The Popish Plot
"Catholic T-shirt Club Unboxing: St. Thérèse of Lisieux"
'Tis the festival of Our Lady of Walsingham (apparition 1061, A.K.A. the Virgin by the Sea): Madonna-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Our Lady of Mercy (apparition 1 August 1218, A.K.A. Our Lady of Ransom) patroness of the Mercedarians (O. de M.), formally the Royal, Celestial, & Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy & the Redemption of the Captives: Madonna-link, Wikipedia-link Mercy, & Wikipedia-link Ransom; Order-link & Wikipedia-link O. de M.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Anathalon of Milan, Bishop (floruit second century), second (II) Bishop of Milan: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Milan.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Terence of Pesaro, Bishop & Martyr (circa 210-251), Bishop of Pesaro (?-251), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Decius, a victim of the Decian Persecution (250-251): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Pesaro; Persecutions-link, Wikipedia-link Decius ūnus, Wikipedia-link Decius duo, & Wikipedia-link Decius trēs.
'Tis also the festival of Blesseds William Spenser, Priest, & Robert Hardesty, Martyrs (died 1589), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, two of the Eighty-five Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link Whiskey Sierra, Martyr-link Romeo Hotel, & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link England & Wales & Wikipedia-link England & Wales.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Pacificus of San Severino, Priest, O.F.M. (1653-1721, A.K.A. Carlo Antonio Divini): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek, Bishop (1800-1862), Bishop of Lavant (1846-1862): Blessed-link ūnus, Blessed-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Lavant.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Francesco Spoto, Priest & Martyr, M.S.P.T.M. (1924-1964), superior general of the Missionary Servants of the Poor (1959-1964, M.S.P.T.M.), martyred by Communist Simba rebels in Congo-Kinshasa: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter one, verses two thru eleven;
Psalm Ninety (R/. one), verses three & four, five & six, twelve & thirteen, & fourteen & seventeen(b/c);
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine, verses seven, eight, & nine.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel we see Herod interested in and perplexed by Jesus.Video reflection by Deacon Clarence McDavid (U. S. Conf. of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
Political rulers don’t come across well in the New Testament. In Luke’s Christmas account, Caesar Augustus is compared very unfavorably to the Christ child. And in Matthew’s account that child is hunted down by the desperate Herod. Later, Herod’s son persecutes John the Baptist and Jesus himself. More to it, the Jewish authorities are seen in all of the Gospels as corrupt.
And Pontius Pilate is a typical Roman governor: efficient, concerned for order, brutal. Like the other rulers of the time, he perceives Jesus, quite correctly, as a threat. “So you are a king?” Pilate asks. Jesus says, “My kingdom does not belong to this world.”
This does not mean that Jesus is unconcerned for the realities of politics, with the very “this-worldly” concerns of justice, peace, and right order. When he speaks of his kingdom not belonging to the “world,” he shades the negative side of that term. The “world” is the realm of sin, selfishness, hatred, violence. What he is saying is that his way of ordering things is not typical of worldly powers like Pilate, Caesar, and Herod.
Video reflection by Becket Ghioto (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 4
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter two, verses one, two, & three.
Commentary: Vanity in Self-Indulgence (Ecclesiastes, 2:1-3).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"We need a docile heart in order to build an exemplary Christian community. We need a spirit that is strong in the Faith in order to proclaim the love of God that conquers sin & saves in Christ Who died & is risen."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)
"Many people who have many possessions, who have many goods & riches, are obsessed with them. They think that the only thing that counts is possessing wealth. That is why it is so difficult for them to walk each moment of each day with God. Too many of their moments are spent preoccupied with money & things."Bonus! Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"Give Jesus not only your hands to serve, but your heart to love. Pray with absolute trust in God’s loving care for you. Let Him use you without consulting you. Let Jesus fill you with joy that you may preach without preaching."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
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