Commentary: Wayback Machine. The numbering of the Popes Felix is a fiasco. Pope St. Felix I [30 December] reigned in the third century; Antipope Felix II pretended in the fourth, & his memory is sometimes conflated with a faithful martyr, Felix [29 July], accounting for the miscounting; Pope St. Felix III [1 March] was the truly only the second Pope Felix; & Pope St. Felix IV [30 January] was truly only the third Pope Felix. To further muddy the already murky waters, a fifteenth century antipope styled himself Felix V.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Hyacintha of Mariscotti, Virgin, T.O.R. (1585-1640 A.K.A. Clarice Mariscotti), foundress of the Oblates of Mary: Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Columba Marmion, Priest & Abbot, O.S.B. (1858-1923, A.K.A. Joseph Aloysius Marmion): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Zygmunt Pisarki, Priest & Martyr (1902-1943, also spelt Sigismondo, Segismundo), martyred in the reign of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, one of the One Hundred Eight Blessed Polish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (List, № 78); Martyrs-link CVIII & Wikipedia-link CVIII.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter ten, verses eleven thru eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred Ten, verses one, two, three, & four;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter four, verses one thru twenty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel for today is the parable of the sower and the seed. It has to do with the growth and development of the kingdom of God. We hear that Jesus began to teach by the sea and that a very large crowd gathered around him. This is Jesus speaking to the whole world.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
He then presents the parable of the sower: A sower goes out to sow, and as he sows, some of the seed falls on the path, where the birds eat it up; some falls on rocky ground, where it is scorched in the sun; some falls among thorns, where its life is choked off; and some falls on rich soil, where it bears fruit—thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.
Keep in mind that Jesus himself, in person, is the seed sown. Jesus is the Logos that wants to take root in us. This seed is sown far and wide, through all sorts of means, but in you, let the seed be sown deep, where it can’t be stolen, scorched, or choked.
Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 10
The Book of Exodus, chapter four, verses eighteen thru thirty-one.
Commentary: Moses Returns to Egypt (Exodus, 4:18-31).
The Imitation of Christ
Book I: Useful Admonitions for the Spiritual Life
Chapter 14: "On Avoiding Hasty Judgments"
Chapter 15: "On Works Done from the Motive of Charity"
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Christ desires to be newly present to this contemporary world with all the explosive force of His Mystery of love. He wishes to meet the people of today through teachers who are true educators, drawn by Christ."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"God has given me the grace to understand the mysterious depths of charity."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"We must speak with our hands before we try to speak with our lips."
—St. Peter Claver (1580-1654, feast day: 9 September)
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