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Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Angela Merici, Virgin

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It is the Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici (1474-1540). St. Angela was born in northern Italy. In 1516, she founded the Order of Ursulines, the first teaching order for women approved by the Church.…

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