Otherwise, we would have remembered Saint Roch, T.O.S.F. (1295-1327, A.K.A. Rocco): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day (Sunday)
Personal Reading
Introduction to the Letter to the Philippians.
Mass Readings
The Book of Proverbs, chapter nine, verses one thru six;
Psalm Thirty-four, verses two thru seven;
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter five, verses fifteen thru twenty;
The Gospel according to John, chapter six, verses fifty-one thru fifty-eight.
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On 17 August, we remembered Pope Saint Eusebius (d. 310): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day (Monday)
Personal Reading
The Letter to the Philippians, chapter one (of four).
Mass Readings
The Book of Judges, chapter two, verses eleven thru nineteen;
Psalm One Hundred Six, verses thirty-four thru thirty-seven, thirty-nine & forty, forty-three(A,B), forty-four;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nineteen, verses sixteen thru twenty-two.
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On 18 August, we remembered Blessed Martín Martínez Pascual (1910-1936), priest, martyred by Republicans (Rojos) during the Spanish Civil War: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (Spanish).
Scripture of the Day (Tuesday)
Personal Reading
The Letter to the Philippians, chapter two.
Mass Readings
The Book of Judges, chapter six, verses eleven thru twenty-four(A);
Psalm Eighty-five, verses nine, eleven thru fourteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nineteen, verses twenty-three thru thirty.
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Mass Journal: Week 34
Reflection by Matthew Kelly of the Dynamic Catholic Institute
The philosophy of Christ is based on discipline, & it is discipline that our modern culture abhors & has rejected with all its strength. It is true that Jesus came to comfort the afflicted, but as (Servant of God) Dorthy Day, journalist, social activist, & alcoholic convert pointed out, he also came to afflict the comfortable. The saints make many modern Catholics uncomfortable because they challenge us to throw off the spirit of the world & to embrace the Spirit of God. Like Jesus, by their example the saints invite us to the life of discipline. Contrary to popular opinion, discipline doesn't stifle or restrict the human person. Discipline isn't something invented by the Church to control of manipulate the masses, nor it is a tool that unjust tyrants & dictators use to make people do things that don't want to do. All these are the lies of a culture completely absorbed in a philosophy of instant gratification. Discipline is the faithful friend who will introduce you to your true self. Discipline is the worthy protector who will defend you from your lesser self. And discipline is the extraordinary mentor who will challenge you to become (sic) the-best-version-of-yourself & all God created you to be. What are your habits? Are your habits helping you become (sic) a-better-version-of-yourself or are they self-diminishing?
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