'Tis the festival of Blessed John Beche, Abbot & Martyr, O.S.B. (died 1539, A.K.A. Thomas Marshall), martyred in the reign of the English king Henry VIII, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries; onetime abbot of Saint Wesburgh's Abbey (now Chester Cathedral) & last abbot of Saint John's Abbey (Colchester): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Dissolution, Wikipedia-link Chester, & Wikipedia-link Colchester.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saints Alexander Briant, S.J.; Edmund Campion, S.J.; & Ralph Sherwin; Priests & Martyrs (died 1581), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, three of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link Alpha Bravo & Wikipedia-link Alpha Bravo, Martyr-link Echo Charlie & Wikipedia-link Echo Charlie, & Martyr-link Romeo Sierra & Wikipedia-link Romeo Sierra; Martyrs-link XL & Wikipedia-link XL.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Richard Langley, Martyr (died 1586), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Charles de Foucald, Priest & Martyr, O.S.C.O. (1858-1916, A.K.A. Marie-Alberic), martyred by Senussi Muslims, founder of the Union of Brothers & Sisters of the Sacred Heart: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Kazimierz Tomasz Sykulski, Priest & Martyr (1882-1942), martyred in the reign of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, one of the One Hundred Eight Blessed Polish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (List, № 46); Martyrs-link CVIII & Wikipedia-link CVIII.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Revelation, chapter twenty-two, verses one thru seven;
Psalm Ninety-five, verses one & two; three, four, & five; & six & seven(a/b);
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty-one, verses thirty-four, thirty-five, & thirty-six.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus urges us to watch and pray as we await his coming again. In one sense, Christianity is a religion of fulfillment (the Lord has come), but in another sense, it is a religion of waiting, for we expect the second coming of Jesus in the fullness of his power.Video reflection by Marc DelMonico, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
We wait and watch and keep vigil. And this is difficult. But what we all know is that great things take time. For example, when a woman becomes pregnant, she has to wait nine long months before the baby is ready.
"How long does this analysis take?" a woman once asked Carl Jung. "Just as long as it takes," came the answer. Gestation, growth, healing—during any of these processes, the very worst thing one can do is to pick at it, to force it, to make it operate according to our private timetables.
That’s why Jesus calls us to "be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength…to stand before the Son of Man."
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The Church is our Mother: a Mother who nourishes & reconciles. We cannot criticize our Mother as if she were a stranger, for we love the person who gave us life."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"Whenever my enemy provokes me to combat, I try to behave like a soldier."Catholic Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"The Church cannot behave like a business that changes its product when the demand for it decreases."
—Karl Cardinal Lehmann (1936-2018)
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