Commentary: Wayback Machine. Alas, the Holy Redeemer bulletin gave a hagiography of St. Isidore of Seville, Bishop & Doctor of the Church [4 April], not today's St. Isidore the Farmer, a layman.
St. Isisdore & Bl. María were husband & wife, though after the death of their only child they lived chastely, as brother & sister.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed María de la Cabeza (died 1175, A.K.A. Maria Torriba): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saints Bertha & Rupert of Bingen, Pilgrims (died circa 757 & 712-732), Rupert was buried beneath the hill named Rupertsberg in his honor, after which Bertha established her hermitage there: Saint-link Bravo & Wikipedia-link Bravo, Saint-link Romeo & Wikipedia-link Romeo; Wikipedia-link Rupertsberg.
Commentary: Ss. Bertha & Rupert were mother & son.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed André Abellon, Priest, O.P. (1375-1450): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Easter Weekday
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter twenty, verses seventeen thru twenty-seven;
Psalm Sixty-eight, verses ten & eleven & twenty & twenty-one;
The Gospel according to John, chapter seventeen, verses one thru eleven(a).
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, Jesus’ prayer in today’s Gospel sums up his wonderful work as he is about to return to his Father. Jesus was, in his very person, the meeting of heaven and earth. God and humanity came together in him, and his entire ministry was the outward expression of that inward identity. By calling a scattered Israel to unity, inviting the poor to table fellowship, healing the sick in body and heart, and embodying the path of forgiveness and love, Jesus was bringing God’s will and purpose to earth.Video reflection by Father James Vacco, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Now, in his Passion and Death, Jesus brought heaven all the way down into the world. He carried the divine light into the darkest places of the human condition—hatred, cruelty, violence, corruption, stupidity, suffering, and death itself—and thereby transformed them. And the proof that heaven is able to transform earth is, of course, the Resurrection.
Now we know that cruelty, hatred, violence, fear, suffering, and death are not the most powerful forces in the world. Now we know that the divine love is more powerful. God’s kingdom has, in principle, broken the kingdoms of the world, which thrive upon, and in turn produce, those very negativities.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Isidore
The Book of Revelation, chapter nineteen, verses one & five thru nine(a);
Psalm One Hundred Three, verse one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses twenty-five thru thirty.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional & sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope Francis (born 1936, reigning since 2013)
"Do not let your weakness make you unhappy. When, in the morning, we feel no courage or strength for the practice of virtue, it is really a grace: it is the time to 'lay the axe to the root of the tree,' relying on Jesus alone."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"A mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, feast day: 5 September)
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