Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
A Capuchin friar who was a major figure in the Counter-Reformation, & was murdered by his opponents at Seewis im Prättigau, now part of Switzerland.'Tis also the festival of Saint Mary Salome (floruit 33): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Kinswoman of the Virgin Mary [many, many feast days] & mother of the Apostles Ss. James the Greater [25 July] & John [27 December], the sons of Zebedee.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Diarmid of Armagh, Bishop (died circa 852; also spelt Dermot, Diarmait ua Tigernáin): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint William Firmatus, Priest & Hermit (1026-1103, of Tours): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of This Day
Mass Readings—Easter Weekday
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter eleven, verses nineteen thru twenty-six;
Psalm Eighty-seven, verses one(b), two, & three; four & five; & six & seven;
The Gospel according to John, chapter ten, verses twenty-two thru thirty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus explains why his sheep listen to him and follow him. They do so because he is leading them to eternal life.Video reflection by Father Jack Ledwon: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
He says, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” The life of heaven, where we “shall never perish,” is that place where death and sickness have no power over us, where we see God face to face.
Heaven and earth are always connected in the biblical imagination; that’s true. But heaven should never be reduced to earth, as though religion is just about this-worldly ethics, social justice, or psychological well-being. No; the Christian faith is about a journey beyond this world to the heavenly Jerusalem.
Everything in the Christian life—from our ethical behavior, to prayer, to the liturgy, to works of justice—all of it is meant to conduce to that end. So listen to the voice of the shepherd and follow him wherever he goes.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
The Letter to the Colossians, chapter one, verses twenty-four thru twenty-nine;
Psalm Thirty-four, verse five;
The Gospel according to John, chapter seventeen, verses twenty thru twenty-six.
Papal Quote o' This Day
"The only ones who win when Christians stay quiet are the enemies of truth. The silence of Catholics is particularly disturbing because frequently a few bold words would have vanquished the false ideas."Little Flower Quote o' This Day
—Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903)
"You came into this land of exile, willing to suffer & to die, in order to carry away every single soul & plunge it into the very heart of the Trinity—love's eternal home."Saint Quote o' This Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Woe to me if I should prove myself but a half-hearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned Captain!"
—St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577-1622, feast day: 24 April)
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