July
20
Saint
Charbel
St.
Charbel was born to a poor Maronite Family on May 8, 1828
in a mountain village of Biqa-Kafra, Lebanon.
July 21
ST.
LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI
St. Lawrence was born Caesar Rossi in Brindisi, Italy, in
1559. Brindisi was part of the Kingdom of Naples, Italy.
July 22
ST.
MARY MAGDALENE
St. Mary Magdalene was from Magdala near the Sea of Galilee.
Some people identify her as a well-known sinner when she first
saw Our Lord.
July 23
ST.
BRIDGET OF SWEDEN
St. Bridget was born in Sweden in 1303. From the time she
was a child, she was greatly devoted to the passion of Jesus.
July 24
ST.
BORIS AND ST. GLEB
St. Boris and St. Gleb, the brothers, were born toward the
end of the tenth century.
July 25
ST.
JAMES THE GREATER
St. James was a fisherman like his father Zebedee and his
brother John.
July 26
ST.
JOACHIM AND ST. ANNE
St. Anne and St. Joachim are the parents of the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
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