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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

Feast of St. Thomas, apostle; believed to have traveled as far as India to preach the gospel, where “St. Thomas Christians” still trace their spiritual heritage to him Friday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/3/20 Gospel: John 20:24-29

Thursday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Otto of Bamberg, 1060-1139; served Emperor Henry IV; became bishop of Bamberg; headed a missionary effort to Pomerania, earning him the title of “apostle of Pomerania” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/2/20 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8

Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; largely responsible for the spread of the Church on the west coast of the United States when it was still mission territory; patron of vocations, and of the state of California Wednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/1/20 Gospel: […]