The Popish Plot
"33 Days to Morning Glory, Week 2: St. Maximilian Kolbe"
Religious Freedom Week '19
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: YouTube-link & U.S.C.C.B.-link.
'Tis the festival of Saint José María Robles Hurtado, Priest & Martyr (1888-1927, the "Madman of the Sacred Heart"), martyred in the reign of the Mexican strongman Plutarco Elías Calles, one of the Saints of the Cristero War (A.K.A. the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link México, Wikipedia-link México, & Wikipedia-link La Cristiada.
'Tis also the festival of Blesseds Mykola Konrad, Priest, & Volodymyr Pryjma, Martyrs (died 1941), martyred in the reign of the Communist dictator Joseph Stalin: Martyr-link Mike Kilo & Wikipedia-link Mike Kilo, Martyr-link Victor Papa & Wikipedia-link Victor Papa.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Ya'Qūb of Ghazīr, Priest, O.F.M. Cap. (1875-1954, A.K.A. Khalīl al-Haddād): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Priest (1902-1975, the "Saint of Ordinary Life"), founder of Opus Dei, formally the Prelature of the Holy Cross & Opus Dei, & the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Opus Dei & Wikipedia-link Priestly Society.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Genesis, chapter fifteen, verses one thru twelve, seventeen, & eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred Five, verses one & two, three & four, five & six, & seven & eight;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses fifteen thru twenty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus tell us that a tree is known by its fruits. In the fifth chapter of his letter to the Galatians, Paul makes this very specific. He tells us that the fruits of the Holy Spirit are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control,” implying that the Spirit’s presence in one’s life can be read from its radiance in these soul-expanding qualities.magna anima (great soul), which stands in contradistinction to the pusilla anima (the cramped soul) of the sinner. Thus, love is willing the good of the other as other; joy is self-diffusive; patience bears with the troublesome; kindness makes the other gentle; self-control restricts the havoc that the ego can cause; etc.
All of Paul’s “fruits of the Holy Spirit” are marks of an outward-looking, expansive
When is the Spirit present? When these attributes are awakened and sustained; when our souls are made greatVideo reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Covenant Crag, Day 10
The Book of Genesis, chapter nine, verses one thru thirteen.
Commentary: The Covenant with Noah (Genesis, 9:1-13).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Jesus became a baby, He became poor, He became a victim, so that no one might feel that He was above or distant; He placed Himself at the feet of all. Jesus is for all, He belongs to all, & indeed to each of us individually."Little Flower Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 29 May)
"Jesus, how tenderly & gently You lead my soul!"Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"There resides in us the raw material for living with & by the Spirit of God. Why didn't our Lord remain on earth? There could have been many advantages. We could have been thrilled by the majesty of His bearing, awed by His presence & His words. Yet He said: “It is better for you that I go. For if I go not, the Spirit will not come to you”—the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will not come. If Jesus had remained on earth, He would always be outside of us, like an example to be copied, like a model outside of an artist. If He left & sent His Spirit, then He would be a veritable life to be lived. So Christ sends His Spirit to us."
—Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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