Date

Day

Intentions

1

Joseph of Arimathea, 1st Century

Growth in stewardship, generosity and charity

2

Feria

Unity and harmony of the Church

3

Nicodemus, A Teacher of Israel, Martyr

Those who teach the faith; all catechists, especially those leading this parish's catechumenate

4

Jean-Baptiste Vianney, Cure d'Ars, 1859

Parish priests; confessors and penitents

5

TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Parish outreach to our city; all converts to Christianity

6

Transfiguration of our Lord

Joy in God's creation; individual and corporate transformation

7

John Mason Neale, Priest, 1866

Artists and musicians who serve the Church

8

Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221

End to hunger, both physical and spiritual

9

Feria

Parish's ministry to Washington, DC; Downtown Cluster of Congregations

10

Laurence, Deacon and Martyr at Rome, 258

Those who suffer and are persecuted for the faith; all deacons

11

Clare, Abbess at Assisi, 1253

The Church's mission to the poor; all monastics, especially All Saints' Convent, Catonsville, MD; S. Mary's Convent, Peekskill, NY; Sisters of S. Margaret, Boston; and S. Benedict's Abbey, Bartonville, IL

12

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Parish

13

Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1667

The sick and those who minister to the sick

14

Jonathan Myrick Daniels, 1965, and Maximillian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr, 1941

Growth in courage and conviction

15

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Increase of devotion to our Lady; all mothers; blessing for children, especially those who are orphaned or abused

16

Stephen of Hungary, 1038

Spread of the gospel; deepening of our conversion; the Church of Rome

17

Feria

Increase of holiness and growth in prayer

18

William Porcher DuBose, Priest, 1918

Theologians

19

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Parish

20

Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153

Spiritual discipline; the brothers of the Society of S. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, MA

21

Feria, Requiem

The faithful departed, especially those of this parish

22

Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The altar guild, servers' guild, flower guild, ushers and all those who serve our parish community

23

Feria

Those who offend us; healing of divisions in the Church and the world

24

BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE

John, Bishop of Washington, and this diocese

25

Louis, King of France, 1270

Schools and universities, especially those founded by the Church; all in civil authority

26

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Parish

27

Thomas Gallaudet, 1902, Henry Winter Syle, 1890 (??)

The church's labors for and with those who are deaf; Gallaudet University

28

Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 430

Christian education programs; those preparing to return to school; children enrolled in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in this parish and their catechists

29

The Beheading of S. John the Baptist

Parish Christian formation programs, especially Alpha, study groups, the 20s and 30s fellowship, and the catechumenate

30

Charles Chapman Grafton, Bishop, 1912

Thanksgiving for the Catholic revival in the Anglican Communion; growth in the parish's vision for evangelism

31

Aiden, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651

Missionaries of the Church; our growth in missionary zeal