Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Project BLACK MAMBA

On 26 October we remembered Saint Cuthbert of Canterbury (d. 760), abbot & bishop: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Not to be confused with St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (20 March), also a bishop.

We also remembered Saint Fulk of Pavia (1164-1229, A.K.A. of Piacenza), bishop: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

Scripture of the Day (Monday)
Mass Readings
The Letter to the Romans, chapter eight, verses twelve thru seventeen;
Psalm Sixty-eight, verses two, four, six thru seven(a,b), twenty & twenty-one;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter thirteen, verses ten thru seventeen.

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Today we remember Saint Abraham the Poor (d. c. 372): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

We also remember Saint Frumentius of Ethopia (d. c. 383), bishop: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Tuesday)
Personal Reading
The Book of Wisdom, chapters seventeen thru nineteen (of nineteen);
Introduction to the Book of Leviticus;
The Book of Leviticus, chapters eighteen & nineteen.

Mass Readings
The Letter to the Romans, chapter eight, verses eighteen thru twenty-five;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-six, verses one(b) thru six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter thirteen, verses eighteen thru twenty-one.

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Mass Journal: Week 44
Reflection by Mathew Kelly, founder of the Dynamic Catholic Institute.
Grace is the power of God alive within us. It heals the wounds that our sins have created & helps us to maintain moral balance. Grace helps us to persevere in the pursuit of virtue. It enlightens our minds to see & know which actions will help us become all God has created us to be. Grace inspires us to love what is good & shun what is evil. Grace is not a magical illusion. It is mystical & real. I come to Confession to reconcile with myself, with God, & with the community. Confession is not just a cleansing experience; it is also a strengthening experience. Confession is an opportunity for you & God to work together to form (sic) a-better-version-of-yourself. It also increases our desire for holiness, & that is a desire we should fan with all our energy.

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