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'Tis the Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious, S.J. (1568-1591): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

At the age of nine, he decided on a religious life, & made a vow of perpetual virginity. Aloysius received his first Holy Communion from St. Charles Borromeo (4 November). During his childhood, Aloysius taught Catechesis to the poor, & finally at the age of eighteen joined the Jesuit order. St. Aloysius died from the plague at the age of twenty-three. St. Aloysius is the patron of A.I.D.S. (patients & caregivers) & teenagers.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Second Book of Kings, chapter nineteen, verses nine(b) thru eleven, fourteen thru twenty-one, thirty-one thru thirty-five(a), & thirty-six;
Psalm Forty-eight, versed two thru four, ten, & eleven;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses six & twelve thru fourteen;

or, for St. Aloysius:
The First Letter of John, chapter five, verses one thru five;
Psalm Sixteen, verse five(a);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-two, verses thirty-four thru forty.

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Monday, 20 June was the feast of Blessed Dermot O'Hurley, Bishop & Martyr (circa 1530-1584), martyred in the reign of the queen Elizabeth I: Martyr-link, & Wikipedia-link.

'Twas also the feast of Blessed John Fenwick, Priest & Martyr, S.J. (1628-1679), martyred in the reign of the king Charles II, a victim of Titus Oates's fabricated "Popish Plot": Martyr-link, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Second Book of Kings, chapter seventeen, verses five thru eight, thirteen thru fifteen(a), & eighteen;
Psalm Sixty, versed three thru five, twelve, & thirteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses one thru five.