LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR AUGUST
THE LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 02, AUGUST Blessed Jane of Aza At Caleruega, in Spain, Blessed Jane of Aza, Mother of Saint Dominic and Blessed Mannes Blessed Jane was born of the prominent Aza family and married Felix de Guzman, a man “ rich and revered among his people ”. Three of their children spent their lives in the service of the Church: Anthony, Blessed Mannes and St. Dominic. According to the earliest and most reliable source, it describes Blessed Jane as “ virtuous, chaste, prudent, and full of compassion for the poor and the afflicted; among all the women of the region she was outstanding for her good reputation .” She died at Caleruega, Spain, at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Her relics were now kept at the Dominican Monastery at Caleruega. Pope Leo XII confirmed her cult in 1828. Liturgical note: “Memoria optativa” 03 AUGUST Blessed Augustine Kazotic At Lucera in Italy, Blessed Augustine Kazotic , friar and bishop of the Ord