Saints and the Liturgical Year

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June 15, 2016 - Wednesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, strength of those who hope in you,
graciously hear our pleas,
and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing,
grant us always the help of your grace,
that in following your commands
we may please you by our resolve and our deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about Sts. Vitus, Modestus, & Crescentia and St. Germain Cousin:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-15
 
June 16, 2016 - Thursday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, strength of those who hope in you,
graciously hear our pleas,
and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing,
grant us always the help of your grace,
that in following your commands
we may please you by our resolve and our deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. John Francis Regis and St. Benno of Meissen:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-16
 
June 17, 2016 - Friday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, strength of those who hope in you,
graciously hear our pleas,
and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing,
grant us always the help of your grace,
that in following your commands
we may please you by our resolve and our deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Gregory of Barbarigo:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-17
 
June 18, 2016 - Saturday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, strength of those who hope in you,
graciously hear our pleas,
and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing,
grant us always the help of your grace,
that in following your commands
we may please you by our resolve and our deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about Sts. Mark & Marcellianus:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-18
 
June 19, 2016 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord,
that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance
those you set firm on the foundation of your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-19

June 19 - Optional memorial of Saint Romuald, Abbot, which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through Saint Romuald renewed
the manner of life of hermits in your Church,
grant that, denying ourselves and following Christ,
we may merit to reach the heavenly realms on high.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Romuald (d.1027) was born in Ravenna, Italy, to a family of nobility. A hermit and reformer of the monastic customs of his time, he founded the Camaldolese monks. He died after a life of prayer and rigorous penance.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF).

For more on St. Romuald, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/R/stromuald.asp
 
June 20, 2016 - Monday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord,
that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance
those you set firm on the foundation of your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Silverius:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-20
 
June 21, Tuesday - St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious (Memorial)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, giver of heavenly gifts,
who in Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
joined penitence to a wonderful innocence of life,
grant, through his merits and intercession,
that, though we have failed to follow him in innocence,
we may imitate him in penitence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“An Italian Jesuit, St. Aloysius (1568-1591) died as a result of his devoted and heroic nursing of those stricken with the plague. He was proclaimed protector of young students by Pope Benedict XIII and patron of Catholic youth by Pope Pius XI.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF).

St. Aloysius is the patron of AIDS care-givers, AIDS patients, young people, relief from pestilence …

For more on **St. Aloysius Gonzaga **, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/staloysiusgonzaga.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-21
 
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June 19, 2016 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord,
that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance
those you set firm on the foundation of your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-19
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, by *Jess P. Balon,*12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 19, 2016, p.4:

A LIFE OF DISCIPLESHIP

"Today Jesus tells us that a life of discipleship is inevitably characterized by solidarity with him in carrying our daily crosses, even as the Cross is the inseparable symbol of the Master.

The cross, of course, was not what Jesus deserved, but dying on it was the price he had come to pay to atone for the sins of all human beings. Such was his mission. That was his destiny. And he did not run away from it, nor did he reject it disdainfully as something unbecoming. He embraced his cross with a brave heart, till they became inseparable – one single reality held together by the bond of a love forged in heaven.

Jesus clung to the cross, almost passionately, as something most precious. As it was dramatically portrayed in the movie “The Passion of the Christ,” we see that Jesus continues to carry the heavy cross even after the Roman soldiers have forced Simon of Cyrene to relieve him. The two carry the cross together, shoulder to shoulder, arms over each other’s shoulder, like friends staggering together, in a climb made smoother by the mutual help.

This is how Simon of Cyrene came to be numbered among the disciples of Jesus. He was coming from the fields, . . . coming from nowhere. His association with Jesus and his cross made him “someone.” It made him “great.” Thanks to the help he extended to Jesus, Simon’s name will be remembered with admiration by all generations till the end of time.

Simon helped Christ carry the cross of mankind’s spiritual bankruptcy and, in the process, he came to realize he was carrying his own cross. . . . This is what Jesus, in today’s Gospel, asks all his prospective disciples to do: “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me.” This is no picnic. It is not something that one does once in a lifetime. It is a burden we are expected to carry every day – “daily,” says Jesus! – as sure as the sun rises, for the cross is an essential component of our destiny, too! . . ." (Pls read on for continuation of thought.)
 
A LIFE OF DISCIPLESHIP - continued:

"Such a prospect could be terrifying. Not a few tend to run away from it. They try to avoid suffering at all costs. Thus, their life becomes an endless, almost breathless quest for a happiness that continually eludes them. In the process, these professional “cross dodgers” dig their own graves for they miss their appointment with Christ, the only one who can give direction, meaning, and value to their lives . . . .

Very different from this is the life of a real disciple. To be sure, he/she does not seek suffering under the compulsion of an enslaving masochism, for he/she knows that the final destiny of mankind is not suffering but happiness. At the same time, a disciple does not shun away from suffering as if it were the worst enemy. He/she knows that the real enemy is not suffering but SIN. That, and only that, is the ugly thing a disciple avoids at all costs.

But this can be attained only by staying close to Jesus, as close as true friends can be, rain or shine, come what may! When the cross falls on any of them, they still stick together, sharing its burden as they share the joy of companionship, ready to die together. Ready to die for each other. That’s genuine devotion. That’s cross-proof friendship. That’s how redemption becomes the wonderful reality in which God’s mercy buttresses our misery, and He and us become one new reality bonded inseparably by mutual love.

This is how human life becomes a journey to eternal life; the journey of conversion, offering and reparation. In this journey, the crosses which we encounter become the bridges that enable us to span crevasses and scale mountains. And this because we constantly do our best not only to live in imitation of Jesus, but also to suffer in union with him." (Euchalette, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 16, 2016, p.4)
Jess P. Balon
 
June 22, 2016 - Wednesday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord,
that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance
those you set firm on the foundation of your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

June 22 - Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Paulinus of Nola
outstanding for love of poverty and for pastoral care,
graciously grant that, as we celebrate his merits,
we may imitate the example of his charity.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born of a patrician Roman family in Bordeaux, St. Paulinus (355-431) was successively prefect, senator, and consul. A pagan when he married, he converted and became a monk and later was consecrated Bishop of Nola. He gave his people not only an example of virtue but also wise guidance during the Gothic invasion.” (MTF.)

June 22 - Saints John fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who in martyrdom
have brought true faith to its highest expression,
graciously grant that, strengthened through the intercession
of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More,
we may confirm by the witness of our life
the faith we profess with our lips.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

"Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More gave up their lives in testimony to the unity of the Church and to the indissolubility of marriage.

St. John (1469-1535) studied theology in Cambridge, England, and was consecrated Bishop of Rochester. His friend St. Thomas More wrote of him, ‘I reckon in this realm no one man, in wisdom, learning, and long-approved virtue together, meet to be matched and compared with him.’

St. Thomas (1477-1535) was born in London and was Chancellor of King Henry VIII. As a family man, public servant, and writer, he displayed a rare combination of human warmth, Christian wisdom, and a sense of humor." (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Paulinus of Nola, Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpaulinusofnola.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnfisher.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stthomasmore.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-22
 
June 23, 2016 - Thursday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord,
that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance
those you set firm on the foundation of your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Ethelreda:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-23
 
June 24 - Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist:

Collect (Opening Prayer) at the Vigil Mass:
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that your family may walk in the way of salvation
and, attentive to what Saint John the Precursor urged,
may come safely to the One he foretold,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Collect (Opening Prayer) at the Mass during the day:
“O God, who raised up Saint John the Baptist
to make ready a nation fit for Christ the Lord,
give your people, we pray,
the grace of spiritual joys
and direct the hearts of all the faithful
into the way of salvation and peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born six months before Our Lord, St. John was the son of Sts. Zechariah and Elizabeth, Our Lady’s cousin. He was the last and greatest of the prophets. As the Forerunner of the Savior, he prepared the Jews for the advent of Christ. When Christ had come, St. John bore witness to him and encouraged his own followers to follow him.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF)

“This feast, dating from the 4th c. in both East and West, came to be celebrated, in accord with Lk 1:36, six months before the Lord’s birth; quoting Jn 3:30, Augustine found this date (near summer solstice) appropriate, because after the birth of John, daylight begins to decrease, whereas after Jesus’ birth, it begins to increase.” (Ordo.)

For more on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-24
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/B/birthofstjohnthebaptist.asp
 
June 25, 2016 - Saturday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord,
that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance
those you set firm on the foundation of your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. William of Monte Virgine:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-25
 
June 26, 2015 - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
“This Sunday is called St. Peter the Apostle Sunday for the formation, training and support for seminarians, clergy and religious all over the world.” (Ordo)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light,
grant, we pray,
that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error
but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-26

June 26 - St. Josemaria Escriva, Priest (Optional Memorial in some dioceses):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God,
who raised up your priest Saint Josemaria in the Church
to proclaim the universal call to holiness and the apostolate,
grant that by his intercession and example
we may, through our daily work,
be formed in the likeness of Jesus your Son
and serve the work of redemption with burning love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Josemaria (1902-1975) founded Opus Dei, which opened a new path of holiness for everyone in the Church. He taught people in all walks of life how to become holy by performing ordinary work and daily duties with a Christian spirit.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Josemaria Escriva, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjosemariaescriva.asp
 
June 27, 2016 - Monday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light,
grant, we pray,
that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error
but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

June 27 - St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Cyril of Alexandria
an invincible champion of the divine motherhood
of the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
grant, we pray,
that we, who believe she is truly the Mother of God,
may be saved through the Incarnation of Christ your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Cyril (376-444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, and an able theologian who became the glory of the Church in Egypt. During the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus, he defended the oneness of Person in Jesus Christ and the divine maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary against the Nestorian heresy.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF).

For more information on St. Cyril of Alexandria and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcyrilofalexandria.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-27
 
June 28 - Tuesday, St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who called the Bishop Saint Irenaeus
to confirm true doctrine and the peace of the Church,
grant, we pray, through his intercession,
that, being renewed in faith and charity,
we may always be intent on fostering unity and concord.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Irenaeus (125-203) was a disciple of St. Polycarp of Smyrna. At a time when Gnostic sects threatened to undermine Christianity through perversion of Christian theology and philosophy, St. Irenaeus denounced these heresies and safeguarded the unity of belief. He succeeded the martyred St. Pothinus as Bishop of Lyons.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Irenaeus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stirenaeus.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-28
 
June 29 - Wednesday, Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (Solemnity):

Collect (Opening Prayer, Vigil Mass):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord our God,
that we may be sustained
by the intercession of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul,
that, as through them you gave your Church
the foundations of her heavenly office,
so through them you may help her to eternal salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Collect (Opening Prayer, Mass during the day):
“O God, who on the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul
give us the noble and holy joy of this day,
grant, we pray, that your Church
may in all things follow the teaching
of those through whom she received
the beginnings of right religion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

"Sts. Peter and Paul are the principal Pillars of the Church founded by Christ. St. Peter was chosen by Christ to be his first Vicar on earth; he was endowed with the power of the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and given the role of Shepherd of Christ’s flock. In St. Peter and his successors, the popes, there is a visible sign of unity and communion in faith and charity. Divine grace led St. Peter to profess Christ’s divinity. He suffered martyrdom under Nero about AD 64 and is buried at the hill of the Vatican.

St. Paul was chosen to form part of the College of Apostles by Christ himself after his dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus. Selected to bring Christ’s name to all peoples, he was a great missionary, advocate of pagans, and “Apostle of the Gentiles.” He was beheaded in the Tre Fontane along the Via Ostiense and buried nearby." (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“The Depositio Martyrum (258) places the solemnity of these two Apostles on this date. Both are the principal patrons of Rome and are mentioned in the Roman Canon.” (Ordo.)

For more on Sts. Peter and Paul, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-29
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpeter.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpaul.asp
 
June 30, 2016 - Thursday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light,
grant, we pray,
that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error
but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

June 30 - First Martyrs of Holy Roman Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who consecrated
the abundant first fruits of the Roman Church
by the blood of the Martyrs,
grant, we pray, that with firm courage
we may together draw strength from so great a struggle
and ever rejoice at the triumph of faithful love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“This feast commemorates the martyrs in Rome under Nero about AD 64. Many Christians of all walks of life were martyred at the hands of this emperor. This celebration reminds Christians to seek sanctity regardless of social status, age, or skills.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the **First Martyrs of the Roman Church **, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/protomartyrsofrome.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-06-30
 
July 1, 2016 - Friday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light,
grant, we pray,
that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error
but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

July 1 - St. Junipero Serra, Priest (Optional Memorial in the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who by your ineffable mercy,
have been pleased through the labors
of your priest Blessed Junipero Serra
to count many American peoples within your Church,
grant by his intercession
that we may so join our hearts to you in love,
as to carry always and everywhere before all people
the image of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born on the island of Mallorca, Spain, Bl. Junipero (1713-1784) entered the Franciscan Order and was ordained a priest. He taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua. At age 37 he went to Mexico City; he spent the rest of his life working for the conversion of the New World. Responsible for the spread of the Church on the West Coast of the United States of America, Bl. Junipero founded nine missions, converting thousands, and his brother Franciscans founded twelve more.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Junipero Serra, ** and information onSt. Oliver Plunket**, Blessed Antonio Rosmini, and The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/bljuniperoserra.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-07-01
 
July 2, 2016 - Saturday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light,
grant, we pray,
that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error
but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Processus & Marinian, St. Swithin (St. Swithun), St. Otto and St. Bernardino Realino:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-07-02
 
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