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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From today's Gospel: Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but…
Ordinary Time: June 21st
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From today's Gospel: Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered,... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: June 20th
Saturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates on this date St. John Matera (also known as John Pulsano) (1070-1139). St. John was a native of Matera, Italy and in his childhood longed to become a hermit. As a young man, he worked... More
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Ordinary Time: June 19th
Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of St. Romuald, Abbot
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Romuald (951-1027) who was born in Ravenna of a noble family. He was the founder of the Camaldolese monks—one of the Italian branches of the Benedictines—in which the eremitical... More
Ordinary Time: June 18th
Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Gregory Barbarigo (1625-1697), canonized by Pope St. John XXIII in 1960. He was the Bishop of Bergamo and of Padua. St. Gregory was noted as a distinguished churchman and... More
Ordinary Time: June 17th
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Today St. Albert Chmielowski (1845-1916) is commemorated in Poland. He was born in Igolomia near Kraków as the eldest of four children in a wealthy family, he was christened Adam. During the 1864 revolt against Czar Alexander... More
Ordinary Time: June 16th
Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Benno of Meissen (1010-1106), who labored to convert the Slavs, established numerous religious edifices, and is said to have founded the Cathedral of Meissen.... More
Ordinary Time: June 15th
Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Roman Martyrology commemorates today:
—St. Vitus (d. 303), Martyr, who suffered for Christ during the reign of Emperor Diocletian (284-305) and is included as one of the
Ordinary Time: June 14th
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Today's Gospel: At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: June 13th
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
In the midst of the World War II, Pope Pius XII put the whole world under the special protection of our Savior's Mother by consecrating it to her Immaculate Heart, and in 1944 he decreed that in the future the whole Church should... More
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Ordinary Time: June 12th
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Catechism of the Catholic Church 478: "Jesus knew and loved us each and all during his life, his agony and his Passion, and gave himself up for each one of us: "The Son of God. . . loved me and gave himself for me" (Gal... More
Ordinary Time: June 11th
Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle
Today is the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle, who was designated by the Holy Spirit to share the charge and mission of the twelve Apostles, is venerated by the Church as one of them. He played an important part in the first... More
