Wednesday, 12 September was the Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary: Madonna-link ūna, Madonna-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
The name of Mary is venerated because it belongs to the Mother of God. In 1684, Pope [Blessed] Innocent XI [12 August] included it in the General Roman Calendar to commemorate the victory at the battle of Vienna in 1683. It was removed from the Church calendar in the liturgical reform following Vatican II, but restored by Pope Saint John Paul II [22 October] in 2002, along with the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus [3 January].'Twas also the festival of Saint Juventius of Pavia, Bishop (floruit first century): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twas also the festival of Saint Ailbe of Emly, Bishop (died circa 541, A.K.A. Elvis): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twas also the festival of Saint Guy of Anderlecht (circa 950-1012, the "Poor Man of Anderlecht;" also spelt Guido, Guidon; A.K.A. Wye of Láken): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of That Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter seven, verses twenty-five thru thirty-one;
Psalm Forty-five, verses eleven & twelve, fourteen & fifteen, & sixteen & seventeen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter six, verses twenty thru twenty-six.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel for today is Luke’s version of the Beatitudes, less well-known than Matthew’s but actually punchier, more to the point. It all hinges on detachment, that decisively important spiritual attitude.Apatheia in the Greek fathers, indifferencia in Ignatius of Loyola. Spiritual detachment means that I am unattached to worldly values that become a substitute for the ultimate good of God.
How bluntly Luke’s account puts things! Look at Luke’s first beatitude, a model for the rest: "Blessed are you poor; the reign of God is yours." What if we translated this as, "How lucky you are if you are not addicted to material things." When we place material things in the center of our concerns, we find ourselves caught in an addictive pattern.
Because material goods don’t satisfy the hunger in my soul, I convince myself that I need more of them to gain contentment. So I strive and work to get more nice things—cars, homes, TVs, clothes—and then I find that those don’t satisfy me. So I strive and strive, and the rhythm continues.
Therefore, how lucky I would be if I were poor, unattached to material goods, finally indifferent to them.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary
The Letter to the Galatians, chapter four, verses four thru seven;
Confer the Book of Judith, chapter thirteen, verses eighteen & nineteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one, verses thirty-nine thru forty-seven.
Bible Study—Wisdom Books
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twelve (verses one thru twenty-eight).
Commentary: Wise Sayings of Solomon (cont'd; Proverbs, 12:1-28).
Proverb o' That Day (Proverbs, 12:1)
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,Papal Quote o' That Day
but he who hates reproof is stupid.
"The family must be a great school of piety, spirituality, & religious fidelity. The Church has great trust in the delicate, authoritative, & irreplaceable religious teaching supplied by parents."Little Flower Quote o' That Day
—Pope Bl. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 26 September)
"How often have I thought that I may owe all the graces I've received to the prayers of a person who begged them from God for me, & whom I shall know only in heaven."Christian Quote o' That Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"God whispers to us in our pleasures; speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
—Clive Staples "C. S." Lewis (1898-1963)
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