July 23
Feast of St. Bridget, Religious (1303 – 1373)
“Eternal praise be to you, my Lord Jesus Christ, for the time you endured on the cross the greatest torments and sufferings for us sinners. The sharp pain of your wounds fiercely penetrated even to your blessed soul and cruelly pierced your most sacred heart until finally you sent forth your spirit in peace, bowed your head, and humbly commended yourself into the hands of God your Father, and your whole body remained cold in death.”
-St. Bridget
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July 22
Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
“The one whom she sought outwardly was the one who inwardly taught her to keep on searching.”
-St. Gregory the Great about St. Mary Magdalene
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July 21
Feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor (1559 – 1619)
“The preaching of the word of God is necessary for the spiritual life, just as the planting of the seed is necessary for bodily life. Preaching, therefore, is a duty that is apostolic, angelic, Christian, divine.”
- St. Lawrence of Brindisi
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July 20
“We always find that those who walked closest to Christ, our Lord, were those who had to bear the greatest trials.”
- St. Teresa of Avila
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July 19
“From our neighbor are life and death. If we do good to our neighbor, we do good to God; if we cause our neighbor to stumble, we sin against Christ.”
-St. Anthony the Great
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July 18
“We crush the head of the serpent when we scorn and trample underfoot the glory of the world, the praises and vanities and all the other pomps of pride.”
-St. Marie of the Incarnation
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July 17
“It shall happen as God shall choose, for assuredly we depend not on our own power but on the power of God.”
- St. Perpetua
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July 16
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Kindly Mother of our Redeemer; great portal of heaven ever open, the sea's far-shining star:
O succour thy people who though fallen strive to rise again. O thou who brought forth to all nature's wonder, nature's Lord, thine own Creator: Mother yet a Virgin ever more, who at Gabriel's speaking didst receive the Ave: Towards us sinners show thy pity.
Today's Reflection:
What special petition do I wish to entrust to Mary’s Immaculate Heart on this her feast day?
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July 15
“Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children.”
- St. Bonaventure
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July 14
“I want to be like you – Christian. You help me to believe I am special when you say God loves all people, no matter how different they are.”
-St. Kateri Tekakwitha
“Lilly of the Mohawks”
Today's Reflection:
To what extent do I help people believe they are special, no matter how different they are? Who can I help in this way today?
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