Commentary: Wayback Machine. Of the four statues of Doctors of the Church that support the Chair of Saint Peter inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, two are Western saints & two Eastern: today's St. Ambrose, his student St. Augustine (28 August), St. John Chrysostom (13 September), & St. Athanasius (2 May). Rarefied air, indeed.
Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Ambrose is credited with promoting "antiphonal chant," a style of chanting in which one side of the choir responds alternately to the other, as well as with composingVeni redemptor gentium, an Advent hymn. He is notable for his influence on St. Augustine.We also remember Saint Charles Garnier, Priest & Martyr, S.J. (1606-1649), martyred by the Iroquis whilst serving as a missionary to the Huron: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: St. Charles is one of the North American Martyrs collectively memorialized on 19 October (Wayback Machine).
Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten (verses one thru forty-two) & chapter eleven, verse one.
Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter thirty-five, verses one thru ten;
Psalm Eighty-five, verses nine(a,b) & ten thru fourteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter five, verses seventeen thru twenty-six;
or, for the Memorial,
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses eight thru twelve;
Psalm Eighty-nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter ten, verses eleven thru sixteen.
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