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July 27, 2016

Overview for July 27, 2016 to August 10, 2016

Ordinary Time
July
Jul. 27	Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time St. Pantaleon, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, was a physician, who practiced without payment, and who was martyred under Diocletian. His cultus is primarily connected with Bithynia, where Emperor Justinian rebuilt his church ...	Weekday
Jul. 28	Thursday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of Sts. Nazarius and Celsus, first century martyrs, whose bodies were found by St. Ambrose in 395. It is also the feast ...	Weekday
Jul. 29	Memorial of St. Martha, virgin Jesus liked to stay at the house of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, his friends at Bethany, when he was in Judea. One of these visits has ever remained dear to Christian memory. On that occasion Martha, busily serving the Master, ...	Memorial
Jul. 30	Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor St. Peter Chrysologus ("the man of golden speech") earned the title of Doctor of the Church for his eloquent sermons, of which some two hundred remain. Made Archbishop of Ravenna by miraculous intervention of St. Peter in 433, ...	Opt. Mem.
Jul. 31	Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!" But God said to him, "You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will ...	Sunday
August
Aug. 1	Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor St. Alphonsus de Liguori was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. His charity and apostolic spirit led him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer to carry on this work. He sent his Redemptorists, as our Lord ...	Memorial
Aug. 2	Optional Memorial of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest Born in La Mure, France, Saint Peter became a parish priest in 1834 and joined the Marists five years later. He fostered Eucharistic adoration throughout his life and founded a religious order of priest-adorers of the Holy ...	Opt. Mem.
Aug. 3	Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time Historically today is the feast of the Finding of the Body of St. Stephen, the first martyr. His body was discovered in 415 just outside Jerusalem. It was translated to Constantinople in 439 by the Empress Eudoxia, but part of ...	Weekday
Aug. 4	Memorial of St. John Vianney, priest St. John Baptist Mary Vianney (1786-1859) was born in Dardilly and died in Ars, France. Although his talents were limited and his education meager, he was ordained a priest in 1815. After three years at Ecully, he was appointed ...	Memorial
Aug. 5	Optional Memorial of the Dedication of St. Mary Major We celebrate today the dedication of one of the four most illustrious churches of Rome. While each diocese and parish keeps its own dedication anniversary, the Church universal commemorates the consecration of the four great ...	Opt. Mem.
Aug. 6	Feast of the Transfiguration This feast became widespread in the West in the 11th century and was introduced into the Roman calendar in 1457 to commemorate the victory over Islam in Belgrade. Before that, the Transfiguration of the Lord was celebrated in ...	Feast
Aug. 7	Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an ...	Sunday
Aug. 8	Memorial of St. Dominic, priest At the end of the twelfth century the Church in France was ravaged by the Albigensian heresy, a doctrine which was not only entirely unchristian but which, in addition, constituted a social evil. Effective measures were required ...	Memorial
Aug. 9	Optional Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin and martyr Edith Stein was born of Jewish parents in 1891, becoming an influential philosopher following her extensive studies at major German universities. After her conversion to Catholicism she became a major force in German ...	Opt. Mem.
Aug. 10	Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr Lawrence was chief among the seven deacons who served the Roman Church during the mid-third century. The young cleric held a position of great trust, caring for the goods of the Church and distributing its alms among the poor. ...

Overview for July 27, 2016 to August 10, 2016

Ordinary Time
July
Jul. 27	Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time St. Pantaleon, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, was a physician, who practiced without payment, and who was martyred under Diocletian. His cultus is primarily connected with Bithynia, where Emperor Justinian rebuilt his church ...	Weekday
Jul. 28	Thursday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of Sts. Nazarius and Celsus, first century martyrs, whose bodies were found by St. Ambrose in 395. It is also the feast ...	Weekday
Jul. 29	Memorial of St. Martha, virgin Jesus liked to stay at the house of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, his friends at Bethany, when he was in Judea. One of these visits has ever remained dear to Christian memory. On that occasion Martha, busily serving the Master, ...	Memorial
Jul. 30	Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor St. Peter Chrysologus ("the man of golden speech") earned the title of Doctor of the Church for his eloquent sermons, of which some two hundred remain. Made Archbishop of Ravenna by miraculous intervention of St. Peter in 433, ...	Opt. Mem.
Jul. 31	Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!" But God said to him, "You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will ...	Sunday
August
Aug. 1	Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop & doctor St. Alphonsus de Liguori was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. His charity and apostolic spirit led him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer to carry on this work. He sent his Redemptorists, as our Lord ...	Memorial
Aug. 2	Optional Memorial of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop and Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest Born in La Mure, France, Saint Peter became a parish priest in 1834 and joined the Marists five years later. He fostered Eucharistic adoration throughout his life and founded a religious order of priest-adorers of the Holy ...	Opt. Mem.
Aug. 3	Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time Historically today is the feast of the Finding of the Body of St. Stephen, the first martyr. His body was discovered in 415 just outside Jerusalem. It was translated to Constantinople in 439 by the Empress Eudoxia, but part of ...	Weekday
Aug. 4	Memorial of St. John Vianney, priest St. John Baptist Mary Vianney (1786-1859) was born in Dardilly and died in Ars, France. Although his talents were limited and his education meager, he was ordained a priest in 1815. After three years at Ecully, he was appointed ...	Memorial
Aug. 5	Optional Memorial of the Dedication of St. Mary Major We celebrate today the dedication of one of the four most illustrious churches of Rome. While each diocese and parish keeps its own dedication anniversary, the Church universal commemorates the consecration of the four great ...	Opt. Mem.
Aug. 6	Feast of the Transfiguration This feast became widespread in the West in the 11th century and was introduced into the Roman calendar in 1457 to commemorate the victory over Islam in Belgrade. Before that, the Transfiguration of the Lord was celebrated in ...	Feast
Aug. 7	Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an ...	Sunday
Aug. 8	Memorial of St. Dominic, priest At the end of the twelfth century the Church in France was ravaged by the Albigensian heresy, a doctrine which was not only entirely unchristian but which, in addition, constituted a social evil. Effective measures were required ...	Memorial
Aug. 9	Optional Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin and martyr Edith Stein was born of Jewish parents in 1891, becoming an influential philosopher following her extensive studies at major German universities. After her conversion to Catholicism she became a major force in German ...	Opt. Mem.
Aug. 10	Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr Lawrence was chief among the seven deacons who served the Roman Church during the mid-third century. The young cleric held a position of great trust, caring for the goods of the Church and distributing its alms among the poor. ...