Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Zeno of Verona, Bishop (circa 300-371; also spelt Zenón or Zénon): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Sabbas the Goth, Martyr (334-372, A.K.A. the Lector), martyred by pagan Goths: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes, Religious, O.C.D. (1900-1920, A.K.A. Juana Fernández Solar): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint David Uribe Velasco, Priest & Martyr (1888-1927), martyred in the reign of the Mexican president Plutarco Elías Calles, one of the Martyrs of the Cristero War: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (list); Martyrs-link Cristeros & Wikipedia-link Cristeros.
Scripture of This Day
Mass Readings—Easter Weekday
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter five, verses twenty-seven thru thirty-three;
Psalm Thirty-four, verses two & nine, seventeen & eighteen, & nineteen & twenty;
The Gospel according to John, chapter three, verses thirty-one thru thirty-six.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel declares that the Son of God does not ration his gift of the Spirit. At the cathedral in Chartres, the figure of Jesus is surrounded by seven doves, symbolizing these seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. The Messiah will be filled up with all of the powers and energies of God’s Spirit.Video reflection by Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M. (Franciscan Media): U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
These seven gifts have played a prominent role in our tradition, appearing in theologians as diverse as Gregory the Great, Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas. These gifts are signs that the Christian is participating in Jesus Christ. In holding up this image, therefore, the Church is asking us to meditate on the people that we are called to be: participants in Jesus.
How does one come by these gifts? We can’t really earn them or work our way toward them. But they do come from Jesus Christ, and therefore from our proximity to him through the Church and the sacraments. As we wait in joyful hope for the coming of the Lord, pray for the conformity to him which consists in the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Papal Quote o' This Day
"The peace of Christ is different from that of the world. The peace of Christ surely does not remove trials & tribulations, but it is always a source of serenity & happiness. For it brings with it the fullness of life."Little Flower Quote o' This Day
—Pope St. John Paul II (the Great; 1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"To limit your desires & your hopes is to misunderstand God's infinite goodness!"Saint Quote o' This Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"The purpose of clothing is to keep warm in winter & to cover your nakedness, not to serve your vanity."
—St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Doctor of the Church (313-386, feast day: 18 March)
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