Saints + Scripture — Saturday, 10 November

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Saturday, 10 November was the Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church (circa 400-461, A.K.A. Leo I), forty-fifth (XLV) Bishop of Rome: Doctor-link ūnus, Doctor-link duo, Doctor-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Pontiff, Doctors-link, & Wikipedia-link Doctors.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

He was a Roman aristocrat, & was the first pope to have been called "the Great." He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452 & persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy. He is also a Doctor of the Church, most remembered theologically for issuing the Tome of Leo, a document which was a major foundation to the debates of the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon [451].

Wikipedia-link Tome, Wikipedia-link Council, & Wikipedia-link Debates.

'Twas also the festival of Saint Grellan, Bishop (floruit fifth century): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Twas also the festival of Saint Baudolino, Hermit (circa 700-740): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Twas also the festival of Saint Andrea Avellino, Priest, C.R. (1521-1608; A.K.A. Lancelotto Avellino, Lorenzo Avellino; Anglicized as Andrew): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Twas also the festival of Blessed Odette Prévost, Religious & Martyr (1932-1995), martyred by Salafi jihadist Muslims of the Armed Islamic Group, one of the nineteen Martyrs of Algeria: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (List); Wikipedia-link Algeria.

Scripture of That Day
Mass Readings—Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Philippians, chapter four, verses ten thru nineteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twelve, verses one(b) & two, five & six, & eight(a) & nine;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter sixteen, verses nine thru fifteen.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, today’s Gospel focuses on prudence. In the Middle Ages, prudence was called "the queen of the virtues" because it was the virtue that enabled one to do the right thing in a particular situation. Prudence is a feel for the moral situation, something like the feel a quarterback has for the playing field, or a politician for the voters in his district.

Courage, justice, and temperance are wonderful virtues, but without prudence they are blind and, finally, useless. For a person can be as courageous as possible, but if he doesn’t know when, where, and how to play out his courage, that virtue is useless.

Video reflection by Bishop Earl Boyea: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Most Reverent Earl Boyea is the fifth Bishop of Lansing, my own bishop. The LORD has been extravagantly generous is giving the Diocese of Lansing such a shepherd for such a time as this.

Mass Readings—Memorial of St. Leo the Great
The Book of Sirach, chapter thirty-nine, verses six thru ten;
Psalm Thirty-seven, verse thirty(a);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter sixteen, verses thirteen thru nineteen.

Papal Quote o' That Day

"The truth that Jesus has revealed remains throughout eternity, taught & defended by the Church, who has been appointed Mother & Teacher of Truth. We must not let ourselves be disconcerted by events; we must always have a supernatural view of things & events."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)

Little Flower Quote o' That Day

"Jesus, I want to tell all little souls of the wonder of Your love."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)

Saint Quote o' That Day

"Peace is the first thing the angels sang… peace is the dwelling place of eternity."
—Pope St. Leo I the Great, Doctor of the Church (400-461, feast day: 10 November)