The Popish Plot
G. K. Chesterton's The Defendant: "Penny Dreadfuls"
'Tis the festival of Saint Apollinaris Claudius, Bishop (died circa 177; A.K.A. of Hierapolis, the Apologist): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Severinus of Noricum, Abbot (circa 410-482, the "Apostle to Noricum"): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani, Bishop, C.R.S.A. (1381-1456, Anglicized as Lawrence Justinian), first (I) Patriarch of Venice: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Patriarch.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Edward Waterson, Priest & Martyr (died 1594), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, one of the Martyrs of Douai: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Douai & Wikipedia-link Douai.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Tuesday after Epiphany
The First Letter of John, chapter four, verses seven thru ten;
Psalm Seventy-two, verses one & two, three & four, & seven & eight;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter six, verses thirty-four thru forty-four.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel shows Jesus’ compassion for the multitude in the desert. “When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.”Video reflection by Father Andrew Lauricella: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
There is the motif of the people Israel in the desert after their escape from Egypt. Isolated, alone, afraid, without food, they clamored for something from Moses. Here we see people who are dying to be fed, and a prophet who is under threat of death. This crowd around the threatened Jesus is a metaphor for the Church. We have come to him because we are hungry, and we stay even when things look bleak.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Prayer is the breath of the Mystical Body, its conversation with God, the expression of its love & its striving toward the Father."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 26 September)
"Very often God is satisfied with our wish to labor for His glory, & how immense are my desires to do so."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"It is not enough to say, 'I love.' We must put that love into a living action."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta ("Mother Teresa," 1910-1997; feast day: 5 September)
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