Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Aristedes of Athens, Confessor (died circa 134, A.K.A. the Philosopher), noted for the Apology of Aristedes: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Apology.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Aiden of Lindisfarne, Bishop (circa 590-651), the "Apostle of Northumbria," founder of the Lindisfarne Priory: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Priory & Wikipedia-link Holy Island.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Priest, O. de M. (1204-1240): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feria
The First Letter to the Thessalonians,chapter three, verses seven thru thirteen;
Psalm Ninety, verses three, four, & five(a); twelve & thirteen; & fourteen & seventeen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-four, verses forty-two thru fifty-one.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today's Gospel Jesus urges us to be ready for his second coming. It reminds me of John the Baptist preparing us: "Make ready the way of the Lord, clear him a straight path." He is saying that his job is to prepare for the mighty coming of the Lord. A change is coming, a revolution is on the way, a disaster (the destruction of the old) is about to happen. Prepare the way of the Lord.Video reflection by Father Don Miller, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
And what is the manner of preparation? It is a baptism of repentance. Baptism—an immersion in water—reminded first century Jews of the exodus, passing through the Red Sea, leaving the ways of slavery behind.
And repentance (metanoia), going beyond the mind that you have. How our minds are conditioned by the fallen world! How our expectations are shaped, stunted by what has gone before. The world of Tiberius and Pilate and Herod and Caiaphas has shaped our imagination. It's time, John is saying, for a new mind, a new set of eyes, a new kind of expectation. God is about to act!
Be ready!
Bible Study—The Bible Timeline: Divided Kingdom, Part 2 of 2
The First Book of Kings, chapter twenty (verses one thru forty-two);
The First Book of Kings, chapter twenty-two (of twenty-two, verses one thru fifty-four);
The Second Book of Kings, chapter three (verses one thru twenty-seven);
The Second Book of Kings, chapter six, verses eight thru thirty-three;
The Second Book of Kings, chapter seven (verses one thru twenty).
Commentary: III. Stories of the Prophets: Ahab's Victories over Ben-hadad (1 Kings, 20:1-42), Campaign against Ramoth-gilead (22:1-40), Reign of Jehoshaphat (22:41-51), & Reign of Ahaziah (22:52-54); IV. The Kingdoms of Israel & Judah: Campaign of Joram against Moab (2 Kings, 3:1-27), Aramean Ambush (6:8-13a), Blinded Aramean Soldiers (6:13b-23), Siege of Samaria (6:24-7:2), the Lepers at the Gate (7:3-13), & End of the Siege (7:14-20).
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