Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
The Servite Order is one of the five original Catholic mendicant orders. It's objectives are the sanctification of its members, preaching the Gospel, & the propagation of devotion to the Mother of God, with special reference to her sorrows. The members of the Order use O.S.M. as their post-nominal letters.'Twas also the festival of Saint Lommán of Trim, Bishop (died circa 450; also spelt: various, A.K.A. Lommán mac Dalláin): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twas also the festival of Saint Evermode of Ratzeburg, Bishop, O. Præm. (circa 1100-1178, also spelt Evermod): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twas also the festival of Blessed Luke Belludi, Religious, O.F.M. (circa 1200-1285): Blessed-link ūnus, Blessed-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of That Day
Mass Readings—Saturday after Ash Wednesday
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty-eight, verses nine(b) thru fourteen;
Psalm Eighty-six, verses one thru six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter five, verses twenty-seven thru thirty-two.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus tells Matthew, "Follow me." The call of Jesus addresses the mind, but it is meant to move through the mind into the body, and through the body into the whole of one’s life, into the most practical of moves and decisions. "Follow me" has the sense of "apprentice to me" or "walk as I walk; think as I think; choose as I choose." Discipleship entails an entire reworking of the self according to the pattern and manner of Jesus.anastas, the same word used to describe the resurrection (anastasis) of Jesus from the dead. Following Jesus is indeed a kind of resurrection from the dead, since it involves the transition from a lower form of life to a higher, from a preoccupation with the temporary goods of this world to an immersion in the goodness of God.
Upon hearing the address of the Lord, the tax collector, we are told, "got up and followed him." The Greek word behind "got up" is
Those who have undergone a profound conversion tend to speak of their former life as a kind of illusion, something not entirely real. Thus Paul can say, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me"; Thomas Merton can speak of the "false self" that has given way to the authentic self; and, perhaps most movingly, the father of the prodigal son can say, "This son of mine was lost and has been found; he was dead and has come back to life."Video reflection by Harry Dudley, D.Min.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Saint Quote o' That Day
"As a manifestation of the human spirit, music performs a function that is noble, unique, & irreplaceable. When music is truly beautiful & inspired, it speaks to us more than all the other acts of goodness, virtue, & peace."
—Pope St. John Paul II (the Great; 1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
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