Saints + Scripture: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

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"Sacred Heart"

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"Ideas for Celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus!"

Religious Freedom Week '19
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: YouTube-link & U.S.C.C.B.-link.

'Tis the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Sacred Heart-link, Wikipedia-link Sacred Heart, & Wikipedia-link Feast; Wikipedia-link Alliance of the Hearts.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

Roman Catholic devotions which takes the heart of the resurrected Body as the representation of the love by Jesus Christ God, which is "His heart, pierced on the Cross," & "in the texts of the New Testament is revealed to us as God's boundless & passionate love for mankind."

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter thirty-four, verses eleven thru sixteen;
Psalm Twenty-three, verses one, two, & three(a); three(b) & four; five; & six;
The Letter to the Romans, chapter five, verses five(b) thru eleven;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter fifteen, verses three thru seven.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, one feature of today’s Gospel passage is the craziness of the shepherd: “What man among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine and go after the lost one until he finds it?” Well, the implied answer is “No one.” Who would take that great a risk, putting the ninety-nine in danger to find the one? It’s just bad economics. Why would God fret over one little soul? Why would he bother?

Well, it’s his nature. It’s what he does. As Catherine of Siena put it, he is pazzo d’amore (crazy in love). God is as crazy for you as if you were the only one in the world.

Video reflection by the Reverend Pat O'Brien: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Video reflection by Scott Hahn, Ph.D.: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

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The Feast of Saints Peter & Paul is tomorrow!"

Mass Readings—Vigil of Ss. Peter & Paul
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter three, verses one thru ten;
Psalm Nineteen, verses two & three, four & five;
The Letter to the Galatians, chapter one, verses eleven thru twenty;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty-one, verses fifteen thru nineteen.

Scripture Study—Day 91: Covenant Crag, Day 12
The Book of Genesis, chapter nine, verses eighteen thru twenty-eight.

Commentary: Noah & His Sons (Genesis, 9:18-28).

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Otherwise, 28 June would be the festival of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr (circa 130-202, of Lyon), second (II) Bishop of Lyon (then Lugdunum), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus; a Father of the Church, author of On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis, also known as Adversus Haereses ("Against Heresies"): Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, Martyr-link The True Enlightenment!, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Lyon, Fathers-link, Wikipedia-link Fathers, & Wikipedia-link Adversus Haereses.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

'Twould also be the festival of Saint Paul I, Pope (700-767), ninety-third (XCIII) Bishop of Rome: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Pontiffs-link & Wikipedia-link Pontiff.

Commentary: Brother, & successor, of Pope Stephen II.

'Twould also be the festival of Saint John Southworth, Priest & Martyr (circa 1592-1654), martyred in the reign of the English warlord Oliver Cromwell, one of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link England & Wales & Wikipedia-link England & Wales.

'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Yakym Senkivskyi, Priest & Martyr (1896-1941), martyred in the reign of the Communist dictator Joseph Stalin, one of the Martyrs Killed under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Eastern Europe.

Papal Quote o' the Day

"God's heart calls to our hearts, inviting us to come out of ourselves, to forsake our human certainties, to trust in Him, & by following His example, to make ourselves a gift of unbounded love."
—Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927, reigned 2005-2013)

Little Flower Quote o' the Day

"Our Lord does not come down from Heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to Him—the heaven of our souls."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"If you are submerged in the waters of infidelity & inconstancy, plunge yourself into the fathomless deep of the Sacred Heart. Its stability & steadfastness will teach you to be faithful to Him… as He has ever been in His love for us."
—St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690, feast day: 16 October)