Project BLACK MAMBA: Advent

Today we remember Our Lady of Loreto & the Translation of the Holy House: Our Lady-link, Santa Casa-link, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Holy House, Batman!

We also remember Saint Polydore Plasden, Priest & Martyr (1563-1591), martyred under Queen Elizabeth I, one of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link Papa Papa; Wikipedia-link XL.

We also remember Saint John Roberts, Priest & Martyr, O.S.B. (1577-1610), martyred under King James I, another of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter thirteen (verses one thru fifty-eight).

Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verses thirteen thru twenty;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-five, verses one & nine thru thirteen(a,b);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses eleven thru fifteen.

Commentary: There are a lot of thirteens in today's reading. Triskaidekaphobia, anyone?