Scripture of the Day (Today)
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty-two, verses sixty-six thru seventy;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses thirty-three thru thirty-seven.
Mass Readings
The Book of Deuteronomy, chapter four, verses one, five thru nine;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-seven, verses twelve & thirteen, fifteen & sixteen, nineteen & twenty;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses seventeen thru nineteen.
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7 March was the optional memorial of Saints Perpetua & Felicity, Martyrs (d. c. 203), martyred under the Emperor Septimius Severus: Martyrs-link, Martyr-link Papa, Martyr-link Foxtrot, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Quoth the bulletin:
We are fortunate to have the record of the courage of Perpetua & Felicity from the hand of Perpetua herself; her teacher, Saturus; & others who knew them. This account, known as "The Martyrdom of Perpetua & Felicity," was so popular in the early centuries that it was read during liturgies.Scripture of the Day (Saturday)
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty-two, verses fifty-six thru sixty.
Mass Readings
The Book of Micah, chapter seven, verses fourteen & fifteen, eighteen thru twenty;
Psalm One Hundred Three, verses one thru four, nine thru twelve;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter fifteen, verses one thru three, eleven thru thirty-two.
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Had 8 March not been a Sunday, we would have remembered Saint John of God, O.H. (1495-1550): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day (Sunday)
Mass Readings
The Book of Exodus, chapter twenty, verses one thru seventeen
(or short form: Exodus, twenty, verses one thru three, seven & eight, twelve thru seventeen);
Psalm Nineteen, verses eight thru eleven;
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter one, verses twenty-two thru twenty-five;
The Gospel according to John, chapter two, verses thirteen thru twenty-five.
Urbi et Orbi
Today, I attended my fifty-third Mass of the year (12:15 P.M., at St. Matthew's in downtown Flint). My goal for the year is not to miss Mass on a single Sunday (so far, so good) & to attend at least two non-Sunday Masses a week (I think I failed one week, but have succeeded in every other). A goal for this Lent was to attend Mass every single day. The first day I missed was Friday, 6 March, because I had an appointment at the Diocesan Center at 10:00 A.M., meaning I left town at about the same time the 8:30 morning Mass began at Holy Redeemer. The distance to Lansing does not require an hour & a half to drive in normal conditions (Friday boasted exquisite driving weather), but I decided to give myself a margin for error, which turned out to be necessary when it took me several minutes of circling to figure out where to park the Lumi, the Distaff Son of the Mousemobile. The priest with whom I had the appointment did not appear 'til 10:15, apologizing for being late. I suspect he had been off celebrating morning Mass, as he said he normally does not schedule any appointments earlier than 10:30. Drat, drat, & double drat! Had our appointment been at 10:30, I would have had time for morning Mass. Our meeting lasted for over two hours, meaning I missed both noon Mass at the Lansing cathedral (St. Mary's) & the lunchtime Mass at St. Matt's back in Flint. So, on the first day of Lent on which I missed Mass, I did so due to a priest.
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