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The Twentieth Day of July. Fifth Day of the lunar month. 🌒

Saint Apollinaris, bishop of Ravenna

Saint Apollinaris, bishop, who, making the unfathomable riches of Christ known among the people, preceded his flock like a good shepherd, honouring the Church of Classe near Ravenna in Romagna with his glorious martyrdom. On July 23 he migrated to the eternal banquet.

Saint Elijah, prophet

Commemoration of Saint Elijah the Thesbite, who was prophet of the Lord in the days of Ahab and Ahaziah, king of Israel, and with such force vindicated the rights of the one God against the infidelity of the people, as to prefigure not only John the Baptist but Christ himself; he left no written prophecies, but his memory is faithfully preserved, especially on Mount Carmel.

Blessed Joseph Barsabbas, apostle

Commemoration of Blessed Joseph Barsabbas and nicknamed the Righteous, disciple of the Lord, whom the Apostles proposed together with Saint Matthias, so that one of the two would take the place of the traitor Judas; and even though the lot fell on Matthias, he equally worked in the ministry of preaching and sanctification.

Saint Margaret, virgin and martyr

At Antioch of Pisidia, in present-day Türkiye, Saint Margaret, who is believed to have consecrated her body to Christ in virginity and martyrdom.

Saint Frumentius, bishop in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, Saint Frumentius, bishop, who was first a prisoner and then ordained bishop by Saint Athanasius, spread the Gospel in this region.

Saint Aurelius, bishop of Cathage

At Carthage, in present-day Tunisia, Saint Aurelius, bishop, who, as a solid column of the Church, protected his faithful from pagan customs and placed the episcopal seat on the place where the statue of the goddess of heaven was previously located.

Saint Wulmar, priest in France

In the territory of Boulogne in France, Saint Wulmar, priest, who, as a humble pastor, having had the opportunity to study and attain the priestly ministry, retired to a hermitage according to the customs of the ancient fathers and then founded in Hautmont in France, among the woods of his homeland, two monasteries, one for men and the other for holy virgins.

Saint Pablo, deacon and martyr at Cordoba

At Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain, Saint Pablo, deacon and martyr, who, instructed by the example and word of Saint Sisenandus, was not afraid to reproach the vanity of their cult before the princes and authorities of the Moors, being killed for having confessed Christ as true God.

Blessed Bernardo, bishop of Hildesheim

At Hildesheim in Saxony in Germany, Blessed Bernardo, bishop, who, although blind, maintained his Church in peace for twenty-three years.

Saints Magdalena Yi Yŏng-hŭi, Theresia Yi Mae-im, Martha Kim Sŏng-im, Lucia Kim, Rosa Kim, Anna Kim Chang-gŭm and Maria Wŏn Kwi-im, virgins, and Ioannes Baptista Yi Kwang-nyŏl, martyrs of Korea

At Soeul in Korea, Saints Magdalena Yi Yŏng-hŭi, Theresia Yi Mae-im, Martha Kim Sŏng-im, Lucia Kim, Rosa Kim, Anna Kim Chang-gŭm and Maria Wŏn Kwi-im, virgins, and Saint Ioannes Baptista Yi Kwang-nyŏl, martyrs.

Saint José María Díaz Sanjurjo, Dominican, bishop and vicar apostolic of Central Tonking, martyr of Vietnam

At the city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, now Vietnam, Saint José María Díaz Sanjurjo, bishop of the Order of Preachers and martyr, sentenced to death for hatred of the faith during the persecution of Emperor Tu Duc.

Saints Léon-Ignace Mangin and Paul Denn, Jesuit priests, and Maria Zhu Wushi, martyrs of China

At the village of Zhoujiahe near the city of Yingxian in the province of Hebei in China, martyrdom of Saints Léon-Ignace Mangin and Paul Denn, priests of the Society of Jesus, who in the persecution of the Boxers, while eagerly encouraging the faithful in church, were pierced in front of the altar from the enemies who had broken in. Saint Maria Zhu Wushi perished with them, who, wanting to protect Saint Léon, minister of her celebration, with her own body, fell mortally wounded.

Saint Petrus Zhu Rixin, martyr of China

In the territory of Lujiazhuang near Yingxian also in Hebei, Saint Petrus Zhu Rixin, martyr, who, in the same persecution, in front of the governor who pressed him refused to deny God as creator of the world and was beheaded for this.

Saint Maria Fu Guilin, martyr of China

At the town of Daliucun near Wuyi in the same province, Saint Maria Fu Guilin, who, as teacher, also in the same persecution was delivered into the hands of the enemies of the Gospel and beheaded while invoking Christ the Saviour.

Saints Maria Zhao Guoshi, Rosa Zhao and Maria Zhao, martyrs of China

At the village of Wuqiao Zhaojia also in Hebei, commemoration of Saints Maria Zhao Guoshi and her daughters Rosa Zhao and Maria Zhao, who, in that same persecution, threw themselves into a well to avoid being raped, but were pulled out of there and suffered martyrdom.

Saint Xi Zhuzi, martyr of China

At the town of Dechao also in Hebei, commemoration of Saint Xi Zhuzi, martyr, who, still being a catechumen when a riot broke out, declared himself a Christian and, covered with wounds, was baptised in his own blood.

Blesseds Rita Dolores del Corazón de Jesús Pujalte Sánchez and Francisca del Corazón de Jesús Aldea Araújo, virgins of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyrs of Spain

At Madrid in Spain, Blesseds Rita Dolores del Corazón de Jesús Pujalte Sánchez and Francisca del Corazón de Jesús Aldea Araújo, virgins of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and martyrs, who, during the persecution that broke out of the civil war, were arrested in the church of the College by enemies of the Church and shortly after shot in the street.

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

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.