Feast days of the week 8-14 July, A.D. 2007 (1962 liturgical calendar).

SECOND PART OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR: THE EASTER CYCLE (MYSTERY OF THE REDEMPTION).[1]
III. THE SEASON AFTER PENTECOST

Sunday, 8 July, 2007
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (II)
"Holy Church reminds us today of the effects of the two great Sacraments: Baptism and the Eucharist, which she has conferred at Easter and Pentecost."
Epistle: Bl. Paul to the Romans, 6:3-11.
Gospel: St. Mark, 8:1-9.

St. Elizabeth, Queen, Widow (III)
"The daughter of the King of Aragon and the grandniece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Elizabeth married Denis, King of Portugal. Becoming a widow, she entered the order of the Poor Clares and died A.D. 1336."
Lesson: Proverbs, 31:10-31.
Gospel: St. Matthew, 13:44-52.

Monday, 9 July, 2007
Ferial (IV)
Epistle: Bl. Paul to the Romans, 6:3-11.
Gospel: St. Mark, 8:1-9.

Tuesday, 10 July, 2007
The Seven Holy Brothers, Martyrs
SS. Rufina and Secunda, Virgins, Martyrs (III)
"The seven brothers, sons of St. Felicity, were all martyred on the same day before their mother's eyes, A.D. 150.
The two sisters, Rufina and Secunda, rather than lose their virginity, became martyrs A.D. 257."
Lesson: Proverbs, 31:10-31.
Gospel: St. Matthew, 12:46-50.

Wednesday, 11 July, 2007
Ferial (IV)
Epistle: Bl. Paul the Apostle to the Romans, 6:3-11.
Gospel: St. Mark, 8:1-9.

St. Pius I, Pope, Martyr (Comm.)
"This holy Pope ordered that the Feast of Easter should be kept only on a Sunday. He transformed into a Church the house of the converted senator Pudens. He was martyred A.D. 157."
Epistle: First Letter of Bl. Peter the Apostle, 5:1-4;10-11.
Gospel: St. Matthew, 16:13-19.

Thursday, 12 July, 2007
St. John Gualbert, Abbot (III)
"John Gualbert, a noble military knight, met the murderer of his brother, Hugh, on a Good Friday. He was about to slay him when the assassin begged his pardon for the sake of Christ crucified. Changed by God's grace, he embraced him as a brother in Christ, became a monk, and founded the Congregation of Vallombrosa, affiliated with the order of St. Benedict. He died A.D. 1073."
Lesson: Ecclesiasticus, 45:1-6.
Gospel: St. Matthew, 5:43-48; 6:1-4.

SS. Nabor and Felix, Martyrs (Comm.)
“SS. Nabor and Felix were famous martyrs of Milan under Diocletian A.D. 303.”
Epistle: Bl. Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews 10:32-38.
Gospel: St. Luke 12:1-8.

Friday, 13 July, 2007
Ferial (IV)
Epistle: Bl. Paul the Apostle to the Romans, 6:3-11.
Gospel: St. Mark, 8:1-9.

Saturday, 14 July 2007
St. Bonaventure, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church (III)
"St. Bonaventure entered the Franciscan Order. He lectured with immediate and lasting success at the University of Paris, where he was intimately acquainted with St. Thomas Aquinas. Known as the Seraphic Doctor, he became General of the Franciscan Order and Cardinal of Albano. He died A.D. 1274."
Epistle: Second Letter of Blessed Paul the Apostle to Timothy, 4:1-8.
Gospel: St. Matthew, 5:13-19.

[1] Remarks are abstracted from The Daily Missal and Liturgical Manual, from Editio Typica of the Roman Missal and Breviary, 1962
(Baronius Press Limited, London, 2004, in conjunction with the Fraternal Society of St. Peter, www.baroniuspress.com)