Happy July



Each month of the calendar year is dedicated to a Catholic Devotion. In July it is the Precious Blood of Jesus 🩸because this feast was traditionally celebrated on July 1st.  In the Holy Land on this feast the rock where Jesus knelt during His agony is covered with rose petals, commemorating His Precious blood, the faithful take the petals home to recall the Passion of Christ. Many of the relics of Christ (scroll to relics) contain remnants of His Precious Blood, such has seen here. Pope Pius IX once said " Place on thy heart one Drop of the Blood of Jesus and fear nothing." July is also Disability Pride Month

The Litany of the Precious Blood (Pray daily in July)
The Precious Blood by Father Faber
Sisters of the Precious Blood 


“Consider decorating your house in honor of the Precious Blood this July. Red is the liturgical color often used for Good Friday and Palm Sunday as its hue evokes the color of blood. It is equally suitable for providing subtle reminders in your home of Jesus’s sacrifice. Use a red table cloth or fill a vase with red roses—even a red throw blanket or pillows would do. Other ideas include placing a new crucifix in your home, or perhaps an image of the Passion.“ -From Epicpew

It’s also recommended to watch or attend a Votive Mass of the Precious Blood. 

July 1st: Still Gay Day After Pride month is over it’s important to keep up with the momentum of celebrate Pride and the need to protect the LGBTQ+ community. The monumental Stonewall riots continued from June 28th-July 3rd and thus the beginning of Pride belongs as much to July as it does June. 

Daily Reads

Weather Lore Calendar

Lunar Folklore 

The Buck Moon  Full Moon Folklore The Full Moon in Ireland

New Moon in Ireland

For more about this months dedications click here and here


As July is the bridge between Summerween and Christmas in July, it’s a fitting time for all things Nightmare Before Christmas! 


Important July dates

July 3rd: St. Thomas

July 4th: Independence Day* / First Friday 

*The former celebrations of July 4th are being replaced in 2025 with protests and demonstrations against the cruelty of the Trump administration. 

July 5th: First Saturday 

July 14th: SpongeBob’s Birthday

July 16th: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 

July 18th: First Vision of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 

July 22nd: St. Mary Magdalene

July 25th: St. James, Christmas in July, St. Christopher 

July 26th: Feast of Saints Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin

July 29th: Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus 


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