The Popish Plot
Theology Thursday: "Corpus Christi"
'Tis the festival of Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg, Bishop & Abbot, O.S.B. (circa 910-981, the "Apostle to the Slavs"), inaugural (I) Archbishop of Magdeburg: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Magdeburg.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Giovanni of Matera, Abbot, O.S.B. (circa 1070-1139, A.K.A. of Pulsano, Anglicizes as John), founding abbot of an abbey at Pulsano: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Margareta Ebner, Religious, O.P. (circa 1291-1351): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blesseds Dermot O'Hurley, Bishop, & Margaret Ball, Martyrs (died 1584, also spelt Diarmaid Ó Hiarlatha & Maighréad Ball), Archbishop of Cashel, martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, two of the Irish Martyrs: Martyr-link Delta Oscar & Wikipedia-link Delta Oscar, Martyr-link Mike Bravo & Wikipedia-link Mike Bravo; Diocese-link Cashel & & Wikipedia-link Cashel; & Martyrs-link Éire, & Wikipedia-link Éire.
'Tis also the festival of Blesseds John Fenwick, John Gavan, William Harcourt, Anthony Turner, & Thomas Whitbread; Priests & Martyrs, S.J. (died 1679), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish king Charles II, victims of the perjurer Titus Oates's "Popish Plot" hoax: Martyr-link Juliett Foxtrot & Wikipedia-link Juliett Foxtrot, Martyr-link Juliett Golf & Wikipedia-link Juliett Golf, Martyr-link Whiskey Hotel & Wikipedia-link Whiskey Hotel, Martyr-link Alpha Tango & Wikipedia-link Alpha Tango, & Martyr-link Tango Whiskey & Wikipedia-link Tango Whiskey; Plot-link & Wikipedia-link Plot.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Second Letter to the Corinthians, chapter eleven, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm One Hundred Eleven, verses one(b) & two, three & four, & seven & eight;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter six, verses seven thru fifteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, the Gospel for today is of great significance, for in it the Son of God teaches us to pray. We hear from not just a guru, a spiritual teacher, or a religious genius, but from the very Son of God. This is why the Our Father, the Lord’s Prayer, is the model of all prayer.Video reflection by Father Roger Lopez, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer for the Christian journey which has been offered up consistently for the past two thousand years. Think for a moment how this prayer links us to all of the great figures in Christian history, from Peter and Paul to Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Francis of Assisi, John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, John Paul II, and right up to the present day.
Keep in mind that prayer is not designed so much to change God’s mind or to tell God something he doesn’t know. God isn’t like a big city boss or a reluctant pasha whom we have to persuade. Rather, he is the one who wants nothing other than to give us good things—though they might not always be the things we want.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Covenant Crag, Day 4
The Book of Genesis, chapter four, verses sixteen thru twenty-six.
Commentary: Beginnings of Civilization (Genesis, 4:16-26).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Our world is suffering in the icy grip of selfishness & fever. It needs to feel the certainty that renews & confirms forever the great work of the Covenant: 'The Lord chooses you, the Lord loves you.'"Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 29 May)
"I understand now that charity consists in bearing with the faults of others, in not being surprised at their weakness, in being edified by the smallest acts of virtue we see them practice."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"You & I came into the world to live; He came into the world to offer His life for us."
—Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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