Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Pentecost
Week
Week 12 of Time After Pentecost
Rank
Second-class feast
Introit (Daily Prayer)
Deign, O God, to rescue me; O Lord, make haste to help me. Let them be put to shame and confounded who seek my life.
Ps 69:4
Let them be turned back in disgrace, who desire my ruin.
Glory Be to the Father…
We beseech You, almighty God, that by this sacrament which we have received, and by the pleading merits of holy Joachim, father of the Mother of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, we may be found worthy to share Your grace in the life, and eternal glory in the life to come.
Through the same Christ our Lord…
Weekly Prayer
Prayer to St. Joseph
before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires.
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession,
and obtain for me from your Divine Son
all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power,
I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms;
I dare not approach while he reposes near your heart.
Press him in my name and kiss his fine head for me and
ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls - pray for me.
Amen.
Weekly Formation
The Cardinal Virtues
The Cardinal Virtues
Prudence
Prudence is right reason applied to action: it recognizes the true good in a concrete situation and chooses suitable means to attain it. It is not mere caution or cleverness, because its judgment must serve a morally good end.
Justice
Justice is the steady will to give God and each person what is due. It governs worship, rights, promises, property, work, authority, and social duties by measuring conduct according to objective obligation rather than convenience or favoritism.
Temperance
Temperance restrains and orders the desire for bodily pleasure so that appetite follows reason and faith. By preserving inner balance, it enables created pleasures to be received gratefully without becoming masters of judgment or conduct.
Fortitude
Fortitude gives firmness in difficulty and constancy in pursuing the good despite fear, suffering, or danger. It moderates both cowardice and reckless boldness, especially by enabling endurance when duty cannot be completed without sacrifice.
Saint & Feast
Joachim
St. Joachim, Confessor, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary
traditional father of the Virgin Mary
- Born
- 0100-01-01 · Sepphoris
- Died
- 0010-00-00 · Jerusalem
Joachim was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of the New Testament apocrypha. His feast day is 26 July, a date shared with Saint Anne.
Learn more about JoachimToday in Church History
Inauguration of the Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila
1891EventIn 1891, the Basilica of San Sebastian was inaugurated as the first all-steel church in Asia, symbolizing the resilience and innovation of the Catholic faith in the Philippines. This architectural marvel reflects the growth of Catholicism in the region and serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of the Church amidst changing times.
The Basilica stands as a reminder of the Church's commitment to beauty and faith in the modern world.