Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680; first Native American canonized saint; converted at the age of 19, and led a life of prayer and penance Tuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/14/20 Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24

Monday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Henry, 972-1024; German king and Holy Roman Emperor; worked for stable peace in Europe; encouraged ecclesiastical and monastic reform Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/13/20 Gospel: Matthew 10:32-11:1

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/12/20 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23

Friday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Anthony Pechersky, 983-1073; build a hermitage in Ukraine which became known as the “Caves of Kiev”; one of the founders of Ukainian monasticism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/10/20 Gospel: Matthew 10:16-23

Thursday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong and companions; 120 martyrs of China who died from 1648 to 1930 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/9/20 Gospel: Matthew 10:7-15

Wednesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: st. jeanne-Marie Kerguin, 1864-1900; joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary; assigned to Paris, and then to Carthage; went to Rome to recover from illness; sent to China as a missionary; martyred in the Boxer Rebellion Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/8/20 […]

Tuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Palladius, died about 450 A.D.; immediate predecessor to St. Patrick in Ireland; sent to preach among the Irish, moved to Scotland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/7/20 Gospel: Matthew 9:32-38

Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti, 1890-1902; killed by a neighbor; in prison, he received a vision of her giving him flowers, and he became a changed man, and was present at her canonization Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/6/20 Gospel: Matthew 9:18-26

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/5/20 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30

Independence Day in the United States Optional Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, 1271-1336; married to Denis, king of Portugal; devoted to the poor; helped to make peace between family members; after being widowed, she retired to a Franciscan monastery as a tertiary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/4/20 Gospel: Matthew 9:14-17