July 26
Feast of Sts. Joachim and Ann, Parents of Our Blessed Mother Mary
“Joachim and Ann, how blessed a couple! All creation is indebted to you. For at your hands the Creator was offered a gift excelling all other gifts: a chaste mother, who alone was worthy of him.”
-Saint John Damascene
In keeping with a campaign promise to handle the infestation of political correctness in the military, President Donald J. Trump announced today that transgenders will be banned from serving in the military.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThere’s a reason why more and more women are opting for natural family planning methods, and one of those reasons was 27 year-old Sarah Cobb.
A seven-year-old Philadelphia girl with an inoperable brain tumor who was blessed by Pope Francis in November, has passed away, but her family is insisting that the mission of their little saint has only just begun.
July 25
Feast of St. James, Apostle
“Almighty Father, by the martyrdom of St. James you blessed the work of the early Church. May his profession of faith give us courage and his prayers bring us strength.”
-From the Office of Readings for
the Feast of St. James
Trump hatred continues to run rampant among American elites with singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey the latest to admit she attempted to place a hex on the president earlier this year.
When ISIS overtook Iraqi cities at the peak of its jihadi fury, it was their custom to remove or destroy statues of Jesus and Mary in their wake; however, this absence of sacred symbols will soon be just a memory for Christians in several Iraqi cities as 15 new statues of Our Lady of Lourdes are now being installed.
The parents of critically ill Charlie Gard have decided to end their legal fight to bring their critically ill son to the United States for treatment.
July 24
“The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.”
-Simone Weil
July 23
Feast of St. Bridget, Religious (1303 – 1373)
“Eternal praise be to you, my Lord Jesus Christ, for the time you endured on the cross the greatest torments and sufferings for us sinners. The sharp pain of your wounds fiercely penetrated even to your blessed soul and cruelly pierced your most sacred heart until finally you sent forth your spirit in peace, bowed your head, and humbly commended yourself into the hands of God your Father, and your whole body remained cold in death.”
-St. Bridget
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