Saints and the Liturgical Year

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July 31, 2016 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Draw near to your servants, O Lord,
and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness,
that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide,
you may restore what you have created
and keep safe what you have restored.
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
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-07-31
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 31, 2016, p.4:

"THE DECEPTIVENESS OF MATERIAL RICHES"

"All that God creates has value, for He imprints in all creatures the mark of His wisdom and power. But not all creatures have the same value. Just as there are different degrees of perfection and beauty, so there are also different degrees among values. Material values are inferior to intellectual, social, and spiritual values. Temporal values are less important than eternal values.

Unfortunately, many fail to perceive such a difference, either because of their lack of formation, or because they are blinded by their lower instincts and passions. Thus, their moral priorities are off-the-mark. Some reach horrifying degrees of perversion. They take as their highest values the pleasure of the senses, money, power, prestige, popularity. . . . All their energies and their whole existence are directed towards the attainment of what they wrongly consider the most important things in life. These people are among those “whose god is their belly” and who “glory in what they should be ashamed of….” (See Phil 3:19.) Their ideals and aspirations do not emerge above the shallow level of earthly life. They fail to “be intent on things above, rather than on things of earth” (Col 3:2). “Their end is destruction!” warns St. Paul. (See Paul 3:19.)

God’s judgment on such perversion is unequivocal and extremely severe: “You fool!” (Lk 12:20) This is His infallible judgment on a way of life which is a form of idolatry, and which is incompatible with the Christian view of life."
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"THE DECEPTIVENESS OF MATERIAL RICHES" - continued:

"Such materialistic attitude has disastrous consequences not only for the persons who embrace them, but also for millions of other human beings. Greed and selfishness blind those who have made material possessions and satisfaction their highest aspirations. They are thereby unable to see the crying needs of those who lack even the most indispensable means of subsistence. This is why the world has a handful of very rich individuals or groups and immense crowds of starving, sickly and dispossessed human beings. God will demand a very strict account of such attitude and consequent situation. (See Mt 25:31-46.)

As disciples of Jesus who have died to sin and have been raised up with him, we should not only “set our hearts on what pertains to higher realms where Christ is seated at God’s right hand” (Col 3:1), but also use our material resources to practise the commandment of Christian love. Only with such an orientation in our life shall we “grow rich in the sight of God” (Lk 12:21). Then will our lives be successful even when we remain poor and unknown. Without despising earthly realities, we will have given them their proper place in the scale of values. We will see them as instruments to attain the highest value: love of neighbor in action, which leads to life with God in Christ Jesus, for ever." (The Euchalette, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, p. 4.)
 
August 4, 2016, Thursday - St. John Vianney, Priest (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
who made the Priest Saint John Vianney
wonderful in his pastoral zeal,
grant, we pray,
that through his intercession and example
we may in charity win brothers and sisters for Christ
and attain with them eternal glory.
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 near Lyons, France, St. John (1786-1859) was ordained in 1815 and assigned to the parish of Ars in 1818, where he spent the rest of his life. He was known for his care of souls, spirit of prayer and mortification, and tireless dedication to the Sacrament of Penance. He spent most of his life in the confessional, drawing energy from his intimate and constant friendship with Our Lord in the Eucharist. Pope Pius XI proclaimed him patron of parist priests.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John Vianney, see links:
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/stjeanvianney.HTM
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-04
 
August 5, 2016 - Friday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Draw near to your servants, O Lord,
and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness,
that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide,
you may restore what you have created
and keep safe what you have restored.
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 reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

August 5 - The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pardon the faults of your servants, we pray, O Lord,
that we, who cannot please you by our own deeds,
may be saved through the intercession
of the Mother of your Son and our Lord.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of God; this was solemnly defined by the Fathers of the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431. To commemorate this, Pope St. Sixtus III dedicated this basilica in Rome to the Mother of God. It is probably the oldest church in the West dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome and information on St. Emygdius and St. Oswald, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/dedicationofthebasilicaofstmarymajor.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-05
 
August 6, 2016 - Saturday, The Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration
of your Only Begotten Son
confirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers
and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship,
grant, we pray, to your servants,
that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son,
we may merit to become co-heirs with him.
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

“Celebration of the Transfiguration became widespread in the West in the eleventh century. It manifested the glory Christ possesses as God, foretold his Ascension into Heaven, and anticipated the glory of Heaven, where the faithful will know God.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord & Sts. Sixtus II and Felicissimus & Agapitus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/transfigurationofthelord.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-06
 
August 07, 2016 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
Today is St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whom, taught by the Holy Spirit,
we dare to call our Father,
bring, we pray, to perfection inour hearts
the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters,
that we may merit to enter into the inheritance
which you have promised.
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
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-07

August 7 - Today’s optional memorial of St. Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“By the power of the Holy Spirit,
we pray, almighty God,
make us docile in believing the faith
and courageous in confessing it,
just as you granted Saint Sixtus and his companions
that they might lay down their lives
for the sake of your word and in witness to Jesus.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Sixtus (d.258) suffered persecution under Emperor Valerian. While he was celebrating Mass, he was taken prisoner and put to death together with four of the deacons. His name is included in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

August 7 - Today’s optional memorial of Saint Cajetan, Priest, gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who endowed the Priest Saint Cajetan
with the grace of imitating
the apostolic way of life,
grant us, through his example and intercession,
to trust in you at all times
and to seek unceasingly your Kingdom.
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. Cajetan (1480-1547) was known for his spirit of prayer and charity. Because of his zeal for the salvation of souls, he is called the ‘hunter of souls.’ He founded the Congregation of Clerks Regular (Theatines) and was a great Catholic reformer.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Sixtus II and Companions, and St. Cajetan, see links:

newadvent.org/cathen/14031c.htm
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcajetan.asp
 
August 8 - St. Dominic, Priest (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May Saint Dominic come to the help of your Church
by his merits and teaching, O Lord,
and may he, who was an outstanding preacher of your truth,
be a devoted intercessor on our behalf.
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 in Calaruega, Spain, St. Dominic (1170-1221) worked to uproot the Albigensian heresy. He was known for his learning and love of poverty. He founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Dominic and information on St. Cyriac & Companions, and the Fourteen Holy Helpers see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/stdominic.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-08
 
August 09, 2016 - Tuesday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whom, taught by the Holy Spirit,
we dare to call our Father,
bring, we pray, to perfection in our hearts
the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters,
that we may merit to enter into the inheritance
which you have promised.
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

August 9 - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of our Fathers,
who brought the Martyr Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
to know your crucified Son
and to imitate him even until death, which
grant, through her intercession,
that the whole human race may acknowledge Christ as its Savior
and though him come to behold you for eternity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born Edith Stein of Jewish parents, St. Teresa (1891-1942) studied at German univerties, became a philosopher, and in 1933 joined the Discalced Carmelites. She was arrested by the Nazis along with other Catholics of Jewish ancestry and transported to the death camp in Auschwitz, where she died in a gas chamber.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and information on St.Romanus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stteresabenedictaofthecross.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-09
 
August 10 - Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, giver of that ardor of love for you
by which Saint Lawrence was outstandingly faithful in service,
and glorious in martyrdom,
grant that we may love what he loved
and put into practice what he taught.
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

“A Roman deacon, St. Lawrence (d. 258) died four days after Pope Sixtus II during the persecution of Valerian. Arrested by the prefect, he was commanded to deliver up the valuable property of the Church; he pointed to a crowd of poor people, saying, ‘Here are the true treasures of the Church.’ He was burned to death on a gridiron.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Lawrence, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/L/stlawrence.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-10
 
grateful_child said:
August 07, 2016 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
Today is St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whom, taught by the Holy Spirit,
we dare to call our Father,
bring, we pray, to perfection inour hearts
the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters,
that we may merit to enter into the inheritance
which you have promised.
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
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-07
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 7, 2016, p.1:

OUR FAITH IS OUR STRENGTH

"The main theme of this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time is “faith” – the faith that reveals to us that we are God’s children and which enables us to enjoy His salvation as His children.

Today’s biblical readings tell us the great difference which faith made in the life of the great champions of the Jewish people, as well as the great difference it should make in our lives. Faith is the great gift from the Lord that we should not only proclaim with our lips, but also profess with our actions. Such is the faith that works through charity, the faith that saves and brings light and strength to our days.

As we are about to start our Eucharistic celebration, let us rekindle our faith. Today as we celebrate John Vianney Sunday or Parish Priest’s Sunday, we are also invited to grow in the appreciation of all the good that parish priests do for their flocks. Let us take this opportunity to show our gratitude to our parish priest and his assistants for being instruments of God’s care for us. Let us pray that they may be inspired by their patron saint, John Marie Vianney."
 
August 11, 2016 - Thursday, St. Clare, Virgin (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who in your mercy led Saint Clare to a love of poverty,
grant, through her intercession,
that, following Christ in poverty of spirit,
we may merit to contemplate you
one day in the heavenly Kingdom.
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. Clare (1193-1253) imitated St. Francis of Assisi in the virtue of poverty and was exemplary in her life of penance. She founded the Order of the Poor Clares.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on** St. Clare of Assisi** and information on Sts. Tiburtius & Susanna and St. Philomena, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stclareofassisi.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-11
 
August 12, 2016 - Friday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whom, taught by the Holy Spirit,
we dare to call our Father,
bring, we pray, to perfection in our hearts
the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters,
that we may merit to enter into the inheritance
which you have promised.
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

August 12 - St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
radiant with outstanding merits in different walks of life,
grant us, through her intercession,
that, walking faithfully in our vocation,
we may constantly be examples of shining light.
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 in Dijon, France, St. Jane (1572-1641) married the Baron of Chantal and had six children. After her husband’s death, she dedicated herself to the sick and poor. She met St. Francis de Sales, and she founded the Order of the Visitation under his guidance. She later published his writings.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Jane Frances de Chantal, and information on St. Euplius, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjanefrancesdechantal.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-12
 
August 13, 2016 - Saturday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whom, taught by the Holy Spirit,
we dare to call our Father,
bring, we pray, to perfection in our hearts
the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters,
that we may merit to enter into the inheritance
which you have promised.
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

August 13 - St. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the precious long-suffering of the just,
O Lord, we pray,
bring us a great increase of love for you
and always prompt in our hearts
constancy in the holy faith.
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. Amen.”

“After years of schism between them, Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus (d.235) were reconciled and suffered martyrdom together under Emperor Maximinus Thrax.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus **and information on St. Cassian and St. Radegund, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpontian.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/H/sthippolytus.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-13
 
August 14, 2016 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
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
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-14

August 14 - Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr (Memorial), which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who filled the Priest and Martyr Saint Maximilian Kolbe
with a burning love for the Immaculate Virgin Mary
and with zeal for souls and love of neighbor,
graciously grant, through his intercession,
that, striving for your glory by eagerly servings others,
we may be conformed, even until death, to your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Maximilian (1894-1941) became a Franciscan and devoted his life to fostering devotion to the Blessed Virgin May as a priest, publisher, and founder of the ‘City of the Immaculate.’ Sentenced to hard manual labor at the death camp in Auschwitz, he offered his life in exchange for that of a family man. He is remembered for his prophetic words, ‘Hatred is not a creative force. Only love is a creative power.’” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Maximilian Kolbe, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmaximilianmarykolbe.asp
 
August 15 - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

Collect (Opening Prayer) at Mass during the day:
“Almighty ever-living God,
who assumed the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of your Son,
body and soul into heavenly glory,
grant, we pray,
that, always attentive to the things that are above,
we may merit to be sharers of her glory.
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

“This feast has been celebrated in the East since the sixth century. It was introduced in Rome in the seventh century. On Nov. 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII defined the Dogma of the Assumption. He solemnly proclaimed that the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven at the end of her life. This feast confirms us in the virtue of hope, whereby we seek holiness of life in the midst of our ordinary duties. At the same time, it exhorts us to see heaven as our final home.” (Ordo.)

“… This is part of the Deposit of Faith received from the Apostles.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and information on St.Tarcisius, see links:
www.ewtn.com/library/answers/aofmary.htm
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-15
 
grateful_child said:
August 14, 2016 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
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
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-14
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 14, 2016, p.1:

CHOICES THAT MATTER

"Life is full of choices. The most fundmental one is the choice between good and evil, between God and sin. We Christians are among those who have chosen Christ and all that he stands for.

This choice is not just for a moment or a day. It is meant to be for ever. This is what makes it even more demanding and challenging for we are continually bombarded by the temptation to give up or water down the demands of the Gospel. Sometimes we may tend to compromise and walk the easier road followed by the immense crowd of those who do not care about principles and readily settle for what is easier. Jesus never followed such a path even though that meant for him dying on the cross. If we are real disciples, our choice cannot be different from his.

In this Eucharist, let us ask the Lord for the grace to make the right choices and to live by them."
 
August 16, 2016 - Tuesday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
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

August 16 - St. Stephen of Hungary (Optional Memorial:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant your Church, we pray, almighty God,
that she may have Saint Stephen of Hungary,
who fostered her growth while a king on earth,
as her glorious defender in heaven.
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. Stephen (969-1038) ruled Hungary with great wisdom and was an excellent model of justice and piety. He organized the evangelization of his country.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

St. Roque (Rock) - Optional Memorial:
“Rock was the son of the governor of Montpellier, France. At the age of twenty he went on a pilgrimage to Rome. When a plague broke out in Italy he took care of the infected and cured many. He himself caught the disease, but not wishing to be a burden to others, he went to the woods to die. There a dog brought him food and licked his sores. Later its owner found Rock and looked after him. He died around the year 1378. A model of those who carry out works of mercy, he is invoked in time of pestilence.” (Ordo, 2014.)

For more on St. Stephen of Hungary and St. Roque, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/S/ststephenofhungary.asp
newadvent.org/cathen/13100c.htm
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-16
 
August 17, 2016 - Wednesday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
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

For information on St. Hyacinth, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-17
 
August 18, 2016 - Thursday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in theunity 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

For information on St. Agapitus and St. Helena, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-18
 
August 19, 2016 - Friday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“O God, who have prepared for those who love you
good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in theunity 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

August 19 - St. John Eudes, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who wonderfully chose the Priest Saint John Eudes
to proclaim the unfathomable riches of Christ,
grant us, by his example and teachings,
that, growing in knowledge of you,
we may live faithfully by the light of the Gospel.
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 in France, St. John (1601-1680) was a gifted preacher who encouraged devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Dedicated to counseling and defending endangered women, he founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

August 19 - St. Ezechiel Moreno, Priest (Optional Memorial):

“Ezechiel Moreno was born in Alfaro (La Rioja, Spain) on 9 April 1848; he professed his vows in the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Monteagudo (Navarra) in 1865; was ordained priest in Manila in 1871 and worked for 15 years as a missionary in the Philippines. Innumerable cures, especially of cancer, are attributed to his intercession. Beatified on 1 November 1975, he was canonized, on 11 October 1992 in Santo Domingo on the occasion of the fifth Centenary of the Christianization of America.” (Ordo.)

For more on St. John Eudes and St. Ezechiel Moreno and information on St. Louis of Toulouse & St. Bernard Tolomei, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohneudes.asp
augustinians.net/index.php?page=moreno_en
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-08-19
 
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