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Today is the memorial of Saint Hildegard of Bingen† (1098-1179), abbess & Doctor of the Church: Saint-link Unus, Saint-link Duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Today is also the memorial of Saint Lazarus of Bethany† (1st century), the brother of Saints Martha & Mary, the man who was raised from the dead by our Lord Jesus Christ (in the Gospel according to John, chapter eleven): Saint-link Unus, Saint-link Duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Yesterday was the memorial of Saint Adelaide of Italy† (931-999), A.K.A. Adelaide of Burgundy: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Yesterday's Personal Reading
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter twenty-one.

Yesterday's Daily Mass Readings
The Book of Zephaniah, chapter three, verses one & two, nine through thirteen;
Psalm thirty-four, verses two & three, six & seven, seventeen through nineteen, twenty-three;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-one, verses twenty-eight through thirty-two.

Today's Personal Reading
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter twenty-two.

Today's Daily Mass Readings
The Book of Genesis, chapter forty-nine, verses two & eight through ten;
Psalm Seventy-two, verses one through four(AB), seven & eight, & seventeen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter one, verses one through seventeen.

Commentary: I'm being more precise with the Psalms (with thanks to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' website) because my aim is to attend Mass every day this week; so far, so good! I read each day's Psalm in its entirety, but enjoy being able to describe the portion of each that is recited at Mass 'twixt the first & second readings.

Bonus! Song of the Day
David Parry & the London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Ride of the Valkyries" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: By Richard Wagner, from his opera Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), part of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen ("The Ring of the Nibelung," A.K.A. the Ring cycle).