This 15th-century French manuscript illumination depicts the traditional Christian hierarchy of angels, intricately arranged in concentric ranks beneath the figure of God.
St. of the Day (7/7): St. Ethelburga of Faremoutiers
Death: 664
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Princess, abbess
Sisters: Sts . Withburga, Saethryth, Æthelthryth of Ely, and Etheldreda
St. of the Day(7/7): St.Willibald
(700-786)
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Missionary
Sent to Germany to aid his cousin St.Boniface
Siblings Sts.Winnibald & Walburga joined him from England
Bishop for about forty-five years
Died at Eichstatt & his relics are kept there to this day
Patron of travelers
Today (7/6): Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti
(1890–1902)
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Young girl who forgave her murderer as she was dying
Patroness of children, youth, young girls, the poor, martyrs, purity, poverty, chastity, rape victims, and forgiveness
St. for Today (7/5): St. Zoe of Rome
(d. 286 AD)
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During the time of Diocletian’s persecution of Christians, St. Zoe was
Healed by St. Sebastian
Baptized by St. Polycarp
Devoted to St. Peter
Captured while praying at St. Peter’s tomb and martyred
St. of the Day (7/5): St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
(1502-1539)
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Physician who became a priest
Co-founder of the Barnabite Order whose mission was and is to reform and renew society and to build up the Church
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St. for Today (7/4): St. Ulric of Augsburg
(c 890–973)
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Bishop who rode with the troops to defend Augsburg from the Magyars
Generous, kind, virtuous
Patron of a happy death and against birth complications, faintness, fever, and mice and moles
St. of the Day (7/4): St. Elizabeth of Portugal
(1271-1336)
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Queen whose daily Mass devotion gave her the strength to carry her many crosses & helped bring her husband back to the Faith
Model of kindness toward the poor & a peacemaker between between nations
Today (7/3): Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
(1st c.)
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One of the original 12 disciples
Most remembered for his desire for physical proof of Christ's Resurrection
Far-ranging evangelizatist
Known as the “Apostle of India”
Patron of people in doubt & against blindness
St. of the Day (7/2): St.Bernardino Realino
(1530-1616)
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Scholar,judge,mayor,Jesuit,miracle worker
Especially beloved for his holiness:while on his death bed,the city leaders of Lecce came to request that he become the patron saint of their city once he entered heaven
O Immaculata, please intercede...
That adults may learn to pass on to our youth the values of the interior life and the love for Christ and His Gospel.
(Militia of the Immaculata July Intention)
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July is the Month of the the Precious Blood
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“The month of July traditionally honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. It is the blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, which cleanses us from sin…”
Today(7/1): Optional Memorial of St.Junipero Serra
(1713-1784)
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Visionary:founded the first nine Catholic missions in Calif.
Teacher:taught the Catholic faith along with new methods of agriculture & craftsmanship
Protector:protected native population from abuses
St. of the Day (6/30): St. Erentrudis
Death: early 8th century
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Abbess
St. Rupert built a convent in the newly founded city of Salzburg and called upon Erentrudis (a relative) to become the first abbess
The nunnery is the famous Nonnberg Abbey
Today (6/30): Optional Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
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“Their bold witness for the Christian faith as they endured a brutal death won many converts and caused the Church to grow and spread throughout the world.”
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