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ing to the Roman Catholic calendar.
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July 81 is the anniversary of the battle
of Bull Run in 1851, which encouraged
the Confederates as 1t DISCOURAGED and.
dismayed the Union forces.
July % is dedicated in the Roman cal
endar to st. Mary Magdalene. believed
to have been the sinner of whom much
had been forgiven, and the saint wno
loved much. She was the most constant
of all the followers of Christ:
Not she with traiterous kiss her Master
Stung,
Not she denied Him with unfaithful
tongue;
She, ,wnen apostles fled, could danger
Last at His cross, and earliest at His
grave"
Painters have represented her as
lovely woman in a great number of re-
pentant attitudes. SEQ
July % was honored by Pope Boniface
TX. for st. Bridget of Sweden. She was
scholar, writer and founder Of the
Order Of Bridgetines, peculiar of it's
kind, as it included both nuns and monks
under the same roof The regular es-
Establishment of Bridgetines numbered SO
nuns, 13 monks, deacons and lay
brothers. The extremely religious life to
which they subjected themselves was
supposed TO render the mixed inmates
of these converts superior to temptation.
All the converts now are of one sex
July q is a legal holiday in Utah,
known as Pioneers day.
July "a Is a day on which occurs at
Ardmere, Ireland, the festival of St.
Declan, who visited that country before
st. Patrick. 1t attracts visitors from a
long distance, and the streets have the
appearance of a fair.
July % is the Jewish Fast of Alb, be-
ing the 9th day of the month Alb and
commentaries the destruction of Jeru-
salem
July Is Is dedicated in the church roll
to ST. James, surnamed the Great, apos-
tie and martyr. He was a brother OF
st. John, originally a fisherman, and
after the death Of his master Is said
to have visited and preached in Spain,
Of which country he is the patron. On
his return to Jerusalem he was beheaded
in A. d. A. He was the first Of the
apostles to be martyred, and is regarded
as the patron OIL pllSFlfnS.
July &c is dedicated in the Catholic cal
endar to st. Anne, mother of the virgin.
She is the patroness of Canada, and her
Shrine at the church in Beaupre, near
Quebec, is the Lourdes of the New
World attracting pilgrims from all parts
of America. The only relic is that of
fragment of a finger bone of st. Anne,
taken there in 166S. 1t was long the
custom of ships to stop in front Of the
little town and fire a broadside in honor
of Canada's patroness. In the old
French days the whole shore was lined
with Indian wigwams, and the more de-
vout of the converts would crawl on
their knees from the river bank to the
altar Every year there has been a
steady. increase in the number of Wis
itors. A year or two ago a party of
fifty or more went from ST. Paul and
: Minneapolis and all GAINED to have, been
relieved of ailments by asking ner pray
ers. The Redemptorist Fathers are in
charge Of the church, and sermons are
preached IN many different languages, as
occasion requires. The present church Is
a most handsome structure, costing
nearly a quarter of million dollars.
1t is surrounded by a number of beau
tiful lateral cnapels, and along the road
are small chapels. In front Of the
church is a splendid statue of the saint.
The church contains many pictures Of
ships representing marvellous deliver
ances from storm, through the aid of
st. Anne, and another feature is the
large collection of crutches canes, spec
tacles, cetc.,i left by those who suddenly
found they no longer required them.
The wrist bone of st. Anne was sent to
New York in 1882, and is shown oc-
.casionallya in the Church of St. Jean
Baptiste, to the sick, and wonderful cures
are reported The famous . relic is
watched with jealous care in view OF
numerous attempts to steal it. = ~
July 27 is noted in the cid church cal
endar as being the festival Of the Seven
Sleepers. The legend is that seven
Christians of Ephesus refused in 250 to
worship an idol set up by the emperor.
To save their lives they fled to the noun
tains and hid in a cave. The emperor
ordered all the caves to be closed up.
In 479 a well digger is said to have
broken into the cave and discovered
them. This legend has a place in the
Koran with the addition that the Sleep
@ers had a dog named Kratine. This ami
NAL, after its long sleep, became
prophet and philosopher and was adj
mitted into the Mohammedan paradise
where it sits by the ass of Balaam. The
other animals that enjoy this high privi-
lege are the ant of Solomon, the whale
of Jonah, the ram of Isaac, the calf of
Abraham, the camel of Saleh, the cuckoo
of Belkis, the-ox of, Moses, and the mare
Of Mohammed.
July q is celebrated IN many European
localities in honor of st. Pantaleon,
patron saint of physicians. He flour
ished in the fourth century. In art he
is represented as young, beardless and
handsome. He Is often painted in the
act of martyrdom. when he was bound
to an olive tree and beheaded. AS
patron saint he wears a physicians robe
and bears an olive or palm, or both.
His relics or portions are claimed to be
in a number of different churches OF
Europe.