19th Sunday of the Year (B)

19th Sunday of the Year (B)

1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 78
Ephesians 4:30 - 5:2
John 6:41-51

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Memorial of Saints (August 10)

• Lawrence, deacon and martyr;
• Philomnea or Philumena

Lawrence (d. 258 A.D.) was one of the seven deacons in Rome. He suffered martyrdom in Rome during Emperor Valerian's persecution of Christians. A red-hot griddle was prepared for his death when the Prefect disapproved of his selling and distributing the Church's treasures to the poor. On the griddle or gridiron, Lawrence bore the agony, and with unbelievable courage told the executioner to "flip" him over since he was "broiled" enough on one side. Lawrence's death had made such a great impact that tradition states it signaled the end of paganism in Rome.

Lawrence is one of the martyrs of the early Christian eras. Learn more about Lawrence, Stephen, and the other martyrs.

Memorial of Saints (August 9)

Edith Stein was born of Jewish parents in 1891 A.D., becoming an influential philosopher following her extensive studies at major German universities. Following her conversion to Catholicism she became a major force in German intellectual life, entering the Discalced Carmelites in 1933 A.D. Sister Teresa Benedicta was arrested by the Nazi regime in 1942 A.D., along with all Catholics of Jewish extraction and transported by cattle train to the death camp of Auschwitz. She died in the gas chambers at Auschwitz that same year. Learn more about St. Edith Stein, Carmelite Martyr of the Holocaust

also on August 9:

• Emygdius, martyr;
• Nathy and Felim, bishop;
• Oswald of Northumbria, martyr

Nathy (6th century A.D.) was born in Ireland. He became a disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard who made him bishop. Felim became one of the followers of St. Columba and traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Kilmore, Ireland.