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'Tis the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Our Lady-link ūna, Our Lady-link duae, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

In the case of saints, the Church commemorates their date of death, with St. John the Baptist & the Virgin Mary as the few whose birth dates are commemorated. The reason for this is found in the singular mission each had in salvation history, but traditionally also because these alone (besides the prophet Jeremiah: Jer, 1:5) were holy in their very birth.

'Tis also the feast of Saint Sergius I, Pope (circa 650-701), eighty-fourth Bishop of Rome: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
The Book of Micah, chapter five, verses one thru four(a);
or, the Letter to the Romans, chapter eight, verses twenty-eight thru thirty;
Psalm Thirteen, verse six(a,b,c);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter one, verses one thru sixteen & eighteen thru twenty-three
(or, the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter one, verses eighteen thru twenty-three).

Personal Reading
The First Book of Samuel, chapter thirteen, verse twenty-three;
The First Book of Samuel, chapter fourteen (verses one thru fifty-two);
The First Book of Samuel, chapter fifteen (verses one thru thirty-five).

Commentary: Jonathan's Exploit (13:23-14:15), Rout of the Philistines (14:16-23a), Saul's Oath (14:23b-26), Violation of the Oath (14:27-30), Use of Flesh with Blood Forbidden (14:31-35), Jonathan in Danger of Death (14:36-44), Rescue of Jonathan (14:45&46), Wars & Victories (14:47&48), Saul's Family (14:49-15:3), Disobedience of Saul (15:4-9), Saul Is Reproved (15:10-23), Saul Asks Forgiveness (15:24-31), & Agag Is Cut Down (15:32-35).