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'Tis the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (circa 12 B.C.): Madonna-link ūna, Madonna-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Mary's parents, [Ss.] Joachim & Anne [26 July], who had been childless, received a heavenly message that they would have a child. In thanksgiving for the gift of their daughter, they brought her, when still a child, to the Temple in Jerusalem to consecrate her to God.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Gelasius I, Pope (died 496), forty-ninth (XLIX) Bishop of Rome, first pope to be called the Vicar of Christ; who worked against the Acacian Schism: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Pontiff, Wikipedia-link Vicar, & Wikipedia-link Schism.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Gelasius Ó Cuileanáin, Priest & Martyr, O.Cist. (died 1580, Anglicized as O'Cullenan), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, one of the Irish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Irish & Wikipedia-link Irish.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Maria of Jesus the Good Shepherd, Religious, C.S.F.N. (1842-1902, A.K.A. Maria Franciszka Siedliska), foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link C.S.F.N.
Scripture of This Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Revelation, chapter four, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm One Hundred Fifty, verses one(b) & two, three & four, & five & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nineteen, verses eleven thru twenty-eight.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus uses images drawn from the world of business to instruct us in Christian living. And he especially liked the dynamic of investment, risk, and return as a model of the spiritual life. The reason is clear. God exists in gift form. Therefore, if you want his life in you, you have to learn to give it away.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Think of the coins we read about today as everything that we’ve received from God—life, breath, being, powers, and so on. Because they come from God, they are meant to become gifts. If you cling to them, in the manner of the third servant, they don’t grow; in fact, they wither away.
Notice that the first two servants doubled their wealth precisely in the measure that they risked it. This means that the one who truly has the divine life knows how to make it a gift, and that in turn will make the original gift increase. And the opposite holds: "From the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away." This means that if you try to cling to the divine life, you will, in short order, lose it.
Mass Readings—Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Book of Zechariah, chapter two, verses fourteen thru seventeen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one, verse forty-nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twelve, verses forty-six thru fifty.
Papal Quote o' This Day
"In a certain sense we can say that the Last Supper itself is the act of foundation of the Church, because He gives Himself & thus creates a new community, a community united in communion with Himself."Little Flower Quote o' This Day
—Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927, reigned 2005-2013)
"Jesus, who fashions people's souls skillfully, does not want us to stand about admiring the facade—He wants us to make our way in, till we reach the inner sanctuary which is His chosen dwelling & admire the beauty there."Saint Quote o' This Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Before Jesus ever spoke about Himself & His mission, Mary spoke of Him to those who came to visit the Child. And they were amazed to learn how much God had done for the salvation of Israel & the entire humanity."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (-, feast day:)
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