Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
He was a French missionary & priest, who founded the Congregation of Jesus & Mary & the Order of Our Lady of Charity, & was the author of the propers for the Mass & Divine Office of the Sacred hearts of Jesus & Mary.'Tis also the feast of Saint Andrew Stratelates, Martyr (died circa 300), martyred in the reign of the emperor Maximian: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the feast of Saint Louis of Toulouse, Bishop, O.F.M. (1274-1297): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter thirty-seven, verses one thru fourteen;
Psalm One Hundred Seven, verses two thru nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-two, verses thirty-four thru forty;
or, for St. John:
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses fourteen thru nineteen;
Psalm One Hundred Thirty-one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses twenty-five thru thirty.
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Friday, 12 August was the Optional Memorial of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious, V.H.M. (1572-1641), foundress of the Visitation Sisters, formally the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary: Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duae, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link V.H.M.
Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, & founder of a religious community. Saint Francis de Sales (24 January), who at the time was the bishop, became her (spiritual) director & best friend. She founded an institute of women which would be a haven for those whose health, age, or other considerations barred them from entering the already established communities.'Twas also the feast of Blessed Innocent XI, Pope (1611-1689), two hundred fortieth Bishop of Rome: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter sixteen, verses one thru fifteen, sixty, & sixty-three;
or, The Book of Ezekiel, chapter sixteen, verses fifty-nine thru sixty-three;
The Book of Isaiah, chapter twelve, verses two, three, four(b,c,d), five, & six;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nineteen, verses three thru twelve;
or, for St. Jane Frances:
The Book of Proverbs, chapter thirty-one, verses ten thru thirteen, nineteen, twenty, thirty, & thirty-one;
Psalm One Hundred Thirty-one;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter three, verses thirty-one thru fifty-five.
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Friday, 5 August was the Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major: Basilica-link ūna, Basilica-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
The feast commemorates the dedication by Pope (St.) Sixtus III (28 March) of the rebuiltBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore just after the First Council of Ephesus. This major basilica, located on the summit of the Esquiline Hill in Rome, is called the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Mariae Maioris) because it is the largest church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.'Twas also the feast of Saint Oswald of Northumbria (circa 604-642, A.K.A. King Oswald): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Nahum, chapter two, verses one & three & chapter three, verses one, two, three, six, & seven;
The Book of Deuteronomy, chapter thirty-two, verses thirty-five(c, d), thirty-six(a,b), thirty-nine(a,b,c,d,), & forty-one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter sixteen, verses twenty-four thru twenty-eight;
or, for the Dedication:
The Book of Revelation, chapter twenty-one, verses one thru five(a);
The Book of Judith, chapter fifteen, verse nine;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses twenty-seven & twenty-eight.
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