Monday, August 14
Monday, August 14
A Ferial weekday in Ordinary Time. No feast or memorial is kept today — only the steady rhythm of the week, and the Mass given for the weekday.
The feast of the day
No feast is kept today
An ordinary day in Ordinary Time
Most days of the year keep no feast or memorial — and that is not a gap. The Church simply prays the Mass of the weekday and keeps walking through the season. A good day to carry one quiet intention, and to let prayer be unhurried.
The saint of the day
Meet Maximilian Kolbe
Saint of the day · Feast Aug 14
Maximilian Kolbe
Martyr · Defender of the Faith
Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan friar who courageously gave his life in place of another during World War II. His selfless act of love and sacrifice has inspired countless people around the world.
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- Aimone TaparelliItalian Priest · Faithful Servant
- Arnold of SoissonsCompassionate Leader · French Bishop
- Domingo Ibáñez de ErquiciaDominican Priest · Faithful Servant
- Elisabetta RenziItalian Nun · Heart of Service
- Eusebius of RomeRoman Saint · Faithful Leader
- Juan Agramunt RieraMartyr · Faithful Witness
- Sante da UrbinoArtistic Soul · Creative Spirit
- Sante z MontefabbriSaint · Protector
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