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Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray in a special way for the elderly during the month of July. The prayer intention follows requests to pray for families in June and for young people in May, and coincides with the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 24. Pope Francis said: “let us remember: grandparents and the elderly are the bread that nourishes our lives, the hidden wisdom of a people. That is why we must celebrate them, and I have established a day dedicated to them.” “Let us pray for the elderly, that they may become teachers of tenderness so that their experience and wisdom may help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility,” he said.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251682/this-is-pope-francis-prayer-intention-for-july-2022
Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on Friday, attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers have been reported in West Virginia, Washington, Virginia, Louisiana, Oregon, Colorado, California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Check out Catholic News Agency dot com to see an interactive map of the reported incidents.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251687/attacks-on-churches-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-continue
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Junipero Serra. Born on the island of Petra Mallorca in Spain in 1713, Serra joined the Franciscans and quickly gained prominence as both a scholar and professor. He chose to give up his academic career to become a missionary in the territory of New Spain, in which Spanish colonizers had already been active for over two centuries. Traveling almost everywhere on foot and practicing various forms of self-mortification, Serra founded mission churches all along the coast- the first nine of the 21 missions in what is today California.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-junipero-serra-735
The Church also celebrates Saint Arnulf of Metz.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-arnulf-of-metz-305