Project BLACK MAMBA: Backlog, Part II

Had 3 May not been the Fifth Sunday of Easter, we would have remembered the Apostles Saint James the Less, the son of Alphaeus, & Saint Philip (1st century), martyrs: Apostle-link James, Wikipedia-link the Less, & Wikipedia-link son of Alphaeus; Apostle-link Philip & Wikipedia-link Philip; & Apostles-link.

Scripture of the Day (Sunday)
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter nine, verses twenty-six thru thirty-one;
Psalm Twenty-two, verses twenty-six thru twenty-eight, thirty thru thirty-two;
The First Letter of John, chapter three, verses eighteen thru twenty-four;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses one thru eight.

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On 4 May we remembered Saint Richard Reynolds, O.Ss.S. (c. 1492-1535), martyred under King Henry VIII: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Monday)
Personal Reading
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter twenty-two, verse one thru chapter twenty-five, verse twelve.

Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter fourteen, verses five thru eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred Fifteen, verses one thru four, fifteen & sixteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fourteen, verses twenty-one thru twenty-six.

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On 5 May we remembered Saint Hilary of Arles (c. 400-449, A.K.A. Hilarius), bishop: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Tuesday)
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter fourteen, verses nineteen thru twenty-eight;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-five, verses ten thru thirteen(A,B), twenty-one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fourteen, verses twenty-seven thru thirty-one(A).

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Today we remember Saint François de Laval (1623-1708), bishop: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Wednesday)
Mass Readings
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter fifteen, verses one thru six;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-two, verses one thru five;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses one thru eight.

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Mass Journal: Week 19
Reflection by Matthew Kelly of the Dynamic Catholic Institute

How I wish that when more people discovered you or I are Catholic, they could immediately conclude that we are honest, hardworking, generous, joyful, compassionate, temperate, humble, disciplined, prayerful, & generally in love with life. You wouldn't need too many people like this to develop a positive reputation for Catholicism in a local community. I pray that God raises them up. I pray that God will transform you & me into Catholics of that caliber. All it will take to radically alter the way Catholics are perceived in society today is for you & me to become… honest, hardworking, generous, loving, joyful, compassionate, temperate, humble, disciplined, prayerful, & generally in love with life.