Project BLACK MAMBA: The Long Road Back, Part I

'Tis the Feast of Saint Barnabas, Apostle (first century): Apostle-link ūnus, Apostle-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

Barnabas appears mainly in Acts... He also appears in several of Paul's epistles. He found the work so extensive & weighty that he went to Tarsus in search of (St.) Paul (25 January, et al.), "an admirable colleague," to assist him. Paul returned with him to Antioch & labored with him for a whole year (Acts, 11:25-26).

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter eleven, verses twenty-one(b) thru twenty-six & chapter thirteen, verses one thru three;
Psalm Ninety-eight, verses one thru six;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses thirty-three thru thirty-seven.

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Saturday, 4 June was the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Our Lady-link & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a devotional name used to refer to the interior life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, her joys & sorrows, her virtues & hidden perfections, & above all, her virginal love of God.

'Twas also the feast of Saint Francis Caracciolo, Priest, C.R.M. (1563-1608), co-founder of the Adorno Fathers, formally the Clerics Regular Minor: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link C.R.M..

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Second Letter to Timothy, chapter four, verses one thru eight;
Psalm Seventy-one, verses eight, nine, fourteen, fifteen(a,b), sixteen, seventeen, & twenty-two;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter two, verses forty-one thru fifty-one;

or, for the Immaculate Heart:
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, verses nine thru eleven;
The First Book of Samuel, chapter two, verse one;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter two, verses forty-one thru fifty-one.

Commentary: Yup, same Gospel.