Saints celebrated on the 20th of June
WILLIAM HARCOURT, PRIEST AND MARTYR
In 1679, during the reign of Charles II, [Blessed] William Harcourt (a.k.a. Waring) (Wilhelmus), a Jesuit, was hanged at Tyburn for his Catholic faith. (Cal.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 795)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed William may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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