St. Dominic, Confessor–W (III)
ST. DOMINIC was born in Spain, in 1170. As a student, he sold his books to feed the poor in a famine,
Dedication of the Church of Our Lady of the Snows–W (III)
Truly that was a day of joy, when Mary, in the Name of Jesus, claimed Her right as Sovereign and Heiress of
The Transfiguration of Our Lord–W (II) – Sts. Sixtus II, Pope, Felicissimus & Agapitus, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
The origins of the feast are less than certain and may have derived from the dedication of three basilicas on Mount Tabor.
First Friday – St. Cajetan, Confessor–W (III) – St. Donatus, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.)
St. Thomas Cajetan was an Italian philosopher, theologian, cardinal (from 1517 until his death) and the Master of the Order of Preachers
St. John Mary Vianney, Confessor–W (III) – Sts. Cyriacus, Largus & Smaragdus, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
St John Vianney, was a French parish priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as the patron
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
St. Romanus was a bishop of Rouen. He would have lived under Dagobert I (629-39), though his date of birth is unknown.
St. Lawrence, Martyr–R (II)
ST. LAWRENCE was the chief among the seven deacons of the Roman Church. In the year 258 Pope Sixtus was led out
Ferial–G (IV) – Sts. Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Saints Tiburtius and Susanna, according to Christian legend, were two ancient Rome Catholic martyrs, the feast day of each of whom is
St. Clare, Virgin–W (III)
St. Clare, born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded
Ferial–G (IV) – Sts. Hippolitus & Cassian, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Hippolytus was a prominent priest of the church of Rome at the beginning of the third century and guardian of St. Laurence.