Jul. 4 Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Independence Day (USA); Optional Memorial of Elizabeth of Portugal, Opt. Mem.

Entrance Antiphon, Cf. Sir 36:18-19:Give peace, Lord, to those who wait for you; hear the prayers of your servants and guide us in the way of justice.Preface:It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.