DAILY COMMENTARIES FROM THE TRADITIO FATHERS
JULY 2026

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JULY 2, 2026 - VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
DOUBLE FEAST OF THE SECOND CLASS

'The Visitation

"The Visitation" (ca. 1643)
By Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674)
Oil on Canvas, 112x98 cm

Exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis,
abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem Juda:
et intravit in domum Zachariae, et salutavit Elisabeth.
[And Mary rising up in those days,
went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.
And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.]

Luke 1:39-40/DRV, from the Gospel of the Feast

JULY 1, 2026 - MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
DOUBLE FEAST OF THE FIRST CLASS

'The Visitation

"Crucifixion" By Lovis Corinth (1858-1925)
After the Altarpiece at Tolz (1921-1922)
Drypoint, 30x24 cm

Sed unus militum lancea latus eius aperuit,
et continuo exivit sanguis et aqua.
[But one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side,
and immediately there came out blood and water.]

John 19:34/DRV, from the Gospel of the Feast
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