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The Twenty-First Day of July. Sixth Day of the lunar month. 🌓

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Capuchin priest and doctor of the Church

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church: he entered the Order of the Friars Minor Capuchin, and tirelessly carried out the ministry of preaching in the regions of Europe; he exercised every task in simplicity and humility in defending the Church against the infidels, in reconciling the powerful in war, in taking care of the government of his Order. On July 22 he died at Lisbon in Portugal.

Saint Victor, martyr at Marseille

At Marseille in Provence in France, Saint Victor, martyr.

Saints Simeon the Holy Fool and John of Emessa, hermits

Near Homs in Syria, Saint Simeon the Holy Fool, who, moved by the Holy Spirit, wished to be considered foolish for Christ and despised among men. Together with him we commemorate Saint John, hermit, who was for about thirty years the companion of Saint Simeon in his holy pilgrimage and in the hermitage near Lake Mareotide in Egypt.

Saint Praxedes, virgin

At Rome, commemoration of Saint Praxedes, under whose name a church on the Esquiline hill was dedicated to God.

Saint Arbogast, bishop of Strasbourg

At Strasbourg in Burgundy, Saint Arbogast, bishop.

Blessed Gabriel Pergaud, priest and martyr of France

In the arm of the sea in front of Rochefort on the French coast in a sordid galley at anchor, Blessed Gabriel Pergaud, priest and martyr, who, as regular canon of Beaulieu in the territory of Saint Brieuc, during the French revolution was dragged out of the abbey and, thrown onto a prison ship, obtained the crown of martyrdom stricken by illness.

Saint Alberico Crescitelli, PIME priest, martyr of China

Near Yanzibian near Yangpingguan in China, Saint Alberico Crescitelli, priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions and martyr, who, during the persecution of the Boxers, was cruelly beaten almost to death, the following day was dragged along a pavement with his feet tied up to the river, where, torn to pieces and finally beheaded, received the crown of martyrdom.

Saint Iosephus Wang Rumei, martyr of China

On the road to Daining near Yongnian in Hebei province also in China, passion of Saint Iosephus Wang Rumei, martyr in the same persecution.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Twenty-Second Day of July. Seventh Day of the lunar month. 🌓

Saint Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, who, freed by the Lord from seven demons, became his disciple, following him to Mount Calvary, and on Easter morning deserved to be the first to see the Saviour risen from the dead and bring the announcement of the resurrection to the other disciples.

Saint Plato, martyr at Ancyra

At Ankara in Galatia, in present-day Türkiye, Saint Plato, martyr.

Holy martyrs of Massilitani

In Africa, the holy martyrs of Massilitani, on whose death anniversary Saint Augustine gave a sermon.

Saint Cyril, bishop of Antioch

At Antioch in Syria, Saint Cyril, bishop, who under Emperor Diocletian suffered prison and exile.

Saint Anastasius, monk in Caucasas

In the fortress of Schemaris in the Caucasus mountains, Saint Anastasius, monk, who, as a disciple of Saint Maximus the Confessor, for his right faith underwent prison and torture together with him and, having left for this fortress, here or perhaps along the road, lost his life.

Saint Wandregesilus, abbot of Fontenelle

In the monastery of Fontenelle in Neustria, in France, Saint Wandregesilus, abbot, who, after leaving the court of King Dagobert, led a monastic life in various places and, raised to the priesthood by Saint Audoenus of Rouen, founded and maintained a monastery in the forest of Jumièges.

Saint Ménelée, abbot

At Menat in the Auvergne region of France, Saint Ménelée, abbot.

Saint Girolamo, bishop of Pavia

At Pavia, Saint Girolamo, bishop.

Saint Gualtero, founder of the House of Mercy in Lodi

At Lodi, Saint Gualtero, founder of the House of Mercy.

Blessed Agostino de Fango, Dominican priest

At Venice, Blessed Agostino de Fango, priest of the Order of Preachers, who dispensed many goods in Soncino, Vigevano and Venice.

Birth of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor of the Church

At Lisbon in Portugal, the anniversary of the death of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, whose memorial is celebrated the day before.

Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd, priests and martyrs of England

At Cardiff in Wales, Saints Philip Evans, of the Society of Jesus, and John Lloyd, priests and martyrs, who under King Charles II were hanged on the same day for having exercised their priesthood at home.

Blessed Jacques Lombardie, priest and martyr of France

On a sordid prison ship anchored in front of Rochefort in France, Blessed Jacques Lombardie, priest of Limoges and martyr, who, at the time of the great persecution against the Church, was delivered to an inhuman captivity on account of his priesthood, dying infected with incurable disease.

Saints Anna Wang, virgin, Lucia Wang Wangshi and her son Andreas Wang Tianqing, martyrs of China

At Majiazhuang near Daining in Hebei province in China, the holy martyrs Anna Wang, virgin, Lucia Wang Wangshi and her son Andreas Wang Tianqing, killed for the name of Christ in the persecution of the Boxers.

Saint Maria Wang Lishi, martyr of China

Near Daining near the city of Yongnian also in Hebei, Saint Maria Wang Lishi, martyr, who in the same persecution, despite the attempt of some pagans to provide for her salvation by denying that she was a Christian, openly declared herself a servant of Jesus Christ and was for this was immediately killed.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Twenty-Third Day of July. Eighth Day of the lunar month. 🌓

Saint Bridget, religious, founder of the Bridgettines nuns

Saint Bridget, religious, who, given in marriage to the legislator Ulf in Sweden, educated her eight children in Christian piety, exhorting her spouse with word and example to a profound life of faith. On the death of her husband, she made numerous pilgrimages to holy places, and, after leaving writings on the mystical renewal of the Church from the head to her members and having founded the Order of the Most Holy Saviour, she passed to heaven at Rome.

Saint Ezekiel, prophet

Commemoration of Saint Ezekiel, prophet, son of the priest Buzi, who at the time of the exile in the land of the Chaldeans was honoured with the vision of the glory of the Lord, and, placed as a watchman over the house of Israel, rebuked the infidelity of the chosen people, predicting the imminent destruction of the holy city of Jerusalem and the deportation of the people; present among the prisoners, he kept their hope alive, prophesying that their withered bones would rise to new life.

Passion of Saint Apollinare, bishop of Ravenna, martyr

At Classe near Ravenna in Romagna, commemoration of Saint Apollinare, bishop, whose memorial is celebrated on July 20.

Saint Severus, martyr at Vize in Thracia

At Viza in Thrace, now in Türkiye, Saint Severus, martyr, who, in the time of Diocletian and Maximian, aspiring to the palm of martyrs, is believed to have converted the centurion Saint Memnon to the faith and followed him in his glorious ordeal.

Saint Jean Cassien, priest at Marseille

At Marseille in Provence in France, Saint Jean Cassien, priest, who founded two monasteries, one for men and the other for women, and, in his long experience of monastic life, wrote the “Cenobitic Institutions” and the “Conferences of the Fathers” for the edification of the monks.

Saint Valerian, bishop of Cimiez

At Cimiez also in Provence, Saint Valerian, bishop, who, elevated from the monastery of Lérins to the episcopate, proposed the examples of saints to the people and to the monks.

Blessed Giovanna, virgin of Third Order Dominicans

At Orvieto in Umbria, Blessed Giovanna, virgin, Sister of Penance of Saint Dominic, distinguished for charity and patience.

Blesseds Nicéforo de Jesús y María Díez Tejerina, Passionist priest, and 5 companions, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain

At the city of Manzanares in New Castile in Spain, Blessed Nicéforo de Jesús y María Díez Tejerina, priest, and five companions of the Congregation of the Passion, martyrs, who, in times of persecution, having remained faithful to their religious vocation, received the crown of martyrdom by firing squad.

Blesseds Germán de Jesús y María Pérez Jiménez, Pasisonist priest, and 8 companions, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain

At Carabanchel Bajo near Madrid, also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Germán de Jesús y María Pérez Jiménez, priest, and eight companions, religious also of the Congregation of the Passion, who in the same persecution successfully completed their trial for Christ.

Blesseds Pedro Ruiz de los Paños y Ángel and José Sala Picó, Diocesan Labourer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyrs of Spain

At Toledo also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Pedro Ruiz de los Paños y Ángel and José Sala Picó, priests of the Institute of Diocesan Worker Priests, also died in the same persecution.

Blessed Krystyn Gondek, Franciscan priest and martyr at Dachau

At Dachau near Munich in Germany, Blessed Krystyn Gondek, priest of the Order of Friars Minor and martyr, who, during the occupation by Poland under a regime contrary to human dignity and religion, was deported for his faith in Christ in the prison camp and, subjected to torture, obtained the glorious crown of martyrdom.

Blessed Vasil Hopko, auxiliary bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks, martyr in Slovakia

At Presov in Slovakia, Blessed Vasil Hopko, auxiliary bishop and martyr, who, under a regime hostile to the faith of Christ and to the Church, was arrested for carrying out his ministry in the service of the faithful of the Byzantine Rite; subjected to torture, he contracted a long and hard disease that accompanied him until his death, thus obtaining the palm of victory.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Twenty-Fourth Day of July. Ninth Day of the lunar month. 🌓

Saint Charbel Makhlouf, Baladite priest

Saint Charbel Makhlouf, priest of the Lebanese Maronite Order, who, in search of a life of austere solitude and higher perfection, retired from the monastery of Annaya in Lebanon to a hermitage, where he served God day and night in supreme sobriety of life with fasting and prayers, arriving on December 24 to rest in the Lord.

Saint Cristina, virgin and martyr

At Bolsena in Lazio, Saint Cristina, virgin and martyr.

Saint Vittorino, martyr

At Amiterno in Sabina on Via Salaria, Saint Vittorino, martyr.

Saint Fantino il Vecchio, hermit in Calabria

At Tauriana in Calabria, Saint Fantino il Vecchio, known as the Wonderworker.

Saint Euphrasia, virgin at Thebaide

In the Thebaid in Egypt, Saint Euphrasia, virgin, who, from a senatorial family, chose to lead a hermitic life in the desert, making herself humble, poor and obedient.

Saint Declan, first bishop of Ardmore

At Árd Móre in the province of Munster in Ireland, Saint Declan, revered as the first bishop of this Church.

Saint Ségolène, Benedictine nun

In the territory of Albi in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Ségolène, religious.

Saints Boris and Gleb, martyrs

In Russia, Saints Boris and Gleb, martyrs, who, as princes of Rostov and sons of Saint Vladimir, preferred to receive death rather than forcefully oppose their brother Svyatopolk: Boris achieved the palm of martyrdom on the Don River near Pereyaslavl, Gleb shortly later on the Dneper River near Smolensk.

Saint Balduino, Cistercian, founder and abbot of San Matteo at Rieti

At Rieti, Saint Balduino, abbot, who was a disciple of Saint Bernard in the monastery of Chiaravalle and was sent by him to this city to found and manage the monastery of Saint Matthew of Montecchio.

Blessed Christina the Astonishing, virgin

At Sint-Truiden in Brabant, in present-day Belgium, Blessed Christina, virgin, called the Astonishing, because in her mortification of the body and in her mystical ecstasies the Lord worked wonders.

Saint Kinga, princess of Hungary, Clarisse religious

At Stary Sącz near Tarnów in Poland, Saint Kinga, who, daughter of the king of Hungary, given in marriage to Duke Boleslaus, kept her virginity unsullied together with him and, widowed, professed the rule of Saint Clare in the monastery she founded.

Blessed Giovanni Tavelli, bishop of Ferrara

At Ferrara, Blessed Giovanni Tavelli, bishop of the Jesuit Order.

Translation of the Holy Magi

At Cologne in Lotharingia, in Germany, translation of the Three Magi, who, as wise men of the East, came to Bethlehem bringing gifts to contemplate in the Child the mystery of the glory of the Only Begotten Son of God.

Blessed Antonio da L’Aquila Torriani, Augustinian priest

At L’Aquila, Blessed Antonio da L’Aquila Torriani, priest of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, physician of bodies and souls.

Blessed Louise de Savoie, widow, Cloettine Clarisse

At Orbe in Savoy, Blessed Louise, religious, who, as daughter of Blessed Duke Amadeus, married Hugh prince of Châlon and on his death humbly and faithfully embraced the rule of Saint Clare according to the reform of Saint Colette.

Blesseds Nicholas Garlick, Robert Ludlam and Richard Simpson, priests and martyrs of England

At Derby in England, Blesseds Nicholas Garlick, Robert Ludlam and Richard Simpson, priests and martyrs, who, sentenced to death for their priesthood during the reign of Elizabeth I, after much toil and tribulation reached the joys of heaven on the gallows.

Blessed Joseph Lambton, priest and martyr of England

At Newcastle-on-Tyne also in England, Blessed Joseph Lambton, priest and martyr, who, at the age of twenty-four, after atrocious tortures, was torn alive in the same persecution for his priesthood.

Saint John Boste, priest and martyr of England

At Durham also in England, Saint John Boste, priest and martyr for his priesthood, who, under the same queen, even before the judge did not cease to comfort his companions.

Saint José Fernández de Ventosa, Dominican priest and martyr of Vietnam

At the city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, now Vietnam, Saint José Fernández de Ventosa, priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr, beheaded for Christ under Emperor Minh Mang.

Blessed Modestino di Gesù e Maria Mazzarella, Franciscan priest

At Naples, Blessed Modestino di Gesù e Maria Mazzarella, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who was close to all kinds of poor and afflicted people and died during an epidemic himself struck by cholera while assisting the dying.

Blesseds María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja Martínez García, Teresa del Niño Jesús y de San Juan de la Cruz García y García and María Ángeles de San José Valtierra Tordesillas, Discalced Carmelite virgins, martyrs of Spain

At Guadalajara in Spain, Blesseds María Pilar de San Francisco de Borja Martínez García, Teresa del Niño Jesús y de San Juan de la Cruz García y García and María Ángeles de San José Valtierra Tordesillas, virgins of the Order of Discalced Carmelites and martyrs, who in times of persecution reached the crown of martyrdom by joyfully acclaiming Christ the Bridegroom.

Blessed María Mercedes del Sagrado Corazón Prat y Prat, virgin of the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus, martyr of Spain

Near Barcelona, also in Spain, Blessed María Mercedes del Sagrado Corazón Prat y Prat, virgin of the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus and martyr, who suffered martyrdom as a religious in the same persecution.

Blessed Javier Bordás Piferer, Salesian priest and martyr of Spain

Also at Barcelona, Blessed Javier Bordás Piferer, religious of the Salesian Society and martyr, who with his own martyrdom bore witness to the life example of Christ the Master.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Twenty-Fifth Day of July. Tenth Day of the lunar month. 🌔

Saint James Major, apostle

Feast of Saint James Major, apostle, son of Zebedee and brother of Saint John the Evangelist, who, together with Peter and John, was a witness of the transfiguration of the Lord and of his agony. Beheaded by Herod Agrippa near the feast of Easter, he received, first of the Apostles, the crown of martyrdom.

Saint Christopher, martyr at Lycia

In Lycia in present-day Türkiye, Saint Christopher, martyr.

Saint Cucufato, martyr at Barcelona

At Barcelona in Spain, Saint Cucufato, martyr, who, pierced with a sword during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, ascended victorious to heaven.

Saints Valentina, Thea and Paul, martyrs at Cesarea in Palestine

At Caesarea in Palestine, Saints Valentina, Thea and Paul, martyrs in the persecution of Emperor Maximian, under the governor Firmilian. The virgin Valentina, who had kicked over an altar dedicated to pagan idols, after various cruel tortures, ran to meet the Bridegroom thrown into the fire together with the virgin Tea; Paul, on the other hand, sentenced to death, after having obtained a short time for prayer and having wholeheartedly implored God for the salvation of all, received the crown of martyrdom with beheading.

Saint Olympias, widow

At Nicomedia in Bithynia, in present-day Türkiye, transitus of Saint Olympias, widow: after losing her husband at a very young age, she piously spent the rest of her life at Constantinople among women consecrated to God, assisting the poor and remaining a faithful collaborator of Saint John Chrysostom even during his exile.

Saint Magnerich, bishop of Trier

At Trier in the Rhineland, Germany, Saint Magnerich, bishop, who was a disciple of Saint Nicetius, his faithful companion in exile and emulator of his zeal in pastoral care when he became his successor.

Saints Beatus and Bantus, hermits at Trier

At the same place, Saints Beatus and Bantus, priests, who, at the time of Saint Magnerich, led a hermitic life.

Saint Glossinde, abbess

At Metz in Gallia Belgica, now in France, Saint Glossinde, abbess.

Saint Teodomiro, monk and martyr at Cordoba

At Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain, Saint Teodomiro, monk of Carmona and martyr while still young during the persecution of the Moors.

Blessed Johannes Soreth, Carmelite priest

At Angers in France, Blessed Johannes Soreth, priest of the Carmelite Order, which he brought back to stricter observance and endowed with female convents.

Blessed Pietro da Mogliano Corradini, Franciscan priest

At Camerino in the Marches, Blessed Pietro da Mogliano Corradini, priest of the Order of Minors, famous for preaching the Gospel, example of virtue and fame of miracles.

Blesseds Rodolfo Acquaviva, Afonso Pacheco, Pietro Berno, António Francisco and Francisco Aranha, Jesuit religious, martyrs of India

At Salsette in India, the blessed martyrs Rodolfo Acquaviva, Afonso Pacheco, Pietro Berno, António Francisco, priests and Francisco Aranha, religious, of the Society of Jesus, killed by infidels for having exalted the cross.

Blessed Antonio Lucci, Franciscan, bishop of Bovino

At Bovino in Puglia, Blessed Antonio Lucci, bishop of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, who shone through his extraordinary doctrine and was so generous in assisting the poor that he did not even pay attention to his own needs.

Blessed Michel-Louis Brulard, Discalced Carmelite priest and martyr of France

On a prison ship anchored off Rochefort on the French coast, Blessed Michel-Louis Brulard, priest of the Discalced Carmelite Order and martyr, who during the French Revolution was imprisoned in inhuman conditions because of his priesthood and perished by disease.

Saint Carmen de Jesús Salles y Barangueras, virgin, founder of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception for the Instruction of Children

At Madrid in Spain, Saint Carmen de Jesús Salles y Barangueras, virgin, who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception for the formation of pious and educated women.

Blesseds Pedro del Corazón de Jesús Largo Redondo, Passionist priest, Félix de las Cinco Heridas Ugalde Irurzun and Benito de la Virgen de Villar Solana Ruiz, Passionist religious, martyrs of Spain

At Urda in the province of Toledo in Spain, the blessed martyrs Pedro del Corazón de Jesús Largo Redondo, priest, Félix de las Cinco Heridas Ugalde Irurzun and Benito de la Virgen de Villar Solana Ruiz, religious of the Congregation of the Passion, who, shot for their Christian faith during the great persecution, were crowned with the palm of martyrdom.

Blesseds Carlos Rubio Álvarez, Primo Martínez de San Vicente Castillo, Jerónimo Ochoa Urdangarín and Eloy Francisco Felipe Delgado Pastor, Hospitaller religious, martyrs of Spain

Near Talavera de la Reina in the territory of Toledo also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Carlos Rubio Álvarez, priest, Primo Martínez de San Vicente Castillo, Jerónimo Ochoa Urdangarín and Eloy Francisco Felipe Delgado Pastor, religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyrs, who in the same persecution deservedly achieved the crown of glory.

Blessed Dionisio Pamplona Polo, Piarist priest, martyr of Spain

At Monzon near Huesca in Aragon in Spain, Blessed Dionisio Pamplona Polo, priest of the Order of Regular Clerics of the Pious Schools and martyr, killed in hatred of the faith always in the same persecution.

Blesseds Deogracias de San Agustín Palacios y del Río, León de la Virgen del Rosario Inchausti y Minteguía, José de la Virgen de los Dolores Rada y Royo, Julián Benigno de San Nicolás de Tolentino Moreno y Moreno and José Ricardo del Sagrado Corazón Díez Rodríguez, Augustinian Recollect religious, martyrs of Spain

At the village of Motril near Granada on the Spanish coast, the blessed martyrs Deogracias de San Agustín Palacios y del Río, León de la Virgen del Rosario Inchausti y Minteguía, José de la Virgen de los Dolores Rada y Royo, Julián Benigno de San Nicolás de Tolentino Moreno y Moreno, priests, and José Ricardo del Sagrado Corazón Díez Rodríguez, religious, who, actively committed for Christ in the Order of Augustinian Recollects, during the same persecution were suddenly captured by the crowd and immediately shot in the street.

Blessed Maria Teresa od Dzieciątka Jezus Kowalska, Capuchin Clarisse virgin, martyr of Poland

In the prison camp of Dzialdowo in Poland, Blessed Maria Teresa od Dzieciątka Jezus Kowalska, virgin of the Capuchin Poor Clares and martyr, who, during the wartime occupation of Poland, was imprisoned because of her faith and died sustained by faith in Christ.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.