Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; patroness of the Carmelite order; it was on Mount Carmel that God publicly answered the prophet Elijah’s prayer, consumed the offering, and confirmed He was a living God; centuries later, in the 12th century after Christ, a group of hermits gathered on the mountain and committed their lives to prayer and penance, forming the Carmelite Order
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/16/26
Gospel; Matthew 11:28-30

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<li>Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; patroness of the Carmelite order; it was on Mount Carmel that God publicly answered the prophet Elijah&rsquo;s prayer, consumed the offering, and confirmed He was a living God; centuries later, in the 12th century after Christ, a group of hermits gathered on the mountain and committed their lives to prayer and penance, forming the Carmelite Order</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/16/26</li>
<li>Gospel; Matthew 11:28-30</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for July 16, 2026

Friday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time
Saints of the Day: Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne; they were sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred; on July 12, 1794, the Carmelites were taken to Paris and five days later were sentenced to death; they went to the guillotine singing the Salve Regina; the martyrdom of the nuns was immortalized by the composer Francois Poulenc in his famous opera, "Dialogues des Carmelites"
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/17/26
Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8

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<li>Friday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saints of the Day: Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne; they were sixteen Carmelites caught up in the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=4874">French Revolution</a> and martyred; on July 12, 1794, the Carmelites were taken to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=8987">Paris</a> and five days later were sentenced to death; they went to the guillotine singing the Salve Regina; the martyrdom of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=8582">nuns</a> was immortalized by the composer Francois Poulenc in his famous opera, "Dialogues des Carmelites"</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/17/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for July 17, 2026

Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Bonaventure, 1221-1274; entered the Franciscan Order in his early twenties, and studied in Paris, where, in 1248, he received a doctorate in theology; in 1257, he was elected Minister General of the Order' in 1273, he became Cardinal of Albano and played a prominent role at the Council of Lyons, which aimed to unite the Latin and Greek Churches; he died in 1274, was canonized in 1482 and proclaimed a doctor of the Church in 1588 by Sixtus V
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/15/26
Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27

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<li>Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Bonaventure, 1221-1274; entered the Franciscan Order in his early twenties, and studied in Paris, where, in 1248, he received a doctorate in theology; in 1257, he was elected Minister General of the Order' in 1273, he became Cardinal of Albano and played a prominent role at the Council of Lyons, which aimed to unite the Latin and Greek Churches; he died in 1274, was canonized in 1482 and proclaimed a doctor of the Church in 1588 by Sixtus V</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/15/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for July 15, 2026

Tuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680; Indian virgin of the Mohawk tribe; orphaned, due to smallpox, and raised by her village; when Jesuit missionaries arrived, she asked to be baptized; many in her clan could not accept this, so she was forced to retreat to a town north on the St. Lawrence River; when she died, it is said that the smallpox scars on her face disappeared; she is the first Native American to be canonized a saint
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/14/26
Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24

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<li>Tuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680; Indian virgin of the Mohawk tribe; orphaned, due to smallpox, and raised by her village; when Jesuit missionaries arrived, she asked to be baptized; many in her clan could not accept this, so she was forced to retreat to a town north on the St. Lawrence River; when she died, it is said that the smallpox scars on her face disappeared; she is the first Native American to be canonized a saint</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/14/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24</li>
</ul>

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