Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, July 13 2026

Monday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Isaiah

Hear the word of the LORD, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah!
What care I for the number of your sacrifices? says the LORD. I have had enough of whole-burnt rams and fat of fatlings; In the blood of calves, lambs and goats I find no pleasure.
When you come in to visit me, who asks these things of you?
Trample my courts no more! Bring no more worthless offerings; your incense is loathsome to me. New moon and sabbath, calling of assemblies, octaves with wickedness: these I cannot bear.
Your new moons and festivals I detest; they weigh me down, I tire of the load.
When you spread out your hands, I close my eyes to you; Though you pray the more, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood!
Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil;
learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow.

Psalms

"Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,
for your burnt offerings are before me always.
I take from your house no bullock,
no goats out of your fold."
"Why do you recite my statutes,
and profess my covenant with your mouth,
Though you hate discipline
and cast my words behind you?"
"When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it?
Or do you think that I am like yourself?
I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes.  
He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.”

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus said to his Apostles: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword.
For I have come to set a man 'against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
and one's enemies will be those of his household.'
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man's reward.
And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple--amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."
When Jesus finished giving these commands to his twelve disciples, he went away from that place to teach and to preach in their towns.

St. Teresa de Los Andes(Carmelite (1900-1920))

Saint Teresa de Los AndesCarmelite Nun (1900-1920) St. Teresa de los Andes was a Discalced Carmelite mystic and the first Chilean to be canonized. She was born in Santiago, Chile, on July 13, 1900. She was baptized Juanita Fernandez Solar.Reading the French Carmelite nun Thérèse of Lisieux's autobiography had a profound effect on her. After that experience, she wanted to live for God alone. Her upcoming First Communion deepened her commitment to religious life in union with Jesus. Juanita's first communion was followed by admission to the Discalced Carmelite monastery in Los Andes, on May 7, 1919. She was given the religious name Teresa of Jesus. In her journal, she wrote, “I am God’s, He created me and is my beginning and my end.” Shebegan an apostolate of letter-writing and shared her thoughts on spiritual life with many people. Within a few months of entering the Order, Teresa contracted typhus, which was diagnosed as fatal. It was three months before her 20th birthday and six months before completing her canonical novitiate. Nevertheless, she was allowed to profess vows in periculo mortis (danger of death). She thereby passed away as a professed nun of the Order on April 12, 1920, during Holy Week. St. Teresa remains popular with pilgrims who visit her shrine each year, numbering in the tens of thousands. Her shrineis in the township of Los Andes, 60 miles (100km.) from Santiago. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Santiago on April 3, 1987, attended by her brother Luis. She was canonized by the same pope six years later.

St. Clelia Barbieri(Foundress (1847-1870))

Saint Clelia Barbieri Foundress of the Congregation of the "Suore Minime dell'Addolorata" (1847-1870) Saint Clelia Barbieri was born on February 13, 1847. She grew up in a village called "Budrie" of S. Giovanni, in Persiceto, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy. Her father, Giuseppe Barbieri, came from perhaps the poorest family of "Budrie," while her mother, Giacinta Nannetti, was from the most prominent. Giuseppe worked as servant for Giacinta's uncle, the district's medical doctor, while Giacinta was the daughter of the well-to-do Pietro Nannetti.After Giacinta's much-contested wedding, she accepted the poverty of a laborer's life and moved from a comfortable home to the humble cottage of her father-in-law, Sante Barbieri. Clelia was baptized on the day she was born. She was taught how to love God and received a desire for holiness. One day, she asked, "Mother, how can I become a saint?" She learned sewing, spinning and weaving hemp, which was the most important work of the district. In 1855, she lost her father during a cholera epidemic. Through the generosity of her uncle, she, her mother and younger sister, Ernestina, moved into a more comfortable house near the parish church. For Clelia, the days became more saintly and dedicated. Anyone who wanted to see her could always find her either at home weaving and sewing or in church praying. Although it was usual at that time to receive First Communion almost at adulthood, Clelia, due to her unusual catechistic preparation and spirituality, made hers on June 17, 1858, at only 11 years old. While receiving communion, she had her first mystical experience: exceptional contrition and repentance for her own sins and those of the world.She underwent anguish and suffering for the sins that crucified Christ and caused sorrow for Our Lady. In adoration before the Holy Tabernacle, Clelia was motionless, rapt in prayer, while at home she was the companion and model for the other working girls. Far more mature than her years, she maintained contact with the girls in "Budrie," where processing hemp fibers was the main industry. She brought a personal touch to her little world. She worked with joy and love, praying and thinking of God at all times and even speaking of Him to her companions. She lived charitably, completely dedicated to serving others. At this time, a group called "The Christian Catechism Workers" were combating spiritual lukewarmness. In "Budrie," the group was led by an elderly schoolteacher. To conduct apostolate, Clelia soon joined them. Through her involvement, the group was revitalized; and more people joined who shared the same ideals. At first, she was admitted as an assistant teacher. Soon, her talents and humility led the group to elect her as their leader. She rejected several flattering marriage proposals and led the growing number of young women in apostolate and a contemplative way of life. She began receiving daily Holy Communion to nurture her faith and sanctify her apostolate to farmers and laborers. Because of Italy's unification from 1866 to 1867, Clelia delayed her goal of founding a new congregation. Her dream was finally realized on May 1, 1868, when she and her young friends moved into the so-called "teacher's house," where the Workers for Christian Catechism had formerly met. This was the humble beginning of Clelia's religious family, which was later named the religious community of the "Suore Minime dell'Addolorata." She chose the name "Minime" because of her devotion to Sts. Minimo Romito di Paola and Francesco. "Dell'Addolorata" was in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, whose courage Clelia deeply admired. After moving into "the teacher's house," a series of extraordinary events in the form of assistance to the young community occurred, which were undoubtedly the work of Divine Providence, and without which the group could never have survived. Institutional support was virtually nonexistent, but the small initial group grew as well as the number of poor, sick and young boys and girls needing catechism and religious instruction. It dawned on people that Clelia was a genuine leader and teacher of the faith. They started calling her "Mother" although she was only 22 years old.They addressed her with this honorific until her death, which came about very shortly. The dormant tuberculosis she always carried suddenly flared up only two years after she founded the order. Clelia died prophesying to the sister at her bedside, "I'm leaving, but I'll never abandon you. When in that alfalfa field next to the church there will be a new community house, I will no longer be with you ... You will grow in number, and you will expand over plains and mountains to work in the vineyard of the Lord. The day will come when here at 'Budrie' many will arrive with carriages and horses ..."And she added, "I'm going to Heaven and all those who will die in our community will enjoy eternal life." Clelia passed away on July 13, 1870, with the happiness of one going to meet her Beloved Lord and Spouse. Her prophecy has sincebeen fulfilled.The religious order Suore Minime dell'Addolorata has expanded and continues to grow. It extends throughout Italy, India and Tanzania. Today, the sisters following in Clelia's footsteps humbly continue the work of assisting those in need, and now number three hundred, spread over thirty-five community houses. Being only 23 at the time of her death, Clelia Barbieri is the youngest founder of a religious community in the history of the Church.She was canonized in Rome on April 9, 1989, by Pope John Paul II. She hears our prayers for intercession in Heaven, even as she gazes upon the face of her Beloved forever.

St. Henry II(King (973-1024))

SAINT HENRY II, the PIUSEmperor(973-1024) Henry was the duke of Bavaria. Once, he had a vision of his guardian, St. Wolfgang, pointing to the words, "after six." The vision inspired him to sanctity his life - as if in preparation. For six years, he worked, watched and prayed. At the end of the sixth year, he was elected emperor. Thus trained in the fear of God, he did everything for Jesus Christ. When pagan Slavs raided the borders of the Western empire, Henry attacked them with a small force. The aggressors fled in panic when angels and saints were seen leading Henry's troops. Because of the victory, Poland and Bohemia, Moravia and Burgundy, were annexed to Henry's kingdom, and Pannonia and Hungary were won to the Church. With the Faith secured in Germany, Henry passed into Italy and drove out the Antipope Gregory. He brought Pope Benedict VIII back to Rome and was crowned in St. Peter's Square in 1014. Henry's custom was to spend his first night in a city praying at a church dedicated to Our Blessed Lady. As he was praying in St. Mary Major's during his first night in Rome, he saw the Eternal Priest, Jesus Christ enter to say Mass. Afterward, an angel touched him on the thigh saying, "Accept this sign of God's love for your chastity and justice." From that time onward, he was lame. Like King David, Henry employed the fruits of his conquests in the service of God. The forests and mines of his empire were consecrated to the Lord. He established the See of Bamberg, built monasteries and cathedrals and supported the monks of Cluny in France. In 1022, when he lay on his deathbed, he gave his wife, St. Cunegunda, back to her parents as a virgin. He is the patron saint of the Benedictine Oblates.

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