199/

St Acatius (Died c310) Bishop af Miletus and Martyr
St Arduinus of Trepino
St Botwid of Sudermannland
St Camelian of Troyes
Bl Christodoulos
St Eustathius of Galatia
St Irene of Cappadocia
Bl John Soreth
St Longinus of Satala
St Lucidius of Aquara
St Lyutius

St Nicanor the Deacon
St Parmenas the Deacon
St Peregrinus
St Prochorus the Deacon

St Samson (c490 – 565) Bishop, Confessor of Dol, Abbot, MissionaryMiracle-worker.
Miraculous St Samson:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/28/saint-of-the-day-28-july-st-samson-of-dol-c-490-565/

Martyrs of Laodicea – 8 Saints: Alexander, Bessia, Makarios,
Philip, Prudentius, Secunda, Theophilus, Z
oticus.

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Pentecost VII, St Pantaleon (Died c 305) Martyr, Notre-Dame-de-Foy / Our Lady of Faith, Gravelines, Liege, France (1616) and Memorials of the Saints – 27 july

Pentecost VII

Notre-Dame-de-Foy / Our Lady of Faith, Gravelines, Liege, France (1616) – 27 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/27/notre-dame-de-foy-our-lady-of-faith-gravelines-liege-france-1616-and-memorials-of-the-saints-27-july/

St Pantaleon (Died c 305) Martyr, Lay Physician, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/27/saint-of-the-day-27-july-st-panteleon/

St Aetherius (Died c573) Bishop and Confessor of Auxerre
St Anthusa of Constantinople
St Arethas
St Aurelius of Cordoba
St Benno of Osnabruck (c 1020-1088) Bishop
Bl Berthold of Garsten

St Pope Celestine I (Died 432) called “the Heresy Fighter.” Much is unknown about Celestine, including his birthday. But his reign as Pope – from 422 until his death in 432 – is credited with many achievements.
The Papacy of St Celestine I:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/27/saint-of-the-day-st-pope-celestine-i-died-432/

St Ecclesius of Ravenna
St Felix of Cordoba
St Galactorio of Lescar
St George of Cordoba
St Hermippus
St Hermocrates
St Hermolaus
St Juliana of Mataró
St Lillian of Cordoba

Blessed Lucia Bufalari OSA (Died 1350) Virgin, Augustinian Oblate, Prioress of Amelia.  Her body is incorrupt. incorrupt.
Her Life of Grace:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/27/saint-of-the-day-27-july-blessed-lucy-bufalari-of-amelia-osa-died-1350-virgin/

St Luican

Blessed Maria Magdalena Martinengo OSC Cap (1687-1737) Nun of the Order of the Capuchin Poor Clares, Mystic with a great devotion to the Passion of Christ. She had a great horror of sin and devoted much time to contemplating death, and the Divine Judgement. The recognition of two miracles attributed to her direct intercession allowed for Pope Leo XIII to preside over her Beatification on 3 June 1900.
Her Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/27/saint-of-the-day-27-july-blessed-maria-magdalena-martinengo-osc-cap-1687-1737/

St Maurus of Bisceglia
St Natalia of Cordoba

Blessed Nevolone of Faenza OFM (Died 1280) Penitent, Widower, Lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor, then a Camaldolese HermitApostle of the poor and sick. Patronage – Faenza, cobblers, shoemakers, shoe repairers (chosen by the cobblers of Rimini, Italy in 1331).
His Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/27/saint-of-the-day-27-july-blessed-nevolone-of-faenza-ofm-died-1280-penitent/

St Semproniana of Mataró
St Sergius of Bisceglia

Martyrs of Nicomedia – 3 Saints: Three Christians Martyred together. The only other information to survive are their names – Felix, Jucunda and Julia. Nicomedia, Asia Minor.

Seven Sleepers of Ephesus: A group of seven young Christian men who hid in a cave in hopes of avoiding the persecution of Decius in the year 250. Found and arrested, they were ordered by the pro-consul in Ephesus to renounce their faith; they refused and were sentenced to die. Legend says that they were walled up in their hiding cave, guarded by the dog Al Rakim; when the cave wall was breached in 479 – they all woke up!
It is likely that the youths were tortured to death in various ways and buried in the cave. The resurrection story confusion came from the phrase “went to sleep in the Lord” which was used to describe the death of Christians and 479 is when their relics were discovered. Their names were Constantinus, Dionysius, Joannes, Malchus, Martinianus, Maximianus and Serapion. They were martyred in 250 in Ephesus (in modern Turkey); tradition says that they were walled up in a cave to suffocate but other records indicate that they were tortured to death in various ways. Their relics discovered in 479 and translated to Marseilles, France and enshrined in a large stone coffin.

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Feast of St Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Madonna del Faggio / Our Lady of the Beech Tree, Castelluccio, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy (1672) and Memorials of the Saints – 26 July

St Anne – Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grandmother of Jesus.
The name Anne from the Hebrew commonly believed to mean “grace” but St Augustine says (City of God) that it in fact means ,“by the grace of God.”
Patronages – against poverty, against sterility or infertility, broommakers, cabinetmakers, carpenters,of childless couples, equestrians, expectant mothers and mothers, childbirth, grandmothers, grandparents, housewives, lace makers, lost articles, miners, old-clothes dealers, the poor,, seamstresses, stablemen, turners, Canada, France, Micmaqs, 4 Diocese, 18 Cities.

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/saints-of-the-day-26-july-sts-joachim-and-anne-parents-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-grandparents-of-jesus/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/26/saint-of-the-day-26-july-st-anne-mother-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/

Madonna del Faggio / Our Lady of the Beech Tree, Castelluccio, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy (1672) – 26 July, Ascension Thursday:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/26/madonna-del-faggio-our-lady-of-the-beech-tree-castelluccio-bologna-emilia-romagna-italy-1672-and-memorials-of-the-saints-26-july/

St Austindus (c1000-1068) Bishop of Auch.

St Bartholomea Capitanio SCCG (1807-1833) Religious and the Co-Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere, Canonised in Rome by Pope Pius XII on 18 May 1950 together with St Vincenza Gerosa.
Her Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/26/saint-of-the-day-26-july-saint-bartholomea-capitanio-sccg-1807-1833/

St Benigno of Malcestine
Bl Camilla Gentili
St Charus of Malcestine
Bl Edward Thwing
Bl Élisabeth-Thérèse de Consolin
St Erastus
Bl Évangéliste of Verona
St Exuperia the Martyr
Bl George Swallowell
St Gérontios
St Gothalm
St Hyacinth
Bl Hugh of Sassoferrato
Bl Jacques Netsetov
Bl John Ingram
St Joris
Bl Marie-Claire du Bac
Bl Marie-Madeleine Justamond
Bl Marie-Marguerite Bonnet
St Olympius the Tribune

St Pastor of Rome
Bl Pérégrin of Verona

Blessed Robert Nutter OP (c1557-1600) Martyr, Priest of the Order of Preachers, Martyr of England.
His Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/26/saint-of-the-day-26-july-blessed-robert-nutter-op-c-1557-1600-martyr/

St Simeon (Died 1016) Monk, Hermit, Pilgrim.
St Symphronius the Slave
St Theodulus the Martyr
St Valens of Verona
Bl William Ward

Posted in MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY, The APOSTLES & EVANGELISTS

St James the Greater, Apostle and Martyr, St Christopher, Martyr, Notre-Dame du Saguenay / Our Lady of Lac Bouchet, Quebec (1920) and Memorials of the Saints – 25 July

St James the Greater – Son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of Saint John the Apostle. He is called “the Greater” simply because he became an Apostle before Saint James the Lesser. The Roman Martyrology reads: “ST JAMES the Apostle, brother of the blessed Evangelist, John, who was beheaded by Herod Agrippa, about the Feast of Easter. His sacred bones were, on this day, carried from Jerusalem to Spain and placed in the remote Province of Galicia, where they are devoutly honoured by the renowned piety of the inhabitants and the frequent concourse of Christians, who visit them through piety and in fulfilment of their vows.”
St James:

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/saint-of-the-day-25-july-feast-of-st-james-the-greater-apostle-of-christ/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/25/saint-of-the-day-25-july-saint-james-the-greater-apostle-and-martyr-son-of-thunder/

St Christopher (died c 251) Martyr, “The Christ-Bearer”
Beloved St Christopher!

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/25/saint-of-the-day-25-july-saint-christopher-died-c-251-martyr/

St Christopher is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers – read more about them here:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/25/thought-for-the-day-25-july-the-memorial-of-st-christopher-died-c-251-one-of-the-fourteen-holy-helpers/

Notre-Dame du Saguenay / Our Lady of Lac Bouchet, Quebec (1920) – 25 July:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/25/feast-of-st-james-the-greater-notre-dame-du-saguenay-our-lady-of-lac-bouchet-quebec-1920-and-memorials-of-the-saints-25-july/

Bl Alexius Worstius

Bl Antonio of Olmedo
St Bantu of Trier
St Beatus of Trier

St Cugat del Valles (Died c304) Martyr, Preacher, Evangeliser, Miracle-worker.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Barcelona in Spain, during the persecution of Diocletian and under the Governor Darian, the birthday of the holy Martyr Cucuphas. After overcoming many torments, he was struck with the sword and thus went triumphantly to Heaven.
St Cugat’s Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/25/saint-of-the-day-25-july-st-cugat-del-valles-died-c304-lay-martyr/

St Ebrulfus
St Fagildo of Santiago
St Felix of Furcona
St Florentius of Furcona
St Glodesind of Metz

St Magnericus (c520-596) Italian Bishop of Trier and Confessor. Magnericus was a friend and disciple of St Gregory of Tours, mentioned in his History of the Franks.
His Zealous Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/25/saint-of-the-day-25-july-saint-magnericus-of-trier-c-520-596/

St Mordeyren
St Nissen of Wexford
St Olympiad of Constantinople
St Paul of Palestine

Blessed Pietro Corradini OFM (1435–1490) Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor, Confessor, Preacher, Spiritual Director. Pietro and a great devotion to the Holy Mother and constantly taught love of her. Fr Pietro served in several leadership positions within his Order. The Beatification process commenced not too long after Fr Pietro’s death and culminated on 10 August 1760 after Pope Clement XIII issued a formal decree that approved Corradini’s local ‘cultus’ thus naming him Blessed.
A Special Child of Mary:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/25/saint-of-the-day-25-july-blessed-pietro-corradini-ofm-1435-1490-priest/

St Theodemirus (Died c851) Martyr of Cordoba

Martyrs of Caesarea – 3 Saints: Three Christians Martyred together in the pesecutions of emperor Maximilian and governor Firmilian – Paul, Tea and Valentina. 309 in Caesarea, Palestine.

Martyrs of Cuncolim, Goa, south western India– 20 Saints: On 15 July 1583 the group met at the Church of Orlim and hiked to Cuncolim to erect a Cross and choose land for a new Church. Local anti-Christian Hindu pagans, seeing the unarmed Christians, gathered their weapons and marched on them. One of the Parishioners, a Portuguese emigre named Gonçalo Rodrigues, carried a firearm but Father Alphonsus Pacheco stopped him from using it. The Hindu pagans, numbering at least 500, then fell upon them and killed them all without mercy. They were Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on 30 April 1893. They were – Alphonsus Pacheco, Alphonsus the Altar boy, Anthony Francis, Dominic of Cuncolim, Francis Aranha, Francis Rodrigues, Gonçalo Rodrigues, Paul da Costa, Peter Berno, Rudolph Acquaviva, ten other native Christian converts whose names have not come down to us. They were Martyred on Monday 25 July 1583 at the village of Cuncolim, district of Salcete, territory of Goa, India. They were Beatified on 30 April 1893 by Pope Leo XIII.

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Vigil of St James, Apostle, Foundation of Our Lady of Cambron, France (1148) and the Saints for 24 July

Vigil of St James, Apostle

Foundation of Our Lady of Cambron, France (1148) – 24 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/24/foundation-of-our-lady-of-cambron-france-1148-and-memorials-of-the-saints-24-july/

St Christina of Bolsena (3rd Century) Virgin Martyr
Her Life and Death

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/24/saint-of-the-day-24-july-saint-christina-bolsena-3rd-century-virgin-martyr/

Dolci, Carlo; Saint Christina of Bolsena; National Trust, Kedleston Hall and Eastern Museum;

Saint Francisco Solano OFM (1549 – 1610) “The Wonder Worker of the New World,” Priest, Friar of the Order of Friars Minor, Missionary, Musician, Preacher, Miracle worker, Apostle of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Virgin Mother and of Prayer, Polyglot. Beatified by Pope Clement X in 1675 and Canonised by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.
Wonderful St Solano

https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/14/saint-of-the-day-14-july-saint-francisco-solano-ofm-1549-1610-the-wonder-worker-of-the-new-world/

St. Francis Solano

St Aliprandus of Pavia
St Antinogenes of Merida
St Aquilina the Martyr
St Arnulf of Gruyere
Bl Balduino of Rieti
St Boris (c990-1010) Prince

St Christina Mirabilis/the Astonishing (1150-1224) Virgin, mendicant, Penitent, Mystic. St Christina the Astonishing has been recognised as a Saint since the 12th century. She was placed in the calendar of the saints by at least two bishops of the Catholic Church in two different centuries (17th & 19th
Her Amazing Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/24/saint-of-the-day-24-july-saint-christina-mirabilis-1150-1224/

St Cyriacus of Ziganeus
St Declan (5th Century) Bishop of Ardmore, Ireland
Bl Diego Martinez


Bl Diego Martinez
Bl Donatus of Urbino

Blessed Giovanni Tavalli (1386-1446) Archbishop, Friar of the Jesuit Friars of Saint Jerome. His cult began immediately after his death and was subsequently approved by Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605).
Blessed Giovanni’s Devoted Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/24/saint-of-the-day-24-july-blessed-giovanni-tavalli-1386-1446/

St Ursicinus of Sens (Died c380) Bishop and Confessor. A powerful opponent of the Arians.
His Zealous Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/24/saint-of-the-day-24-july-saint-ursicinus-died-c380-bishop-and-confessor/.

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Madonna di Altino / Our Lady of Altino, Italy (1496), St Apollonaris (1st Century) Bishop Martyr, St Liborius (early 4th Century – 397) Bishop, Confessor – 23 July

Madonna di Altino / Our Lady of Altino, Albino, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (1496) – 23 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/23/madonna-di-altino-our-lady-of-altino-albino-bergamo-lombardy-italy-1496-and-memorials-of-the-saints-23-july/

St Apollonaris (1st Century) Bishop Martyr, Disciple of St Peter
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-st-apollinaris/

St Liborius (early 4th Century – 397) Bishop, Confessor, Reformer, Evangeliser and Shepherd of souls, Builder of Churches and Monasteries.
A Holy Shepherd:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/04/09/saint-of-the-day-9-april-st-liborius-of-le-mans-early-4th-century-397/

St Anne of Constantinople
Bl Beaudoin of Beaumont
St Conan of Cornwall
St Eugene of Rome
*St Herundo of Rome +

Blessed Giovanna of Orvieto OP (c1264-1306) Virgin, Tertoary of the Order of Preachers, Mystic, Stigmatist
About Blessed Giovanna:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/23/saint-of-the-day-23-july-blessed-giovanna-of-orvieto-op-c-1264-1306/

Bl Juan de Luca
Bl Juan de Montesinos
Bl Leonard da Recanati
Bl Mariano Brandi

St Phocas the Gardener (Died c303) Layman MartyrApostle of the poor and needy. Died by beheading c 303 in Sinope, Pontus (in modern Turkey).
Patronages – against insect bites, against poisoning, against snake bites, agricultural workers, farm workers, farmers, field hands, boatmen, mariners, sailors, watermen, gardeners, husbandmen, market-gardeners.

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/23/saint-of-the-day-23-july-st-phocas-the-gardener-died-c-303-martyr/

St Primitiva V(1st Century) irgin Martyr of Rome
St Rasyphus of Macé
St Rasyphus of Rome
St Ravennus of Macé

*St Redempta of Rome +
*St Romula+ (Died c580) Virgin Recluse of Rome,  Ascetic. Romula lived with St Redempta as a Recluse near the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.
Her Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/23/saint-of-the-day-23-july-saint-romula-of-rome-died-c580-virgin/

St Severus of Bizye
+St Theophilus (Died c302) Martyr of Rome
+St Trophimus (Died c302) Martyr of Rome
St Valerian of Cimiez

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Notre-Dame-de-Verdun / Our Lady of Verdun, France (5th Century), St Daniel the Prophet, St Praxedes and the Saints for 21 July

Notre-Dame-de-Verdun / Our Lady of Verdun, Lorraine , France (5th Century) – 21 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/21/notre-dame-de-verdun-our-lady-of-verdun-lorraine-france-5th-century-and-memorials-of-the-saints-21-july/

St Daniel the Prophet (Died 5th-century BC) One of the four Great Prophets in the Old Testament and the Writer of the book of Sacred Scripture which bears his name.
St Daniel!

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/21/saint-of-the-day-21-july-st-daniel-the-prophet-died-5th-century-bc/

St Praxedes (Died c165) Virgin LaywomanPatronage – single laywoman.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Rome, the holy virgin, Praxedes, who was brought up in all chastity and in the knowledge of the Divine law. Assiduously attending to watching, prayer and fasting, she rest in Christ and was buried near her sister St Pudentiana and family, on the Salarian Road.
A Devout and Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/07/21/saint-of-the-day-21-july-st-praxedes-died-c165-virgin/

Blessed Angelina of Marsciano TOR (1357-1435) – Virgin, Abbess, Foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of Blessed Angelina who work with the poor and the sick.
Her Loving Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/21/saint-of-the-day-21-july-blessed-angelina-of-marsciano-tor-1357-1435/

St Arbogast (Died c 678) Confessor, Bishop of Strasbour, Missionary, Monk, Hermit, Miracle-worker.
Miraculous Arbogast:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/21/saint-of-the-day-21-july-saint-arbogast-of-strasbourg-died-678/St Barhadbescialas

St Benignus of Moyenmoutier
Bl Claudius of Avignon
St Claudius of Troyes
St Corona of Marceille
Bl Daniel Molini
St Eleutherius of Marseille

St Eternus (Died c653) Bishop  of Evreux in France, Martyr.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/21/saint-of-the-day-21-july-saint-eternus-of-evreux-died-c653-bishop-martyr/


St Iosephus Wang Yumei
St John (6th Century) Deacon and Hermit of Emesa in Syria
St John of Moyenmoutier
Bl Juan de Las Varillas
Bl Juan de Zambrana
St Jucundinus of Troyes
St Julia of Troyes
St Justus of Troyes
Bl Parthenius of Thessaly

St Victor (of Marseilles) (3rd Century) Martyr, Confessor, Roman soldier.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/21/saint-of-the-day-21-july-st-victor-3rd-century-martyr/

St Wastrada
St Zoticus of Comana

Martyrs of Africa – 6 Saints: Six Christians who were Martyred together. We know no other details about them but the names – Emilian, Hugal, Motanus, Saphus, Stercorius and Victor. They were martyred in an unknown location in Africa, date unknown.

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Nuestra Señora de Zocueca / Our Lady of Zocueca, Spain (1808), St Jerome Emiliani – Confessor, St Margaret, Virgin Martyr , St Elias the Prophet and all the Saints for 20 July

Nuestra Señora de Zocueca / Our Lady of Zocueca, Bailén, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain (1808) – 20 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/20/nuestra-senora-de-zocueca-our-lady-of-zocueca-bailen-jaen-andalucia-spain-1808-and-memorials-of-the-saints-20-july/

St Jerome Emiliani (1486–1537) Confessor, Layman, Founder of the Somascan Fathers, Apostle of the poor, orphans, the sick, Catechist, Apostle of prayer. He was Beatified in 1747 by Pope Benedict XIV and Canonised in 1767 by Pope Clement XIII
St Jerome:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/02/08/saint-of-the-day-8-february-st-jerome-emiliani-crs-1486-1537/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-st-jerome-emiliani-1486-1537-confessor/

St Margaret (3rd century) Virgin Martyr of Antioch. Margaret is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is one of the Saints who spoke to St Joan of Arc.
St Margaret’s Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-st-margaret-of-antioch-3rd-century-martyr/

Bl Anne Cartier
St Ansegisus
St Aurelius of Carthage

St Bernward (c960-1022) Bishop – Bernward was the thirteenth Bishop of Hildesheim from 993 until his death in 1022. He was an exceptionally gifted and talented Creative Artist and Craftsman, in particular, in the creation of Sacred Vessels and adornments of Holy items, in precious metals. Patronages – Architects, Builders, Goldsmiths, Sculptors, Craftsmen, Painters,
This Holy and Creative Shepherd:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-st-bernward-of-hildesheim-c960-1022-bishop/

St Cassian of Saint Saba

St Elias the Prophet (from the Greek) lived during the reign of King Ahab (9th Century BC), according to the Books of Kings. The spelling ‘Elijah’ is from the Hebrew.
The Life of this Great Prophet:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-st-elias-the-prophet/

St Elswith
St Frumentius of Ethiopia

Blessed Gregory Lopez (1542-1596) “The Mystery Man” – Hermit, Spiritual Advisor, Writer. Around 1585, word of a “Mystery Man” began to leak into Mexico City, a strange hermit who lived out in the lonely valley of Guesteca, who walked miles to go to Mass, lived totally subject to “Lady Poverty” and had travelled from the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spain (which dates from 712), to her Shrine in Mexico (which dates from 1531).
The Mystery Man”
:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-blessed-gregory-lopez-1542-1596/

St Joseph Barsabbas the Just (1st Century) Disciple of Jesus, Bishop, Martyr. The Roman Martyrology states today: “The birthday of the blessed Joseph, surnamed the Just, whom the Apostles selected with the blessed Matthias, for the Apostleshop in the place of the traitor, Judas. The lot having fallen upon Matthias, Joseph, notwithstanding, continued to preach and advance in virtue and after having sustained from the Jews, many persecutions for the Faith of Christ, happoily ended his life in Judea.”
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/20/saint-of-the-day-20-july-saint-joseph-barsabbas-the-just-1st-century-disciple-of-jesus/

St Mère
St Paul of Saint Zoilus
St Rorice of Limoges
St Severa
St Severa of Saint Gemma
St Wulmar (Died 689) Priest, Founder Abbot of the Monastery of Saint-Vulmaire in Boulogne, France.

Martyrs of Corinth – 22 Saints: 22 Christians who were Martyred together. We know nothing else about them but the names – • Appia • Calorus • Cassius • Celsus • Cyriacus • Donatus • Emilis • Felix • Fructus • Magnus • Maximus • Nestita • Partinus • Pasterus • Paul • Romanus • Spretus • Tertius • Theodolus • Ueratia • Valerian • Victor. They were martyred in Corinth, Greece.

Martyrs of Damascus – 16 Saints: 16 Christians who were Martyred together. We know the names of six of then, but no details about any of them – Cassia, Julian, Macrobius, Maximus, Paul and Sabinus. They were martyred in Damascus, Syria, date unknown.

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Nuestra Señora del Milagro / Our Lady of the Miracle, Lima, Peru (1630), St Vincent de Paul and all the Saints for 19 July

Nuestra Señora del Milagro / Our Lady of the Miracle, Lima, Peru (1630) – 19 July and 27 November:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/19/nuestra-senora-del-milagro-our-lady-of-the-miracle-lima-peru-1630-and-memorials-of-the-saints-19-july/

St Vincent de Paul CM (1581-1660) Confessor, known as the “Holy Hero of Divine Charity.” and “Great Apostle of Trumpets” – Priest, Founder, Apostle of Charity, Doctor of Canon Law, Reformer of Society and Priests, founder of Hospital and Orphanages. St Vincent was Beatified on 13 August 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII and Canonised on 16 June 1737 by Pope Clement XII. His Body was incorrupt until it was damaged by underwater floods. His bones have been encased in a waxen figure which is displayed in a glass Reliquary in the Chapel of the headquarters of the Vincentian fathers in Paris,
Biography:

https://anastpaul.com/2017/09/27/saint-of-the-day-27-september-st-vincent-c-m-1581-1660/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-st-vincent-de-paul-1581-1660-holy-hero-of-divine-charity/

St Ambrose Autpertus
Bl Antonio of Valladolid
St Aurea of Cordoba

St Arsenius (c354-c 449) Deacon, Hermit, Desert Father, Theologian, writer. Arsenius one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers, whose teachings were greatly influential on the development of asceticism and the contemplative life. His contemporaries so admired him as to surname him “the Great”.
His Life of Oblation to God:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-saint-arsenius-the-great-c-354-c-449/

Bl Bernhard of Rodez
St Daria of Constantinople

St Epaphras of Colosse (1st Century) Bishop, Martyr, Disciple of St Paul
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-st-epaphras-of-colossae-1st-century-bishop-martyr/


St Felix of Verona

St John Plessington (c 1637-1679) Martyr, Priest. Also celebrated on 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
His Lfe and Death::

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-st-john-plessington/

St Macrina the Younger (c327-379) Virgin, Ascetic. With charm and grace, St Macrina ruled the roost in a family of saints. St Basil the Elder and St Emmelia, her parents, had ten children including the younger St Basil the Great (329-379) Father and Doctor of the Church, St Gregory of Nyssa (c 335–C 395) Father of the Church and St Peter of Sebaste Bishop (c 340–391). As the eldest child, Macrina exercised a formative influence on her more famous brothers and even on her mother.
Her Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-saint-macrina-the-younger-c-327-379/

St Martin of Trier
St Michael the Sabaitè
Bl Pascasio of Lyon

St Peter Crisci TOSF (c1243-1323) called a “Fool for Christ” – Franciscan Tertiary, Penitent, Hermit, Pilgrim, Beggar, Preacher of Foligno.
His Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-st-peter-crisci-of-foligno-tosf-c-1243-1323/

St Romain of Ryazan
St Pope Symmachus (Died 514) Bishop of Rome from 22 November 498 until his death.

St Stilla of Abenberg (Died c1140) Virgin, Apostle of the poor and the sick.
Her Pious Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/19/saint-of-the-day-19-july-saint-stilla-of-abenberg-died-c1140-consecrated-virgin/

St Vicente Cecilia Gallardo

Martyrs of Meros – 3 Saints: Three Christians tortured and Martyred together in the persecutions of emperor Julian the Apostate and governor Almachio. We know nothing else about them but the names – Macedoniuis, Tatian and Theodule.
They were burned to death on an iron grill in Meros, Phrygia (in modern Turkey).

Martyrs of China: 3 Beati: Beatified on 17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII.
Elisabeth Qin Bianshi Elisabeth
Ioannes Baptista Zhu Wurui
Simon Qin Chunfu

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Notre-Dame-de-Bonne Délivrance / Our Lady of Good Deliverance (14th Century), Schwarzen Madonna / Black Madonna of Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland (853), St Camillus de Lellis, St Symphorosa and her seven son and all our Saints for 18 July

Notre-Dame-de-Bonne Délivrance / Our Lady of Good Deliverance (14th Century): 18 July
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/18/notre-dame-de-bonne-delivrance-our-lady-of-good-deliverance-schwarzen-madonna-black-madonna-of-einsiedeln-schwyz-switzerland-853-and-memorials-of-the-saints-18-july/

Schwarzen Madonna / Black Madonna of Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland (853) – First Sunday after Our Lady of Mount Carmel:
About:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/18/notre-dame-de-bonne-delivrance-our-lady-of-good-deliverance-schwarzen-madonna-black-madonna-of-einsiedeln-schwyz-switzerland-853-and-memorials-of-the-saints-18-july/

St Camillus de Lellis MI (1550-1614) Confessor, Priest and Founder the Order of the Ministers of the Sick, or simply as the “Camillians,” known as “The Giant of Charity.”
He was Canonised by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746 and later, in 1930, named – along with Saint John of God – as one of the two main Co-Patrons of nurses and nursing associations.
Most Efficacious St Camillus

https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/14/saint-of-the-day-14-july-st-camillus-de-lellis-m-i/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/14/saint-of-the-day-14-july-st-camillus-de-lellis-m-i-1550-1614-the-giant-of-charity/

St Symphorosa and her seven sons / Also known as – The Martyrs of Tivoli – 8 Saints: A widow, St Symphorosa and her seven sons ( Crescens, Eugene, Julian, Justin, Nemesius, Primitivus and Stracteus) Martyred in Tivoli, Italy in the 2nd-century persecutions of Hadrian.

St Aemilian of Dorostorium
St Alanus of Sassovivo
St Alfons Tracki
Blessed Angeline of Marsciano
Bl Arnold of Amiens

St Arnold (Died 793) Layman, Musician at the Court of Blessed Charlemagne, Apostle of the poor.
Patronages – for a holy and gentle death, for the cure of livestock diseases, of musicians, of musical instrument manufacturers, of the Town of Arnoldsweiler, Germany.
Holy St Arnold:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-saint-arnold-of-arnoldsweiler-died-793-layman-apostle-of-the-poor-and-needy/

St Arnoul the Martyr

St Arnulf (c580-640) Bishop of Metz, France, Monk, Miracle-worker, widower and father. Celestial Patron of Brewers.
His Devoted Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-saint-arnulf-of-metz-c-580-640/

St Athanasius of Clysma
Bl Bernard de Arenis
Bl Bertha de Marbais

St Bruno OSB (1049-1123) Bishop of Segni, Confessor, Missionary, Papal Advisor, Theologian.
About St Bruno:

https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-st-bruno-of-segni-o-s-b/

St Edburgh of Bicester (Died c620) Abbess, Nun, Princess
St Elio of Koper

St Frederick (c815 – c 838) Martyr Bishop of Utrecht.
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-st-frederick-c-815-c-838-martyr/

St Goneri of Treguier
St Gundenis of Carthage
Bl Herveus
St Marina of Ourense
St Maternus of Milan
St Minnborinus
St Pambo of the Nitrian Desert

St Philastrius (c330-c387) Confessor, the 7th Bishop of Brescia, Italy, Defender of the True Faith against heretics, most particularly he fought zealously against the Arian heretics, Miracle-worker.
Defender of the Faith:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-st-philastrius-of-brescia-c330-c387-confessor-bishop/

St Rufillus (5th Century) the 1st Bishop of Forlimpopoli, in the Province of Forli, Italy.

St Scariberga (c495-c 550) Virgin, Chaste wife of St Arnulf Bishop of Tours, Nun, Recluse.
Her Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-st-scariberga-of-yvelines-c-495-c-550/

St Simon (Szymon) OFM Cap (1435/1440-c 1482) Priest of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
His SHoly tory:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/18/saint-of-the-day-18-july-saint-simon-of-lipnica-1435-1440-c-1482/

St Theneva

Martyrs of Silistria – 7 Saints: Seven Christians who were Martyred together. No details about them have survived but the names – Bassus, Donata, Justus, Marinus, Maximus, Paulus and Secunda. They were martyred in Silistria (Durostorum), Moesia (in modern Bulgaria), date unknown.

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The Feast of The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Madonna dell’Umiltà / The Madonna of Humility, Italy (1490), Madonna della Campitelli / Our Lady of Campitelli, Italy (524) St Alexius and Memorials of the Saints – 17 July

The Feast of The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary or the Madonna of Humility:
The Feast of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary was included in the General Roman Calendar of 1954 among the feasts ‘pro aliquibus locis’ (in some places) but was removed from the General Roman Calendar of 1960. However, many Diocese worldwide still celebrate this beautiful Feast as do all Traditional Catholics.
https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/17/saint-of-the-day-17-july-the-humility-of-mary-by-st-alphonsus/

Madonna dell’Umiltà / The Madonna of Humility, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy (1490) – 17 July:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/17/saint-of-the-day-17-july-the-madonna-of-humility-madonna-dellumilta-pistoia/

Madonna della Campitelli / Our Lady of Campitelli, Italy (524) – 17 July and 2 February:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/17/madonna-dellumilta-the-madonna-of-humility-pistoia-tuscany-italy-1490-madonna-della-campitelli-our-lady-of-campitelli-italy-524-and-memorials-of-the-saints-17-july/

St Alexius (Died early 5th Century) Confessor, Hermit, Mystic, beggar – known as “the Man of God.”
A Life of LDivine Love:

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/17/saint-of-the-day-17-july-saint-alexius-of-rome-died-early-5th-century-the-man-of-god/

Martyrs of Compiegne (16 Carmelite Beati): Sixteen Blessed Teresian Martyrs of Compiègne.
Eleven Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters and two lay women servants who were Martyred together in the French Revolution. They were the earliest Martyrs of the French Revolution that have been recognised. They were: Angelique Roussel • Anne Pelras • Anne-Marie-Madeleine Thouret • Catherine Soiron • élisabeth-Julitte Vérolot • Marie Dufour • Marie Hanniset • Marie-Anne Piedcourt • Marie-Anne-Françoise Brideau • Marie-Claude-Cyprienne Brard • Marie-Françoise de Croissy • Marie-Gabrielle Trezel • Marie-Geneviève Meunier • Marie-Madeleine-Claudine Lidoine • Rose-Chretien de Neuville • Thérèse Soiron.
They were guillotined on 17 July 1794 at the Place du Trône Renversé (modern Place de la Nation) in Paris, France.
The 16 Martyrs Story:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/17/saints-of-the-day-17-july-the-carmelite-martyrs-of-compiegne-o-c-d/

St Andrew Zorard OSB (c980 – c1008) Hermit, Monk, Missionary, Spiritual guide, Ascetic. His cult was officially confirmed in July 1083 by Pope Gregory VII, thanks to the Hungarian King Ladislaus I.
His Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/17/saint-of-the-day-17-july-saint-andrew-zorard-osb-c-980-c-1008/

Bl Bénigne
Bl Biagio of the Incarnation
St Clement of Ohrid
St Cynllo
St Ennodius (c473-521) Bishop and Confessor of Pavia
St Fredegand of Kerkelodor
St Generosus
St Gorazd
St Hyacinth of Amastris
St Kenelm

St Pope Leo IV (c790-855) The 103rd Bishop of Rome. Papal Ascension: 847. St Leo is particularly remembered for repairing Roman Churches those which had been damaged during the Arab raid and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill to protect the City. Pope Leo organised a league of Italian Cities which fought and won, the sea Battle of Ostia, against the Saracens.
St Leo IV’s Life and Works:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/17/saint-of-the-day-17-july-st-leo-iv-c790-855-the-103rd-bishop-of-rome/


St Nerses Lambronazi
Bl Sebastian of the Holy Spirit
Bl Tarsykia Matskiv
St Theodosius of Auxerre
St Theodota of Constantinople
St Turninus

Martyrs of Scillium (12 Saints): A group of twelve Christians Martyred together, the final deaths in the persecutions of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Upon their conviction for the crime of being Christians, the group was offered 30 days to reconsider their allegiance to the faith; they all declined. Their official Acta still exist. Their names : • Acyllinus • Cythinus • Donata • Felix • Generosa • Januaria • Laetantius • Narzales • Secunda • Speratus • Vestina • Veturius
They were beheaded on 17 July 180 in Scillium, Numidia (in North Africa).

Posted in "Follow Me", CHRIST, the WAY,TRUTH,LIFE, DOCTORS of the Church, FATHERS of the Church, GOD ALONE!, In the PRESENCE of GOD, MARIAN QUOTES, MARIAN TITLES, MOTHER of GOD

Quote/s of the Day – 16 July – The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Quote/s of the Day – 16 July – The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ecclesiasticus Sirach 24:23 – Luke 11:27-28 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

… Rather blessed are those, who hear the Word of God
and keep it.

Luke 11:28

We too are blessed when we are mindful
of carrying Him constantly in our heart.
Certainly, Christ’s Conception in Mary’s womb
was a great marvel but it is no less of a marvel
to see Him become the guest of our heart
.”

St Peter Damian (1007-1072)
Doctor of the Church

Mother of Salvation,
Blessed Lady
By St Anselm (1033-1109)
Magnificent Doctor
Marian Doctor

Mother of Salvation,
Blessed Lady,
you are the Mother of Justification
and those who are justified;
the Mother of Reconciliation
and those who are reconciled;
the Mother of Salvation
and those who are saved.
What a blessed trust
and what a secure refuge!
The Mother of God is our Mother.
The Mother of the One
in Whom alone, we hope
and Whom alone, we fear,
is our Mother! …
The One Who partook of our nature
and by restoring us to life,
made us children of His Mother,
invites us by this grace, to proclaim
that we are His brothers and sisters.
Therefore, our Judge, is also our Brother.
The Saviour of the world, is our Brother.
Our God has become –
through Mary – our Brother!
Anen

Be our Mother, O Mary,
for you have borne us spiritually on Mount Calvary,
at the foot of the Cross.
Deign to obtain for us, through your intercession
that we may love Jesus as you loved Him
and follow Him faithfully, as you followed Him,
unto Death.
Amen.”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

Posted in FATHERS of the Church, MARIAN REFLECTIONS, MARIAN TITLES, MOTHER of GOD, ONE Minute REFLECTION, QUEENSHIP of MARY, THE ASSUMPTION, The WORD

One Minute Reflection – 16 July – “Blessed is the womb which bore Thee ” – Luke 11:27

One Minute Reflection – 16 July – “The Month of the Most Precious Blood” – The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ecclesiasticus Sirach 24:23-31 – Luke 11:27-28 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

Blessed is the womb which bore Thee ” – Luke 11:27”

REFLECTION – “Hail, O favoured one, the Lord is with thee” (Lk 1:28). Could anything transcend the joy which is thine, O Virgin Mary? Could anything surpass this grace?… Truly, thou art “blessed among women” (Lk 1:42), for thou hast changed the condemnation of Eve into a blessing. Because of thee and through thee, Adam, who was hitherto cast down and condemned, received a blessing.

Truly, “thou art blessed among women” for through thee, the blessing of the Father came to mankind and reprieved them from the age-old sentence.
Truly, “thou art blessed among women” because through thee, thy ancestors found salvation. Thou were to give birth to the Saviour, Who would win for them, God’s salvation.

Truly, “thou art blessed among women” for without the seed of man thou bore the Fruit Who gives a blessing to the whole earth and frees it from being condemned to produce only thorns.

Truly, “thou art blessed among women” for although thou art a woman like any other woman, thou will, in actual fact, become the Mother of God. If the One to be born of thee is, in truth God Incarnate, thou rightly deserve to be called ‘she who gave birth to God’ inasmuch as thou truly do give birth to God.” – St Sophronius of Jerusalem (c560-638) Bishop, Father of the Church (Sermon for the Annunciation 2).

PRAYER – O God, Who honoured the Order of Carmel with the special title of the most blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Thy Mother, graciously grant, that we, who this day honour her commemoration with solemn rites, defended by her care, may be found worthy to attain everlasting happiness.Through the same Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

Posted in BREVIARY Prayers, CARMELITES, CATHOLIC-PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, MARIAN PRAYERS, MARIAN TITLES, Our MORNING Offering, PRAYERS of the CHURCH, PRAYERS of the SAINTS, The LITTLE OFFICE of MARY

Our Morning Offering – 16 July – “The Flos Carmeli – The Flower of Carmel”

Our Morning Offering – 16 July – “The Month of the Most Precious Blood” – Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

“The Flos Carmeli
The Flower of Carmel”
By St Simon Stock (1165-1265)

O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel,
fruitful vine, splendour of Heaven,
Blessed Mother of the Son of God,
Immaculate Virgin,
assist me in this my necessity.
O Star of the Sea,
help me and show me herein
that thou art my Mother.
O Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of Heaven and earth,
I humbly beseech thee from the bottom of my heart,
to succour me in this my necessity.
There are none that can withstand thy power.
O show me herein, that thou art my Mother. Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for those who have recourse to thee.

(Repeat three times)

Sweet Mother, I place this cause in thy hands.
(Repeat three times)

This prayer, the “Flos Carmeli”
(“The Flower of Carmel”
),
was composed by St Simon Stock (1165-1265),
a Carmelite, so-called because he and other members of his Order lived atop Mount Carmel in the Holy Land.
St Simon Stock was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary on 16 July 1251, at which time, she bestowed upon him a scapular, or habit, (commonly called “the Brown Scapular”) which became part of the Liturgical clothing of the Carmelite Order.
Oral tradition tells of St Simon Stock praying, with a passionate intensity to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, during a time of great distress and hardship for the Order. With fervour and faith, he prayed his prayer, the Flos Carmeli, for the first time.
And Our Lady answered his prayer.
Thus, for seven centuries the Flos Carmeli continues to be prayed to the Blessed Mother with the firm faith that she she will answer its petition, with her powerful assistance.

Posted in DOMINICAN OP, INCORRUPTIBLES, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Nuestra Señora del Carmen / Our Lady of Carmen, Spain, (17th Century) and Memorials of the Saints – 16 July

Our Lady of Mount Carmel – When Mary gave the Scapular to an early Carmelite named Saint Simon Stock. (Optional Memorial)
About:

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/07/15/feast-of-our-lady-of-mount-carmel-16-july/

AND:
The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/16/thought-for-the-day-16-july-the-memorial-of-our-lady-of-mount-carmel/

Nuestra Señora del Carmen / Our Lady of Carmen (Rute, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain) (17th Century)– 16 July, 13 February – Patron of Rute:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/16/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-nuestra-senora-del-carmen-rute-cordoba-andalucia-spain-17th-century-and-memorials-of-the-

St Andrew the Hermit
St Antiochus of Sebaste
Bl Arnold of Clairvaux

Blessed Arnulf Died 1180) Abbot of Hildesheim Monastery.
His Body is/was Incorrupt.
The Life of Love of Blessed Arnulf:

https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/16/saint-of-the-day-16-july-blessed-arnulf-of-hildesheim-died-1180-abbot/

St Athenogenes of Sebaste

St Bartholomew OP – ArchBishop of Braga also known as Bl Bartholomew of the Martyrs (Bartolomeu Fernandez dei Martiri Fernandes) (1514-1590) Portuguese Dominican Friar and Priest, Writer, Theologian, Advisor, Teacher and Catechetical writer, Apostle of Charity founding a series of hospitals and hospices in Braga and surrounds.
St Bartholomew:

https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/16/saint-of-the-day-16-july-blessed-bartholomew-of-the-martyrs-1514-1590/

St Benedict the Hermit

Blessed Ceslaus Odrowaz OP (c1184– 1242) (Brother of St Hyacinth) Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, Confessor, Spiritual Advisor, miracle-worker. He was raised to the Altars by Pope Clement XI in 1713
About Blessed Ceslaus:

https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/16/saint-of-the-day-16-july-blessed-ceslaus-odrowaz-op-c-1184-1242/

St Domnin
St Domnio of Bergamo
Bl Dorothée-Madeleine-Julie de Justamond
St Elvira of Ohren
St Faustus of Rome and Milan

St Fulrad (c710-784) Abbot of Saint Denis Monastery, Chaplin and Counsellor of both King Pippin the Younger and King and Emperor Charlemagne, Founder of numerous Monasteries, Writer/Historian,, he oversaw the construction of a Basilica at St Denis.
About the Zealous Life of St Fulrad:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/16/saint-of-the-day-16-july-saint-fulrad-of-saint-denis-c-710-784/

St Generosus of Poitou
St Gobbán Beg
St Gondulf of Tongeren-Maastricht
St Gondolf of Saintes
St Grimoald of Saintes

St Helier (Died c555) Martyr, Hermit, Missionary to Jersey from Belgium, Hermit, Ascetic, Miracle-worker.
PATRONAGES – St Helier is the Patron Saint of Jersey and in particular of the Diocese and Capital City of Jersey, named for him – Saint Helier, he is invoked against and for the cure of EYE diseases and skin disorders,
His Life and Death:

https://anastpaul.com/2023/07/16/saint-of-the-day-16-july-st-helier-of-jersey-died-c555-martyr-missionary-hermit/

Bl Irmengard
St Landericus of Séez
Bl Madeleine-Françoise de Justamond
Bl Marguerite-Rose de Gordon
Bl Marguerite-Thérèse Charensol
Bl Marie-Anne Béguin-Royal
Bl Marie-Anne Doux

Bl Marie-Rose Laye
Bl Milon of Thérouanne
St Monulphus of Tongeren-Maastricht
Bl Ornandus of Vicogne

Bl Simão da Costa
St Sisenandus (Died 851) Deacon, Martyr of Cordoba in Spain
St Tenenan of Léo
St Valentine of Trier

St Vitalian (Died 699) Bishop of Capua, Hermit, Miracle-worker.
St Vitalian’s Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/03/saint-of-the-day-3-september-saint-vitalian-of-capua-died-699/

St Vitaliano of Osimo

Martyrs of Antioch – 5 Saints: Five Christians who were Martyred together. No details about them have survived by the names – Dionysius, Eustasius, Maximus, Theodosius and Theodulus. They were Martyred in Antioch, Syria, date unknown.

Posted in FEASTS and SOLEMNITIES, MARIAN TITLES, SAINT of the DAY, The APOSTLES & EVANGELISTS

The Divisio Apostolorum / Division of the Apostles, Mariae Virginis Molanus / Our Lady of Molanus, Jerusalem (1099), St Henry II and many more Saints celebrated today – 15 July

Mariae Virginis Molanus / Our Lady of Molanus, Jerusalem (1099) – 15 July:
HERE:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/15/b-mariae-virginis-molanus-our-lady-of-molanus-jerusalem-1099-and-memorials-of-the-saints-15-july/

St Henry II (972-1024) Confessor, Holy Roman Emperor. Henry was well known for his Missionary spirit and for his protection of the Pope in times of trouble. Henry ruled with a spirit of great humility and always sought to give the glory to God. He used his position to promote the work of the Church and the peace and happiness of the people.
Another Saints whose Feast was moved in 1969 from today, 15 July to 13 July.
Biography:

https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/saint-of-the-day-13-july-st-henry-ii-holy-roman-emperor/

The Divisio Apostolorum / Division of the ApostlesCommemorates the missionary work of the Twelve Apostles. It was first mentioned in the 11th Century and was celebrated in the northern countries of Europe during the Middle Ages. It is now observed in Germany, Poland and some Diocese of England, France and the United States.
https://anastpaul.com/2023/07/15/15-july-the-feast-of-the-the-divisio-apostolorum-the-division-of-the-apostles/

St Abundantia of Spoleto
St Abudemius of Bozcaada
St Adalard the Younger

Blessed Anne-Mary Javouhey (1779-1851) “The Mother of the Slaves,” Religious Sister, Missionary and Founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. Imagine a Mother Teresa in the France of Napoleon’s day and you will have a picture of Anne-Marie Javouhey. Nanette, as she was called, was a “velvet brick,” a thin layer of gentleness covering her determined core. A competent leader, Nanette dominated every scene in her adventurous life. Blessed Anne-Marie was Beatified on 15 October 1950 by Pope Pius XII.
:“The Mother of the Slaves”

https://anastpaul.com/2019/07/15/saint-of-the-day-15-july-blessed-anne-mary-javouhey-1779-1851/

St Apronia

St Athanasius (c830-c 872) Confessor, Bishop of Naples from 849 until his death, Papal Legate, Reformer and restoring of Monasteries, he built a Hospice for pilgrims and a new Monastery, a man of austerity and prayer. This Athanasius should not be confused with his nephew, Athanasius II, also the Bishop of Naples.
About this St Athanasius, a Patron of Naples among +70 Patrons:

https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/15/saint-of-the-day-15-july-st-athanasius-of-naples-c-830-c-872/

St Antiochus of Sebaste
St Benedict of Angers

Blessed Bernard TOSF (1428-1458) Margrave of Baden, Germany (Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire.) Tertiary of the Order of St Francis, Apostle of the poor and the needy. Bernard was Beatified on 16 September 1769 by Pope Clement XIV. His Canonisation process continues, at present, the second miracle required is being investigated.
Blessed Bernard’s Holy Life:

https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/15/saint-of-the-day-15-july-blessed-bernard-of-baden-tosf-1428-1458/

Blessed Ceslas Odrowaz OP (c1180-1242) Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, receiving the Habit from St Dominic himself. Ceslas was almost certainly Saint Hyacinth’s (1185-1257) older brother. It seems I posted the Blessed Ceslas on one of his many Feast Days, 16 July in 202:  https://anastpaul.com/2020/07/16/saint-of-the-day-16-july-blessed-ceslaus-odrowaz-op-c-1184-1242/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/07/15/saint-of-the-day-15-july-blessed-ceslas-odrowaz-op-c1180-1242-priest/

St David of Sweden (Died 1082) Bishop of Västeras in Sweden, Martyr
St Donivald
St Eberhard of Luzy
St Edith of Tamworth
St Eternus
St Felix of Pavia
St Gumbert of Ansbach
St Haruch of Werden
St Jacob of Nisibis
St Joseph Studita of Thessalonica
Bl Peter Aymillo
St Plechelm of Guelderland

St Rosalia (c1130-1166) Virgin of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Another Saint with many Feastdays:
“The Little Saint”

https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/04/saint-of-the-day-4-september-saint-rosalia-c-1130-c-1160/

The Coronation of Saint Rosalia,with Sts Peter and Paul, is an oil on canvas Painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck – 1629.

St Valentina of Nevers No information has survived.
St Vladimir I of Kiev

Martyred Jesuit Missionaries of Brazil – 40 Beati: A band of forty Spanish, Portugese and French Jesuit Missionaries Martyred by the Huguenot pirate Jacques Sourie while en route to Brazil. They are – Aleixo Delgado • Alonso de Baena • álvaro Borralho Mendes • Amaro Vaz • André Gonçalves • António Correia • Antônio Fernandes • António Soares • Bento de Castro • Brás Ribeiro • Diogo de Andrade • Diogo Pires Mimoso • Domingos Fernandes • Esteban Zuraire • Fernando Sánchez • Francisco Alvares • Francisco de Magalhães • Francisco Pérez Godoy • Gaspar Alvares • Gonçalo Henriques • Gregorio Escribano • Ignatius de Azevedo • Iõao • João Fernandes • João Fernandes • Juan de Mayorga • Juan de San Martín • Juan de Zafra • Luís Correia • Luís Rodrigues • Manuel Alvares • Manuel Fernandes • Manuel Pacheco • Manuel Rodrigues • Marcos Caldeira • Nicolau Dinis • Pedro de Fontoura • Pedro Nunes • Simão da Costa • Simão Lopes •
They were Martyed on 15 and 16 July 1570 on the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands. They were Beatified on 11 May 1854 by Pope Pius IX.

Martyrs of Alexandria – 13 Saints: Thirteen Christians who were Martyred together. We know the names of three, no details about them and the other ten were all children. – Narseus, Philip and Zeno. Martyred in the early 4th-century in Alexandria, Egypt.

Martyrs of Carthage – 9 Saints: A group of nine Christians who were Martyred together. We know nothing else but their names – Adautto, Catulinus, Felice, Florentius, Fortunanziano, Januarius, Julia, Justa and Settimino. They were Martyred in Carthaginian and their relics at the Basilica of Fausta at Carthage.

Martyrs of Pannonia – 5 Saints: Five 4th-century Martyrs killed together. No information about them has survived except the names – Agrippinus, Fortunatus, Martialis, Maximus and Secundinus.