August

1st – St. Alphonsus Liguori – Bishop and Doctor of the Chruch

2nd – St. Eusebius of Vercelli – Bishop

2nd – St. Peter Julian Eymard – Priest

4th – St. John Vianney – Priest

5th – Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major

6th – Transfiguration

7th – Sts. Sixtus II (Pope and Martyr) and Companions (Martyrs)

7th – St. Cajetan – Priest

8th – St. Dominic de Guzman – Priest

9th – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross – Virgin and Martyr

11th – St. Clare of Assisi – Virgin

12th – St. Jane Frances de Chantal – Religious

13th – Sts. Pontian (Pope and Martyr) and Hippolytus (Martyr)

14th – St. Maximilian Kolbe – Priest and Martyr

15th – Assumption of Mary

16th – St. Stephen of Hungary

19th – St. John Eudes, Priest

20th – St. Bernard – Abbot and Doctor of the Chruch

21st – St. Pius X – Pope

22nd – Queenship of Mary

23rd – St. Rose of Lima – Virgin

25th – St. Joseph Calasanz – Priest

25th – St. Louis

27th – St. Monica

28th – St. Augustine of Hippo – Bishop and Doctor of the Church

29th – The Passion of St. John the Baptist

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I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-candidate-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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