Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Bede is well known as an author & scholar & moreover a skilled linguist & translator, & his work made the Latin & Greek more accessible to his fellow Anglo-Saxons.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
St. Bede was born in the neighborhood of the Wearmouth monastery in 673. He was trained by St. Benedict Biscop (12 January) & later entered the monastery. Ordained to the priesthood, he spent his ministry in teaching & writing. St. Bede wrote theological & historical works in the patristic tradition & explained Sacred Scripture. he died in 735. He is a Doctor of the Church.'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Gregory VII, Pope, O.S.B. (circa 1020-1085), one hundred fifty-seventh Bishop of Rome: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Gregory VII was the first pope in several centuries rigorously to enforce the policy of celibacy for the clergy & attacked the practice of simony. He also was a prominent champion of papal supremacy, causing political difficulties.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
St. Gregory VII was born in Tuscany about the year 1028. he was elected pope in 1073. He instituted what became known as the "Gregorian Reform," abolishing simony, the immorality of the clergy, & lay investiture. He tried to end the schism of the Eastern Churches, & launch a crusade to free Jerusalem from the hands of the Turks. He was besieged by Henry IV (Holy Roman Emperor) & died in exile at Salerno in 1085.'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Virgin, O.Carm. (1566-1607): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Mary made her first Communion at the then-early age of ten, made a vow of virginity one month later, & experienced her first ecstasy when she was only twelve. She was also a Carmelite nun & mystic.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi was born at Florence in 1566 & after a religious upbringing she entered the Carmelites. She led a solitary life of prayer & self-denial, prayed fervently for Church reform, & directed her sisters on the road to perfection. She was blessed by many gifts from God & died in 1607.Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The First Letter of Peter, chapter one, verses eighteen thru twenty-five;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-seven, verses twelve thru fifteen, nineteen, & twenty;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter ten, verses thirty-two thru forty-five;
or, for St. Bede:
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter two, verses ten(b) thru sixteen;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen, verse twelve;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses twenty-one thru twenty-nine;
or, for St. Gregory VII:
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter twenty, verses seventeen, eighteen(a), twenty-eight thru thirty-two, & thirty-six;
Psalm One Hundred Ten, verse four(b);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter sixteen, verses thirteen thru nineteen;
or, for St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi:
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter seven, verses twenty-five thru thirty-five;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-eight, verses twelve(a) & thirteen(a);
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter three, verses thirty-one thru thirty-five.
Personal Reading
The Book of Numbers, chapter twenty-five (verses one thru nineteen);
The Second Letter of Peter, chapter two, verses fourteen thru sixteen;
The Letter of Jude, verse eleven.
Commentary: Worship of Baal of Peor (25:1-5), Zeal of Phinehas (25:6-15), & Vengeance on the Midianites (25:16-19). The verses from both 2 Peter & Jude reference Balaam, who is featured heavily in Numbers, 22-24; the presentation of Balaam in these New Testament citations seems to conflict, or at least not entirely harmonize, with the Old Testament chapters. The footnotes in my Bible speculate that the newer authors referred to non-canonical Jewish texts or traditions, now lost to us.
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