Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
They worked among the Huron Indians in the New World, & in 1636 he & his companions, under the leadership of Jean de Brébeuf, arrived in Quebec. They were captured by a Mohawk war party, & murdered, becoming the first saints in North America.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
These French Jesuits martyrs were the first missionaries to go to Canada & North America after Canada was discovered in 1534. These eight saints preached the gospel to the Iroquois & Huron Indians. After being tortured, Isaac Jogues was martyred in Auriesville, New York. St. John de Brébeuf was martyred in Midland, Ontario. Isaac Jogues had the opportunity to stay in France, but he desired to go back to serve the Native Americans, at the cost of his life.Scripture of the Day (Monday)
Saint quote of the week: "My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing His designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work & to be faithful to him, & not to spoil His work by our shortcomings." St. Isaac Jogues—Feast day October 19
St. Isaac Jogues, along with his companions, brought the faith to North America, specifically to the Indian tribes of that time in Quebec. He was captured & several fingers had been cutm, chewed, or burnt off. Pope Urban VIII gave him permission to offer Mass with his mutilated hands: "It would be shameful that a martyr of Christ not be allowed to drink the Blood of Christ."
Mass Readings
The Letter to the Romans, chapter four, verses twenty thru twenty-five;
Psalm Forty, verses ;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twelve, verses thirty-five thru thirty-eight;
or, for the Memorial,
The Second Letter to the Corinthians, chapter four, verses seven thru fifteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-six, verse five;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-eight, verses sixteen thru twenty.
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Tuesday, 20 October was the Optional Memorial of Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest, C.P. (1694-1775), founder of the Passionists, formally the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link C.P.
Commentary: See the Wayback Machine above. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
In a vision, Paul saw himself clothed in the habit he & his companions would wear: a long, black tunic on the front of which was a heart surmounted by a white cross, & in the head was written "Passion of Jesus Christ." On seeing it, he heard these words spoken to him: "This is to show how pure the heart must be that bears the holy name of Jesus graven upon it." The first name Paul received for his community was "the Poor of Jesus;" later they came to be known as the Passionists.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
St. Paul of the Cross is the founder of the Passionists. He enlisted as a soldier at the age of nineteen, but the following year he left the army. In the summer of 1720, he had three clear visions in which he was instructed to found a religious congregation. He retired to solitude for forty days & wrote a rule of life for what would eventually be the Congregation of the Passion. He took up residence on Mount Argentario with his brother & two others for a life of prayer & penance. He was ordained a priest with his brother by (Servant of God) Pope Benedict XIII in St. Peter's Basilica in 1727. He died in 1775 at the age of eighty. In addition to poverty, chastity, & obedience, the Passionists take a fourth vow to promote devotion to the Passion of Christ. By meditating on the Passion of Christ, we learn to accept the will of God & true wisdom. It is the path to reach union with God.Scripture of the Day (Tuesday)
Personal Reading
The Book of Wisdom, chapters fourteen & fifteen.
Mass Readings
The Letter to the Romans, chapter five, verses twelve, fifteen(b), seventeen thru nineteen, twenty(b) thru twenty-one;
Psalm Forty, verses seven thru ten, seventeen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twelve, verses thirty-five thru thirty-eight;
or, for the Memorial,
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter one, verses eighteen thru twenty-five;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter sixteen, verse fifteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter sixteen, verses twenty-four thru twenty-seven.
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Today we remember Saint Hilarion (291-371), anchorite: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day (Wednesday)
Personal Reading
The Book of Wisdom, chapter sixteen.
Mass Readings
The Letter to the Romans, chapter six, verses twelve thru eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-four, verses one(b) thru eight;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twelve, verses thirty-nine thru forty-eight.
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