Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Piran, Abbot (died circa 480, also spelt Perran, etc.): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Saint Piran's Day & Wikipedia-link Saint Piran's Flag.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Kieran, Bishop (died circa 530; also spelt Ciarán, Cieran; A.K.A. of Saigir, Ciarán mac Luaigne), one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link XII.
'Tis also the festival of Saint John Joseph of the Cross, Priest, O.F.M. (1654-1739, A.K.A. Carlo Gaetano Calosinto): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of This Day
Mass Readings—Lenten Weekday
The Second Book of Kings, chapter five, verses one thru fifteen(a/b);
Psalm Forty-two, verses two, three & Psalm Forty-three, verses three, four;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter four, verses twenty-four thru thirty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel develops a theme that is uncomfortable. It tells how the people of Nazareth rejected Jesus. Authentically religious people, authentically spiritual people, will almost always be opposed. The logic behind this is simple and unanswerable: we live in a world gone wrong, a world turned upside down; therefore, when someone comes speaking the truth to us, we will think that they are crazy and dangerous.Video reflection by Msgr. James Vlaun (Telecare T.V.): United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Think for just a moment what would happen to you if you consistently and publicly spoke the word of God to our culture. If you spoke out against abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, human trafficking, rampant materialism, and ideological secularism, what would happen to you? If you presented, in a full-throated way, the full range of Catholic social and moral and spiritual teaching, what would they do to you? Trust me, they would throw you in a version of Jeremiah’s cistern.
Papal Quote o' This Day
"Lord, give us the grace to understand that the only way to salvation is the folly of the Cross, the annihilation of the Son of God, of His becoming small."Little Flower Quote o' This Day
—Pope Francis
"Now that I am about to appear before God, I understand very clearly that one thing only is necessary: to work for Him alone, & not for oneself or for others."Saint Quote o' This Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure. In order to preserve it there is nothing more useful than renouncing your own will & substituting for it the will of the Divine Heart. In this way He will can carry out for us whatever contributes to His glory, & we will be happy to be His subjects & to trust entirely in Him."
—St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690, feast day: 16 October)
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