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August 15: SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY. Significance & Consequences.


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August 11: ST. CLARE OF ASSISI. Founder of the Poor Clares.


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August 10: ST. LAWRENCE, DEACON, AND MARTYR. Patron Saint of Cooks, Chefs and Comedians. Short bio.


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August 9: ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (Edith Stein). Co-patroness of Europe. Martyr. Philosopher, Jewish convert, professor, Discalced Carmelite nun.


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AUGUST 5: OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS. Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Rome). History. Prayer.


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August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Doctor of the Church. Founder of the Redemptorists. Patron of Moral Theologians.


August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI “By giving us his Son, whom He did not spare precisely so that He might spare us, He bestowed on us at once every good: grace, love and heaven.” Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the 2nd Reading of the Liturgy of the Hours for today’s Memorial of…

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August 28. ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Late have I loved you, o beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you.


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August 28: ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO. Father and Doctor of the Church


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August 27: ST. MONICA. Patroness of Mothers, Married Women and Widowers


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August 25. ST. JOSEPH CALASANZ, Founder of the Piarists (Escolapios). Universal Patron of all the Christian popular schools in the world.


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August 24. St. BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle. The Virtues of Sincerity and Simplicity.


August 24. St. BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle. The Virtues of Sincerity and Simplicity. BRIEF PROFILE St. Bartholomew was from Cana in Galilee. Mentioned in the Gospel as one of the twelve apostles, he is identified with Nathanael who was brought to Jesus by his friend, the apostle Philip. Jesus bestowed great praise on meeting him: “Behold a…

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August 22: OUR LADY, QUEEN OF HEAVEN. Hail holy Queen, Mother of mercy!


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