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Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on Pope St. Innocent I, 378-417; emphasized papal supremacy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/28/18 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30

Friday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on Saints Natalie and Aurelius; married couple, martyred for the open practice of their faith in 852 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/27/18 Gospel: Matthew 13:18-23

Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/26/18 Gospel: Matthew 13:10-17

Feast of St. James, apostle; sometimes referred to as “James the Greater”; brother of the Apostle John, one of the “sons of thunder”; martyred 44 A.D. Wednesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/25/18 Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28

Tuesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makluf, 1828-1898; lived as a hermit in Lebanon; known for his holiness and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/24/18 Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50

Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Bridget of Sweden, 1303-1373; co-patroness of Europe Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/23/18 Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/22/18 Gospel: Mark 6:30-34

Saturday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church, 1559-1619 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/21/18 Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21

Friday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on St. Margaret of Antioch, 289-304; one of the fourteen “Holy Helpers”; one of the voices heard by St. Joan of Arc Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/20/18 Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8

Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Spotlight on St. Arsenius the Great, 354-450; Royal tutor, who became a hermit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/19/18 Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30