Thursday, October 11, 2018

Saints + Scripture

'Tis the festival of Optional Memorial of Saint John XXIII, Pope (1881-1963, "Good Pope John;" A.K.A. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), two hundred sixty-first (CCLXI) Bishop of Rome, who convened the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), formally the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Pontiff & Wikipedia-link Council.


Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker ope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), the first sessions opening on 11 October 1962. His passionate views on equality were summed up in his statement, "We were all made in God's image, & thus, we are all Godly alike."
'Tis also the festival of Saint Philip the Evangelist, Deacon (died circa 58, of Hierapolis): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Bruno the Great, Bishop (925-965, of Cologne, of Saxony; A.K.A. Duke Bruno I of Lotharingia), founder of the abbey at St. Pantaleon's Church: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey.

Commentary: Son of St. Matilda of Ringelheim [17 March]. Not to be confused with St. Bruno of Cologne (1030-1101), founder of the Carthusian Order [6 October].

'Tis also the festival of Saint María Soledad, Virgin, S. de M. (1826-1887, A.K.A. Manuela Torres Acosta), foundress of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link S. de M.

Scripture of This Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Galatians, chapter three, verses one thru five;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one, verses sixty-nine & seventy; seventy-one & seventy-two; & seventy-three, seventy-four, & seventy-five;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses five thru thirteen.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel today is about prayer and the power of prayer. This excerpt from Luke is filled with wisdom in regard to the proper attitude of prayer. What is prayer, and how should we pray? Prayer is intimate communion and conversation with God. Judging from Jesus’ own life, prayer is something that we ought to do often, especially at key moments of our lives.

Well, how should we pray? What does it look like? You have to pray with faith. Have you noticed how Jesus, time and again, says to people before working a miracle, "Do you believe I can do this?" Can you hear the simple faith in this astonishing line of Jesus: "I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours."

And today he says, "Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Video reflection by Father Roger Lopez, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.


Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. John XXIII
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter thirty-four, verses eleven thru sixteen;
Psalm Twenty-three, verse one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty-one, verses fifteen, sixteen, & seventeen.

Papal Quote o' This Day
"Hold truth in holy respect; fear to offend it, to betray it. Impose upon yourself the discipline of silence, of moderation, of patience. Truth seeks only to be proclaimed in its entirety."
—Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1968, feast day: 11 October)
Little Flower Quote o' This Day
"I give thanks to my Jesus for making me walk in darkness, & in this darkness I enjoy profound peace. I only desire that my darkness may obtain light for sinners."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
Saint Quote o' This Day
"Moreover, we read that man cannot exist 'alone' (cf. Genesis, 2:18); he can exist only as a 'unity of the two,' & therefore in relation to another human person. It is a question here of a mutual relationship: man to woman & woman to man. Being a person in this image & likeness of God thus also involves existing in a relationship, in relation to the other 'I.' This is a prelude to the definitive self-revelation to the Triune God: a living unity in the communion of the father, Son, & Holy Spirit."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)

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