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St Arsenius

  St Arsenius https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/209

Gospel in Art: A bruised reed he will not break

  Gospel in Art: A bruised reed he will not break https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52853

Saint of the day July 19

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 Saint of the day July 19 St. John Plessington, 1697 A.D. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales . He was born at Dimples, Lancashire, England, and the son of a Royalist Catholic. Educated at Valladolid, Spain, and St. Omer’s in France. he was ordained in Segovia in 1662. John returned to England after ordination and served as a missionary in Cheshire. He became a tutor at Puddington Hall near Chester until his arrest and martyrdom by hanging at Barrowshill, Boughton. near Chester. Pope Paul VI canonized him in 1970. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Plessington Sts. Justa and Rufina,  Roman Catholic Virgins and Martyrs (Feast - July 19) These martyrs were two Christian women at Seville in Spain who maintained themselves by selling earthenware. Not to concur in idolatrous superstitions, they refused to sell vessels for the use of heathen ceremonies and when the worshipers broke up their stock-in-trade, Justa and Rufina retorted by overthrowing the image of a false god...

Gaza: A people under attack amid the globalization of indifference - Vatican News

  Gaza: A people under attack amid the globalization of indifference - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-07/editorial-andrea-tornielli-gaza-parish.html

St Edburga

St Edburga https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/208

Gospel in Art: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice

  Gospel in Art: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52846

Saint of the day July 18

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  Saint of the day July 18 St. Edburga of Bicester, 7th century. Nun at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, the daughter of Penda , the pagan king of Mercia. Her shrine is at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, but her relics, originally at Bicester, were taken to Flanders, Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadburh_of_Bicester St. Theneva, 7th century. Also called Thenova, the patron saint of Glasgow, Scotland, with her son St. Kentigern.  http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/19054 St. Minnborinus, 986 A.D.  Benedictine abbot. He was born in Ireland and became abbot of St. Martin Monastery in Cologne, Germany, in 974. There he promoted monastic reform and scholarly pursuits.   http://www.omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2014/07/saint-minnborinus-abbot-of-cologne-july.html St. Theodosia of Constantinople, Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr at the monastery of St. Anastasia. She led a group of nuns in defense of the icon of Christ which hung over the main door of the community ...

Pope Leo XIV: Seek grace to pursue path of unity and fraternal charity - Vatican News

  Pope Leo XIV: Seek grace to pursue path of unity and fraternal charity - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/pope-seek-grace-to-pursue-path-of-unity-and-fraternal-charity.html

Pope renews call for ceasefire in Gaza after attack on Catholic parish - Vatican News

  Pope renews call for ceasefire in Gaza after attack on Catholic parish - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/pope-renews-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-following-attack-on-cath.html

Saint Alexius (The Man of God) - July 17th

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St Alexis

  St Alexis https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/207

Gospel in Art: Come to me and I will give you rest

  Gospel in Art: Come to me and I will give you rest https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52837

Saint of the day July 17

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  Saint of the day July 17 Roman Catholic Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne, Sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred . They went to the guillotine singing the Salve Regina. They were beatified in 1906 by Pope St. Pius X. The Carmelites were: Marie Claude Brard; Madeleine Brideau, the subprior; Maire Croissy, grandniece of Colbert Marie Dufour; Marie Hanisset; Marie Meunier, a novice; Rose de Neufville Annette Pebras; Anne Piedcourt: Madeleine Lidoine, the prioress; Angelique Roussel; Catherine Soiron and Therese Soiron, both extern sisters, natives of Compiegne and blood sisters: Anne Mary Thouret; Marie Trezelle; and Eliza beth Verolot. The martyrdom of the nuns was immortalized by the composer Francois Poulenc in his famous opera Dialogues des Carmelites. Feastday July 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_of_Compi%C3%A8gne#:~:text=The%20community%20of%20Carmelite%20sisters,for%20its%20fervor%20and%20fidelity%22. https://carmelitenuns.uk/the-blessed-carme...

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People” - ZENIT - English

Philippine Bishops Sound Alarm on Online Gambling Crisis: “A New Virus Destroying Our People” - ZENIT - English : The moral gravity of the bishops' appeal is unmistakable. It denounces the illusion of online betting as mere entertainment or a harmless pastime, insisting instead that it is "a sophisticated trap" engineered to ensnare vulnerable populations—especially the young and the poor

Muslims on the rise, Christians on the decline: UK releases census data - ZENIT - English

  Muslims on the rise, Christians on the decline: UK releases census data - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2025/07/13/muslims-on-the-rise-christians-on-the-decline-uk-releases-census-data/?eti=25658

Why AI Needs Religion & Spirituality: Reflections on the AI, Religion and Spirituality Manifesto - ZENIT - English

Why AI Needs Religion & Spirituality: Reflections on the AI, Religion and Spirituality Manifesto - ZENIT - English

3 seminarians kidnapped and guard killed in assault on minor seminary in Nigeria - ZENIT - English

3 seminarians kidnapped and guard killed in assault on minor seminary in Nigeria - ZENIT - English : Father Peter Egielewa, communications director for the Diocese of Auchi, confirmed the details in a statement released the following day. The gunmen fled into the surrounding forest with the abducted students. As of July 15, there has been no contact or claim of responsibility.

Hate crimes against Christians increase by 22% in Germany - ZENIT - English

Hate crimes against Christians increase by 22% in Germany - ZENIT - English : In addition to the 337 anti-Christian hate crimes, the German government report classifies 111 politically motivated attacks on churches in 2024, which is an increase of 20.65 per cent compared to 2023.

July 16: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel

  Our Lady of Mount Carmel https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/206

Gospel in Art: I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth

  Gospel in Art: I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52829

Pope at Mass: Never believe that evil can prevail, even amid injustices - Vatican News

  Pope at Mass: Never believe that evil can prevail, even amid injustices - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-07/pope-leo-xiv-mass-castel-gandolfo-carabinieri-police-poor-clares.html

Saint of the day July 16

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  Saint of the day July 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel pary for us--NOVENA to OUR LADY of MOUNT CARMEL Day 6 - TODAY HOLY ROSARY: TUESDAY, J... https://youtu.be/InlEI5EIZq8  St. Athenogenes, Roman Catholic Bishop and Martyr,  Burnt alive with ten disciples at Sebaste. He is the author of the earliest known Christian hymn recorded outside of the Bible that is still in use today. Feastday July 16  https://catholicreadings.org/saint-athenogenes-of-sebaste-saint-of-the-day-july-16/ St. Mary Magdalen Postel, Roman Catholic Nun. When the French Revolution broke out  https://youtu.be/3DyZ_5IYfQA St. Helier, 6th century.  Martyr on the island of Jersey, Britain. Also called Helerous, he was murdered by pagans he was evangelizing. He was born in Tongres, Belgium, and raised by a priest; later, he spent time with St. Marculf at Nanteuil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helier#:~:text=Saint%20Helier%20(died%20555)%20was,of%20the%20skin%20and%20eyes. St. Tenenan, 7th centur...

Seminarians kidnapped in attack on Nigerian seminary - Vatican News

  Seminarians kidnapped in attack on Nigerian seminary - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-07/nigeria-seminary-kidnappings-diocese-edo-state.html

July 15: St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor

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St Bonaventure, St Swithun

  St Bonaventure, St Swithun https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/204

Gospel in Art: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor

  Gospel in Art: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52821

Saint of the day July 15

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  Saint of the day July 15 St. Edith of Polesworth. St. Edith of Polesworth, whose feast day is July 15, was the sister of King Athelstan of England. She married Viking king Sihtric at York in 925, and when he died the next year, she became a Benedictine nun at Polesworth, Warwickshire, where she was noted for her holiness and may have become Abbess. She may also have been the sister of King Edgar and aunt of St. Edith of Wilton; or possibly these were two different woman of Polesworth  St. Swithun "Swithin". Swithun, also spelled Swithin, was born in Wessex, England and was educated at the old monastery, Winchester, where he was ordained. He became chaplain to King Egbert of the West Saxons, who appointed him tutor of his son, Ethelwulf, and was one of the King's counselors. Swithun was named bishop of Winchester in 852 when Ethelwulf succeeded his father as king. Swithun built several churches and was known for his humility and his aid to the poor and needy. He died on ...

Rosary from Lourdes - 14/07/2025

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July 14: St. Kateri Tekawitha, Virgin (U.S.A.)

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St Camillus and St Kateri Tekawitha

  St Camillus and St Kateri Tekawitha https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/203

Gospel in Art: I have not come to bring peace, but a sword

  Gospel in Art: I have not come to bring peace, but a sword https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52812

St. Kateri Tekakwitha - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News

  St. Kateri Tekakwitha - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/14/st--kateri-tekakwitha.html

Saint of the day July 14

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 Saint of the day July 14 Bl. Richard Langhorne, 1679 A.D. English martyr. Born in Bedfordshire, he was educated at the Inner Temple and worked as a lawyer. He was arrested in 1667, released in 1679, and then arrested again as a conspirator in the so-called “Popish Plot.” He was hanged at Tybum on July 14. Richard was beatified in 1929. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Langhorne https://soul-candy.info/category/saints/page/10/ Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, 1680 A.D. Patron of the environment and ecology.  Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk warrior. She was four years old when her mother died of smallpox. The disease also attacked Kateri and transfigured her face. She was adopted by her two aunts and an uncle. Kateri became converted as a teenager. She was baptized at the age of twenty and incurred the great hostility of her tribe. Although she had to suffer greatly for her Faith, she remained firm in it. Kateri ...

July 13: St. Henry

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St Mildred

  St Mildred https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/202

Gospel in Art: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

  Gospel in Art: The Parable of the Good Samaritan https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/52804