Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
De Lellis established the Order of Clerks Regular, Ministers of the Infirm (abbreviated as M.I.), better known as the Camillians. His experience in war led him to establish a group of health care workers who would assist soldiers on the battlefield. The large, red cross on their cassock remains a symbol of the Congregation. Today the red cross serves as a symbol universally recognized as the sign of charity & service. This was the original Red Cross, hundreds of years before the International Red cross Organization was formed.Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Micah, chapter six, verses one thru four & six thru eight;
Psalm Fifty, verses five, six, eight, nine, sixteen(b) thru seventeen, twenty-one, & twenty-three;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twelve, verse thirty-eight thru forty-two;
or, for St. Camillus:
The First Letter of John, chapter three, verses fourteen thru eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred twelve, verse one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses nine thru seventeen.
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Monday, 11 July was the Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot (circa 480-547, A.K.A. of Nursia): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
It was in Monte Cassino, St. Benedict founded the monastery that became the roots of the Church's monastic system. Instead of founding small separate communities he gathered his disciples into one whole community. Saint Scholastica, he twin sister, settled nearby to live a religious life. His beliefs & instructions on religious life were collected in what is now known as the Rule of Saint Benedict.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
The father of Western monasticism & the Benedictine Order, Benedict left his studies in Rome to become a hermit. He settled in a rocky cave in Italy near Subiaco where he spent his days in prayer & fasting. After several years, others gathered around him/ He organized them into communities. He eventually wrote his Rule, a flexible & moderate pattern of life that became the norm for monastic life in the West.'Twas also the feast of Saint Olga of Kiev (circa 890-969): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Isaiah, chapter one, verses ten thru seventeen;
Psalm Fifty, verses eight, nine, sixteen(b) thru seventeen, twenty-one, & twenty-three;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten, verse thirty-four thru chapter eleven, verses one;
or, for St. Benedict:
The Book of Proverbs, chapter two, verses one thru nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verse ten;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten, verse thirty-four thru chapter eleven, verses one.
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Monday, 4 July was the feast of Saint Odo of Canterbury, Bishop (circa 870-959, A.K.A. the Good, also spelt Oda): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Hosea, chapter two, verses sixteen, seventeen(b) thru eighteen, twenty-one, & twenty-two;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-five, verses two thru nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nine, verses eighteen thru twenty-six.
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Monday, 27 June was the Optional Memorial of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor of the Church (circa 376-444): Doctor-link ūnus, Doctor-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
He was Patriarch of Alexandria from 414-444. he was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence & power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively & was a leading proponent of the Christological controversies. He was a central figure in the Council of Ephesus in 431, which lead to the deposition of Nestorius as Patriarch of Constantinople.Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Amos, chapter two, verses six thru ten & thirteen thru sixteen;
Psalm Fifty, verses sixteen(b) thru twenty-three;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eight, verses eighteen thru twenty-two;
or, for St. Cyril:
The Second Letter to Timothy, chapter four, verses one thru five;
Psalm Eighty-nine, verse two;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses thirteen thru nineteen.
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