#Maronite saint

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Just out of curiosity! What’s everyone’s favourite Bible quote or parable, book, etc. I’ll start first!!!

My favourite verse is Romans 8:31! My favourite book is Revelation!

I would love to hear everyone else’s preferences because sometimes when I read my Bible I miss certain things also I thought this would be such a wholesome way to bond and connect with my brothers and sisters in Christ!

God bless lovelies <3<3<3

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Saint Charbel Makhlouf

1828-1898

Feast day: July 24

Saint Charbel, born in a small village in Lebanon, to a poor religious family, entered the Maronite Monastery of St. Maroun, (A Lebanese Maronite order) at 23 and was ordained a priest in1859. He served there for 16 years, then retired to the hermitage of Sts. Peter and Paul. Charbel lived a severe ascetic life of prayer, mortification, and self-denial and had a remarkable devotion to the Eucharist. He had a massive stroke while saying Mass on Christmas Eve and died 7 days later. For 45 days a bright light surrounded his tomb. The monks exhumed his body and it was found incorrupt. For approximately 62 years a viscous liquid came from his body. Many miracles are attributed to his intercession.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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My spiritual director let me borrow one of his books! 😊

Saint Rafqa the Lebanese Nun (1832-1914) Teacher of the Generations and Patron Saint of the Suffers

By Father Elias Hanna (L.M.O.)

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Youssef Antoun Makhlouf was born in 1828, in Bekaa Kafra (North Lebanon). He had a true Christian upbringing, which had given him a passion for prayer. Then he followed his two hermit uncles in the hermitage of the St Antonious Kozhaya monastery and was converted to monastic and hermetical life.

In 1851, he left his family village and headed for the Our Lady of Maifouk monastery to spend his first monastic year, and then he went to the St Maron monastery in Annaya, where he entered the Maronite Order, carrying the name Charbel, a name of one of the Antioch church martyrs of the second century. On November 1st. 1853, he exposed his ceremonial vows in St Maron’s monastery - Annaya. Then he completed his theological studies in the St Kobrianous and Justina monastery in Kfifan, Batroun.

He was ordained a priest in Bkerky, the Maronite Patriarchate, on July 23rd, 1859. He lived 16 years in the St Maron's monastery – Annaya. From there, he entered, on February 15th, 1875, the St Peter & Paul hermitage, which belongs to the monastery. He was a typical saint and hermit, who spent his time praying and worshipping. Rarely had he left the hermitage where he followed the way of the saintly hermits in prayers, life and practice.

St Charbel lived in the hermitage for 23 years. On December 16th, 1898 he was struck with an illness while performing the holy mass. He died on Christmas' eve, December 24th, 1898, and was buried in the St Maron monastery cemetery in Annaya.

Few months later, dazzling lights were seen around the grave. From there, his corpse, which had been secreting sweat and blood, was transferred into a special coffin. Hordes of pilgrims started swarming the place to get his intercession. And through this intercession, God blessed many people with recovery and spiritual graces.

In 1925, his beatification and canonization were proposed for declaration by Pope Pious XI. In 1950, the grave was opened in the presence of an official committee which included doctors who verified the soundness of the body. After the grave had been opened and inspected, the variety of healing incidents amazingly multiplied. A multitude of pilgrims from different religious facets started flocking to the Annaya monastery to get the saint's intercession.

Prodigies reached beyond the Lebanese borders. This unique phenomenon caused a moral revolution, the return to faith and the reviving of the virtues of the soul.

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[opencommunion]

Hey, I have lebanese heritage and recently found out my family was maronite. I don't know anything about maronites, though, besides some basic history, and I want to learn more as part of my reconnecting journey. Do you have any tips on how I can do that? God bless you, thanks in advance

welcome!!! I'm so happy you asked because I had a somewhat similar experience -- I was aware we were maronite but only a few members of my extended family were active churchgoers, so I didn't know much until I started researching on my own as an adult first and foremost, if you're lucky enough to live near a maronite church, don't hesitate to drop by for a service and introduce yourself!! for maronite clergy in the diaspora, helping people reconnect is like 90% of the job lol. and the liturgy is the heart of our tradition, it's what differentiates us from other churches in the catholic communion, so immersing yourself in it brings an understanding of aspects of the faith and culture that can't fully be conveyed otherwise. but if you don't live near a church, no worries!! a lot of churches livestream services and have youtube channels where you can watch past streams: Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral St. Anthony of the Desert Church St. George Church ... and many others

my #1 book recommendation is Captivated by Your Teachings: A Resource Book for Adult Maronite Catholics by Anthony J. Salim. sadly I can't find a pdf but if you can only buy one book it should be this one imo the essays linked here, especially Seely Beggiani's series on the sacraments, are also a great place to start Seely Beggiani's Early Syriac Theology: With Special Reference to the Maronite Tradition is another personal fav of mine bc it goes deep into the early theological underpinnings of our liturgy. Beggiani also wrote a more straightforward breakdown of the liturgy in The Divine Liturgy of the Maronite Church: History and Commentary The Hidden Pearl is an academic organization for syriac studies in general, but with a strong maronite slant. their website is kind of a pain to navigate but worth the trouble -- lots of free books, articles, and videos. they also have lectures up on youtube

Beth Mardutho is another syriac studies group with a massive digital library and an online journal the Maronite Servants of Christ the Light, a monastic community in the US, also have a YT channel. a couple years ago they hosted a webinar series for lent that I really enjoyed. my favorite was the session on the divine office learning about our saints can also be fruitful. the most famous are st maron (of course), st charbel, and st rafqa (my fav). some saints that weren't maronite themselves but are particularly revered in our tradition are st ephrem the syrian, st isaac of nineveh, and st jacob of serugh. this directory of syriac saints is also fun to browse

the version of the bible we use is the peshitta. I often refer to this site which lets you compare the peshitta NT side by side with various other translations. I especially love the lexicon search function

have fun, and hmu if you have any more questions or just want to chat!

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"Saint Charbel Makhlouf, Pray for Us!" #SaintoftheDay #OraProNobis

📷 Saint Charbel Makhlouf Sacred Icon by Christine Habib el Dayé / Maronite Heritage. #MaroniteSaint #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia

[hieromonkcharbel]

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously, hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

St Joseph, spouse of Mary

St Charbel, Holy hermit of God, pray for us

St Charbel, lover and assiduous imitator of the Redeemer,

St Charbel, devout client of the Virgin

St Charbel, light of the Church

St Charbel, brilliant gem of sanctity

St Charbel, glory of the Maronite order

St Charbel, example of charity

St Charbel, model of perfection

St Charbel, Servant of the Blessed Sacrament

St Charbel, heart full of compassion

St Charbel, filled with the Spirit of prophecy

St Charbel, famous for astonishing miracles

St Charbel, curing bodies and souls

St Charbel, sanctuary of heavenly wisdom

St Charbel, angel vested in human nature

St Charbel, preacher of grace

St Charbel, chaste and obedient above all praise

St Charbel, cultivator of a mortified life

St Charbel, model of abstinence

St Charbel, renouncer of all the richness of this world

St Charbel, rose of patience

St Charbel, violet of humility

St Charbel, fervent in zeal for divine worship

St Charbel, thirsting for the salvation of souls

St Charbel, martyr in desire

St Charbel, lover of the Cross

St Charbel, glorious Light, whose tomb was glowing

St Charbel, fragrant incense from the cedars of Lebanon

St Charbel, precious perfume invading the world

From all evil of body and soul, St. Charbel deliver us.

Through your intercession, St. Charbel protect us.

Throughout the course of life, St. Charbel protect us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, o Holy Hermit of God

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY

Lord, infinitely Holy and glorified in Saint Charbel, grant us the grace of loving and serving You, following his example. Hear our demands, through his intercession, and deliver us from all evil of body and soul.

Amen.

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Today we celebrate our Venerable Father Maron of Syria. Saint Maron was a great ascetic who lived his life in ascesis and prayer. He spent almost all his time beneath the open sky in prayer, vigil, ascetical works and strict fasting. He obtained from God the gift of healing the sick and casting out demons. He counselled those who turned to him for advice to be temperate, to be concerned for their salvation, and to guard against avarice and anger. Saint Maron, a friend of Saint John Chrysostom, died before 423 at an advanced age. Some of Saint Maron’s disciples were James the Hermit, Limnius, and Domnina. He founded many monasteries around Cyrrhus, and converted a pagan temple near Antioch into a Christian church. It is this Saint Maron that the Maronite Christians trace back their origins - although originally part of the Eastern Orthodox Church, they are now under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church. May he intercede for us all + #saint #maroun #maron #maroon #syria #ascetic #ascesis #prayer #monk #holy #father #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Beqaa Valley, Lebanon) https://www.instagram.com/p/ConOIFNLwA3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SAINT OF THE DAY (July 24)

On July 24, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite Catholic priest, monk, and hermit who is known for working miracles both during his life and after his death.

On the occasion of his beatification in 1965, the Eastern Catholic hermit was described by Pope Paul VI as “a new, eminent member of monastic sanctity who, through his example and his intercession, is enriching the entire Christian people.”

Born into humble circumstances in Lebanon on 8 May 1828, Yussef Antoun Makhlouf was the youngest of Antoun Zaarour Makhlouf and Brigitta Elias al-Shediyaq's five children.

Antoun, who had been taken away from the family and forced into hard labor, died when his youngest son was only three.

Yussef studied at the parish school and tended to his family's cow.

Engaged in prayer and solitude from a early age, he spent a great deal of time outdoors in the fields and pastures near his village, contemplating God amid the inspiring views of Lebanon's valleys and mountains.

His uncle and guardian Tanious wanted the boy to continue working with him, while his mother wanted him to marry a young woman.

Yussef had other plans, however, and left home in 1851 without informing anyone.

Yussef would become “Brother Charbel,” after making a pilgrimage on foot to his new monastic home.

In this, he followed the example of his maternal uncles, who were already living as solitary monks at the Hermitage of Saint Paul in the Qadisha Valley.

Charbel took his monastic vows in November of 1853, during a solemn ceremony that was closed to the public and off-limits even to his family.

He subsequently studied for the priesthood and was ordained, returning to the Monastery of St. Maron.

The priest-monk lived and served in the monastery for 19 years, showing great devotion to the life of prayer, manual work, and contemplative silence.

Charbel's superiors observed God's “supernatural power” at work in his life, and he became known as a wonder-worker even among some Muslims.

In 1875, he was granted permission to live as a solitary monk in a nearby hermitage dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.

Rigorous asceticism and a profound union with God continued to characterise the monk's life for the next 23 years.

Deeply devoted to God's Eucharistic presence, he suffered a stroke while celebrating the Divine Liturgy of the Maronite Catholic Church on 16 December 1898. He died on Christmas Eve of that year.

St. Charbel's tomb has been a site for pilgrimages since his death. Hundreds of miracles are believed to have occurred through his intercession with God, both in Lebanon and around the world.

Pope Paul VI beatified him on 5 December 1965 and canonised on 9 October 1977.

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SAINT CHARBEL AND PRAYER OF THE HOLY ROSARY

Saint Charbel was a Maronite monk and priest who lived in Lebanon. The community in Lebanon remembers the holy man for his miraculous healings. Fr Charbel (Saint Charbel) - in his latter years a holy hermit - went to Almighty God from this life on 24th December 1898. 

St Charbel was buried outside the monastery in a grave adjacent to the church wall. In the records of the Monastery of St Maroun in Annaya, Fr (Saint) Charbel's superior wrote that because of what Charbel would accomplish after his death, he had no need to write about his life but was satisfied with stating that Charbel had kept his vows like an angel and not like a human. 

Starting from the time of his burial, St Charbel's tomb emanated a bright light. As a result, the tomb was opened on April 15th 1899, four months after St Charbel's death. The saint's body was found to be intact with no signs of change, a miraculous sign. 

In 1950, St Charbel's tomb at the Maronite monks' monastery high on a mountain in Lebanon was opened yet again, because a light had frequently been seen in the vicinity. To the astonishment of all the body of the priest who had been buried there for fifty-two years was as though he had been merely asleep that half a century. Even his clothing was intact.

Why this Wonder?

People began to pray to St Charbel to ask his intercession with God on their behalf. The monastery began to keep records of miracles performed through the intercession of Fr Charbel from 1950 onwards. There are over 26,000 miracles attributed to the intercession of St Charbel Makhlouf since 1898. 

Saint Pope Paul VI beatified Charbel

At the closing of the Second Vatican Council, on December 5, 1965, St Charbel was beatified by Saint Pope Paul VI, who said:

"Great is the gladness in heaven and earth today for the beatification of Charbel Makhlouf, monk and hermit of the Lebanese Maronite Order. Great is the joy of the East and West for this son of Lebanon, admirable flower of sanctity blooming on the stem of the ancient monastic traditions of the East, and venerated today by the Church of Rome ... the holy monk of Annaya is presented as one who reminds us of the indispensable roles of prayer, hidden virtues and penance ... A hermit from the Lebanese mountain is enrolled among the blessed ... a new, eminent member of monastic sanctity is enriching the entire Christian people by his example and his intercession ... In a world largely fascinated with riches and comfort, he helps us understand the paramount value of poverty, penance, and ascetism to liberate the soul in its ascent to God ..." [1]

Canonisation

St Charbel was canonised in 1977 by Saint Pope Paul VI. At the time, Bishop Francis Zayek wrote, "St Sharbel is called the second St Anthony of the Desert, the Perfume of Lebanon, the first Confessor of the East to be raised to the Altars according to the actual procedures of the Catholic Church, the honor of our Aramaic Antiochian Church, and the model of spiritual values and renewal. Sharbel is like a Cedar of Lebanon standing in eternal prayer, on top of a mountain." [2]

Pilgrimage

St Charbel's tomb has been a site for millions of pilgrimages ever since his burial. 

Preparation for Holy Mass

St Charbel used to spend half a day preparing to celebrate Mass, and half a day in thanksgiving. During the Holy Mass he offered the Eucharist to the Holy Trinity for the conversion of sinners.

History of Saint Charbel

History of St Charbel can be accessed at http://saintcharbel.net.au/history/

Some healings which are attributed to St Charbel

Some healings which are attributed to St Charbel can be accessed at https://epicpew.com/6-incredible-miracles-saint-charbel/

Prayer to Saint Charbel

Saint Sharbel, vessel of sweet perfume, pray for me. O merciful God, who honored Saint Sharbel through the working of great miracles, have mercy on me and grant me what I ask through his intercession. To You be glory forever, Amen. 

Rosary

One of St Charbel's spiritual practices we can imitate is prayer of the Holy Rosary. 

[1] Saint Charbel http://saintcharbel.net.au/history/

[2] Charbel Makhlouf 

HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY

Visit the following link

THE ROSARY

THE ROSARY

On the cross the Creed is prayed:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right Hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come, to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.

On the single beads the Our Father is prayed:

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name;  Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth as It is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

On the sets of beads, the Hail Mary is prayed:

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

At the end of each set of beads, the Glory Be is prayed:

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.

This is followed by the Fatima prayer:

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Many people recite five to fifteen mysteries of the Holy Rosary each day:

The Joyful Mysteries (always recited on Mondays and Thursdays)

1. The Annunciation

2. The Visitation

3. The Nativity

4. The Presentation

5. The finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple

The Sorrowful Mysteries (always recited on Tuesdays and Fridays)

1. The Agony in the Garden

2. The Scourging at the Pillar

3. The Crowning with Thorns

4. The Carrying of the Cross

5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus on the Cross

The Glorious Mysteries (always recited on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays)

1. The Resurrection

2. The Ascension

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles at Pentecost

4. The Assumption of Our Lady body and soul into Heaven

5. The Crowning of Our Lady as Queen of Heaven

At the end of the Rosary recite the Hail Holy Queen:

Hail Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary, pray for us now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Follow the Hail Holy Queen by:

Pray for us O Holy Mother of God

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ

LET US PRAY

O God, Who by Thy Life, Death and Resurrection didst purchase for us the rewards of eternal salvation

Grant, we beseech thee, that, while meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary

We may both imitate what they contain

And obtain what they promise through the same Christ our Lord

Amen.

JOIN ONLINE ROSARY AT

Link to online Rosary

With thanks to usccb.org, saintcharbel.net.au, epicpew.com, wikipedia.org, comepraytherosary.org and youtube

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I feel like this is something that isn’t spoken about too much, but growing up being heavily involved with the church and having a strong relationship with Christ has made it really hard to find friends that share those qualities as well! It also made it hard to remain friends with certain people and sometimes I worry whether the people I care for now are going to lead me towards Christ or not!

A part of me always felt lonely or even there were times where I felt I didn’t truly belong in a group of friends, and it’s crazy how God answered my prayers instantly when asking him to remove people in my life who would distance me from Him! Honestly shows the power of prayer!

Regardless I’m honestly so grateful for my current friends, they bring me closer to Christ and I love bringing them with me to church events like the Holy Thursday 7 Churches Pilgrimage, which we had a blast and it was so beautiful (I recommend everyone to go)! Even though they may be at a different stage in their relationship with Christ than I am, I’m still grateful that I have people in my life who love Jesus and want a relationship with Him like I do! 🤍

But I always love making new friends of faith! <3

Especially people who are very close with God, I find I connect and truly feel accepted with them!

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Saint Rafqa Pietra

1832-1914

Feast Day: March 23

Patronage: against bodily ills, against sickness, loss of parents, sick people

Saint Rafqa, also known as St. Rebecca, had a relatively happy childhood in Lebanon until her mother died when she was 7 years old. She decided to devote herself to God after Jesus told her “You will be a nun” and eventually entered the Lebanese Maronite Order. After years of living austerely and contemplatively, she asked Jesus to share in His sufferings. Immediately she suffered headaches and eye pain. In the last 17 years of her life she was completely blind and paralyzed yet never complained and was joyful. When she died, a light appeared on her grave for 3 nights and the smell of violets emanated from it. She is called “The Flower of Lebanon.” Pope St. John Paul II canonized her in 2001.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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Saint Charbel (4th edition) by Paul Daher

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Holidays 9.4

Holidays

Animals’ Day (Curacao)

Anthracite Coal Miner's Day

Beetle Bailey Day

Bey Day

Book Day (Tajikistan)

Bright Idea Day

Clear Day (Scientology)

Common Soapwort Day

Cooperation Day (Iran)

Glass Day

Google Day

Grand Magal de Touba (Sénégal)

Immigrant's Day (Argentina)

International Hijab Day

International Taekwondo Day

Kodak Day

L.A. Day

Larry Platt Day (Georgia)

Looking For the Boundaries (Cuchumatan Indians, Guatemala Highlands)

National Customer Day (Indonesia)

National Day (Maldives)

National Joan Rivers Day

National Leadership Day

National Only Ever You Day

National Penis Day (New Zealand)

National PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Awareness Day

National When Pigs Fly Day

National Wildlife Day [also 2.22]

Newspaper Carrier Day

904 Day

Nuclear Provision Expert’s Day (Russia)

Professional Care Workers Day (UK)

Rhishi Panchami (Female Employees Only Festival; Nepal)

Royal Thai Navy Submarine Memorial Day (Thailand)

Secretary’s Day (Argentina)

Toothfish Day (Georgia;, South Sandwich Islands)

Umhlanga (Reed Dance for the Zulu King; Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)

When Pigs Fly Day

World Day of PFAPA Syndrome

World Leukemia Day

World Sexual Health Day

Xena Day  

Food & Drink Celebrations

Currywurst Day (Germany)

Eat An Extra Dessert Day

Finnish Food Day

Häagen-Dazs Day

National Macadamia Nut Day

National Spice Blend Day

National Wine Day (Chile)

Independence & Related Days

Avignon (Annexed by France; 1791)

Flandrensis (Declared; 2008) [unrecognized]

Lostisland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Paxaris (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

1st Wednesday in September

Global Talent Acquisition Day [1st Wednesday]

Hump Day [Every Wednesday]

Indigenous Literacy Day (Australia) [1st Wednesday]

Wacky Wednesday [Every Wednesday]

Website Wednesday [Every Wednesday]

Wheat Beer Wednesday [1st Wednesday of Each Month]

Wilderness Wednesday [1st Wednesday of Each Month]

Festivals Beginning September 4, 2024

Ars Electronica Festival (Linz, Austria) [thru 9.8]

Delta Festival (Marseille, France) [thru 9.8]

Denver Food + Wine Wine Festival (Denver, Colorado) [thru 9.7]

Garfield County Fair (Enid, Oklahoma) [thru 9.7]

ION Festival (Dhërmi, Albania) [thru 9.11]

JavaZone (Oslo, Norway) [thru 9.5]

LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Kyiv, Ukraine) [thru 9.8]

Moors and Christians Festival in Villena (Villena, Spain) [thru 9.9]

Moscow International Book Fair (Moscow, Russia) [thru 9.8]

Peach Days Celebration (Brigham City, Utah) [thru 9.7]

Feast Days

Aaron and Moses (Maronite Church)

Alexander Liberman (Artology)

Boniface I, pope (Christian; Saint)

Buckthorn Day (French Republic)

Candida the Elder (Christian; Saint)

Catherine of Racconigi (Christian; Blessed)

Ceremony of Transformation Through Anubis (Ancient Egypt)

Changing Woman Ceremony begins (Apache Tribe; Everyday Wicca)

Chester Brown Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

David Lagercrantz (Writerism)

Dina Bélanger (Christian; Blessed)

Ed the Happy Clown Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Guglielmini (Positivist; Saint)

Hermione of Ephesus (Christian; Saint)

Ida of Herzfeld (Christian; Saint)

Irmgardis of Süchteln (Christian; Saint)

Jan Švankmajer (Artology)

Ludi Romani begins (Ancient Rome games; until September 19)

Marcellus and Valerian (Christian; Martyrs)

Marinus (Christian; Saint)

Media Aestas IV (Pagan)

Moses and Aaron (Lutheran Church and Eastern Orthodox Church)

Moses the Lawgiver (Christian; Saint)

Oskar Schlemmer (Artology)

Paul Jones (Episcopal Church)

Rhiannon (Celtic Book of Days)

Richard Wright (Writerism)

Rock Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Rosalia (Christian; Saint)

Rose of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Roosevelt Franklin (Muppetism)

Rufinus, Silvanus, and Vitalicus (Christian; Saint)

Syd Hoff (Artology)

Thamel and companions (Christian; Saints)

Tirobhab Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva (Assam, India)

Triumph of the Cross (Vatican City)

Ultan of Ardbraccan (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [35 of 53]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [41 of 60]

Unlucky Monday (when Judas Escariot was born; Philippines) [1st Monday] (4 of 4)

Premieres

All About Steve (Film; 2009)

Alona on the Sarong Seas (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1942)

The Big Build-Up (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Black Boy, by Richard Wright (Memoir; 1945)

Bob Roberts (Film; 1992)

Burlesque (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Butter (Film; 2011)

The Castafiore Emerald, by Hergé (Graphic Novel; 1962) [Tintin #21]

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (WB Animated Film; 2007)

Chilly and the Woodchopper (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1967)

Chilly Chums (Chilly Willy & Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1967)

Curious George (Animated TV Series; 2006)

Easy Rider (Film; 1969)

An English Murder, by Cyril Hare (Novel; 1951)

Extract (Film; 2009)

Foiled Again or Don’t Fence Me In (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 158; 1962)

Get Lost! Little Doggy (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1964)

Get Your Ya-Ya’s Out!, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1970)

Gone Batty (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn Waugh (Novel; 1934)

The Health Farm, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

How to Play Baseball (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Jack and the Beanstalk (Ub Iwerks Laugh-O-Grams Cartoon; 1922)

The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis (Novel; 1956) [The Chronicles of Narnia #7]

London Calling, by Noel Coward (Play; 1923)

Maigret Rents a Room, by Georges Simenon (Novel; 1951)

Mice Follies (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

The Price is Right (TV Game Show; 1956)

Speaking of the Weather (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

Swing Time (Film; 1936)

Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (Animated Film; 1975)

Three Musketeers, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 157; 1962)

Toxicity, by System of a Down (Album; 2001)

Tricky Trout (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1961)

Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series; 1995)

Today’s Name Days

Ida, Iris, Irmgard, Rosalia, Rosalie (Austria)

Dunja, Ida, Marin, Mojsije, Rozalija (Croatia)

Jindřiška (Czech Republic)

Theodosias (Denmark)

Priide, Priidika, Priidla (Estonia)

Ansa (Finland)

Iris, Moïse, Rosalie (France)

Ida, Iris, Irmgard, Rosalie, Sven (Germany)

Ermione, Ermioni (Greece)

Rozália (Hungary)

Rosalia (Italy)

Dzintars, Dzintra (Latvia)

Germantė, Girstautas, Rozalija, Rožė (Lithuania)

Ida, Idar (Norway)

Agatonik, Ida, Lilianna, Rościgniew, Róża, Rozalia (Poland)

Moise, Vavila (Romania)

Rozália (Slovakia)

Moisés, Rosalía (Spain)

Gisela (Sweden)

Becky, Erin, Erina, Ida, Idalia, Moe, Moises, Moses, Moss, Reba, Rebecca, Rebekah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 248 of 2024; 118 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of Week 36 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 2 (Xin-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 1 Elul 5784

Islamic: 29 Safar 1446

J Cal: 8 Gold; Oneday [7 of 30]

Julian: 22 August 2024

Moon: 2%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 24 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Bourgelat]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 77 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 14 of 32)

Calendar Changes

Elul (a.k.a. ʼĔlūl) [אֱלוּל] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 6 of 12]

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Holidays 7.22

Holidays

Ask An Archeologist Day

Attorney Day (Indonesia)

Beta Blucan Day

Blackfoot Daisy Day

Childbirth Education Awareness Day

Climate Emergency Day

Division 722 Day

Dornach Commemoration Day (Switzerland)

Family Tree Day

Festival of Boredom and Reveries

Fragile X Awareness Day

George Crum Day

Guelaguetza (Primer Lunes; Mexico)

Hammock Day

Health, Happiness with Hypnosis Day

IMF Day

International Childbirth Education Awareness Day

International Love & Gratitude Day

King Father’s Birthday (Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)

Lendemain de l'Aïd el-Kebir (Mauritania)

Liberation Day (Guam)

Lion's Share Day

Majdanek Liberation Day

National Be A Good Teammate Day (UK)

National Flag Adoption Day (India)

National Intern Day

National Liberation Day (Poland)

National Pajama Day

National Press Day (Azerbaijan)

National Sing from the Book of Mormon Day

National Sophia Day

National Squirt A Pigeon Day

National Thomas Day

National Water Coaster Day

One Piece Day (Japan)

Pi Approximation Day (a.k.a. Casual Pi Day; 22/7)

Preparedness Day

Qurbon Hayit Holiday (Uzbekistan)

Ranggeln (Germany)

Ratcatcher's Day (a.k.a. Pied Piper Day; UK)

Remington 722 Day

Ryegrass Day (French Republic)

Spooner's Day (a.k.a. Spoonerism Day)

Stilt Dance Day (Spain)

SNN 722 Day

Summer Leisure Day

Thulsa Doom Appreciation Day

Trae Day (Houston, Texas)

Urania Asteroid Day

World Brain Day

World Day Against Open Pit Mining

World Fragile X Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Froot Loops Day

National BLT Sandwich Day

National Mango Day

Penuche Fudge Day

Independence & Related Days

Bohol Day (Philippines)

Claveria Day (Philippines)

Organic Act Day (Virgin Islands)

Revolution Day (July 22nd Anniversary; The Gambia)

Sarawak Self-Government Day (Malaysia)

Slovenian People’s Uprising Day (Yugoslavia)

4th Monday in July

Hurricane Supplication Day (Virgin Islands) [4th Monday]

Festivals Beginning July 22, 2024

The Borderland (Alversjö, Denmark) [thru 7.28]

Corn Capital Days (Olivia, Minnesota) [thru 7.28]

Farnborough International Airshow (Farnborough, United Kingdom) [thru 7.26]

Supertoon International Animation Festival (Šibenik, Croatia) [thru 7.26]

USA Beer & Wine Ratings (San Francisco, California)

Feast Days

Abd-al-Masih (Christian; Saint)

Alexander Calder (Artology)

Aphrodisia (Ancient Greek bathing festival of Aphrodite & Peitho)

Aristo (Positivist; Saint)

Beginning of Leo (Astrology; Pagan)

Contemplate the Cosmos Day (Pastafarian)

Dabius (a.k.a. Davies) of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Edward Hopper (Artology)

James Whale Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Joseph of Tiberias (or of Palestine; a.k.a. Count Joseph; Christian; Saint)

Karl Marx Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Leo zodiac sign begins

Loch Ness Monster 1st Sighting (Everyday Wicca)

Markella of Chios (Christian; Saint)

Mary Magdalene (Christian; Saint)

Meneve, Abbot of Menat (Christian; Saint)

Neil Welliver (Artology)

Nohra (Maronite Church)

Pete Dexter (Writerism)

Ruthie Tompson (Artology)

S.E. Hinton (Writerism)

Tom Robbins (Writerism)

Vandrille (a.k.a. Wandregisilus; Christian; Saint)

Vaughn Bodē (Artology)

The Venusian (Muppetism)

Wandregislus (a.k.a. Wandrille; Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Dismal Day (Unlucky or Evil Day; Medieval Europe; 14 of 24)

Egyptian Day (Unlucky Day; Middle Ages Europe) [14 of 24]

Premieres

At Your Service (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1935)

Back to the Shack, by Weezer (Song; 2014)

A Balmy Swami (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1949)

Bikini Beach (Film; 1964)

The Bodyguard (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1944)

Captain America: The First Avenger (Film; 2011)

Crazy Drivers (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1955)

The Daily Show (Late Night TV Talk Show; 1996)

Friends with Benefits (Film; 2011)

Gallipoli, by Alan Moorehead (History Book; 1956)

Green Lantern: Beware My Power (WB Animated Film; 2022)

Ice Age: Collision Course (Animated Film; 2016)

The Inverted World, by Christopher Priest (Novel; 1974)

The Island (Film; 2005)

Hollywood Sweepstakes (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1939)

It’s Hummer Time (WB LT Cartoon 1950)

Jaws 3-D (Film; 1983)

Join Together, by The Who (Song; 1972)

Jungle Jingles (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Lolita (Film; 1998)

Marnie (Film; 1964)

Midnight Run (Film; 1988)

Mr. Mom (Film; 1983)

Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1938)

My Aim Is True, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1977)

Nope (Film; 2022)

North (Film; 1994)

Plan 9 From Outer Space (Film; 1959)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Film; 1954)

Star Trek Beyond (Film; 2016)

The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman (Novel; 1997) [His Dark Materials #2]

Weary Willies (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Today’s Name Days

Magdalena, Maria (Austria)

Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Miglena (Bulgaria)

Lenka, Magdalena, Manda, Marija (Croatia)

Magdaléna (Czech Republic)

Magdalene, Maria (Denmark)

Leen, Leena, Leeni, Made, Madli, Magda, Magdaleena, Mall, Malle (Estonia)

Leena, Leeni, Lenita, Matleena (Finland)

Madeleine, Wandrille (France)

Magdalena, Marlene, Verena (Germany)

Magdalena, Magdalene, Magdalini, Markella (Greece)

Magdolna (Hungary)

Lena, Lorenzo, Maddalena, Maria, Marylena, Menelaos (Italy)

Margita, Marija, Marika, Marina, Marisandra (Latvia)

Dalius, Magdalena, Mantilė, Marija (Lithuania)

Malene, Mali, Malin (Norway)

Albin, Bolesława, Bolisława, Laurencjusz, Maria Magdalena, Milenia, Pankracy, Wawrzyniec, Więcemiła (Poland)

Magdaléna (Slovakia)

Magdalena, María (Spain)

Madeleine, Magdalena (Sweden)

Mada, Madalina, Madalyn, Maddi, Maddie, Maddy, Madel, Madelaine, Madelein, Madeleine, Madelene, Madelina, Madeline, Madie, Madelyn, Mady (Universal)

Amaya, Magda, Magdalen, Magdalena, Magdalene (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 204 of 2024; 162 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of Week 30 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 17 (Ding-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 16 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 15 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 24 Red; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 9 July 2024

Moon: 98%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 7 Dante (8th Month) [Aristo]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 33 of 94)

Week: 4th Week of July

Zodiac: Leo (Day 1 of 31)

Calendar Changes

  Leo (The Lion) begins [Zodiac Sign 5; thru 8.21]