July

1st – St. Junipero Serra

3rd – St. Thomas – Apostle

4th – St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

5th – St. Anthony Zaccaria

6th – St. Maria Goretti

9th – St. Augustine Zhao Rong (priest and martyr) and Companions (martyrs)

11th – St. Benedict – Abbot

14th – St. Kateri Tekakwitha – Virgin

15th – St. Bonaventure – Bishop and Doctor of the Church

16th – Our Lady of Mount Carmel

18th – St. Camillus de Lellis – Priest

21st – St. Lawrence of Brindisi – Priest and Doctor of the Church

22nd – St. Mary Magdalen

23rd – St. Bridget – Religious

24th – St. Sharbel Makhluf – Priest

25th – St. James – Apostle

26th –Sts. Joachim and Anne – Parents of Mary

29th – Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus

30th – St. Peter Chrysologus – Priest and Doctor of the Church

31st – St. Ignatius of Loyola – Priest

Welcome to Small Catholic

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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