MEMORIAL OF SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR; SAINT GODELIEVE, MARTYR; SAINT GOAR OF AQUITAINE, PRIEST AND HERMIT; AND BLESSED MARIA THERESA LEDÓCHOWSKA, RELIGIOUS

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)

SAINTS OF THE DAY ~ FEAST DAY: JULY 6, 2025

MEMORIAL OF SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR; SAINT GODELIEVE, MARTYR; SAINT GOAR OF AQUITAINE, PRIEST AND HERMIT; AND BLESSED MARIA THERESA LEDÓCHOWSKA, RELIGIOUS | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/category/saints-of-the-day

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Greetings and blessings, beloved family!

Today is Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time! We give thanks to God for the gift of life and the grace to see a new month. As we step into the month of July, may the Precious Blood of Jesus cover and protect us, heal our wounds, and strengthen our faith. We pray for all who will celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, new beginnings, and special moments in this month of July. May God’s blessings overflow in their lives. May this month bring peace to troubled hearts, direction to the lost, comfort to the grieving, and strength to the weary. In all things, may His will be done and His name be glorified. Amen. 🙏🏽

On this special feast day, with special intention through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, and the Saints, we humbly pray for justice, peace, love and unity in our families and our divided and conflicted world today. We continue to pray for all families and for the safety and well-being of our children and children all over the world. We pray for all those who are marginalized in our society, the poor and the needy. We pray for the Church, the Clergy, our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, the Cardinals, Bishops, all Priests, that they be sanctified in their ministry to God’s people. We pray for persecuted Christians, for the conversion of sinners, and Christians all over the world suffering from political and religious unrest. May God protect us all and keep united in peace, love and faith. Amen 🙏🏽

We continue to pray for the sick and dying. We especially pray for our loved ones who have recently died and we continue to pray for the repose of their gentle souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ… Amen 🙏🏽 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯

PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son & the Holy Spirit forever & ever. Amen 🙏🏽

Through the intercession of St. Joseph, we pray for all fathers, workers and all those who labour in this world. May the Lord bless the work of their hands and may God’s grace and mercy be with us all during this season of the Ordinary Time. Wishing us all and our loved ones a joyful, peaceful, and grace-filled month of July.🙏🏽

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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:

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Today’s Bible Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 6, 2025
Reading 1:
Isaiah 66:10–14c
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 66:1–3, 4–5, 6–7, 16, 20
Reading 2: Galatians 6:14–18
Gospel: Luke 10:1–12, 17–20 (or Luke 10:1–9)

Gospel Reading ~ Luke 10:1–12, 17–20

“The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few”

“Your peace will rest on that person”

“At that time, the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the kingdom of God is at hand. I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.” The seventy-two returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power to ‘tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”

In today’s Gospel reading today, Jesus sends His disciples on a very different kind of journey to the holiday journeys we look forward to at this time of the year. He sends seventy two ahead of Him to all the towns and villages He wanted to visit, so that they could prepare for His coming. It is only the Gospel of Luke who tells us that Jesus send out this large group of seventy two. The harvest was rich and many labourers were needed. Indeed, Jesus’ called on the seventy two were to ask God to send out even more labourers into the harvest: ‘Ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to His harvest’. Not even seventy two would be enough; the Lord’s work needs many hands.
The Lord needs us all if His work is to get done. Through baptism we are all called to be labourers in the Lord’s harvest. The seventy two were sent out to prepare places where the Lord could come. That is our calling too. The Lord is constantly sending us out ahead of Him to prepare for His coming. The Lord needs us if others are to experience His coming. The primary way that the Lord comes to others is through us, His followers. When the Lord sent out the seventy two as His ambassadors, He sent them out in pairs. It was together that they could bring the Lord to others. In a similar way today, the Lord does not send us out alone. If we are to do the Lord’s work, if the Lord is to do his work through us, we need to go forth with others. The Lord’s work is more likely to get done when we are working in communion with others. If you look at any parish you will find that all of the ministries that are serving people well are being carried out by people working together. The Lord works best through people who work together, who give of their gifts to each other and who receive from each other’s gifts. One of the reasons why the Lord sent out his followers in twos was because he saw them as lambs among wolves. Because they would be facing into a hostile environment, they would need the support of one another. In trying to witness to the Lord’s values and outlook today, we too will often feel a little bit like lambs among wolves. The culture and society in which we live is not always supportive of the Lord and His message. That is why, as disciples of the Lord, we need to work together, and why the Lord continues to send us out two by two, if not three by three or four by four. Today more than ever, we need to support each other within the church. One of the ways we support each other as the Lord’s co-workers today is by coming together on a Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist. The Eucharist is a moment when we celebrate our togetherness in the Lord, when we commit ourselves anew to being workers together in the Lord’s harvest . That is why the presence of each person at the Sunday Eucharist is important and why the absence of someone is also significant. It matters whether we are present at the Sunday Eucharist or not.
The Lord was aware in sending out the seventy two that they would be welcomed by some and rejected by others. Yet, whether they were welcomed or rejected, their message was to be the same, ‘the kingdom of God is very near to you’. They were to offer the Lord to everyone, regardless of how they were received. That is part of our calling also. How people relate to us is not to determine how we relate to them. We are called to be ambassadors of Christ to all, regardless of how we are received. We witness to the Lord, even when that witness is not appreciated. In that sense, our faithfulness to the Lord matters more to Him than how successful our labour is. This is the point the Lord was making to the disciples who returned home from their mission, flush with success as they saw it. The Lord said to them, ‘do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you; rejoice rather that your names are written in Heaven’. They were to rejoice not in the positive outcome of their mission but, rather, in their relationship with the Lord. It is as if Jesus was saying to them that the Lord of the harvest matters more than the harvest of the Lord. For us too, our relationship with the Lord matters more than what we do or fail to do for Him. Knowing He is faithful to us, we seek to be faithful to Him, in good times and in bad, in times when our sharing in His work is bearing rich fruit and in times when it appears to be bearing no fruit at all.  

Today’s Gospel reveals the Lord’s deep desire for mission, not only for the Twelve Apostles but for all disciples willing to go, appointing seventy-two disciples and sends them ahead in pairs to prepare His way. His words echo across time: “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” This mission is urgent, and it is a mission of peace, humility, and trust. Jesus sends them like lambs among wolves, with no money bags or sandals signs that this work must be carried out in dependence on God, not human security. The Gospel invites us to examine how willing we are to be laborers in God’s vineyard, whether through evangelization, acts of mercy, or simply living the Gospel faithfully in a world that often resists it. Jesus’ instructions to bring peace, to eat what is offered, to stay rooted in one house, and to heal the sick all point to a ministry that is relational and grounded in presence. The Kingdom of God is not built in haste or spectacle, but in genuine encounters, small acts of love, and fidelity. When the seventy-two return rejoicing, Jesus affirms their victory over evil, yet redirects their joy not to power but to grace: “Rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.” This shift reminds us that the heart of Christian life is not success or admiration but belonging to Christ and the eternal life He promises.

In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah brings a message of consolation and divine tenderness. Jerusalem is portrayed as a nurturing mother who brings joy and comfort to her children. God’s love is like that of a mother holding her child close, feeding, nursing, and comforting. This tender image reveals the depth of God’s compassion for His people. At a time when Israel was broken and mourning, this prophetic word offers reassurance that God’s healing and abundance will overflow. Today, many of us long for this comfort for peace, healing, and rest in a chaotic world. This reading reminds us that God’s heart is not distant, but profoundly near, present in our joys and sorrows, offering us comfort like a mother’s embrace.

The Responsorial Psalm proclaims: “Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.” This joyful Psalm invites all creation to recognize the mighty works of God. It recounts how God turned the sea into dry land an echo of the Exodus and celebrates His saving power and kindness. The psalmist’s personal testimony “Come and hear… what He has done for me” challenges us to reflect on our own encounters with God. When has He rescued us? When has His kindness shone through? True praise flows not just from tradition, but from experience. As we sing and worship today, may our hearts overflow with gratitude for the great things He has done and continues to do in our lives.

Reflecting on the second reading, in Paul’s final words to the Galatians, he proclaims that the only thing worth boasting about is “the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” This crucified Lord is the source of our new identity, our new creation. Paul has suffered for Christ and bears the marks of that suffering on his body an echo of the spiritual and physical cost of discipleship. His message is clear: worldly distinctions like circumcision no longer define us. What matters now is living as a “new creation,” shaped by grace, mercy, and the cross. In a culture often consumed by status and performance, Paul calls us back to the heart of our faith: union with Christ, especially in suffering and surrender.

The Gospels, the Church’s teaching, and past and present experience, remind us strongly that there can be no peace without justice. When we pray, ‘Your kingdom come’, we are asking not only for the coming of God’s peace but, more fundamentally, for the coming of God’s justice. Those who are labouring in the Lord’s harvest will always be labouring for a peace that is the fruit of justice. That work of justice is adverted to in the Gospel reading when Jesus calls on the seventy two to cure those who are sick. God’s justice shows itself when the broken are made whole again, when, in that striking image of the first reading, people’s bones flourish like grass and their hearts rejoice, or, in the words of St. Paul in the second reading, when we become altogether new creatures. The Gospel reading suggests that we each have a role to play in bringing about God’s justice and peace. We are all invited to belong among the seventy-two labourers that the Lord sent out. Each of us in our own way can have such a role in the life of others. Whenever our presence to others allows them to flourish as God intends them to, then indeed the kingdom of God is drawing near through us. As we ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into His harvest, we also make ourselves available as labourers in that harvest. We invite the Lord to work through us in healing and life-giving ways, so that His justice and peace can take deeper roots in our midst.

Reflecting on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, we are invited to look at our own willingness to follow Jesus. Am I living as a disciple sent out by Jesus? In what ways can I bring His peace to those around me today? Do I rejoice more in achievements or in the assurance that my name is written in heaven? Where do I need God’s comfort in my life right now? Am I allowing Him to carry me like a mother comforts her child? Do I recognize the moments in my own story when God acted powerfully? How can I share that testimony with others? And finally, do I boast in anything more than I do in the cross of Christ? Let us not be afraid to go wherever the Lord sends us. Like the seventy-two, we are called to live simply, love deeply, and speak boldly. Let our joy not be in signs or wonders, but in the quiet truth that we belong to God. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us His grace and may the tenderness of Isaiah’s vision, the boldness of Paul’s proclamation, and the humility of Jesus’ mission stir us to live this week as laborers in the Lord’s harvest renewed, comforted, and sent.

Lord Jesus, You send us out into the world not as powerful messengers but as humble vessels of Your peace. Help us to rely not on wealth, recognition, or comfort, but on Your Spirit who sustains us. May our lives echo the joy of Your Gospel and may our hearts rest secure knowing our names are written in heaven. Comfort us like a mother comforts her child, and stir within us the courage to live as new creations, bearing the marks of Your love. Amen. 🙏🏽

MEMORIAL OF SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR; SAINT GODELIEVE, MARTYR; SAINT GOAR OF AQUITAINE, PRIEST AND HERMIT; AND BLESSED MARIA THERESA LEDÓCHOWSKA, RELIGIOUS ~ FEAST DAY: JULY 6TH: Today, we honor four courageous servants of God: Saint Maria Goretti (Patron of purity, youth, and forgiveness), a brave young martyr who died defending her innocence and forgave her attacker with heroic mercy; Saint Godelieve (Patron of peaceful marriage and throat diseases), a Flemish noblewoman who endured an abusive marriage and was ultimately martyred by her husband; Saint Goar of Aquitaine (Patron of hospitality and against dishonor), a priest-hermit whose life of prayer, preaching, and miracles brought healing and peace to many; and Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska (Apostle to Africa and patron of missionary publishing), a noblewoman turned missionary pioneer who gave her life to evangelization and the dignity of enslaved people. United through the intercession of our Blessed Mother and these holy saints, we lift our prayers today for children and victims of abuse, for all suffering from cancer, respiratory and throat diseases, for troubled and violent homes, for healing in marriages, for missionaries and the persecuted Church, and for the grace to forgive as we have been forgiven. May these saints inspire us to love without fear, endure with hope, serve with joy, and remain faithful to Christ in every trial. Amen. 🙏🏽

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SAINT MARIA GORETTI, VIRGIN AND MARTYR: Born in 1890 in Corinaldo, Italy, Saint Maria Goretti grew up in poverty and holiness. Though her father died when she was just nine, Maria remained joyful, prayerful, and mature beyond her years. At age eleven, she was attacked by Alessandro Serenelli, a young man who had repeatedly harassed her. In a final violent attempt, he tried to force himself on her, but Maria resisted, crying, “No! It is a sin! God does not want it!” Rather than give in, she chose death over sin, and was stabbed 14 times.

While dying in the hospital, Maria forgave Alessandro, offering her pain to God. She said, “Yes, for the love of Jesus, I forgive him… and I want him with me in Paradise.” This mercy bore fruit: Alessandro had a powerful vision of Maria while in prison, which led to his conversion. After 27 years, he emerged repentant, knelt before Maria’s mother for forgiveness, and later became a lay Franciscan. He even attended Maria’s canonization in 1950, where her family was present—a rare moment in Church history. Canonized as one of the youngest Saints, Maria Goretti remains a radiant model of purity, mercy, and heroic love. She is a protector of youth and a reminder that holiness knows no age.

PRAYER: O Lord, who gave us Saint Maria Goretti as a witness of purity and forgiveness, help us to resist temptation, embrace chastity, and love with the mercy You have shown us. Saint Maria Goretti, pray for us. 🙏🏽

SAINT GODELIEVE, MARTYR: Saint Godelieve (1052–1070), a noblewoman from Belgium, longed to be a nun but was forced into a cruel marriage with Lord Bertolf of Gistel. Her new life was filled with abuse, starvation, and humiliation, yet Godelieve responded with silence, service, and deep faith. She even shared her meager food with the poor. After escaping once, she was forced to return and eventually murdered by her husband’s orders strangled by servants and thrown into a pond to fake an accident. Her sanctity was recognized quickly. Miracles followed her death, and even her daughter from Bertolf’s second marriage entered religious life, eventually writing her mother’s biography. Saint Godelieve is venerated as a martyr of domestic suffering and an advocate for the voiceless and oppressed.

PRAYER: Merciful Father, who granted Saint Godelieve the strength to endure abuse with grace and charity, teach us to seek peace in our homes and justice for those who suffer in silence. Saint Godelieve, pray for us. 🙏🏽

SAINT GOAR OF AQUITAINE, PRIEST AND HERMIT: Saint Goar (d. 575), born to nobility in Aquitaine, France, became a priest noted for his holiness and preaching. Seeking solitude, he moved to Trier, Germany, where he lived as a hermit and built a church that became a place of miracles and hospitality. Accused falsely of hypocrisy, he humbly submitted to investigation, performing miracles including hanging his cloak on a sunbeam which revealed his innocence. Though offered the bishopric of Trier, Goar declined, desiring only a life of prayer and service. He suffered for seven years before his death, remaining faithful and generous to the end. His life reminds us that true greatness lies in humility and quiet service.

PRAYER: Lord God, who raised up Saint Goar as a humble priest and miracle-worker, teach us to seek You in the hidden life and to serve others with quiet joy. Saint Goar of Aquitaine, pray for us. 🙏🏽

BLESSED MARIA THERESA LEDÓCHOWSKA, RELIGIOUS: Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska (1863–1922), born into Polish nobility, could have spent her life in royal luxury, but was moved by the needs of African missions and the call to end slavery. Inspired by Cardinal Lavigerie’s appeal, she launched the magazine Echo From Africa, wrote plays and articles, and became a voice for missionaries, especially women. Freed from court duties by Emperor Franz Joseph, she dedicated her life to mission work, founding the Missionary Sisters of Saint Peter Claver. Her efforts led to the creation of thousands of missionary publications, catechisms, and translations across Africa. Known as the “Mother of the Africans,” she died of tuberculosis, having lived in tireless love for God and neighbor.

PRAYER: Almighty God, You inspired Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska to devote her talents to the missions and the oppressed. May her example awaken in us a deeper sense of missionary zeal and compassion. Blessed Maria Theresa, pray for us. 🙏🏽

Our Blessed Mother Mary, Saint Maria Goretti, Saint Godelieve, Saint Goar of Aquitaine, and Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska ~ Pray for us. 🙏🏽

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THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2025: FOR THE MONTH OF JULY: For formation in discernment. Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

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DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF JULY | MONTH OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS: July is dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ a profound devotion that honors the redeeming power of Christ’s Blood shed for our salvation. Flowing from His Sacred Heart, this Blood is the price of our redemption, the source of grace in the sacraments, and the seal of the New Covenant. It reminds us that salvation was not won lightly, but through the ultimate sacrifice of love. This month, the Church invites us to meditate on the infinite value of Christ’s Blood poured out during His Passion from Gethsemane to Calvary and in every celebration of the Holy Eucharist. We are called to offer acts of reparation for the sins of the world and to intercede for the conversion of souls. Devotions such as the Litany of the Precious Blood, the Chaplet of the Precious Blood, and daily consecration to the Precious Blood help deepen our union with Christ crucified.

As Saint John Chrysostom once said, “The Precious Blood is the salvation of souls; it purifies, sanctifies, and strengthens.” In our trials, let us take refuge beneath the cross, trusting in the Blood that speaks of mercy, victory, and eternal life.

“Precious Blood of Jesus, save us and the whole world.”

O Most Precious Blood of Jesus, fountain of salvation, we adore You. Wash us clean of sin, protect us from evil, and draw us into deeper love and union with You. Amen. 🙏🏽

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PRAYER INTENTIONS: On this Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we lift up our hearts in prayer, asking God to bless and protect all youth, especially those facing temptation, abuse, or confusion, that through the example of Saint Maria Goretti, they may choose purity, forgiveness, and deep faith. We pray for women and men trapped in violent or unjust situations, that through the intercession of Saint Godelieve, they may find safety, dignity, and healing. We remember priests, missionaries, and those who serve quietly in the margins of the Church, asking for the steadfast spirit of Saint Goar of Aquitaine to sustain them. We pray for all missionaries and lay apostles, particularly those serving in Africa and persecuted regions, that through the inspiration of Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska, they may continue their work with courage and compassion. We entrust to God’s mercy the sick, the dying, and victims of rape and terminal illnesses, that they may experience Christ’s healing peace. Finally, we pray for the unity and renewal of the Church, for the strength of all Christians to proclaim the Gospel without fear, and for peace in every family, nation, and troubled heart.

LET US PRAY

My glorious Lord, You have called countless people to Yourself, formed them by Your grace, bestowed Your gifts upon them and sent them forth to touch many minds and hearts. Please use me, dear Lord, to accomplish the task that You wish to entrust to me. Form me, use me and send me forth as You have done with countless others before me. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen 🙏🏽

Heavenly Father, You sent Your Son to proclaim peace to the world and to call laborers into Your harvest. As we rejoice in the example of Your faithful Saints Maria Goretti, Godelieve, Goar, and Blessed Maria Theresa grant us the courage to bear witness to the Gospel in our own lives. May we live with the joy of Isaiah’s vision, the humility of Paul’s Cross, and the trust of the disciples You send forth. Heal the wounds of all who suffer, renew the hearts of those who labor in silence, and help us always to rejoice not in our strength but that our names are written in heaven. Through the prayers of our Blessed Mother and the saints we honor today, may we grow in love, truth, and the bold simplicity of Gospel living. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 🙏🏽

Save Us, Savior of the World. Our Blessed Mother Mary, Saint Maria Goretti, Saint Godelieve, Saint Goar of Aquitaine, and Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska ~ Pray for us 🙏🏽

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us. Amen 🙏🏽

Thanking God for the precious gift of this new day, and as we now enter the gentle rhythm of Ordinary Time, may our hearts remain open to the quiet working of the Holy Spirit who continues to guide, renew, and strengthen us each day. May this new month be filled with blessings, safety, and the quiet joy that comes from knowing that Christ walks with us always. Alleluia! Have a blessed, grace-filled and safe Sunday and week ahead 🙏🏽

Blessings and Love always, Philomena 💖

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