Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saints Crispin & Crispian, Martyrs (died circa 286), martyred in the reign of the emperors Diocletian & Maximian: Martyr-link P-I-N, Martyr-link P-I-A-N, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, Bishop (circa 1455-1492), the "White Martyr of Munster:" Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales (died 1535-1679), martyred in the reign of the kings Henry VIII, James VI & I, Charles I, & Charles II; the queen Elizabeth I; & the lord protector Oliver Cromwell: Martyrs-link XL & Wikipedia-link XL.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feria
The Letter to the Romans, chapter six, verses twelve thru eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-four, verses one(b), two, & three; four, five, & six; & seven & eight;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twelve, verses thirty-nine thru forty-eight.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today's Gospel we meet a prudent steward who serves his master wisely. I would like to say something about prudence and wisdom. In the Middle Ages, prudence was called "the queen of the virtues," because it was the virtue that enabled one to do the right thing in a particular situation.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Prudence is a feel for the moral situation, something like the feel that a quarterback has for the playing field. Justice is a wonderful virtue, but without prudence, it is blind and finally useless. One can be as just as possible, but without a feel for the present situation, his justice will do him no good.
Wisdom, unlike prudence, is a sense of the big picture. It is the view from the hilltop. Most of us look at our lives from the standpoint of our own self-interest. But wisdom is the capacity to survey reality from the vantage point of God. Without wisdom, even the most prudent judgment will be erroneous, short-sighted, inadequate.
The combination, therefore, of prudence and wisdom is especially powerful. Someone who is both wise and prudent will have both a sense of the bigger picture and a feel for the particular situation.
Bible Study—Penance
The Letter to the Romans, chapter thirteen (verses one thru fourteen).
Commentary: Obedience to Authority (13:1-7), Love Fulfills the Law (13:8-10), & Awareness of the End of Time (13:11-14).
Bible Study—Proverbs in a Month
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twenty-two (verses one thru twenty-nine);
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twenty-three (verses one thru thirty-five).
Commentary: II: First Collection of the Wisdom of Solomon (concluded, 22:1-16) & III: Sayings of the Wise (22:17-23:35).
No comments:
Post a Comment