Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, & undying love & devotion to the poor & the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in Church history. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of lost things.Quoth Joyfully Living the Gospel day by Day:
St. Anthony of Padua (whom we celebrate today) was a lover of God's Will & a man of peace. He was a priest & a Doctor of the Church, as well as a miracle worker. He was also a man of deep prayer.'Tis also the festival of Saint Damhnade, Virgin (floruit sixth century, also spelt Damnet): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Marianna Biernacka, Martyr (1888-1943), martyred in the reign of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, one of the One Hundred Eight Blessed Polish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link CVIII & Wikipedia-link CVIII.
Scripture of This Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
The First Book of Kings, chapter eighteen, verses twenty thru thirty-nine;
Psalm Sixteen, verses one(b) & two(a/b), four, five(a/b) & eight, & eleven;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses seventeen, eighteen, & nineteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in our Gospel today, Jesus declares that he would not undermine the Law and the Prophets, but fulfill them. Jesus himself was an observant Jew, and the themes and images of the Holy Scriptures were elemental for him.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
But what is he going to fulfill? Protestant theologian N.T. Wright has pointed out that the Old Testament is essentially an unfinished symphony, a drama without a climax. It is the articulation of a hope, a dream, a longing—but without a realization of that hope, without a satisfaction of that longing.
Israel knew itself to be the people with the definite mission to become holy and thereby to render the world holy. But instead, Israel fell into greater and greater sins, and instead of being the catalyst for the conversion of the world, the world was continually overwhelming and enslaving Israel.
And then came Jesus, who turned out to be, in the most unexpected way, the fulfillment of the dream. From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus affected the gathering of the tribes of Israel through conversion and the forgiveness of sins.
Mass Readings—Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, verses one, two, & three(a/b/c/d);
Psalm Eighty-nine, verse two;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter ten, verses one thru nine.
Papal* Quote o' This Day
"This is a truth which verges on an authentic reconciliation between God & a person. Here we are faced with something which does not discredit our self-worth. Rather, it is a matter which totally penetrates our heart & prompts us to take control of the mystery of suffering & pain that has tied us down for many centuries."*Commentary: This quote is from a letter issued on 13 February 2013, before Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio was elected pope.
—Pope Francis (born 1936, reigning since 2013)
Little Flower Quote o' This Day
"My slightest sighs, my greatest sufferings, my sorrows and my joys, my little sacrifices: my flowers, Jesus, for you."Saint Quote o' This Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Our mission is to educate thru heart & love."
—St. Paola Frassinetti (1809-1882, feast day: 11 June)
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