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JULY 2008
Overview of July
(All information has been gleaned from
Catholic Culture - here)
This month is dedicated to
THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS
HERE
http://www.catholicculture.org/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/images/blood_2.jpg
The Blood that coursed through the veins of Christ was a part of that Sacred Humanity made possible by the maternity of Mary, whose parents, St. Joachim and St. Ann are honored this month. (July 26). Our Lord’s blood poured out on the Cross purchased our salvation, washed clean the robes of the martyrs, and gave birth to the Church as it flowed from his wounded side. The Precious Blood of Christ — now pulsing through his Mystical Body — continues its salvific work, preserving and purifying, repairing and providing nourishment for regeneration and renewal of its members.
July also provide us with the opportunity for renewal, both interior and exterior. Schedules relax and pressures ease, inviting travel. But, whether we travel or not, like the missionary, Bl. Junipero Serra (July 1), we preach to others — by our conduct, our speech, even the clothes we wear. May we be modest in everything we do, imitating St. Maria Goretti, the young martyr for purity (July 6), and “preaching” Christ to everyone we meet.
The Readings of Ordinary Time remind us that our earthly pilgrimage is also a journey, a great adventure towards union with Christ, the Beginning and the End of our journey. Each Sunday with its Easter renewal becomes a mile marker along the way, linking where we have been with where we are going. May the Precious Blood of Jesus sustain us as we journey to our true home, with Mary and the angels as our companions on the way.
**The feasts on the **
General Roman Calendar
celebrated during
the month of July are:
JULY 2008
General: That there may be an increase in the number of those who volunteer to serve the Christian community with generous and prompt availability.
Missionary: That World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, may kindle the fire of divine love in numerous young people and render them sowers of hope for a new humanity.
FULL OVERVIEW OF JULY 2008
here
Overview of July
(All information has been gleaned from
Catholic Culture - here)
This month is dedicated to
THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS
HERE
http://www.catholicculture.org/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/images/blood_2.jpg
The Blood that coursed through the veins of Christ was a part of that Sacred Humanity made possible by the maternity of Mary, whose parents, St. Joachim and St. Ann are honored this month. (July 26). Our Lord’s blood poured out on the Cross purchased our salvation, washed clean the robes of the martyrs, and gave birth to the Church as it flowed from his wounded side. The Precious Blood of Christ — now pulsing through his Mystical Body — continues its salvific work, preserving and purifying, repairing and providing nourishment for regeneration and renewal of its members.
July also provide us with the opportunity for renewal, both interior and exterior. Schedules relax and pressures ease, inviting travel. But, whether we travel or not, like the missionary, Bl. Junipero Serra (July 1), we preach to others — by our conduct, our speech, even the clothes we wear. May we be modest in everything we do, imitating St. Maria Goretti, the young martyr for purity (July 6), and “preaching” Christ to everyone we meet.
The Readings of Ordinary Time remind us that our earthly pilgrimage is also a journey, a great adventure towards union with Christ, the Beginning and the End of our journey. Each Sunday with its Easter renewal becomes a mile marker along the way, linking where we have been with where we are going. May the Precious Blood of Jesus sustain us as we journey to our true home, with Mary and the angels as our companions on the way.
**The feasts on the **
General Roman Calendar
celebrated during
the month of July are:
- Bl. Junipero Serra (USA), Opt. Mem.
- Thomas the Apostle, Feast
- Elizabeth of Portugal; Independence Day (USA), Opt. Mem.
- Anthony Mary of Zaccaria, Opt. Mem.
- Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
- Augustine Zhao Rong and companions, Opt. Mem.
- Benedict, Memorial
- Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
- Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha (USA), Memorial
- Bonaventure, Memorial
- Camillus de Lellis (USA), Opt. Mem.
- Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
- Lawrence of Brindisi, Opt. Mem.
- Mary Magdalene, Memorial
- Sharbel (Charbel) Makhloof, Opt. Mem.
- James, Feast
- Joachim and Anne, Memorial
- Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
- Peter Chrysologus, Opt. Mem.
- Ignatius of Loyola, Memorial
JULY 2008
General: That there may be an increase in the number of those who volunteer to serve the Christian community with generous and prompt availability.
Missionary: That World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, may kindle the fire of divine love in numerous young people and render them sowers of hope for a new humanity.
FULL OVERVIEW OF JULY 2008
here
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