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13th July - Memorial at choice of St. Henry. Born: 16 May 973 A.D., Abbach, Bavaria, Germany, Holy Roman Empire Died: 13 July 1024 A.D., near Göttingen, Germany, Holy Roman Empire Resting place: Bamberg Cathedral Canonized: 1146 by Pope Eugene III Attributes: crown, sceptre, globus cruciger, and other parts of the imperial regalia Patronage: Benedictine Oblates Henry was born in Bavaria in 973 and was educated at Hildersheim. He succeeded his father, Henry the Quarrelsome in 995 and became Holy Roman Emperor in 1002 being crowned by the Pope in 1014. Although he used the Church for his political ends he restored property and wealth to several sees and founded that at Bamberg where he built the cathedral and a monastery. He died in 1024 and was canonized in 1146. O God, whose abundant grace prepared Saint Henry to be raised by you in a wonderful way from the cares of earthly rule to heavenly realms, grant, we pray, through his intercession, that amid the uncertainties of this world we may hasten towards you with minds made pure. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07227a.htm |
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14th July - Memorial at choice of St. Camillus of Lellis, Priest. Born: May 25, 1550, Bucchianico, Chieti, Kingdom of Naples Died: July 14, 1614 (aged 64) Rome, Papal States Beatified: 1742, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV Canonized: 1746, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV Major shrine: Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Rome, Italy Attributes: A Catholic priest holding a sick person Patronage: sick; hospitals; nurses; physicians Camillus was the founder of the Ministers of the Sick. Born in 1550 in Bocchianico in the Abruzzi he joined the Venetian army to fight against the Turks. Standing over six feet tall with a quick temper and an inveterate gambler he contracted an incurable disease of the leg. In 1574-5 he lost everything gambling and experienced a religious conversion. Unable to join the Franciscans because of his health he joined the hospital of San Giacomo in Rome where he eventually became its bursar. In association with Philip Neri, Camillus, now ordained a priest, he founded a congregation of male nurses to serve plague victims, the sick in hospitals and prisoners founding hospitals in Rome and Naples. The patron of nurses and the sick he died in 1614 and was canonized in 1746. O God, who adorned the Priest Saint Camillus with a singular grace of charity towards the sick, pour out upon us, by his merits, a spirit of love for you, so that, serving our neighbour, we may, at the hour of our death, pass safely over to you. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_de_Lellis https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03217b.htm https://catholicsaints.info/saint-camillus-of-lellis/ https://www.bartleby.com/210/7/142.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillians |
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15th July - Memorial of St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor. Born Giovanni di Fidanza, 1221, Bagnoregio near Viterbo, Latium, Papal States Died 15 July 1274 (aged 52–53), Lyon, Lyonnais, Kingdom of Burgundy-Arles Canonized 14 April 1482, Rome by Pope Sixtus IV Attributes Cardinal's hat on a bush; ciborium; Holy Communion; cardinal in Franciscan robes, usually reading or writing Called the “Serephic Doctor”, Bonaventure was a Franciscan friar, bishop and cardinal he was of noble birth (1221) at Bagnoreggio near Orivetto. He became a Franciscan in 1243 where his intellectual gifts were recognised and he was sent to Paris to study under Alexander of Hales, gaining his licence to teach 1248 and becoming Master of the Franciscan school in 1253. In 1257 he was elected Minister-General of the Franciscan Order – a crucial time in their history and he has been called their second founder. He was also an author, his works including ”Breviloquium” and ”Itinterarium mentis ad Deum”. He died in 1274, was canonized by Sixtus IV in 1482 and was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588. Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, as we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the Bishop Saint Bonaventure, we may benefit from his great learning and constantly imitate the ardour of his charity. See also: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02648c.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventure http://www.franciscan-archive.org/bonaventura/index.html https://catholicsaints.info/saint-bonaventure-of-bagnoregio/ |
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16th July - Memorial at choice of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Approval: 30 January 1226, during the pontificate of Pope Honorius III 1587, during the pontificate of Pope Sixtus V Patronage: Carmelites, Chile, Bolivia, Catemaco, Aylesford, Roraima, Birkirkara, Jaboticabal, Valletta, Pernambuco, Villalba, Hatillo, Higuerote, Carlopoli, protection from harm, protection from dangerous situations, deliverance from Purgatory The feast came into being as an observance by the Carmelites in about 1380 and was given official sanction by Sixtus V in 1587 becoming the Patronal feast of the Carmelites in 1600. It proved to be a particularly popular devotion and spread quickly, particularly in Spanish territories. In 1726 it became a feast for the whole Church. The Carmelites owe their existence to a group of hermits who settled there in 1156. Mount Carmel is also known from the Old Testament as the place where the prophet Elijah defended the faith of the people of Israel against the priests of Baal (1 Kings 18: 20-40). A 1996 doctrinal statement approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments states that; “Devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is bound to the history and spiritual values of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and is expressed through the scapular. Thus, whoever receives the scapular becomes a member of the order and pledges him/herself to live according to its spirituality in accordance with the characteristics of his/her state in life.” Discalced Carmelite Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh summarizes this spirituality: “The scapular is a Marian habit or garment. It is both a sign and pledge. A sign of belonging to Mary; a pledge of her motherly protection, not only in this life but after death. As a sign, it is a conventional sign signifying three elements strictly joined: first, belonging to a religious family particularly devoted to Mary, especially dear to Mary, the Carmelite Order; second, consecration to Mary, devotion to and trust in her Immaculate Heart; third, an urge to become like Mary by imitating her virtues, above all her humility, chastity, and spirit of prayer.” See also: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10604b.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel https://catholicsaints.info/feast-of-our-lady-of-mount-carmel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapular_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel |