Thursday, April 7, 2016

Project BLACK MAMBA: Eastertide

'Tis the Memorial of Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest, F.S.C. (1651-1719), founder of the Lasallian Brothers, formally the Brothers of the Christian Schools: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link F.S.C.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
He was a French priest, educational reformer, & founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is patron of teachers of youth, educators, (&) school principals…
'Tis also the feast of Saint Henry Walpole, Priest & Martyr, S.J. (1558-1595), martyred under the queen Elizabeth I, one of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link XL.

'Tis also the feast of Blesseds Edward Oldcorne, Priest, & Ralph Ashley, Martyrs, S.J. (died 1606), martyred under the king James VI & I: Martyr-link Echo Oscar & Wikipedia-link Echo Oscar, Martyr-link Romeo Alpha & Wikipedia-link Romeo Alpha.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter five, verses twenty-seven thru thirty-three;
Psalm Thirty-four, verses two, nine, & seventeen thru twenty;
The Gospel according to John, chapter three, verses thirty-one thru thirty-six.

Personal Reading
The Book of Exodus, chapter thirty (verses one thru thirty-eight);
The Book of Exodus, chapter thirty-one (verses one thru eighteen);
The Book of Exodus, chapter thirty-two (verses one thru thirty-five);
The Book of Exodus, chapter thirty-three, verses one thru six;
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter five, verses twenty-seven thru thirty-two & forty(b) thru forty-one;
Psalm Thirty, verses two, four thru six, & eleven thru thirteen;
The Book of Revelation, chapter five, verses eleven thru fourteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty-one, verses one thru nineteen;
(or, the Gospel according to John, chapter twenty-one, verses one thru fourteen).

Commentary: Altar of incense (30:1-10), census tax (30:11-16), the laver (30:17-21), the anointing oil (30:22-33), the incense (30:34-38), choice of artisans (31:1-11), Sabbath laws (31:12-18), the golden calf (32:1-29), & the atonement (32:30-33:6).

The readings from other than Exodus are next Sunday's Mass readings. My habit for the past year has been to read these on Saturday morning, during my 3:00-4:30 A.M. shift in the Adoration chapel. Tomorrow, I am bound for the county gaol (the archaic spelling I prefer to "jail") with a few other parishioners, to live out the corporal work of mercy to visit the imprisoned (historically, to ransom the captives). I was advised to read the following Sunday's readings in preparation for discussing them with the imprisoned. I feel called to do this, but until I've experienced it for myself I cannot say if this will become a regular part of my schedule.

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