Only 22 years old and just three months ordained a priest, Bl. Ángel Darío Acosta Zurita (feast day: July 25) was martyred, the victim of government persecution in Mexico.
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup, the world’s most-watched sporting event, has come to a close, but not without countless moments of surprise, of the kind of unexpected encounter between cultures and countless examples of missionary discipleship through word and action as billions watched.
"We must teach others about Christ," said Bl. María Inés Teresa of the Blessed Sacrament (feast day: July 22). "We missionaries should not, therefore, let a day go by without our talking of Christ to others. To know that only a small number of people know the true God (Love) should be a source of torment for us."
No hardships restrained St. Lawrence of Brindisi (feast day: July 21) from tirelessly pursuing the spread of the Gospel of Christ and “calling the greatest number of people to eternal salvation," according to Pope St. John XXIII, who declared St. Lawrence a Doctor of the Catholic Church.
She is perhaps the most popular representation of the Blessed Mother: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, whose feast we celebrate on July 16.
https://marian.org/videos/st-bonaventureA group of papal envoys brought a cardinal’s hat to St. Bonaventure, whose feast we celebrate on July 15, while he was busy washing dishes outside a convent. The saint told the envoys to hang the cap upon a tree until he was finished.
She is called the “Lily of the Mohawks” and the “Genevieve of New France”: St. Kateri Tekakwitha (feast day: July 14 in the U.S.), the first Native American to be canonized.
The feast of Our Lady of Licheń is celebrated on July 2. Licheń is the second most frequently visited Marian shrine in Poland, after Czestochowa. The basilica and shrine, run by the Marian Fathers and opened in 2004, is the largest in Poland.
Big moments and big names typically don’t faze Jon Greenberg, president of the Milwaukee Admirals and formerly with the Milwaukee Brewers — until life threw a curve ball and his faith was tested.
We can turn to Mary to aid us in honoring Jesus’ Most Precious Blood during the month of July, for our Lord’s Body and Blood, by which we are all saved, comes from Our Lady.
In St. Junípero Serra (feast day: July 1), we find a true “mercy priest.” He forsook everything in his life, including physical health and comforts, to give his life as a missionary for others.
On June 29, we honor two patron saints of the Marian Congregation: Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
