Saints and the Liturgical Year

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July 24, 2015 - Friday, 16th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Show favor, O Lord, to your servants
and mercifully increase the gifts of your grace,
that, made fervent in hope, faith and charity,
they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

July 24 - St. Sharbel Makhluf, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who called the Priest Saint Sharbel Makhluf
to the solitary combat of the desert
and imbued him with all manner of devotion,
grant us, we pray,
that, being made imitators of the Lord’s Passion,
we may merit to be co-heirs of his Kingdom.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Sharbel (1828-1898) was born in a small mountain village, became a Lebanese monk, and was ordained in 1858. Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he spent the last twenty-three years of his life as a hermit. Despite temptations to wealth and comfort, he taught the value of poverty, self-sacrifice, and prayer by the way he lived.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Sharbel Makhluf and St. Christina of Bolsena, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcharbelmakhlouf.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-24
 
July 25 - St. James, Apostle (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who consecrated the first fruits of your Apostles
by the blood of Saint James,
grant, we pray,
that your Church may be strengthened by his confession of faith
and constantly sustained by his protection.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Often called ‘the Greater,’ St. James was a son of Zebedee and was called by Christ together with his brother St. John. St. James was one of three Apostles who witnessed Christ’s Transfiguration and Agony in the Garden. St. James was condemned to death by Agrippa I and beheaded in the year 42, the first martyr among the Apostles.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. James and St. Christopher **, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjamesthegreater.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-25
 
July 26, 2015 - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, protector of those who hope in you,
without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance your mercy upon us
and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide,
we may use the good things that pass
in such a way as to hold fast even now
to those that ever endure.
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.”

For today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-26

July 26 - Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial):
(Today’s memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne gives way to the Sunday Liturgy.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O Lord, God of our Fathers,
who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace,
that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son,
grant, through the prayers of both,
that we may attain the salvation
you have promised to your people.
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.”

“The Blessed Virgin Mary was immaculately conceived in the womb of St. Anne, and, together with her husband St. Joachim, Our Lady was raised in a manner befitting the Mother of God. Devotion to Sts. Joachim and Anne is an extension of the veneration due to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the pinnacle of Creation.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **Sts. Joachim and Anne **, see link:
www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=114372
 
July 27, 2015 - Monday, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, protector of those who hope in you,
without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance your mercy upon us
and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide,
we may use the good things that pass
in such a way as to hold fast even now
to those that ever endure.
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.”

For today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

July 27 - St. Pantaleon, Martyr:

St. Pantaleon was a physician who was known as the “fee-less physician” for practicing his profession without charging for his services. He was martyred around 305, during the reign of Diocletian. He is patron of doctors, bachelors, of torture victims, patron against tuberculosis.

For more on **St. Pantaleon **, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpantaleon.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-27
 
July 28, 2015 - Tuesday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, protector of those who hope in you,
without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance your mercy upon us
and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide,
we may use the good things that pass
in such a way as to hold fast even now
to those that ever endure.
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.”

For today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on Sts. Nazarius and Celsus, St. Victor I, and St. Innocent I, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-28
 
July 29 - St. Martha (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whose Son was pleased to be welcomed
in Saint Martha’s house as a guest,
grant, we pray,
that through her intercession,
serving Christ faithfully in our brothers and sister,
we may merit to be received by you
in the halls of 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.”

Today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Our Lord frequented the home of Sts. Martha, her brother Lazarus, and her sister Mary. As his friends in Bethany, they took loving care of Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For information on St. Martha, and Sts. Simplicius, Faustinus & Beatrice, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmartha.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-29
 
July 30, 2015 - Thursday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, protector of those who hope in you,
without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance your mercy upon us
and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide,
we may use the good things that pass
in such a way as to hold fast even now
to those that ever endure.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

July 30 - St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Peter Chrysologus
an outstanding preacher of your incarnate Word,
grant, through his intercession,
that we may constantly ponder in our hearts
the mysteries of your salvation
and faithfully express them in what we do.
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.”

“As Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, St. Peter (ca. 380-450) was famous for charity, his writings, and preaching; his moniker is thus ‘Chrysologus’ (‘golden-worded’).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For information on St. Peter Chrysologus, Sts. Abdon & Sennen and St. Germanus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpeterchrysologus.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-30
 
July 31 - St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who raised up Saint Ignatius of Loyola in your Church
to further the greater glory of your name,
grant that by his help we may imitate him
in fighting the good fight on earth
and merit to receive with him a crown 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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in Loyola, Spain, St. Ignatius (1491-1556) was a soldier and wounded in battle. While recuperating, he was impressed by a book about the lives of the saints and devoted his life to Christ. After studying in Barcelona, Alcala, and Salamanca, he finished his theological studies in Paris. There he gathered his first followers and with them he founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), which is dedicated to the greater glory of God and to the service of the Church, in total obedience to the Pope.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Ignatius of Loyola, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stignatiusofloyola.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-07-31
 
August 1 - St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer) :
“O God, who constantly raise up in your Church new examples of virtue,
grant that we may follow so closely in the footsteps
of the Bishop Saint Alphonsus in his zeal for souls
as to attain the same rewards that are his 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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in Naples, Italy, St. Alphonsus (1696-1787) was a lawyer who became a priest. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorist). He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church for his writings on moral theology. Promoting devotion to the Eucharist and Our Lady, he worked with zeal for the poor and sick.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For information on St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Peter’s Chains, and the Holy Machabees, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stalphonsusliguori.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-01
 
August 2, 2015 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Today is also St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday.
“Special collection in all Sunday Masses and the evening before is to be made for the on-going formation of the clergy.” (Ordo.)

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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-02

Today’s saints whose optional memorial give way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Lead us, Lord God, to imitate the constancy of Saint Eusebius
in affirming the divinity of your Son,
so that, by preserving the faith he taught as your Bishop,
we may merit a share in the very life of your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Eusebius (d. 371) fought against the Arian heresy, and the Arians tortured and exiled him. He was the first Western bishop to unite the clerical and monastic life.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

August 2 - St Peter Julian Eymard, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who adorned Saint Peter Julian Eymard
with a wonderful love for the sacred mysteries
of the Body and Blood of your Son,
graciously grant
that we, too, may be worthy to receive
the delights he drew from this divine banquet.
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 La Mure, France, St. Peter (1811-1868) became a priest in 1835 and joined the Marists in 1840. He fostered Eucharistic Adoration and founded a religious order of priest-adorers of the Holy Eucharist, the Priests of the Blessed Sacrament.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Eusebius of Vercelli, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/E/steusebiusvercelli.asp
 
August 3, 2015 - Monday, 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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about The Finding of the Body of St. Stephen; and St. Lydia from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-03
 
grateful_child said:
August 2, 2015 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Today is also St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday.
“Special collection in all Sunday Masses and the evening before is to be made for the on-going formation of the clergy.” (Ordo.)

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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-02
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Sharing this reflection on today’s Scripture Readings from the Euchalette, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 2, 2015, p.1:

Today’s Scripture Readings:
new.usccb.org/bible/readings/080215.cfm

"WHAT MATTERS MOST"

"When faced with serious material and physical problems, we instinctively turn to God to complain, to seek help, to plead, to bargain, or to seek pardon and mercy. In our short-sightedness we often fail to realize that many times, we are much too concerned about material things and have all but forgotten our spiritual needs. This is one of the reasons why St. Paul today admonishes us to shed off “the old self” and to put on “the new self” – the person whose priorities are determined by the values of the Kingdom. Jesus, in the Gospel, teaches us to set our hearts not on material food, but on the food that gives eternal life.

Today as we celebrate 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 Mary Vianney."
 
August 4 - 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=2015-08-04
 
August 5, 2015 - Wednesday, 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:
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=2015-08-05
 
August 6 - 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:
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=2015-08-06
 
August 7, 2015 - 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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

August 7 - St. Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

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 - Saint Cajetan, Priest (Optional Memorial):

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 and St. Donatus, see links:

newadvent.org/cathen/14031c.htm
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcajetan.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-07
 
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:
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=2015-08-08
 
August 09, 2015 - 19th Sunday 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 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-09

August 9 - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr (Optional Memorial which gives way to Sunday’s Liturgy):

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, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stteresabenedictaofthecross.asp
 
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:
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=2015-08-10
 
August 11 - 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:
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=2015-08-11
 
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