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Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus

“You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.” 1 Peter 1:18-19 July is the month devoted to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Like the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion to His Precious Blood is also one of the oldest forms of Catholic piety. Over the centuries, several Catholic saints are known to have had a great devotion to His Precious Blood, Saint Catherine being described as the ‘Prophetess of the Precious Blood’ because she often wrote about the Precious Blood of Jesus in her ‘Dialogue’ – a written account of her mystical visions.

03
July

First Friday Devotion

“I will grant to all those who receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance. They will not die in my displeasure nor without receiving the Sacraments, and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.” - Promises 11 & 12 given by Our Lord Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. During the series of apparitions of Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French nun of the religious Order of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary between 1673 to 1675, Our Lord revealed His Sacred Heart – a heart pierced, enthroned in flames, surrounded by a crown of thorns and surmounted by a cross. He also revealed His desire for a devotion to His Sacred Heart and 12 promises that He would give to those who practiced this devotion. Among these, the 11 & 12 promises were pertaining to the practices of devotion to His Sacred Heart on the First Fridays of every month.

28
July

Saint's Feast

Today the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Alphonsa, the first Catholic Saint from India. She lived during the period 1910-1946 and was a nun belonging to the Congregation of the Franciscan Clarists of the Syro Malabar Church in Kerala. Her short life was marked with great sufferings which she happily endured as a gift from her Heavenly Spouse. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and later canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. She is the patron saint of illnesses especially of the feet.

16
July

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The popular devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel began in the 15th century and is believed to have originated from the apparition that Our Lady gave to Saint Simon Stock who was the Prior of the Order. It is believed that on July 16, 1251, when Simon Stock was praying to the Blessed Virgin, suddenly a great flood of light filled his cell. In the company of many angels, the Blessed Virgin, with the Child Jesus, presented the brown scapular to him with this promise, “This shall be the privilege for you and for all Carmelites that whoever dies piously wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal flames.” The scapular at that time was already being used at times as a protective garment during work and consisted of two lengths of fabric joined at the shoulders so that the scapular lies front and back. After the apparition, from 1287, the scapular became a permanent addition to the Carmelite habit. It became a devotional sacramental signifying the wearer's consecration to Mary and affiliation with the Carmelite order and symbolized her special protection.

21
July

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi was a Capuchin priest who lived during the period 1559-1619. He was one of the greatest preachers of the Church and strived for the restoration of the Church and for the conversion of Protestants and Jews to one unified Church. He was canonized in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII and given the title Doctor of the Church by Pope John XXIII on March 19, 1959. During his lifetime, St. Lawrence took on varied roles but whether he preached, went on diplomatic mission or engaged in any other activity he was always labouring with apostolic zeal for the salvation of souls. It is likely that he was the greatest linguist among all the Doctors of the Church. He knew the Scriptural languages of Hebrew, Chaldean, Syriac and Greek. He was also well versed in Latin, German, Bohemian, French, Spanish and Italian. He died at the age of 60 years on July 22 1619.

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