Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Changed the sacramental ritual of the Early Middle Ages into a new, more personally-held faith, with the life of Christ as a model & a new emphasis on the Virgin Mary. In opposition to the rational approach to divine understanding that the Scholastics adopted, Bernard would preach an immediate faith, in which the intercessor was the Virgin Mary.'Tis also the feast of Saint Ronald of Orkney, Martyr (circa 1103-1158, A.K.A. Rögnvald Kali Kolsson), martyred by Vikings: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter forty-three, verses one thru seven(a);
Psalm Eighty-five, verses nine(a,b) & ten thru fourteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-three, verses one thru twelve;
or, for St. Bernard:
The Book of Sirach, chapter fifteen, verses one thru six;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen, verse twelve;
The Gospel according to John, chapter seventeen, verses twenty thru twenty-six.
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Saturday, 13 August was the Optional Memorial of Saints Pontian, Pope, & Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs (died 235) eighteenth Bishop of Rome & the first antipope, martyred in the reign of the emperor Maximinus Thrax: Martyrs-link, Martyr-link Papa & Wikipedia-link Papa, & Wikipedia-link Hotel.
Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Two men died for their faith after harsh treatment & exhaustion in the mines of Sardinia. One had been pope for five years, the other an antipope for eighteen. They died reconciled. Pontian held a synod which confirmed the excommunication of the great theologian Origen in Alexandria. For this, Pontian was banished to exile by the Roman emperor. When (St.) Callistus I (14 October) was elected pope, Hippolytus accused him of being too lenient with penitents, & had himself elected antipope by a group. He remained in schism through the reigns of three popes. He was also banished to the island of Sardinia.'Twas also the feast of Saint Maximus the Confessor, Abbot (circa 580-662): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter eighteen, verses one thru ten, thirteen(b), & thirty-one thru thirty-two;
Psalm Fifty-one, verses twelve thru fifteen, eighteen, & nineteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter nineteen, verses thirteen thru fifteen;
or, for Ss. Pontian & Hippolytus:
The First Letter of Peter, chapter four, verses twelve thru nineteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-four, verse seven;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses eighteen thru twenty-one.
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Saturday, 6 August was the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord: Transfiguration-link ūnus, Transfiguration-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Jesus & three of his apostles—Peter, James, & John—go to the mountain (the Mount of Transfiguration) to pray. On the mountain, Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. Then the prophets Moses & Elijah appear next to him & he speaks with them. Jesus is then called "Son" by a voice in the sky, assumed to be God the Father, as in the baptism of Jesus.'Twas also the feast of Saint Hormisdas, Pope (450-523), fifty-second Bishop of Rome: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Daniel, chapter seven, verses nine, ten, thirteen, & fourteen;
Psalm Ninety-seven, verses one, two, five, six, & nine;
The Second Letter of Peter, chapter one, verses sixteen thru nineteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine, verses twenty-eight(b) thru thirty-six.
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