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Yesterday was the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Otherwise, on 15 November we would have remembered Saint Albert the Great, O.P. (circa 1206-1280, A.K.A. Albertus Magnus), bishop & Doctor of the Church: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:

St. Albert was a prolific writer on sacred Scripture, theology, philosophy, & the natural sciences. He contributed greatly to the adoption of Aristotle's philosophy for the study of theology. From 1254 to 1257 he was Provincial od the German Dominican Province & in 1260 was named bishop of Regensburg. He attended the Council of Lyons in 1274, & in 1278 he traveled to Paris to defend the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas (28 January), his student, who had died in 1274. St. Albert died at Cologne in 1280. In 1941, Pope (Venerable) Pius XII named him the patron of students of the natural sciences.

Scripture of the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
The Book of Daniel, chapter twelve, verses one thru three;
Psalm Sixteen, verses five & eight thru eleven;
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter ten, verses eleven thru fourteen & eighteen;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter thirteen, verses twenty-four thru thirty-two.

Mass Journal: Week Forty-seven
Reflection by Matthew Kelly, founder of the Dynamic Catholic Institute.

Mass is not about whom you sit next to. It's not about which priest says Mass. It is not about what you wear or who is there. Mass is not about the music. It's not even about the preaching. It's about gathering as a community to give thanks to God for all the blessings he fills our lives with. It is about receiving the Body & Blood of Christ, not just physically, but spiritually. Perhaps you have been receiving the Eucharist physically every Sunday for your whole life. Next Sunday, prepare yourself, be conscious of the marvel, the wonder, the mystery, & receive spiritually.

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Lord's Day
Sonntag, 15. November
Rufus Wainwright, "Hallelujah" via iTunes (The Last Angry Man)

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Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint Margaret of Scotland (circa 1045-1093, A.K.A. of Wessex): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

St. Margaret is credited with having a civilizing influence on her husband, King Malcolm III, by reading him stories from the Bible. She instigated religious reform, striving to make the worship & practices of the Church in Scotland conform to those of Rome.

Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:

St. Margaret, born in Hungary, Queen of scotland for thirty years, was the personification of heroic virtue. She introduced the observance of Lenten fast, sanctified Sunday, & abolished superstitious practices. Her acts of charity were numberless. She died after a long illness in 1093.

'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Gertrude, Virgin, O.S.B. (1256-1302, A.K.A. the Great): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

St. Gertrude lived the mystic life of the cloister, a life hidden with Christ in God. She was characterized by great devotion to the Sacred Humanity of Our Lord in His Passion & in the Blessed Eucharist, & by tender love for the Blessed Virgin.

Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:

At the age of five, St. Gertrude entered the Benedictine monastery. She was professed as a nun at age twenty-six & began to receive revelations from God. She was extremely devoted to the mystery of the Incarnation expressed in the Sacred heart of Jesus & the Holy Eucharist.

Saint quote of the day: "O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge & my sanctuary." St. Gertrude, whose feast is November 16th

Scripture of the Day (Monday)
Mass Readings
The First Book of Maccabees, chapter one, verses ten thru fifteen, forty-one thru forty-three, fifty-four thru fifty-seven, & sixty-two & sixty-three;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen, verses fifty-three, sixty-one, one hundred thirty-four, one hundred fifty, one hundred fifty-five, & one hundred fifty-eight;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eighteen, verses thirty-five thru forty-three.

or, for St. Margaret's Memorial,
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty-eight, verses six thru eleven;
Psalm One Hundred Twelve, verse one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses nine thru seventeen;

or, for St. Gertrude's Memorial,
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses fourteen thru nineteen;
Psalm Twenty-three, verse one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses one thru eight.