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JULY 26 | MEMORIAL OF STS. JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Sts. Joachim and Anne, are venerated by the Church as the parents of the Virgin Mary. All information about the two saints comes from the 'Gospel of James', an apocryphal book of the second century.

Anne, whose name means 'Grace', was probably informed by an angel that the daughter she was about to conceive would be spoken of in all the world. In the sixth century a church was dedicated to her in Constantinople, and from the Middle Ages her veneration became very popular.

Joachim, who has been honored since the 6th Century, is often represented as teaching little Mary to read the Scriptures.

(from: My First Book of Saints)

PRAYER

O Lord, God of our Fathers, who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace, that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son, grant, through the prayers of both, that we may attain the salvation you have promised to your people. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

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JULY 16 | FEAST OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid-13th century.

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JUNE 24, 2021 | SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, and the circumstances of his birth, as recorded in the New Testament, are miraculous. John's pivotal place in the gospel is seen in the emphasis Luke gives to the announcement of his birth and the event itself, both set in prominent parallel to the same occurrences in the life of Jesus.

JUNE 24, 2021

Today, we will witness the Solemn Installation and Eucharistic Celebration of His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, Jr., D.D. as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila.

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