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Dicastery for Divine Worship Establishes Biblical Readings for the Mass “To Pray for Chastity” - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2023/06/27/dicastery-for-divine-worship-establishes-biblical-readings-for-the-mass-to-pray-for-chastity/?eti=10358

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR June 30 STS. PROTOMARTYRS OF THE ROMAN CHURCH -First Martyrs of the See of Rome, These martyrs died before Sts. Peter and Paul, and are called “disciples of the Apostles. . . whom the Holy Roman church sent to their Lord before the Apostles’ death.” Bl. Philip Powell, 1594-1646 A.D. Benedictine English martyr . Born in the Gwent district, southeast Wales, or at Tralon, England, he was educated in London and then entered the Benedictines in Douni in 1614. Ordained in 1621, he was sent to assist the English mission and spent two decades in the area of Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall before being arrested. He also served as a chaplain in the Civil War. Philip was executed at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered; he was beatified in 1929. Bl. Raymond Lull , he became a Franciscan tertiary, provided for his family, gave the rest of his wealth to the poor, and determined to devote the rest of his life to converting the Mohammedans. June 30 St. Airick, t...

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR June 29 St. Peter Apostle of Rome SAINT PAUL, APOSTLE OF THE CITY OF ROME - was the greatest missionary in history. A Pharisee converted to Christ, his concern for expounding the faith to those, who heard him, would make him the first Christian theologian. His martyrdom is remembered on June 29, St. Mary Salome, Roman Catholic, Mother of John, surnamed Mark , who is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Her home in Jerusalem was a gathering place of the Apostles. Peter went to Mary’s home when he was released from prison by King Herod. Feastday: June 29

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR June 28 ST. IRENAEUS, BISHOP OF LYON AND MARTYR -Saint Irenaeus was the first great theologian of the Church. His name, which means “peaceful” in Greek, matched the pattern of his life. He is noted for his defence of the Gospel against the various heresies of his day. As Bishop of Lyons, he was always a “good shepherd.” He died in the year 202. St. Argymirus. Roman Catholic Martyr of Spain . A native of Cabra, Spain, he held a high position in one of the Islamic domains in the peninsula. Fired because of his Christian faith, Argymirus became a monk. he made a public statement of his beliefs and was beheaded. 858 A.D. Feastday June 28 ” ST PAUL I, POP E-in the middle of the eighth century, St Paul I became the first, and thus far only, man to succeed his brother in the See of Peter. During the era of the Lombards, Pope St Paul I saved many relics of Christian saints from plundering. St. Almus , 1270 A.D. Cistercian abbot also called Alme and Alanus. H...

St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lion and Martyr - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/06/28/st--irenaeus--bishop--of-lion-and-martyr.html Irenaeus was born in Asia, most probably in the city of Smyrna, in the first part of the 3rd century; in 177, he went to the Roman region of Gaul in Western Europe. As a young man he was a disciple St Polycarp, who had learned the Gospel from St John the Apostle. St Irenaeus was a true witness of the Gospel in a time of harsh persecution. In order to evangelise the Celtic and Germanic tribes, he learned the languages of the people, whom the Romans considered barbarians. As a pastor he was distinguished on account of his missionary zeal and the richness of his doctrines. He confronted the heresy of “gnosticism,” a philosophical/religious movement that said the faith taught in the Church was only symbolic. Two of Irenaeus’ major writings have come down to us: Against Heresies and The Demonstration of the Ap...

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