Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, July 14 2026

Tuesday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Isaiah

In the days of Ahaz, king of Judah, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, king of Israel, son of Remaliah, went up to attack Jerusalem, but they were not able to conquer it.
When word came to the house of David that Aram was encamped in Ephraim, the heart of the king and heart of the people trembled, as the trees of the forest tremble in the wind.
Then the LORD said to Isaiah: Go out to meet Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field,
and say to him: Take care you remain tranquil and do not fear; let not your courage fail before these two stumps of smoldering brands (the blazing anger of Rezin and the Arameans, and of the son of Remaliah),
because of the mischief that Aram (Ephraim and the son of Remaliah) plots against you, saying,
"Let us go up and tear Judah asunder, make it our own by force, and appoint the son of Tabeel king there."
Thus says the LORD: This shall not stand, it shall not be!
Damascus is the capital of Aram, and Rezin the head of Damascus; Samaria is the capital of Ephraim, and Remaliah's son the head of Samaria.
But within sixty years and five, Ephraim shall be crushed, no longer a nation. Unless your faith is firm you shall not be firm!

Psalms

Great is the LORD and wholly to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain, fairest of heights,
is the joy of all the earth.
Mount Zion, “the recesses of the North,”
is the city of the great King.
God is with her castles;
renowned is he as a stronghold.
For lo! the kings assemble,
they come on together;
They also see, and at once are stunned,
terrified, routed.
Quaking seizes them there;
anguish, like a woman's in labor,
As though a wind from the east
were shattering ships of Tarshish.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented.
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.
But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
And as for you, Capernaum: 'Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.' For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

St. Camillus of Lellis(Priest (1550-1614))

SAINT CAMILLUS OF LELLIS Priest (1550-1614) Camillus' early years did not indicate his future sainthood. At 19 years old, he campaigned against the Ottomans alongside his father, an Italian nobleman. After four years, he found himself, through his violent temper, reckless habits and inveterate passion for gambling, a discharged soldier. In straitened circumstances, he was obliged to work as a laborer on a Capuchin convent that was being constructed. A few words (and many prayers) from a Capuchin friar brought about his conversion. After deep interior searching and examination, Camillus resolved to become a religious. Thrice he entered the Capuchin novitiate, but each time an obstinate wound in his leg forced him to leave. He repaired to Rome for medical treatment and there took St. Philip as his confessor. Afterward, he entered the hospital of St. Giacomo and became the superintendent. The carelessness of the paid chaplains and nurses inspired Camillus to found a congregation that ministered to suffering patients. With this end, he was ordained a priest; and in 1586, his community of the Servants of the Sick was confirmed by the pope. Its usefulness was soon felt, not only in hospitals, but in private houses. Camillus was summoned at every hour of the day and night. With tenderness, he attended to the needs of his patients. He empathized, consoled and prayed with them. He knew miraculously the state of their souls. Once, St. Philip saw angels whispering to two Servants of the Sick who were consoling a dying person. One day, a sick man said to the Saint, "Father, may I beg you to make up my bed? It is very hard." Camillus replied, "God forgive you; don't you know that I am your servant?" Camillus served God up to his final hour. In his last moments, he was granted the same consolations that he had so often procured for others. In 1614, he passed away after two weeks' saintly preparation as a priest recited the words of the ritual, "May Jesus Christ appear to thee with a mild and joyful countenance!"

St. Kateri Tekakwitha(Virgin (1656-1680))

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (The first native American saint) Virgin (1656-1680) St. Kateri was a Mohawk native. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks" and the "Iroquois maiden," she carried the treasures of the Lord to those living without certainty of God's love. She was the first topropagate the marvels of sanctity, beginning with St. Scholastica, St. Gertrude, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Angela Merici and St. Rose of Lima. Her spirituality is similar to St. Therese of the Child Jesus. Kateri spent her life partly in what is now the State of New York and partly in Canada. She was kind, gentle and hardworking. She was baptized at 20 years old. While following her tribe during the hunting season, she continued her devotions before a rough cross that she had carved in the forest. When her family urged her to marry, Kateri serenely replied that she had Jesus as her only spouse. This decision, in view of the social conditions of women, exposed Kateri to the risk of living as an outcast and in poverty. It was a bold, unusual and prophetic gesture. On March 25, 1679, at the age of 23, with the consent of her spiritual director, Kateri took a vow of perpetual virginity - as far as we know the first time that this was done among Natives. The last months of Kateri's life were an even clearer manifestation of her solid faith, straight-forward humility, calm resignation and radiant joy, even in the midst of terrible sufferings. Her last words, simple and sublime, whispered at the moment of her death, sum up, like a noble hymn, a life of purest charity: "Jesus, I love you...." The Church declares to the world that Kateri Tekakwitha is saint, that she lived a life on earth of exemplary virtue and holiness and that she is now a member in Heaven of the Communion of Saints who continually intercede with the merciful Father. During St. Kateri's canonization ceremony on October 21, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily: "Kateri impresses us by the action of grace in her life, in spite of the absence of external help and by the courage of her vocation - so unusual in her culture. In her, faith and culture enrich each other! May her example help us to live where we are, loving Jesus without denying who we are. Saint Kateri, Protectress of Canada and the first Native American saint, we entrust to you the renewal of the faith in the first nations and in all of North America! May God bless the first nations!”

St. Francis Solano(Priest (1549-1610))

SAINT FRANCIS SOLANOPriest(1549-1610) St. Francis Solano was born in the diocese of Cordova, Spain. He was educated by the Jesuit Fathers. Later on, he entered the Order of Frairs Minor.In 1589, he sailed to South America and preached the Gospel to Peruvian natives. When Fr. Francis first arrived in Peru, his ship struck rocks and was in danger of drowning.The captain hurried the officers and principal passengers into the only lifeboat and asked Fr. Francis to accompany them. Fr. Francis refused to leave the remaining passengers: He consoled themand prayed fervently, keeping up the hope in God's mercy. At last, rescuers arrived and all were taken off-board to safety. Fr. Francis did not confine his ministry to Lima. He visited the forests and deserts of Argentina and Peru and by degrees won the natives' trust. In this way, he baptized nine thousand souls. He was then recalled to Lima, which at that time was like Ninive. He foretold the disaster that would strike the city of Trujillo shortly before passing away. Following a painful sickness, Fr. Francis' last words were, "God be praised!" His soul went to Heaven on July 14, 1610. He was declared Blessed by Pope Clement X in 1675 and canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.

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