04 August 2020

04 August 2020

TUESDAY WITHIN THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME SAINT JOHN VIANNEY, PRIEST MEMORIAL St John Mary (Jean-Baptiste-Marie) Vianney (1786-1859) was born at Dardilly, near Lyons (France) and, despite finding his seminary studies difficult, was ordained a priest and spent forty-two…

01 August 2020

01 August 2020

SATURDAY WITHIN THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI,BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH MEMORIAL St Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) was born in Naples (Italy) and became a priest after training as a lawyer. He founded the Congregation of…

31 July 2020

31 July 2020

FRIDAY WITHIN THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, PRIEST MEMORIAL St Ignatius (1491-1556) was born into a noble family at Loyola (Spain). He was injured at the battle of Pamplona (1521) and experienced a conversion during…

29 July 2020

29 July 2020

WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME SAINT MARTHA MEMORIAL St Martha (first century) was the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Her house at Bethany was often visited by the Lord, who encouraged her to unite her busy life…