Deacon Phil provides a draft of his homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

We discuss the Why's and wherefores on The Assumption and why this is important to all Catholics and why it matters in our own faith life!

We know that we were gone for a bit, we hope to get back to more regular recording, we recorded this on July 2nd 2024.

Check out this church St. John the Baptist - Folsom Saint Spotlight Saint Bridget of Sweden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_of_Sweden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_of_Sweden)

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-bridget-of-sweden/ (https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-bridget-of-sweden/)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bridget-of-Sweden (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bridget-of-Sweden)

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=264 (https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=264)

https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/july-23-saint-birgitta-religious/ (https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/july-23-saint-birgitta-religious/)

https://www.catholicapostolatecenter.org/blog/saint-bridget-of-sweden (https://www.catholicapostolatecenter.org/blog/saint-bridget-of-sweden)

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782a.htm (https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782a.htm)

http://www.saintsresource.com/bridget-of-sweden (http://www.saintsresource.com/bridget-of-swed

Special Saint Spotlight: St Martin de Porres

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_de_Porres⁠

⁠https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-martin-de-porres⁠

⁠https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=306⁠

⁠https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Martin-de-Porres⁠

⁠http://saintsresource.com/martin-de-porres⁠

⁠https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-martin-de-porres-644⁠

⁠https://www.stmartin.ie/life-st-martin/⁠

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Bonus - Saint for today!

Saint Spotlight: Saint Ephraem Deacon and Doctor

⁠https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-ephrem⁠

⁠https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/june-9-saint-ephrem-deacon-and-doctor/⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephrem_the_Syrian⁠

⁠https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-ephrem-494⁠

⁠https://catholiccurrent.org/saints/saint-ephrem-deacon-and-doctor-of-the-church/⁠

⁠https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2017-06-09⁠

⁠https://voiceofthesouthwest.org/saints-for-today-ephrem-deacon-doctor-of-the-church-306-373/⁠

⁠https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05498a.htm⁠

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A brief episode to highlight the Saint for today

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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-fidelis-of-sigmaringen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidelis_of_Sigmaringen

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3355

https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-24-saint-fidelis-of-sigmaringen-priest-and-martyr/

https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/fidelis-of-sigmaringen-565

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06069a.htm

https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/st-fidelis-of-sigmaringen.html

https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/saint-fidelis-of-sigmaringen/