Project BLACK MAMBA: Lent

'Tis the feast of Saint Walpurga, Abbess (circa 710-777, A.K.A. Valderburg, et al.): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the feast of Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio, O.F.M. (1502-1600): Blessed-link ūnus, Blessed-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. The Holy Redeemer bulletin contains a short hagiography of St. Matthias the Apostle (14 May), who succeeded the betrayer Judas Iscariot. St. Matthias's feast was on 24 February (25 February in leap years) before the last great revision to the General Roman Calendar in 1969-1970, but has been on 14 May for the last four & half decades. Curious, that.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Jeremiah, chapter seventeen, verses five thru ten;
Psalm One, verses one thru four & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter sixteen, verses nineteen thru thirty-one.

Personal Reading
The Book of Genesis, chapter forty-seven, verses thirteen thru thirty-one;
The Book of Genesis, chapter forty-eight (verses one thru twenty-two);
The Book of Genesis, chapter forty-nine (verses one thru thirty-three);
The Book of Genesis, chapter fifty (verses one thru twenty-six).

Commentary: Joseph's land policy (47:13-26), Jacob blesses Ephraim & Manasseh (47:27-48, inclusive), Jacob's testament (49:1-27), farewell & death (49:28-33), Jacob's funeral (50:1-23), & the death of Joseph (50:24-26).

Thus concludes Genesis. I'm next (more or less) going to read the Book of Exodus, I'm just not yet sure if first I'll take an interlude in the New Testament. I'm not really planning to read Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy after Exodus, but mayhap I should; after all, I do desire to read all of the Old Testament, so why delay? I greatly enjoyed the series of readings from the lives of King David & King Solomon (1 & 2 Samuel) in the brief Ordinary Time 'twixt Christmas & this Lent, but should I read the histories so far out of order?