• Tuesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
• Memorial of St. John Vianney, the curé d’Ars, 1786-1859; at age 20, he began secondary education; studies progressed slowly, but he was ordained a decade later; he opened an orphanage and began to minister in the local parish in the aftermath of the Revolution; he was appointed curé, minister of souls, and was known to spend up to 18 hours a day in the confessional; over time, his methods rippled internationally, as up to tens of thousands of pilgrims traveled annually to seek his counsel
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/4/26
• Gospel: Matthew 5:1-2, 10-14

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