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Happy Fourth of July from the Diocese of Cheyenne! We hope you have a wonderful, safe weekend and enjoy spending time with your family and friends.

Blessed Mary Teresa Ledochowska was born in Austria to a Polish count and his Swiss wife. She gave up her position as lady-in-waiting to a Tuscan grand duchess to devote her literary and organizational skills to the African missions and anti-slavery movement. In 1894 she founded the Institute of the Sisters of St. Peter Claver, which was formally approved in 1899. Blessed Mary Teresa Ledochowska, pray for us!

According to legend, Veronica was the woman who took pity on Jesus as he carried his cross, wiped his face with a cloth and was left with an image of the suffering Christ. Her story was included in the Stations of the Cross in the 19th century. St. Veronica, pray for us!

St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012. She is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans. St. Kateri Tekakwitha pray for us.

Born at Brusthem, Belgium, Christina had a seizure at age 21 that was thought to have killed her. At the Mass being said for her, she suddenly flew to the top of the church, later saying she had been to hell, purgatory and heaven, and was allowed to return to earth to pray for suffering souls. St. Christina, patron saint of psychiatrists, psychologists and those suffering mental illness, pray for us!

Today is the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly! We pray for all grandparents and elderly people today and remember their importance in our lives.

Joachim and Anne—whether these are their real names or not—represent that entire quiet series of generations who faithfully perform their duties, practice their faith, and establish an atmosphere for the coming of the Messiah, but remain obscure.