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Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop, C.M.F. (1807-1870), founder of the Claretians, formally the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Hearts of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link C.M.F..

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the bulletin:

St. Anthony was a Catalan… archbishop & missionary, & was confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Letter to the Romans, chapter eight, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm Twenty-four, verses one(b) thru four(a,b), five & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter thirteen, verses one thru nine;

or, for the Memorial,
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty-two, verses seven thru ten;
Psalm Sixty-three, verse three;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter one, verses fourteen thru twenty.

Commentary: Your eyes to not deceive you, dear reader, the first reading & the Psalm for today's Memorial are the exact same as for Thursday's Memorial of St. John Paul II.