Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
St. Anselm was a Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, & theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109.'Tis also the festival of Saint Simeon Barsabae, Bishop & Martyr (died 345, of Ctesiphon; also spelt Shemon Bar Sabbae, Shimun), martyred in the reign of the Sassanid emperor Shapur II: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Wolbodó of Liège, Bishop (circa 950-1021; also spelt Vilpodo, Fulmodo, etc.): Saint-link ūnus & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Conrad of Parzham, Religious, O.F.M. Cap. (1818-1894, A.K.A. Johann Birndorfer): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Easter Weekday
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter nine, verses thirty-one thru forty-two;
Psalm One Hundred Sixteen, verses twelve & thirteen, fourteen & fifteen, & sixteen & seventeen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter six, verses sixty thru sixty-nine.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, we come today to the end of the extraordinary sixth chapter of John’s Gospel. He has told his listeners, "Unless you gnaw on the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you."Video reflection by Deacon Bernard Nojadera: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
We hear that "many of Jesus’ disciples…said, ‘This saying is hard; who can accept it?’" Knowing their murmuring, Jesus says, "Does this shock you?" Now, if his words were meant in a symbolic sense, they wouldn’t have had this explosive, shocking effect on his listeners. Given every opportunity to clarify his meaning along symbolic lines, Jesus does nothing of the kind.
What follows from these words of the Lord is one of the saddest moments in the New Testament: the Scripture tells us that most of his followers abandoned him.
But when Jesus asks whether his disciples will leave, too, Peter speaks for the Twelve: "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God."
The Church, down through the ages to the present day, has stood with Peter. Jesus is not one interesting teacher among many; he is the only one, the one with the words of eternal life—indeed, he is the Holy One of God. And he comes to us through the flesh and blood of the Eucharist.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Anselm
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses fourteen thru nineteen;
Psalm Thirty-four, verse two;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses twenty-one thru twenty-nine.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"'Do you wish to become holy?' It means to set before you the radical nature of the Sermon on the Mount: 'Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect' (Matthew, 5:48)."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II (the Great, 1920-2005; feast day: 22 October)
"Be comforted, little one! In Heaven everything will no longer look black, but dazzling white."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch & sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were to be in collusion with the Church's enemies & in conformity with the open foes of our faith."
—St. Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church (1521-1597, feast day: 21 December)
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