'Tis also the festival of Saint Edwin of Northumbria, Martyr (circa 585-633; also spelt Eadwine, Æduinus), King of Deria & Bernicia, martyred by the pagan king Penda of Mercia: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Husband of St. Æthelburh of Kent [8 September], father of St. Eanflæd of Whitby [24 November], & great uncle of St. Hilda of Whitby [17 November].
'Tis also the festival of Saint Wilfrid of York, Bishop, O.S.B. (circa 633-709, also spelt Wilfrith; A.K.A. of Ripon), who convened the Synod of Whitby, founder of the abbey around which arose the City of Ripon: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Synod & Wikipedia-link City.
Commentary: Wilfrid I, not to be confused with another Bishop of York, St. Wilfrid II (died 746, A.K.A. the Younger) [29 April].
'Tis also the festival of Saint Serafino of Montegranaro, Religious, O.F.M. Cap. (1540-1604, A.K.A. Felice Rapagnano): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed John Baptist, Priest & Martyr, O.F.M. (circa 1603-1642, A.K.A. Thomas Bullaker), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish king Charles I, one of the Eighty-five Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link LXXXV & Wikipedia-link LXXXV.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Galatians, chapter three, verses seven thru fourteen;
Psalm One Hundred Eleven, verses one(b) & two, three & four, & five & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses fifteen thru twenty-six.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel we learn of a person possessed by a demon. Jesus meets the man and drives out the demon, but then is immediately accused of being in league with Satan. Some of the witnesses said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.”communio, of one bringing things back together.
Jesus’ response is wonderful in its logic and laconicism: “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?”
The demonic power is always one of scattering. It breaks up communion. But Jesus, as always, is the voice of
Think back to Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand. Facing a large, hungry crowd, his disciples beg him to “dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus answers, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.”
Whatever drives the Church apart is an echo of this “dismiss the crowds” impulse, and a reminder of the demonic tendency to divide. In times of trial and threat, this is a very common instinct. We blame, attack, break up, and disperse. But Jesus is right: “There is no need for them to go away.”Video reflection by D.J. Bernal: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Certainly you are not unaware of how much the path of love can cost. Christ Himself reminds you of it from atop the Cross."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"We have only one task during the night of the present life—to love Jesus."Catholic Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Human weakness cannot upset the plans of Divine Omnipotence. A Divine Master-Builder can work even with falling stones."
—Michael cardinal von Faulhaber (1869-1952)
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