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Today is the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Otherwise, we would remember, Saint Jeanne Jugan, L.S.P. (1792-1879, A.K.A. Mary of the Cross), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor: Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link L.S.P.

Commentary: At present, the Little Sisters of the Poor are frequently in the news not for their good works caring for the aged, but for standing athwart the Obama Administration's relentless attempts to undermine Amendment I of the United States Constitution.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Deuteronomy, chapter four, verses one & two, six thru eight;
Psalm Fifteen, verses two thru five;
The Letter of James, chapter one, verses seventeen & eighteen, twenty-one(B) thru twenty-two, twenty-seven;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter seven, verses one thru eight, fourteen & fifteen, twenty-one thru twenty-three.

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29 August was the Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist (1st century), martyred under the Tetrarch Herod Antipas: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the bulletin:

The last prophet of the Old Testament, the forerunner of the Messiah, was killed by a corrupted King who gave in to lust, pride, & grandiosity. John never stopped bearing witness to the truth. He had the eyes to see that Truth was fully revealed in Jesus, & was killed in retaliation [for] his beliefs. Because of this, the Christian tradition has hailed him as a martyr.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The First Letter to the Thessalonians, chapter four, verses nine thru eleven;
Psalm Ninety-eight, verses one, seven thru nine;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter six, verses seventeen thru twenty-nine.