Thursday, July 12, 14th Week in Ordinary Time
I have been unable to find individual images online. hence these generic pictures.
SAINTS JOHN JONES (1530-1598) and JOHN WALL (1620-1679), Franciscans and Martyrs
Jones, who was Welsh, and Wall, who was English, both became Franciscans after years as being diocesan priests. They lived a century apart, but their biographies
were similar. Both went abroad for some time and returned to England to serve in secret during times of great anti-Catholic persecution. Both were eventually arrested,
imprisoned and executed - hanged, drawn and quartered according to the practice of those days. They are among the 40 men and women of England and Wales who
were martyred between 1535 and 1679, and were canonized together in October 1970. The Feast of the 40 Martyrs is celebrated on Oct. 25.
Readings for today's Mass:http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/071212.cfm
WITH THE POPE TODAY
No bulletins from the Vatican today except a brief communique on the meeting between the Holy Father
and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano yesterday and the concert that followed the meeting.
I won't be posting until much later today as I have appointments to keep.