Monday, July 24, 2028
Saint Sharbel Makhlūf, Priest
Optional memorial
Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Church remembers Saint Sharbel Makhlūf, Priest (d. 1898). Today is an optional memorial.
Readings of the day
Joyful Mysteries
Fifth Mystery: The Finding in the Temple
“Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”Luke 2:49
After three days of sorrowful searching, Mary and Joseph find the twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Fruit of the mystery: Piety · joy in finding Jesus
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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This day’s five mysteries (Joyful Mysteries)
- The Annunciation
- The Visitation
- The Nativity
- The Presentation
- The Finding in the Temple
Coming up
- Saint James, ApostleTue, Jul 25 · Feast
- The Transfiguration of the LordSun, Aug 6 · Feast
- Saint Lawrence, Deacon and MartyrThu, Aug 10 · Feast
- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryTue, Aug 15 · Solemnity
- The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryTue, Aug 22 · Memorial
Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).
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