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A great defender of the faith, St. Irenaeus of Lyons, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (feast day: June 28), was a student of St. Polycarp, who was a direct disciple of St. John, the apostle. Even St. Augustine cited Irenaeus as among the “famous and brilliant holy teachers of the Catholic truth.” 

John the Baptist knew Jesus and spoke the truth that he saw. We celebrate his nativity on June 24.

If you had money, power, and status second only to the king of your country, would you be able to lay it all down for the sake of conscience and faith? Would you possess a trust in God greater than your many extraordinary possessions? Saint Thomas More, whom we celebrate on June 22, is a gallant example.

A weekly web series by Fr. Thaddaeus Lancton, MIC, introduces us to the meditations for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time by the Marian Founder. The goal is to allow Jesus to gaze into your heart and teach you self-examination, leading you to a more fruitful reception of Holy Communion at Sunday Mass, where there is a true encounter of our hearts with His Sacred Heart – especially fitting during this period of National Eucharistic Revival.

As we celebrate Father’s Day, let us remember the Father who is in Heaven from whom all fatherhood takes its name, says Chris Sparks. Let us remember that God the Father is rich in mercy, and that St. Joseph, model of earthly fatherhood, is most remembered for his silence, not his dominance; for his wife and Son, whom he tended with such effective love and dedication, not for his earthly power.