The month of July is dedicated to The Precious Blood of Jesus.
BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for July is: "That everyone may have work in safe and secure conditions".
His mission intention is: "That Christian volunteers in mission territories may witness to the love of Christ". (For more information see VIS Blog)
In this month in addition of Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary devotion, I want to promote ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XII HAURIETIS AQUAS ON DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART May 15, 1956
Highlights of the Month of July for more information click the links.
Friday, July 06, 2012 St. Maria Goretti, Virgin, Martyr (Optional Memorial)
St. Maria Goretti was born near Ancona (Italy). The daughter of a poor peasant family, Maria was well known to her neighbors for her cheerfulness and piety. When she was twelve she was a victim of assault. She preferred to die rather than to lose her virginity. She died in 1902, and her mother was present at her canonization in 1950, the first time a parent was present for a child's canonization.
Saint Benedict the Abbot is known as the founder of western monasticism. He was born approximately 480 AD and died in 550 A.D. St Benedict made it clear that his monks must regard the spirit of the public worship of God as their most important activity and the Rule is summed up in the motto of the Benedictine Confederation: pax ("peace") and the traditional ora et labora ("pray and work").
- Saturday, July 14, 2012 Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin (Memorial)
- ኃሙስ 8 ሓምለ 2004 ዼጥሮሰ ወዾዉሎስ
- Monday, July 16, 2012 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Optional Memorial)
The Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Simon Stock, holding in her hand a scapular, and directed him to found a Confraternity whose members should wear this scapular and consecrate themselves to her service. The Sabbatine privilege will then insure their early release from Purgatory on the Saturday after their death.
The Carmelite Scapular is not:
- a magical charm to protect you
- an automatic guarantee of salvation
- an excuse for not living up to the demands of the Christian life
It is a sign:
- which has been approved by the Church for over seven centuries;
- which stands for the decision to
- follow Jesus like Mary:
- be open to God and to his will
- be guided by faith, hope, and love
- to pray at all times
- to discover God present in all that happens around us.
- Saturday, July 21, 2012 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest, Doctor of the Church (Feast)
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012 St. James, Apostle (Feast)
- Thursday, July 26, 2012 Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial)
- Tuesday, July 31, 2012 St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (Memorial)
In the year 1521 a cannon ball fractured the left leg of Captain Ignatius Loyola, the future founder of the Jesuits. While he was convalescing, Ignatius read about Christ and His saints and thus turned wholly to God. He then undertook to equip himself for Christ's service by acquiring a good classical and theological education. The members of the Society of Jesus became the shock troops of the Church in the battle against the spread of Protestantism in Europe, as well as one of the greatest foreign mission organizations that the world has known. Ignatius died on July 31, 1556.
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