Daybreak for July 18, 2023

  • Tuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time
  • Optional Memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis, 1550-1614; overcame a life of gambling, and was moved the preaching of a Capuchin friar; tried twice to enter the Capuchins, but was unsuccessful, because of a sore on his leg; studied for priesthood, and was ordained at 34, and then started his own congregation which care for the sick; at his final illness, he left his bed to see if other patients needed help
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/18/23
  • Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24