Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Eskil, Bishop & Martyr (foruit eleventh century), martyred in the reign of the pagan Swedish king Sweyn the Sacrifier: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Christian of Clogher, Bishop (died 1138, A.K.A. Gilla Críst Ua Morgair, Croistan Ó Morgair), Bishop of Clogher: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link Clogher & Wikipedia-link Clogher.
Commentary: Brother of St. Malachy [3 November].
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Jolenta of Poland, Abbess, O.S.C. (1235-1298; also spelt Yolanda, A.K.A. Helen; of Hungary): Blessed-link ūna, Blessed-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Grand-niece of St. Hedwig of Silesia [16 October], niece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary [17 November], & sister of Ss. Margaret of Hungary [18 January] & Kinga of Poland [24 July].
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest, C.P. (1782-1856, A.K.A. Lorenzo Salvi): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Second Letter to the Corinthians, chapter three, verses four thru eleven;
Psalm Ninety-nine, verses five, six, seven, eight, & nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses seventeen, eighteen, & nineteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in our Gospel today Jesus declares that he would not undermine the Law and the prophets but fulfill them. Jesus himself was an observant Jew, and the themes and images of the Holy Scriptures were elemental for him.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
But what is he going to fulfill? Anglican theologian N.T. Wright has pointed out that the Old Testament is essentially an unfinished symphony, a drama without a climax. It is the articulation of a hope, a dream, a longing—but without a realization of that hope, without a satisfaction of that longing.
Israel knew itself to be the people with the definite mission to become holy and thereby to render the world holy. But instead, Israel fell into greater and greater sins, and instead of being the catalyst for the conversion of the world, the world was continually overwhelming and enslaving Israel.
And then came Jesus, who turned out to be, in the most unexpected way, the fulfillment of the dream. From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus effected the gathering of the tribes of Israel through conversion and the forgiveness of sins.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Anyone who enters the Church enters an atmosphere of love. Let no one say, 'I am a stranger here.' Let everyone say, 'This is my home. I am in the Church. I am in charity. Here I am loved.'"Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 29 May)
"Only that which is eternal can satisfy us."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"There is only one way that pain can be handled, & that is by looking at this scene: the three crosses on Calvary & particularly our Blessed Lord in the middle. He took this absurd symbol of the cross, put Himself upon it, & solved the enigma of life & death. He solved it by making a condition of life. 'Take up your cross daily & follow me.' Good Friday is the condition of Easter Sunday. The crown of thorns is the condition of the halo of light. The scourged body is the condition of the glorified body. You die with Him, you rise with Him. In other words, He conquered pain by using it as a means of attaining glory."
—Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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