Project BLACK MAMBA

'Tis the Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest, C.M. (1581-1660), co-founder of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul & the Vincentians, formally the Congregation of the Mission: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, Saint-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link D.C. & Wikipedia-link C.M.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:

St. Vincent de Paul spent the early years of his priesthood ministering among the wealthy in the French countryside near Paris. In 1609 he became tutor to the children of the Gondi family, an involvement that taught him a principle for his work: evangelize the rich & direct them to serve the poor. In 1625, Vincent founded the Congregation of the Mission, a community of priests with a threefold commitment. Members obligated themselves to pattern their lives on Christ, to take the gospel to the rural poor, & to help educate priests in their practical duties.

'Tis also the feast of Saint Elzéar of Sabran, T.O.S.F. (1285-1323), husband of Bl. Delphine: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the feast of Blessed Delphine of Glandèves, T.O.S.F. (1283-1360), wife of St. Elzéar: Blessed-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Job, chapter three, verses one, two, three, eleven thru seventeen, & twenty thru twenty-three;
Psalm Eighty-eight, verses two thru eight;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine, verses fifty-one thru fifty-six;

or, for St. Vincent:
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter one, verses twenty-six thru thirty-one;
Psalm One Hundred Twelve, verse one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nine, verses thirty-five thru thirty-eight.

Personal Reading
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter two, verses one thru ten.

Commentary: Generosity of God's Plan (2:1-10). This selection from St. Paul's epistles was my penance from confession yesterday.