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Kateri 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time First reading Wisdom 12:13,16-19 You will grant repentance after sin There is no god, other than you, who cares for every thing,to whom you might have to prove that you never judged unjustly.Your justice has its source in strength,your sovereignty over all makes you lenient to all.You show your strength … Read moreSun 19 July
Confessor and hermit on the Nile. Arsenius, who was born in Rome in 354, was the tutor of the children of Emperors Theodosius I the Great, Arcadius, and Honorius. At that time, Arsenius was a Roman deacon recommended for the office by Pope St. Damasus. lie served at Theodosius’ court in Constantinople for about ten … Read moreSt. Arsenius the Great: Saint of the Day for Sunday, July 19, 2026
Reading 1 Micah 2:1-5 Woe to those who plan iniquity,and work out evil on their couches;In the morning light they accomplish itwhen it lies within their power.They covet fields, and seize them;houses, and they take them;They cheat an owner of his house,a man of his inheritance.Therefore thus says the LORD:Behold, I am planning against this … Read moreSaturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saturday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary First reading Micah 2:1-5 The plotters of evil will not escape Woe to those who plot evil,who lie in bed planning mischief!No sooner is it dawn than they do it– their hands have the strength for it.Seizing the fields that … Read moreSat 18 July
St. Frederick, Bishop of Utrecht, Martyr Frederick was trained in piety and sacred learning among the clergy of the Church of Utrecht. Being ordained priest, he was charged by Bishop Ricfried with the care of instructing converts, and about 825 he was chosen to succeed him as bishop of Utrecht. The new bishop at once … Read moreSt. Frederick: Saint of the Day for Saturday, July 18, 2026
Reading 1 Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8 When Hezekiah was mortally ill,the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came and said to him:“Thus says the LORD: Put your house in order,for you are about to die; you shall not recover.”Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD: “O LORD, remember how faithfully … Read moreFriday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine (1737–1794), born Marie-Madeleine-Claudine Lidoine, was the prioress of the Carmelite convent in Compiègne, France. During the French Revolution, when religious communities were suppressed and the Church was fiercely persecuted, she courageously led her fellow Carmelites in remaining faithful to Christ. The sixteen Carmelite nuns offered their lives to God, praying … Read moreSaint of the Day: Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine and the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
Friday of week 15 in Ordinary Time First reading Isaiah 38:1-6,21-22,7-8 The Lord hears Hezekiah’s prayer and heals him Hezekiah fell ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, ‘The Lord says this, “Put your affairs in order, for you are going to die, … Read moreFri 17 July
Sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred. When the revolution started in 1789, a group of twenty-one discalced Carmelites lived in a monastery in Compiegne France, founded in 1641. The monastery was ordered closed in 1790 by the Revolutionary govĂ?Âernment, and the nuns were disbanded. Sixteen of the nuns were accused of … Read moreCarmelite Nuns of Compiegne: Saint of the Day for Friday, July 17, 2026
Feast Day: July 16 Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, one of the Church’s most beloved Marian feasts. This celebration honors the Blessed Virgin Mary as the patroness and spiritual Mother of the Carmelite Order and commemorates her loving protection over all who seek her intercession. Mount Carmel, overlooking … Read moreFeast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2026