Project BLACK MAMBA: Backlog, Part I

Today we remember Saint Peter de Regelado, O.F.M. (1390-1456): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Today we also remember Blessed Amadeus of Savoy (1435-1472), Duke Amadeus IX: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Today)
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty three, verses forty thru forty-three;
The First Letter of John, chapter two;
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter seventeen.

Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter forty-two, verses one thru seven;
Psalm Twenty-seven, verses one thru three, thirteen & fourteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twelve, verses one thru eleven.

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27 March was the optional feast of Our Lady of Sorrows: Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the bulletin:

This feast of Mary of Sorrows was extended to the whole of the Latin Church in 1727 by Pope Benedict XIII, who assigned it the Friday in Passion Week, one week before Good Friday.

Scripture of the Day (Friday)
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty three, verse thirty-four.

Mass Readings
The Book of Jeremiah, chapter twenty, verse ten thru thirteen;
Psalm Eighteen, verses two thru seven;
The Gospel according to John, chapter ten, verses thirty-one thru forty-two.

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On 28 March, we remembered Saint Hesychius of Jerusalem (d. c. 450): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Saturday)
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty three, verses thirty-five thru thirty-nine.

Mass Readings
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter thirty-seven, verses twenty-one thru twenty-eight;
The Book of Jeremiah, chapter thirty-one, verses ten thru thirteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter eleven, verses forty-five thru fifty-sex.

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Mass Journal: Week 7
Sunday, 8 February 2015

Now is the time when we all need to rediscover Catholicism. I try to rediscover it every day, & when I seek in earnest to do so I am never disappointed. When I am able to set my ego & personal agenda aside, more often than not I am left in awe. Catholicism is old. But let me ask you a question. If you had an ancient treasure map, would you throw it away just because it was old? No. The age of the map doesn't matter. What matters is whether or not it leads to treasure. Catholicism is a treasure map: It may be old, but it still leads to treasure. Let's rediscover it together, & help others to do the same.