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Christ Embracing St Bernard, by Francisco Ribalta (1565– 1628). From Wikipedia. Enable us, O Lord, with Saint Bernard and all thy blessed servants, to bring the talents and graces of thy giving unto the sole service of the Holy Catholic Church, the Body of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; who liveth . . . → Read More: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot 
Louis taken prisoner during the Seventh Crusade, by Gustave Doré (1832–1883). From Wikipedia. Louis IX of France is the only French king to have been canonized. Born in 1214, he was crowned king at the age of 12. As an adult, he successfully defeated Henry III of England at Taillebourg, halting Henry’s . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Louis IX, King of France, Confessor 
Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. . . . → Read More: The Ninth Sunday after Trinity 
The Education of the Virgin, with Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, and the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640) O God, who didst choose blessed Joachim from among the company of thy Saints, that of him might be begotten the Mother of thy Son: Grant that we who on his feast day . . . → Read More: Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocolypse, by Pierre Paul Rubens (1577—1640). From Wikipedia. O God, who hast taken to thyself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of thine incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of thine eternal kingdom; . . . → Read More: Saint Mary, Mother of God (The Dormition, or Falling–Asleep, of the Theotokos) 
Photograph of Jonathan Daniels. From Wikipedia. O God of justice and compassion, who dost put down the proud and the mighty from their place, and dost lift up the poor and afflicted: We give thee thanks for thy faithful witness Jonathan Myrick Daniels, who, in the midst of injustice and violence, risked . . . → Read More: Jonathan Myrick Daniels 
Anonymous portrait of Jeremy Taylor, from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. From Wikipedia. O God, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, we beseech thee, like thy servant Jeremy Taylor, deeply sensible of the shortness of human life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us in . . . → Read More: Blessed Jeremy Taylor  
Because of the Synod (and the preparations in advance of the Synod), most parish activities will be cancelled the week of August 12th. There will be no Bridge Group on Monday, no Knitting Group on Thursday, and no Bible Study, either with Brock Johnson on Thursday afternoon or with Fr Hawtin on Friday morning. . . . → Read More: Cancellations because of Synod 
On the Kalendar is a series examining some of the lesser known feast days on the Kalendar. “August”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). Saint Hippolytus, who . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Hippolytus |
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