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Feast of St. Mary Magdalene

St. Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord. Sister of St. Lazarus and St. Martha, she appears in several passages of the New Testament. After leading a dissolute life, she was f...

Tuesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and Doctor of the Church (+1619). Capuchin monk from Italy, who governed various provinces of his Order and acted as Papal legate on numerous diplomatic missions. Sent to Austria and Bohemia where he was an untiring preacher against the errors of Protestantism, he...

Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of St. Apollinaris, bishop and martyr († c. 79). The Acts of the Apostles record that he was sent by St. Peter as the first Bishop of Ravenna, Italy. He was banished from this See, together with his flock, during the persecution waged by Emperor Vespasian, but was then captured, tortured and put to d...

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Saturday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

In USA: Optional Memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis, priest. (†1614 Rome). Of distinguished birth, he followed a military career and led a dissolute life. After his conversion, he founded the Order of Clerics Regular, Servants of the Sick, now known as the Camillians. Patron of hospitals. (Commemorated July 14 in th...