Commentary: Wayback Machine. Kildare is an Anglicization of the Irish Cill Dara.
'Tis the festival of Blessed John of the Grating, Bishop & Abbot, O.Cist. (circa 1098-1168): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis the festival of Blessed Conor O'Devany, Bishop & Martyr, O.F.M. (circa 1530-1612, also spelt Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh), martyred in the reign of the King James VI & I, one of the Irish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyr-link Irish & Wikipedia-link Irish.
'Tis the festival of Saint Henry Morse, Priest & Martyr, S.J. (1595-1645), martyred in the reign of the king Charles I, one of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link XL & Wikipedia-link XL.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feria
The First Book of Kings, chapter two, verses one thru four, ten, eleven, & twelve;
The First Book of Chronicles, chapter twenty-nine, verses ten, eleven(a/b), eleven(d) & twelve(a), & twelve(b/c/d/);
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter six, verses seven thru thirteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus sends the Twelve on their mission to announce the nearness of the kingdom. I want to say a few things about our embracing our mission and being equipped for it.Video reflection by Father Roger Lopez, O.F.M. (Franciscan Media): United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
What do you need for your mission? You need a keen sense of God as the absolute center of your life. In a word, you require the spiritual gifts of piety and fear of the Lord. I realize that these terms can sound fussy and puritanical, but they are actually naming something strong and essential.
You need fear of the Lord, which does not mean that you are afraid of God. It means that nothing to you is more important than God, that everything in your life centers around and is subordinate to your love for God. And your equipping needs to include piety. That means that you honor God above everything else, that you worship him alone. These spiritual gifts enable you to find true balance; they allow you to know what your life is about.
Equipped with these gifts, you are ready for mission. Having received the fire of the Holy Spirit, you are ready to set the world on fire.
Saint Quote o' the Day
"Devotion is a certain act of the will by which man gives himself promptly to divine service."
—St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church (1225-1274, feast day: 28 January)
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