Saints + Scripture

The Popish Plot
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'Tis the festival of Optional Memorial of Saint Casimir (1458-1484, of Poland, of Cracow): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Saint Casimir's Fair.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

He was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland & of the Grand Ducky of Lithuania. He became known for his piousness, devotion to God, & generosity towards the sick & poor.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Felix of Rhuys, Hermit & Abbot, O.S.B. (died 1038), who rebuilt the Abbey of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Peter of Pappacarbone, Bishop & Abbot, O.S.B. (died 1123, A.K.A. of La Cava), third (III) abbot of the Territorial Abbey of La Trinità della Cava: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey.

Commentary: Kinsman of the founding abbot, St. Alferius [12 April].

'Tis also the festival of Blesseds Alexander Blake & Nicholas Horner, Martyrs (died 1590), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, two of the Eighty-five Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link Alpha Bravo, Martyr-link November Hotel & Wikipedia-link November Hotel; Martyrs-link England & Wales & Wikipedia-link England & Wales.

'Tis also the festival of Blessed Placide Viel, Religious (1815-1877, A.K.A. Eulalie-Victoire Jacqueline Viel): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Niece of her order's foundress, St. Marie-Madeleine Postel [16 July].

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Sirach, chapter seventeen, verses twenty thru twenty-four;
Psalm Thirty-two, verses one & two, five, six, & seven;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter ten, verses seventeen thru twenty-seven.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, in today’s Gospel a rich young man asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. There is something absolutely right about the young man, something spiritually alive, and that is his deep desire to share in everlasting life. He knows what he wants, and he knows where to find it.

Jesus responds to his wonderful question by enumerating many of the commandments. The young man takes this in and replies, "Teacher, I have kept all these since my childhood." So Jesus looks at him with love and says, "Go and sell what you have and give to the poor. After that come follow me."

God is nothing but love straight through, and therefore the life of friendship with him, in the richest sense, is a life of total, self-forgetting love. Jesus senses that this young man is ready for the high adventure of the spiritual life; he is asking the right question and he is properly prepared.

But at this point, the young man tragically balks. The spiritual life, at the highest pitch, is about giving your life away, and this is why having many possessions is a problem

Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Casimir
The Letter to the Philippians, chapter three, verses eight thru fourteen;
Psalm Fifteen, verses one, two & three(a/b), three(c/d) & four, & five;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses nine thru seventeen.

Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 43
The Book of Exodus, chapter seventeen, verses eight thru sixteen.

Commentary: Amalek Attacks Israel & Is Defeated (Exodus, 17:8-16).

Proverb o' the Day (Sirach, 17:22)

A man's almsgiving is like a signet with the Lord,
and He will keep a person's kindness like the apple of His eye.

Papal Quote o' the Day

"Let us not only take care to defend ourselves from the contagion of evil but also to promote the good, sustain it, give witness to it, defend it, & multiply it. We must take responsibility for the fact that the world is suffering from evil stemming from our lukewarmness."
—Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1963, feast day: 11 October)

Little Flower Quote o' the Day

"At the hour of death, in the twinkling of an eye, He will cause rich fruits to ripen on the tree of your soul."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"If we fail to forgive, we’re rejecting our own faith."
—Servant of God Emil Kapaun (1916-1951)