Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Frances started a lay order of women attached to the Benedictines called the Oblates of Mary. The women lived in the world but pledged to offer themselves to God & serve the poor. Eventually they bought a house where the widowed members could live in community.'Tis also the feast of Saint Dominic Savio (1842-1857): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter forty-nine, verses eight thru fifteen;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-five, verses eight, nine, thirteen(c) thru fourteen, seventeen, & eighteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter five, verses seventeen thru thirty.
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Tuesday, 8 March was the Optional Memorial of Saint John of God, Religious, O.H. (1495-1550), founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, formally the Hospitaller Order of the Brothers of St. John of God: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; also, Wikipedia-link O.H.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
John of God is the patron saint of boksellers, printers, heart patients, nurses, the sick, & firefighters, & is considered the founder of the Brothers Hospitallers.'Twas also the feast of Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek, Bishop (1161-1223, A.K.A. Vincent Kadlubo): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter forty-seven, verses one thru nine & twelve;
Psalm Forty-six, verses two, three, five, six, eight, & nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter five, verses one thru sixteen.
Personal Reading
The Book of Exodus, chapter ten (verses one thru twenty-nine).
Commentary: Eighth Plague: the Locusts (10:1-20) & Ninth Plague: the Darkness (10:-21-29).
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Monday, 7 March was the Optional Memorial of Saints Perpetua & Felicity, Martyrs (died 203), maryred under the emperor Septimius Severus: Martyrs-link, Martyr-link Papa, Martyr-link Foxtrot, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
They are… martyrs of the third century. Vibia Perpetua was a married noblewomen, said to have been twenty-two years-old at the time fo her death, & mother of an infant she was nursing. Felicity, a slave imprisoned with her & pregnant at the time, was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.'Twas also the feast of Blessed Leonid Feodorov, Exarch & Martyr (1879-1935), martyred under the Chairman & General Secretary Joseph Stalin: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-five, verses seventeen thru twenty-one;
Psalm Thirty, verses two, four thru six, eleven thru twelve(a), & thirteen(b);
The Gospel according to John, chapter four, verses forty-three thru fifty-four.
Personal Reading
The Book of Exodus, chapter nine, verses thirteen thru thirty-five.
Commentary: Seventh Plague: the Hail (9:13-35).
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