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Saint of the Day

The feast the whole Church keeps today, the saints you can visit at their tomb, and what they are patrons of.

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The readings at Mass · 18 August 2024

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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The General Roman Calendar; tombs and patronages verified against Catholic sources. Local calendars may keep other saints today.

From the Fathers

The Fathers speak

An uprising of the mind to God

Prayer is an uprising of the mind to God or a petitioning of God for what is fitting.

Saint John Damascene, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III, 24Priest and Doctor of the Church, died c. 749 Cited in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2559 · Translation: NPNF II/9

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