Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He has become one of the most familiar & recognizable… saints. As he was born in what is now Szombathely, Hungary; spent much of his childhood in Pavia, Italy; & lived most of his adult life in France, he is considered a spiritual bridge across Europe.Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
Born in Hungary to a Roman official & educated at Pavia, Italy, Martin enlisted in the imperial guard. It is said that he gave half of his cloak to a beggar in 334 & later Christ appeared to him in a dream, wearing the same cloak. He was baptized a Christian in 337 after spending six years as a catechumen. He went back to Hungary & converted his mother. He lived the life of a hermit at a place that later became the site of the first monastery in France. After bringing back to life a catechumen, Martin had a reputation of being a miracle worker & was elected bishop of Tours in 371, dedicating his efforts to evangelization. He resisted representatives of the Roman Empire & gained liberty for the Church. He was criticized by some bishops & priests who would not accept the austere life that Martin expected of them. He died at a rural parish where he was trying to pacify the divided clergy. Traditionally the period in late autumn is called "St. Martin's summer" because the leaves are falling from the trees, the people enjoy the new wine, which is a symbol of Christian virtue. The example of St. Martin reminds us to see Christ in our neighbor.
We also remember Blessed Josaphat Chichkov, Blessed Kamen Vitchev, & Blessed Pavel Djidjov, A.A. (died 1952), priests, martyred under the People's Republic of Bulgaria: Martyr-link Juliett Charlie & Wikipedia-link Juliett Charlie, Martyr-link Kilo Victor & Wikipedia-link Kilo Victor, & Martyr-link Papa Delta & Wikipedia-link Papa Delta.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Wisdom, chapter six, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm Eighty-two, verses three & four, six & seven;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter seventeen, eleven thru nineteen;
or, for the Memorial,
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, verses one thru three(d);
Psalm Eighty-nine, verse two(a);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-five, verses thirty-one thru forty.
Commentary: Even when the Memorials are mentioned during daily Mass, & the appropriately-colored vestments worn, the readings are always the standard daily readings. I shall have to investigate the whys & wherefores of when the memorial readings should be used.
No comments:
Post a Comment