Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
He was a Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop & missionary, & was confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the (sic) congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
By age twenty-one Anthony had been educated & was in much demand for his skill as a weaver. While suffering because of poor health, Anthony imagined himself as a Carthusian monk. He went to the bishop for advice. The bishop suggested that he first to to the diocesan seminary & then, if he wished, leave & become a monk. Anthony followed this advice & enjoyed seminary life. He founded a society of missionaries, & after being named bishop of Cuba, he won renown for his pastoral zeal. After returning to Spain, he continued to work for the Church. he died at Fontfroide in France in 1870.'Tis also the festival of Saint Senoch, Abbot, O.S.B. (died 576): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Giuseppe Baldo, Priest (1843-1915), founder of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary & the Little Daughters of Saint Joseph: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feria
The Letter to the Romans, chapter five, verses twelve; fifteen(b); seventeen, eighteen, & nineteen; twenty(b); & twenty-one;
Psalm Forty, verses seven & eight(a), eight(b) & nine, ten, & seventeen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twelve, verses thirty-five thru thirty-eight.
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.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!
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.
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Be ready!Video reflection by Father David Muñoz, O.M.I.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty-two, verses seven thru ten;
Psalm Ninety-six, verse three;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter one, verses fourteen thru twenty.
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Bible Study—Proverbs in a Month
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twenty (verses one thru thirty);
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twenty-one (verses one thru thirty-one).
Commentary: II: First Collection of the Wisdom of Solomon (cont'd, 20:1-21:31).
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