Project BLACK MAMBA: Lent — Holy Week

'Tis the feast of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop (1538-1606): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:

Turibius Alfonso in Leon, Spain; studied law at the University of Salamanca; & became a profesor. He was so brilliant that he attracted the attention of King Philip II, who named him chief judge of the court of the Inquisition. When the archbishopric of Lima, Peru, became vacant, Turibius, though a layman, was named to that post. He received all the holy orders & sailed for Peru in 1580. The archdiocese extended from panama to Argentina & the new archbishop worked assiduously for the formation of the clergy & the moral uplifting of the people. The scandals of the time & the resistence of the colonial government & some religious orders made his work much more difficult. He was criticized for being away from Lima for pastoral visitations, & when he tried to correct abuses, he was told that the established customs had the force of law. His response was: "Christ called Himself to truth, not the custom." He died in 1606 whole on a pastoral visit to an Indian village & was canonized in 1726. Pope Benedict XIV compared him to St. Charles Borromeo (4 November) because of his dedication to his flock & his efforts to help them grow in faith & holiness. Four other saints lived in Lima under the jurisdiction of St. Turibius: St. Rose of Lima (23 August), St. Martin de Porres (3 November), St. John Macias (18 September), & St. Francis Solanus (14 July).

'Tis also the feast of Saint Joseph Oriol, Priest (1650-1702): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty, verses four thru nine(a);
Psalm Sixty-nine, verses eight thru ten, twenty-one, twenty-two, thirty-one, thirty-three, & thirty-four;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-six, verses fourteen thru twenty-five.

Personal Reading
The Book of Exodus, chapter seventeen (verses one thru sixteen);
The Book of Exodus, chapter eighteen (verses one thru twenty-seven);
Introduction to the Book of Malachi;
The Book of Malachi, chapter three (verses one thru twenty-four).

Commentary: Water from the rock (17: 1-7), battle with Amalek (17:8-16), meeting with Jethro (18:1-12), & appointment of minor judges (18:13-27). After Mass at St. Matt's downtown, a fellow mentioned to me Malachi, 3:10; not unexpectedly, this lead me to re-read the whole chapter, subtitled in my Bible: The Messenger of the Covenant.