29
Jul
St Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop & Doctor – 01 Aug
Saint Alphonsus Liguori was born in Marianella near Naples on September 27, 1696. He was the first born of a rather large family belong...
Feasts & Saints
28
Jul
St Ignatius of Loyola, Priest – 31 July
Ignatius (or Iñigo) was born in Loyola in the Spanish Basque country. He was a soldier, but was wounded in the battle of Pamplona (agai...
28
Jul
St Martha – 29 July
Martha was the sister of Mary of Bethany and Lazarus. In the West, her feast day comes a week after that of St Mary Magdalene because o...
24
Jul
Sts Joachim & Anne – 26 July
An ancient tradition, already known in the 2nd century, gives these names to the parents of the Virgin Mary. The cult of St Anna became...
24
Jul
St James, Apostle – 25 July
He was the brother of St John and, like him, a fisherman. He was one of the witnesses of the Transfiguration and one of those who slept...
24
Jul
St Bridget of Sweden, Religious – 23 July
Daughter of Birger Persson, the governor and provincial judge of Uppland, and of Ingeborg Bengtsdotter. Her father was one of the great...
19
Jul
St Mary Magdalene – 22 July
We have very little solid information about Saint Mary, and both scholars and traditions differ on the interpretation of what we do kno...
15
Jul
Our Lady of Mt Carmel – 16 July
The Church celebrates on this day the feast of the Scapular of Mount Carmel. The scapular, which derives its name from the Latin word s...
12
Jul
St Bonaventure – 15 July
Healed from a childhood disease through the prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi. Bonaventure joined the Order of Friars Minor at age 22....
10
Jul
St Benedict, Abbot – 11 July
Born to the Roman nobility. Twin brother of Saint Scholastica. Studied in Rome, Italy, but was dismayed by the lack of discipline and t...