Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Wilfrid I of York, Bishop, O.S.B. (circa 633-709, also spelt Wilfrith; A.K.A. of Ripon), founder of the abbey around which arose the city of Ripon: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Ripon.
Commentary: There is also a St. Wilfrid II [29 April], also Bishop of York.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Serafino of Montegranaro, Religious, O.F.M. Cap. (1540-1604, Anglicized as Seraphin): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Thomas Bullaker, Priest & Martyr, O.F.M. (1604-1642, A.K.A. John Baptist), martyred in the reign of the king Charles I, one of the Eighty-five Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link LXXXV.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feria
The Book of Malachi, chapter three, verses thirteen thru twenty(b);
Psalm One, verses one & two, three, & four & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses five thru thirteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel today is about prayer and the power of prayer. This excerpt from Luke is filled with wisdom in regard to the proper attitude of prayer. What is prayer, and how should we pray? Prayer is intimate communion and conversation with God. Judging from Jesus’ own life, prayer is something that we ought to do often, especially at key moments of our lives.Video reflection by Father Don Miller, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Well, how should we pray? What does it look like? You have to pray with faith. Have you noticed how Jesus, time and again, says to people before working a miracle, “Do you believe I can do this?” Can you hear the simple faith in this astonishing line of Jesus: “I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.”
And today he says, “Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Psalm One consists of only six verses, yet whenever it is used in the liturgy, verse five is excluded. I'm not challenging the wisdom of the duly appointed liturgical authorities, but I do wonder why, as it does not seem objectionable:
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive judgment,Bible Study—The Bible Timeline, Session 18: Messianic Fulfillment, Part 1 of 3
nor will sinners in the assembly of the just.
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one (verses one thru eighty);
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter two (verses one thru fifty-two).
Commentary: I. The Prologue (1:1-4) & II. The Infancy Narrative (1:5-2:52): Announcement of the Birth of John (1:5-25), Announcement of the Birth of Jesus (1:26-38), Mary Visits Elizabeth (1:39-45), the Canticle of Mary (1:46-56), the Birth of John (1:57-66), the Canticle of Zechariah (1:67-80), the Birth of Jesus (2:1-14), the Visit of the Shepherds (2:15-20), the Circumcision & Naming of Jesus (2:21), the Presentation in the Temple (2:22-38), the Return to Nazareth (2:39-40), & the Boy Jesus in the Temple (2:41-52).
Bible Study—Proverbs in a Month
The Book of Proverbs, chapter eleven (verses one thru thirty-one);
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twelve (verses one thru twenty-eight).
Commentary: II: First Collection of the Proverbs of Solomon (cont'd, 11:1-12:28).
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