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August 6th is the Feast of St. Hormisdas, Pope. (which another source has taking place later this week) . It is also the Feast of the Transfiguration.

If you have always been the same person or if you change your outward appearance to better match your inner fabulous self when you came out, consider attending Dignity Philadelphia's weekly Sunday liturgy at 7 pm in the lower level of St. Luke's.

It is also the Feast Day for the following saints and holy people:
Cremete
Esozius of Limoges
Gezelin of Schlebusch
Gislain of Luxemburg
Glisente of Brescia
Goderanno
Guillermo Sanz
Hardulf of Breedon
James the Syrian
Justus of Alcala
Maria Francesca Rubatto
Matteo da Bascio
Octavian of Savona
Pastor of Alcala
Stephen of Cardeña
Tadeusz Dulny
William of Altavilla
Martyrs of Cardeña
Alejandro Casare Menéndez, Andrés Soto Carrera, Antoni Serra Hortal, Carlos López Vidal, Francesc Vives Antich, José González Ramos Campos, José María Polo Rejón, José María Recalde Magúregui, Josep Domènech Bonet, Juan Silverio Pérez Ruano, Pau Bertrán Mercadé, Pedro Carballo Corrales, Saturnino Ortega Montealegre (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)
Winthir von Neuhausen

August 5th is the Dedication of St. Mary Major (which is atop the Esquiline Hill in Rome. It is the largest church in the world dedicated to Mary It is also where Pope Francis is buried.).

It is the Feast of Saints Addai and Mari (patrons of Iran and Syria), the Feast of Saint Afra (patroness of "fallen women"), and the Feast of Saint Oswald (patron of English royalty).

It is also the Feast Day for the following saints and holy people:
Our Lady of the Snow
Madonna del Rocciamelone
Mary, Mother of Mercy
Our Lady of Copacabana
Abel of Rheims
Achea of Kill-Glais
Aggai of Edessa
Arnaldo Pons
Bernard of Fabriano
Cantidianus
Cantidius
Cassian of Autun
Casto of Teano
Clement of Verna
Corrado of Laodicea
Emidius of Ascoli Piceno
Ernin of Cluain-railgheach
Eusignius
Francisco Zanfredini
Gormeal of Ardoilen
James Gerius
Margaret the Barefooted
Memmius of Châlons-sur-Marne
Nonna
Paris of Teano
Pierre-Michel Noël
Sobel
Theodoric of Cambrai-Arras
Vardan Mamikonian
Venantius of Viviers
Viator
Martyrs of Fuente la Higuera
Martyrs of the Salarian Way
Antonio Jesús Díaz Ramos, Cristóbal Pérez Pascual, Eduardo González Santo Domingo, Enrique Palacios Monrabá, Gabriel López-Cepero y Murú, Jaume Codina Casellas, Joan Gibert Galofré, José Trallero Lou, Lluís Domingo Mariné, Lorenzo Santolaria Ester, Manuel Moreno Martínez, Manuel Palacios Rodríguez, Mariano López-Cepero y Murú, Maximino Fernández Marinas, Pau Virgili Monfá, Pere Massó Llagostera, Salvi Huix Miralpeix, Víctor Gaitero González, Victor García Ceballos (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)

August 4th is the Feast of Saint John Baptist Marie Vianney. It is the Feast of Saints Justin and Crescenzio and the Feast of Saint Sithney.

It is also the Feast day for the following saints and holy people:
Aristarchus of Thessalonica
Eleutherius of Bithynia
Enrico Angelo Angelelli Carletti
Epiphanes of Besançon
Euphronius of Tours
Francesc Mercader Rendé
Frédéric Janssone
Giles of Seville
Ia of Persia
Ioan Bãlan
Isidore of Besançon
John of the Cross
Lua of Limerick
Onofrio of Panaia
Protasius of Cologne
Rainerio of Spli
William Horne
Hyacinth, Perpetua, Tertullinus (Martyred in Rome along with Justin and Crescenzio)
Elias Garet Ventejo, Francisco Izquierdo Pérez, Gil Rodicio y Rodicio, Gonzalo Gonzalo y Gonzalo, José López Cáceres, José Pampliega Santiago, Josep Batalla Parramon, Josep Colom Alsina, Joseph Sobraqués Glory, Josep Rabasa Betanachs, Luis Galerón Parte, Luis Quintas Durán (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)
Berchan
Cecilia Cesarini
Henryk Jozef Krzysztofik

August 3rd is the Feast of Saint Lydia. She was believed to be a cloth dyer who was one of the first converts of Saint Paul.

If you come to one of Dignity Philadelphia's weekly liturgies (Sundays at 7 pm in the lower level of St. Luke and the Epiphany on 13th Street in Center City), we hope you will be converted to seeing that you can be a member of the LGBTQ community and a member of the Catholic Church. They are not mutually exclusive. All are welcome. We hope to see you there.

It is also the Feast day for the following saint and holy people:
Abibas
Anthony the Roman
Aspren of Naples
Augustine Gazotich
Benno of Metz
Dalmatius
Euphronius of Autun
Faustus of Constantinople
Fulgentius of Quesada
Gamaliel
Gaudentia
Godfrey of Le Mans
Gregory of Nonantula
Hermellus
Louis de Ortofin
Marcius of Monte Cassino
Maria Consolatrice of Verona
Pietro of Anagni
Senach of Clonard
Trea of Ardtree
Waltheof of Melrose
Martyrs of Korea
Petrus Jo Suk
Teresa Kwon Cheon-Rye
Andrés Avelino Gutiérrez Moral, Antonio Isidoro Arrué Peiró, Eleuterio Mancho López, Eugenio Remón Salvador, Federico López y López, Francisco Bandrés Sánchez, Geronimo Limón Márquez, Jose Guardiet y Pujol, Patricio Beobide Cendoya, Ricardo Gil Barcelón, Salvador Ferrandis Seguí (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)
Ampelia, Flavia, Leonzia, Licinia (Virgins of Vercelli)

Tonight, Dignity Philadelphia will be holding its weekly in-person liturgy at 7 pm in the lower level of St. Luke and the Epiphany Church on 13th Street in Center City.

At the present time, the Chapter has decided that mask wearing is optional during the service.

Please remember that we no longer have the use of the parking lot next to St. Luke's. So, if you are not taking public transportation, you will need to look for street parking or an area parking lot.

August 2nd is the Feast of the Virgin of the Angels (long celebrated by the Franciscans of Assisi). It is the Feast of Saint Peter Julian Eymard, founder of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament - more about him can be found here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/08/02/st--peter-julian-eymard--priest-founder-of-the--sacramentini.html.

It is the Feast of Saint Sidwell. It is the Feast of Saint Eusebius. It is the Feast of Saint Stephen I (Pope).

It is also the Feast day for the following saints and holy people:
Portiuncula Indulgence
Anna Petronilla of Silesia
Auspicius of Apt
Betharius of Chartres
Ceferino Jimenez-Malla
Centolla of Burgos
Etheldritha of Croyland
Frederic Campisani
Giustino Maria Russolillo
Gualter of Guimarães
Gundekar of Eichstätt
Joanna of Aza
Maximus of Padua
Pedro de Osma
Plegmund
Rutilius
Serenus of Marseille
Antonio Mohedano Larriva, Baltasar Torrero Béjar, Ceferino Jimenez Malla, Felipe de Jesús Munárriz Azcona, Fernando Olmedo Reguera, Francesc Company Torrelles, Francisca Pons Sarda, Francisco Calvo Burillo, Francisco Manzano Cruz, Francisco Tomás Serer, José Giménez Reyes, José Peris Ramos, Juan Díaz Nosti, Leoncio Pérez Nebreda, Leoncio Pérez Ramos, Martí Anglés Oliveras, Miguel Amaro Rodríguez (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)

St. Peter Julian Eymard - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. Peter Julian Eymard, the Saint of the Day 2 August.

Dignity Philadelphia will be holding its weekly in-person liturgy on Sunday at 7 pm in the lower level of St. Luke and the Epiphany Church on 13th Street in Center City.

At the present time, the Chapter has decided that mask wearing is optional during the service.

Please remember that we no longer have the use of the parking lot next to St. Luke's. So, if you are not taking public transportation, you will need to look for street parking or an area parking lot.

August 1st is the sometimes referred to as Lammas Day - the day when the first loaf from the new harvested wheat is offered in church. It is the Feast of Saint Alphonsus Mary de Ligouri. It is the Feast of St. Peter Faber (roommate of St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola) - More about St. Peter Faber can be found here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/08/01/st-peter-faber--jesuit.html.

It is the Feast of the Saints Seven Brothers Maccabei. It is the Feast of Saint Friard, who is invoked for protection against wasps (the insects, not WASPS).

Every Sunday, Dignity Philadelphia holds its weekly liturgy on Sunday at 7 pm in person in the lower level of St. Luke & the Epiphany Church. Bring your roommate whether or not that person is a saint.

It is also the Feast day for the following saints and holy people (including the saints Faith, Hope and Charity):
Portiuncula Indulgence
Saint Peter in Chains
Adela Mardosewicz
Aleksy Sobaszek
Alexander of Perga
Almedha
Arcadius
Attius of Perga
Buono
Brogan
Charity
Clare of Orléans
Eleazar the Scribe
Emericus of Quart
Ethelwold of Wi******er
Exuperius of Bayeux
Faith
Faustus
Felix of Gerona
Friard
Gerhard Hirschfelder
Gionato of Marchiennes
Giovanni Bufalari
Hope
Jadwiga Karolina Zak
Jonatus
Justin of Paris
Kenneth of Wales
Leo of Montefeltro
Leontius of Perga
Maur
Nemesius of Lisieux
Orlando of Vallombrosa
Peregrinus of Modena
Pierre-Lucien Claverie
Procopius of Taormina
Rioch
Rubil
Rudolph
Secundel
Secundus of Palestrina
Severus of Auch
Sophia
Thomas Welbourne
Verus of Vienne
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Martyrs of Nowogrodek – 11 beati
Martyrs of Philadelphia – 6 saints (in what is now Turkey, not here)
Benado Vo Van Due, Ðaminh Nguyen Van Hanh (Martyrs of Vietnam)
Alfonso Guadix Fuente-Robles, Benito Iñiguez de Heredia Alzola, Emilio García Pareja, Francesc de Paula Soteras Culla, Francisco de Asis Arias Rivas, Francisco García Pareja, Francisco Morales Valenzuela, Joan Bonavida Dellá, José de Miguel Arahal, José Mulet Velilla, Juan de La Cruz Herruzo Ruiz, Juan María Coca González-Saavedra, Justino Alarcón Vera, Margarita Josefa Noguera Manubens, Ramona Solans Ballester, Sebastià Tarragó Cabré, Severino Ruiz Hidalgo, Vicente Montserrat Millán (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)
Bianco
Pellegrino

St Peter Faber, Jesuit - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St Peter Faber, Jesuit, the Saint of the Day 1 August

July 31st is the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. You can read more about him at this link: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/31/st--ignatius-of-loyola--priest--founder-of-the-jesuits.html

It is also the Feast of Saint Helen of Skovde, the Feast of Saint Neot. While one source listed yesterday as the Feast of the Blessed Solanus Casey; however, that source lists the day of his death as 7/31 which is why one source has his feast day today.

It is also the Feast day for the following saints and holy people:
Our Lady of Consolation
Batone of Freising
Bernard Francis Casey
Calimerius of Milan
Catherine of Leuven
Cecilia Schelingov
Élisabeth Eppinger
Everard Hanse
Fabius of Caesarea
Firmus of Tagaste
Follamon mac Nath Fraich
Francesco of Milan
Franciszek Stryjas
Germanus of Auxerre
Girolamo Michele Calmell
Giustino de Jacobis
Gosselinus of Metz
Jean-François Jarrige de La Morelie de Breuil
John Colombini
Marcel Denis
Michal Ozieblowski
Nicolaus Fukunaga Keian
Tertullino of Rome
Democritus, Dionysius, Secundus (Martyrs of Synnada)
Martyrs of Syria – 350 saints
Emmanuel Lê Van Phung, Phêrô Ðoàn Công Quý (Martyred in Vietnam)
Adolfo de Esteban Rada, Agapito Alcalde Garrido, Buenaventura Rodríguez Bollo, Ciriaco Olarte Pérez de Mendiguren, Daniel Mora Nine, Dionisio Vicente Ramos, Domingo Montoya Elorza, Francisca Pons Sardá, Francisco Remón Játiva, Jaume Buch Canals, José Grijalvo Medel, José Luis Collado Oliver, José Roig Llorca, Luis Gómez de Pablo, Maria Magdalena Vilanova Alsina, Maria Roqueta Serra, Melchor Martín Monge, Miguel Francisco González-Díez González-Núñez, Miguel Goñi Ariz, Nazario del Valle González, Pedro Jiménez Vallejo, Prudencio Gueréquiz y Guezuraga, Segundo de Santa Teresa, Teresa Subirà Sanjaume, Vicenta Achurra Gogenola (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)

St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest, Founder of the Jesuits - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest, Founder of the Jesuits, the Saint of the Day 31 July

July 30th is the Feast of Peter Chrysologus (Bishop of Ravenna and Doctor of the church - given the title "golden-worded" for his homilies). It is also the Feast of Saints Abdon and Sennen (a pair of Persian coopers and patrons, of course, of barrel makers). It is also the Feast of the Blessed Solanus Casey, who was born in Wisconsin, but spent most of his religious life in Detroit.

It is also the Feast day for the following saints and holy people:
Antonio di San Pietro
Ermengyth
Godelieve
Hatebrand
Iosephus Yuan Gengyin
Julitta of Caesarea
Leopold Bogdan Mandic
Manés de Guzmán
María Natividad Venegas de La Torre
Sylvain
Tatwine of Canterbury
Terenzio of Imola
Ursus of Auxerre
Vicenta Chavez-Orozco
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Edward Powell, Richard Featherstone, Thomas Abel (Martyred in London)
Martyrs of Tebourba – 3 saints
Martyred Hospitallers of Spain, Martyrs of Castelseras – 3 beati, Alejandro Arraya Caballero, Alejandro González Blanco, Bernabé Núñez Alonso, Eugenio García Tribaldos, Francesc Salla Saltó, Guillermo Álvarez Quemada, Jaume Puig Mirosa, José Frías Ruiz, José Garrido Francés, José Mata Luis, José Muñoz Calvo, Juan Lanz Palanca, Justo Vicente Martínez, Luis Aguirre Bilbao, Luis Herrero Arnillas, Miguel Solas del Val, Pablo Díaz de Zárate y Ortiz de Zárate, Pedro Ruiz de Valdivia Pérez, Rafael Martí Fugueras, Ramón Palos Gascón, Ricardo Pla Espí, Santiago de Prado Fernández, Sebastià Llorens Telarroja, Sergio Cid Pazo, Vicente Alamano Jiménez (Martyred in the Spanish Civil War)
Abdis
Epilecius of Metz
Gerard Lutzelkolb
Giuseppe Yuan Gengyin
Olof III Skötkonung