July 26

THE CHURCHES REMEMBER...

ANGLICANS:
Anne and Joachim, parents of the blessed virgin Mary

WESTERN CATHOLICS:
Joachim and Anne, parents of the blessed virgin Mary (Roman and Ambrosian calendars)
Christine of Bolsena (d. ca. 300), virgin and martyr (Spanish-Mozarabic calendar)

COPTS AND ETHIOPIANS (19 abib/hamle):
Batlan the Doctor (d. ca. 305), martyr (Coptic calendar)
The young Cyriacus and his mother Julitta (d. ca. 305), martyrs (Ethiopian Church)

LUTHERANS:
Luise Scheppler (d. 1837), benefactress in Alsace

ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS AND GREEK CATHOLICS:
Hermolaus of Nicomedia, hieromartyr, and his companions Hermippus and Hermocrates (d. ca. 305)
Paraskevi of Rome (2nd cent.), hosiomartyr

OLD CATHOLICS:
Joachim and Anne