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July 2, Friday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time

Panel shows the saint's head enshrined in Drogheda, Ireland.
ST. OLIVER PLUNKETT (Ireland, 1629-1681), Bishop, Primate of Ireland, Martyr
Mentioned early by Benedict XVI in his Letter to the Catholics of Ireland last March, Plunkett was martyred
by the English for defending the faith in Ireland during a period of severe persecution. He studied for the
priesthood and was ordained in Rome, where he served among the poor until he was appointed Archbishop
of Armagh. A new wave of anti-Catholic persecutions in 1973 forced him to do his pastoral work in secret
and to live in hiding. Priests were exiled, schools were closed, Mass had to be held in secret, convents
and seminaries were suppressed. In 1679, he was arrested and imprisoned in Dublin Castle, then sent
to London for trial. He was found guilty of fomenting revolt by a jury that deliberated for all of 15 minutes.
Then he was hanged, drawn and quartered. Considered the second patron of Ireland after St. Patrick, his
head is enshrined in Drogheda, his body in another abbey, and other relics in various Irish churches.
He was beatified by Benedict XV in 1920 and canonized by Paul VI in 1965.
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/nab/readings/070210.shtml




No papal stories on Page 1 of today's OR. The only papal story is about the decrees on
various causes for sainthood signed by the Holy Father yesterday. Page 1 international news:
US Congress passes sweeping financial reform bill; Turkey and Israel in conciliation talks,
and Israel's Netanyahu invites the PLO's Abu Mazen to Jerusalem; Christian Wulff, a partymate
of Chancellor Merkel, is elected President of Germany.




THE POPE'S DAY

The Holy Father met today with

- H.E. Habbeb Mohammed Hadi Ali Al-Sadr, Ambassador from Iraq, who presented his credentials.
Address in English.

- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, emeritus Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops

- Mons. Vincent Gerard Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster (England) and president of the Bishops'
Conference of England and Wales;
- Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, and president of
the Scottish bishops' conference; and
- Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, emeritus Archbishop of Westminster

- Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, with a delegation of sponsors for World
Youth Day 2011 to be held in Madrid. Address in Spanish.


THE POPE'S SUMMER

The Pontifical Household announced today that the Holy Father will be transferring for the summer to
the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 7, after the General Audience.

Private and special audiences will be suspended for the summer, and there will be no General Audiences
on July 14, 21 and 28. The GA will resume on August 2.

During this time, the Pope will lead the noontime Angelus from Castel Gandolfo on Sundays and religious
holidays.

NB: Before he goes on what would normally be his two-week summer vacation, the Holy Father will be
making a pastoral visit to Sulmona on Sunday, July 4.

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