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'Tis the commemoration of Saint Leander of Seville, Bishop (circa 534-601): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Brother of the bishops St. Isidore of Seville [4 April], a Doctor of the Church, & St. Fulgentius of Ecija [14 January], & the virgin St. Florentina of Cartagena [28 August].
'Tis also the commemoration of Saint Gerald of Mayo, Abbot (died 731), inaugural abbot of the Abbey of Mayo: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey.
'Tis also the commemoration of Saint Nikephoros of Constantinople, Bishop (circa 758-828, Patriarch Nikephoros I; also spelt Nicephorus), who opposed the second bout of the Byzantine iconoclastic heresy: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Heresy-link & Wikipedia-link Heresy.
'Tis also the commemoration of Saints Rudericus, Priest, & Saloman, Martyrs (died 857), martyred in the reign of the Andalusian king Muhammad I, two of the forty-eight Martyrs of Córdoba: Martyr-link Romeo, Martyr-link Sierra, & Wikipedia-link (List); Wikipedia-link Córdoba.
'Tis also the commemoration of Blessed Sancha of Alenquer, Religious, O.Cist. (circa 1180-1229), Princess of Portugal, foundress of the Monastery of Celas: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Sister of St. Theresa of Portugal [17 June] & Bl. Mafilda [?].
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
The Book of Jonah, chapter three, verses one thru ten;
Psalm Fifty-one, verses three & four, twelve & thirteen, & eighteen & nineteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses twenty-nine thru thirty-two.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus tells the crowds who seek a sign that they will only receive the sign of Jonah: "Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation."Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Jonah is called by God to preach to Nineveh, which is described as an enormously large city. It takes, they say, three days to walk through it. I can’t help but think of Nineveh as one of our large, modern cities, a center of all sorts of worldly activity and preoccupation.
What would its conversion look like? A turning back to God as the only enduring good. After hearing the word of Jonah, the Ninevites proclaim a fast, and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. What is the purpose of these ascetic practices? To wean people away from an attachment to worldly pleasures.
Go beyond the mind that you have. Repent. Live as though nothing in this world finally matters. And you will be living in the kingdom of God!
Reflect: How is fasting tied to repentance? What is a contemporary version of "putting on sackcloth and ashes"?
Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 52
The Book of Exodus, chapter twenty-two, verse seven thru chapter twenty-three, verse nine.
Commentary: Laws of Restitution (cont'd; Exodus, 22:7-15), Social & Religious Laws (Exodus, 22:16-31), & Laws concerning Justice (Exodus, 23:1-9).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Following God's way leads to life, whereas following idols leads to death."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope Francis (born 1936, reigning since 2013)
"Our Lord died on the Cross in agony, & yet this is the most beautiful death of love. To die of love is not to die in transports."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"This is the time to act, to do. A Church that chooses to remain inactive could not possibly be a faithful Church. It would not be a living Church. It could neither confront nor overcome the difficulties that we face in our days."
—Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1963, feast day: 11 October)
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