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  St Victor of Marseilles https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/395

  Gospel in Art: Jesus' mother, his brothers and sisters stood outside https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55483

Saints of the day July 21 St. Julia of Troyes, Roman Catholic Martyr of Troyes, France. Taken captive by the Romans, she was given to Claudius, a soldier. Julia converted him to Christ, and they were beheaded as martyrs. Feastday July 21 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/contemplatioculture/2020/07/julia-of-troyes-july-21-everyday-saints-series/ ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, CAPUCHIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Lawrence entered the Capuchin order when he was only 16. He was entrusted with important missions by Popes as well as secular princes. He died in Lisbon in 1619, and was canonized by Leo XIII in 1881. In 1959, St John XXIII declared St Lawrence a Doctor of the Church.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Brindisi ST. PRAXEDES, MARTYR IN THE CHURCH SHE FOUNDED ON THE ESQUILINO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxedes ST. EZECHIEL, PROPHET, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel https://www.jesuit.org.sg/july-john-baptist-reus-sj/

St Kinga Celebrated on July 20th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/210

Gospel in Art: Saint Apollinaris, Bishop, Martyr Father Patrick van der VorstJul 19th, 2026 https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55475

Saints of the day July 20 St. Etheidwitha. Widowed queen of King Alfred the Great of England. She was an Anglo-Saxon princess, also called Ealsitha. Etheldwitha founded a convent at Winchester in the Benedictine rule and became the abbess there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith St. Paul of St. Zoilus, Roman Catholic Spanish martyr. Paul was a deacon of Cordoba, Spain, and a member of the community of St. Zoilus in that city. He devoted much of his effort to bringing aid to those Christians imprisoned by Muslim officials. Seized by members of the ruling Islamic government, he was beheaded. Feastday July 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Zoilus ST. APOLLINARIS, BISHOP OF RAVENNA AND MARTYR, https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-apollinaris ST. AURELIUS, BISHOP OF CARTHAGE, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Aurelius ST. ELIJAH, PROPHET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah https://www.jesuit.org.sg/july-raymond-artigues-sj/ https://www.jesuit.org.sg/july-leo-...

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  Gospel in Art: So when the plants came up https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55468

  St Edburga Celebrated on July 18th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/208

  Gospel in Art: A smouldering wick he will not quench Father Patrick van der Vorst Jul 17th, 2026 https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55464

  St Alexis Celebrated on July 17th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/207

 Gospel in Art: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice" Father Patrick van der VorstJul 16th, 2026 https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55458

  Saints 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-carmeli...

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

  Gospel in Art: Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55451

  St Bonaventure, St Swithun Celebrated on July 15th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/204

 https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55444 Gospel in Art: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor Father Patrick van der VorstJul 14th, 2026

  Saints 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...

  St Camillus and St Kateri Tekawitha Celebrated on July 14th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/203

  Gospel in Art: Jesus began to denounce the cities https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55436

  St Mildred Celebrated on July 13th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/202

  Gospel in Art: Whoever gives these little ones even a cup of cold water... https:// indcatholicnews.com/news/55427

 Saints of the day July 13 ST.HENRY II, EMPEROR, Henry lived at the turn of the first millennium, and reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He was the last member of the Ottonian dynasty. He dedicated his life to building up both the Church and his own realm. Henry is considered a model of good governance, and is the patron saint of rulers.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor Bl. Thomas Tunstal, 1616 A.D.  English martyr. Born in Whinfell, near Kendal, Westmoreland, he studied for the priesthood at Douai, France, and was ordained there in 1609. The next year he returned to England but was arrested almost immediately upon his arrival. Escaping, Thomas was recaptured and taken to Norwich where he spent six years in confinement until finally being hanged, drawn, and quartered. While in prison, he joined the Benedictine Order.  https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Thomas_Tunstall St. Dogfan, 5th century. Welsh martyr, descended from chieftain Bryc...

St Veronica and Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin Celebrated on July 12th  https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/201

  Gospel in Art: A sower went out to sow https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55419

  Little Sisters of the Poor Return to Court in Long-Running Religious Freedom Battle Over Contraception Mandate - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2026/07/09/little-sisters-of-the-poor-return-to-court-in-long-running-religious-freedom-battle-over-contraception-mandate/?eti=34262 ZENIT News / Philadelphia, 07.09.2026).- Nearly a decade and a half after their legal battle began, the Little Sisters of the Poor are once again defending their right to operate their charitable ministry without being required to provide health coverage for contraceptives. The latest hearing before a federal appeals court underscores how one of the most significant religious liberty cases in recent American history remains unresolved despite repeated victories for the Catholic order before the U.S. Supreme Court.Christianity On July 7, the Little Sisters appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, asking the court to overturn a lower court ruling that once again plac...

 Saints of the day July 12 St. Veronica, Roman Catholic woman of Jerusalem who wiped the face of Christ with a veil while he was on the way to Calvary. According to tradition, the cloth was imprinted with the image of Christ's face. Feastday: July 12 STS. NABOR AND FELIX, MARTYRS OF MILAN-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabor_and_Felix Bl. Monica Naisen, Roman Catholic laywoman and Japanese Martyr. she was arrested for sheltering Blessed John Baptist Zola and was beheaded at Nagasaki with her husband, Blessed John Naisen. Feastday: July 12 Monica Naisen https://alchetron.com/Monica-Naisen St. Agnes De, Roman Catholic Woman Vietnamese Martyr, Agnes was arrested and died in prison at Namdinh. Feastday: July 12 https://sites.google.com/site/vietnamesemartyrs/VietnameseMartyrs/agnes-le-thi-thanh ST. JOHN GUALBERT, ABBOT, FOUNDER OF THE VALLOMBROSANI,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gualbert St. John Wall, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr, and imprisoned for five months. ...

 St Benedict Celebrated on July 11th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/200

  Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Benedict, Abbot, Co-Patron of Europe https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55415

 Saint of the day July 11 ST. BENEDICT, ABBOT, PATRON OF EUROPE St. Turketil , 975 A.D. Abbot and brother of King Edred of England, he served as his chancellor until 948 when he abandoned the court life and entered a monastery. He soon became abbot of Croyland and successfully established a school which was attached to the community.    St. Drostan, 610 A.D. Irish born abbot, a disciple of St. Columba. Drostan was a member of the royal Cosgrach family of Ireland. He was named the first abbot of Deer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is considered an apostle to Scotland. He ended his days near Glenesk, Angus, and a well is associated with him at Aberdour. St. Pius I, Roman Catholic Pope (c. 140) Feastday: July 10 St. Abundius , Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Spain who faced Islamic persecution. Abundius, who was a pastor in Ananelos, was arrested in Córdoba, Spain, when he refused to abandon his Christian faith. Brought before the Caliph, the Muslim ruler of the city, h...

  St Rufina and Secunda, St Alexander Celebrated on July 10th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/198

  Gospel in Art: When they deliver you over, do not be anxious https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55407

 Saint of the day July 10 STS. RUFINA AND SECUNDA, MARTYRS ON THE VIA CORNELIA Sts Rufina and Secunda lived in the 3rd century. They were engaged to be married, but their fiancés renounced Christ for fear of the persecutions. Rufina and Secunda then took vows of virginity. Enraged, their former fiancés denounced them as Christians. They were martyred around the year 260.   STS. ANATOLIA AND VICTORIA, MARTYRS Saints Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_Anatolia,_and_Audax Martyrs of Damascus. Eight Franciscan and three Maronite martyrs slain in a Druse uprising in 1860 in Damascus, Syria. When they refused to accept the Muslim faith, they were executed. Pope Pius XI beatified them in 1926.July 10 Martyrs of Damascus: Strength in the Face of Evil https://youtu.be/lQTUYPltCnw St. Peter Tu, Roman Catholic Martyr, a Vietnamese who became a catechist and was arrested by authorities. He was beheaded. Feastday: July 10 Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz. Martyr w...

  The Martyrs of Gorkum Celebrated on July 9th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/390

  Gospel in Art: Take no bag for your journey https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55400

 Saint of the day July 09 Bl. Adrian Fortescue, 1539 A.D. Martyr who opposed the divorce of King Henry VIII of England from Catherine. A cousin of Anne Boleyn, Adrian was born in Punsborne, England, and was married twice. When his first wife Anne Stonor died in 1499, Adrian raised their two daughters. Twelve years later he married Anne Rede, who gave him three sons. A Knight of the Bath and a justice of the peace for Oxford, Adrian was a Dominican tertiary. Although related to Anne Boleyn, he opposed her marriage to the king and was arrested in 1534 for a short time. In 1539, when he refused to take the Oath of Supremacy supporting Henry VIII’s separation for Rome, Adrian was placed in the Tower of London. Permitted no trial and condemned by Parliament, Adrian was beheaded along with Thomas Dinglay on July 8 or 9. St. Everild, 7th century. Benedictine abbess and disciple of St. Wilfrid of York, England, sometimes called Averil. She was a noblewoman of Wessex who received the veil f...

  St Kilian Celebrated on July 8th https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/197

  Gospel in Art: Jesus called to him his twelve disciples https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55392

Saint of the day July 08 St. Withburga, 743 A.D.  Withburga (d.c. 743). Virgin and Benedictine nun. The youngest daughter of King Anna of East Anglia, England (d. 653). Following the death of her father in battle, she moved to Dereham where she established a nunnery and a church. She died with the church unfinished, on March 17. Her remains were later stolen by monks who enshrined her in Ely. A fresh spring, called Withburga's Well, sprang up at her grave in Dereham.  St. Grimbald, 901 A.D. Benedictine abbot also called Grimwald, invited to England by King Alfred in 885. Grimbald arrived in England and declined the see of Canterbury, preferring to remain a monk. He became the abbot of New Minster Abbey at Winchester appointed by King Edward the Elder. Grimbald is credited with restoring learning to England. St. Kilian. An Irish monk, St. Kilian was consecrated Bishop, went to Rome with eleven companions in 686, and received permission from Pope Conon to evangelize Franconia (B...

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  Gospel in Art: Jesus went throughout all the villages, teaching, healing,... https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55386

 Saint of the day July 07 St. Humphrey Lawrence, 1572-1591 A.D. Martyr of England. Born in Hampshire, he was a convert to Catholicism through the efforts of Jesuit missionaries. Humphrey openly called Queen Elizabeth I a heretic and she had him arrested immediately. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Winchester. Pope Pius XI beatified him in 1929.   Bl. Ralph Milner, 1591 A.D. English martyr. He was born at Stocksteads, Hampshire, and was a convert. He was arrested the day he received his first Communion. A husbandman by trade, Ralph was allowed a leave from prison and aided priests and Catholics. He was executed at Winchester on July by being hanged, drawn, and quartered for giving assistance to Blessed Roger Dickenson. He was beatified in 1929.   St.  Ercongotha, 660 A.D. Benedictine nun, the daughter of a king of Kent and St. Sexburga. Also called Ercongota, she was a nun in Faremoutiers-en-Brie, France, at least for a short time, and possibly died t...

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  Gospel in Art: A ruler knelt before him, and a woman touched His fringe https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55378

 Saint of the day July 06 Bl. Thomas Alfield, 1585 A.D. English martyr. A native of Gloucester, he was educated at Eton and Cambridge. While raised as an Anglican, he eventually was converted to Catholicism and left England to study for the priesthood at Douai and Reims, France, receiving ordination in 1581. Returning to England, he was soon arrested while handing out copies of the polemic True and Modest Defence by Dr. Allen. Condemned, he was hanged at Tybum. Thomas was beatified in 1929.   B. BENEDICT XI, POPE St. Maria Goretti, Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr. Patron of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape. Feastday July 6 St. Noyala, Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr. She was beheaded at Beignan, Brittany Noyala walked from the site of her martyrdom to Pontivy, holding her head in her hands. July 6 Martyrs of the Abrahamites, Roman Catholic monks who were members of the monastery founded by St. Abraham of Ephesus at Constantinople. The Abrahamites were defenders o...

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  Gospel in Art: No one knows the Son except the Father https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55370

  Saint of the day July 05 Saint Zoe of Rome, Roman Catholic Martyr. She was greatly devoted to St Peter, and was praying by his tomb when she was arrested for her faith. She died, stifled by smoke, being hung by her own hair, over a fire. Her body then was thrown into the River Tiber. Feastday: July 5 ST. ANTONY M. ZACCARIA, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE BARNABITIS Although he lived on 36 years, St Anthony had a profound effect on the Church of the 16th century. He founded the Barnabite community, and the associated Angelic Sisters of St Paul and the Laity of St Paul. Twice he was accused of heresy, and twice absolved. July 5 St. Edana, Irish saint venerated in western Ireland, sometimes called Etaoin. She lived near the Boyle and Shannon Rivers and a well bears her name. She may be confused with St. Modwenna.    Sts. Fragan and Gwen, 5th century. The parents of Sts. Jacut, Guithem, and Winwaloe. Fragan and Gwen went to Brittany, France, to escape the pagan barbarians of Englan...

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  Gospel in Art: New wine is put into fresh wineskins https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55365

Saint of the day July 04 Bl. William Andleby, 1597 A.D. Martyr of England. Born at Eton, near Beverley, England, he studied at St. Johns College, Cambridge, and was converted to Catholicism on the way to fight the Spanish. He went to Douai, France, and was ordained in 1577. Returning home, he worked in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for two decades. Arrested and condemned, he was executed at York with Thomas Warcop and two companions. He was beatified in 1929.    Bl. Thomas Warcop, 1597 A.D. English martyr. A gentleman in Yorkshire, England, who sheltered Blessed William Andleby. He was arrested and condemned for giving this aid and hanged at York with three companions on July 4.   Bl. Edward Fulthrop, 1597 A.D. An English martyr at Yorkshire. He reconciled to the faith and was martyred at York. Edward was beatified in 1929.   St. Henry Abbot, Blessed, 1597 A.D. Martyr of England. A native of Howden, England, Henry became a convert to the Church and was duly ar...

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  Gospel in Art: Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55357

 Saint of the day July 03 ST. THOMAS, APOSTLE, St. Thomas,  at the dispersal of the Apostles after Pentecost this saint was sent to evangelize the Parthians, Medes, and Persians; he ultimately reached India, carrying the Faith to the Malabar coast, which still boasts a large native population calling themselves "Christians of St. Thomas." He was speared to death at a place called Calamine. His feast day is July 3rd and he is the patron of architects. St. Eulogius and Companions Roman Catholic Martyrs of Constantinople, executed by Emperor Valens for opposing Arianism. Feastday: July 3 St. Philip Minh, Roman Catholic Priest and Vietnamese Martyr. Born in Vietnam, he joined the Society for Foreign Missions of Paris and was ordained a priest with the purpose of working for the Church in Vietnam. Seized by anti-Catholic forces, he was beheaded. Feastday July 3 St. Joseph Peter Uyen, Roman Catholic Dominican tertiary & Martyr of Vietnam. A native catechist, he died of abuse in...

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  Gospel in Art: Some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55349

Saint of the day July 02 Bl. Eugenia Joubert, Roman Catholic Nun. She taught catechism to children and died of tuberculosis at age 28. Feastday: July 2 Sts. Processus and Martinian, Roman Catholic Priest Martyrs. They joined the Apostles Peter and Paul in the Mamertine Prison in Rome before their executions. A spring flowed miraculously in the prison, and Processus and Martinian, both wardens, were baptized in the miraculous waters. Their relics are preserved in St. Peter’s Basilica.  Feastday: July 2 https://www.jesuit.org.sg/july-bernardino-realino-sj/ https://www.jesuit.org.sg/july-john-cornelius-sj/ St. Oudaceus, 615 A.D. Welsh bishop, also called Oudaceus and Eddogwy. Supposedly the son of a local leader in Brittany and the nephew of St. Teilo, he was raised in Wales. Oudaceus entered the monastic life, and succeeded Teilo as abbot of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire. He later became a bishop, and is considered one of the four saints to whom the cathedral of Llandaff, Wales, is...

 https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/190 St Oliver Plunkett Celebrated on July 1st

 Gospel in Art: Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Cathedral https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55341