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Today is the Twenty-third Sunday is Ordinary Time.

Otherwise, on 6 September we would remember Saint Onesiphorus (first century), martyred under the Emperor Nero: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: St. Onesiphorus is mentioned, seemingly already posthumously, by St. Paul in the Second Letter to Timothy, chapter one, verses sixteen thru eighteen:

¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus because he often gave me new heart & was not ashamed of my chains. ¹⁷ But when he came to Rome, he promptly searched for me & found me. ¹⁸ May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. And you know very well the services he rendered in Ephesus.

Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The Letter to the Romans, chapter ten.

Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter thirty-five, verses four thru seven(A);
Psalm One Hundred Forty-six, verses seven thru ten;
The Letter of James, chapter two, verses one thru five;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter seven, verses thirty-one thru thirty-seven.

Mass Journal: Week 37
Reflection by Matthew Kelly, founder of the Dynamic Catholic Institute

Catholicism is not a lifeless set of rules & regulations; it is a lifestyle. Catholicism is a dynamic way of life designed by God to help you explore your incredible potential.