'Tis the festival of Saint Terentian, Bishop & Martyr (died 118, of Todi), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Sixtus of Rheims, Bishop (died circa 300, also spelt Xystus): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Verena (died 344): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Kinswoman of the martyr St. Viktor of Xanten [10 October].
'Tis also the festival of Saint Giles, Abbot, O.S.B. (circa 650-710, the Hermit; also spelt Aegidius), founder of the Abbey of Saint-Giles, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey, Helpers-link XIV, & Wikipedia-link XIV.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter one, verses twenty-six thru thirty-one;
Psalm Thirty-three, verses twelve & thirteen, eighteen & nineteen, & twenty & twenty-one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-five, verses fourteen thru thirty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel gives us the challenging parable of the talents. A man goes on a journey, but before leaving he entrusts his money to three of his servants. To one he gives five talents, to a second, two, and to a third, one.Video reflection by Harry Dudley, D.Min.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The first man trades with the five talents. The second does the same, and both receive a rich return on their investment. The third man cautiously buries his talent. When the owner returns, he praises the first two servants and gives them greater responsibilities, but the third man he upbraids.
Jesus loved to use examples drawn from the world of business. And he especially liked this dynamic of investment as a model of the spiritual life. The reason is clear, and I’ve said it to you often. God exists in gift form. Therefore, if you want his life in you, you have to learn to give it away. Think of the talents as everything that we’ve received from God—life, breath, being, powers. Because they come from God, they are meant to become gifts. If you cling to them, in the manner of the third servant, they don’t grow; in fact, they wither away.
Mass Readings—Requiem for Papa Lima Delta
The Book of Sirach, chapter three, verses one thru six, eight, nine, fourteen, fifteen, eighteen, & nineteen;
Psalm Twenty-three;
The First Letter to the Thessalonians, chapter four, verses thirteen thru eighteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses seven thru eleven.
Bible Study—Wisdom Books
The Book of Psalms, psalm sixty-six (verses one thru twenty);
The Book of Psalms, psalm sixty-seven (verses one thru eight).
Commentary: Praise of God, Israel's Deliverer (Psalm 66) & Harvest Petition & Thanks (Psalm 67).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"We are not some casual & meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927, reigned 2005-2013)
"O Jesus, let me be Your eager victim & consume Your little sacrifice in the fire of divine love."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Be witnesses to the love of the Eucharistic Christ, a love that spurs us on to unlimited generosity. It also spurs us on to total surrender to Him, & through Him to all those who seek Him with a true heart."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
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