Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Samson of Dol, Bishop & Abbot (circa 485-565, A.K.A. of York; also spelt Sampson, Samsun), one of the Seven Founder Saints of Brittany: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link VII.
Commentary: Brothers of Ss. Gwyneth of Cornwall & Veep [both 1 July].
'Tis also the festival of Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, Religious & Martyr, F.S.C. (1898-1937, A.K.A. Manuel Barbal i Cosín), martyred by Spanish Communist "Republicans": Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Stanley Rother, Priest & Martyr (1935-1981), martyred by a Guatemalan death squad: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Bl. Stanley was beatified in September 2017.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Jeremiah, chapter seven, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm Eighty-four, verses three; four; five, six(a), & eight(a); & eleven;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter thirteen, verses twenty-four thru thirty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel today is the parable of the wheat and the weeds. God sows his good seed, his word, his love and compassion, but his project is met with opposition. And the evil is such that it insinuates itself right into the very fabric of the good.privatio boni, a privation of the good, meaning that evil is always and everywhere parasitic on the good. Just as a parasite is living off of the healthy body (and thereby weakening it), so moral evil lives off of the good soul, the good society, the good Church (and thereby weakens them).
In classical theology, we speak of evil as a
What is the result? That it is exceptionally difficult to extricate the evil from the good without damaging the good. That’s why it is extremely difficult—and often counter-productive—to go after these evils with a crusading spirit.
To be sure, there are certain evils that simply have to be addressed—right now, no questions, no hesitations. But there are other evils (and they really are evil) that are best left alone for the time being, lest more damage is done in the process of extricating them.Video reflection by Harry Dudley, D.Min.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The Eucharist is the privileged summit of the meeting of Christ's love for us; a love that is made available for each of us, a love that is made to be sacrificial lamb & food for our hunger for life. As the Apostle says, 'He loved me & gave Himself up for me.'"Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope Bl. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 26 September)
"He guides & inspires me every moment of the day. Just when I need it, a new light shines on my problems."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"The day you learn to surrender yourself totally to God, you will discover a new world, just as I am experiencing. You will enjoy a peace & a calm unknown, surpassing even the happiest days of your life."
—St. Jaime Hilario Barbal (1898-1937, feast day: 28 July)
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