'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Henry, Obl.S.B. (circa 972-1024, the Exuberant; Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Imperator Romanorum.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Husband of St. Cunigunde of Luxembourg [3 March].
Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
As German king & Holy Roman Emperor, Henry was a practical man of affairs. He was energetic in consolidating his rule. He crushed rebellions & feuds. On all sides he had to deal with drawn-out disputes so as to protect his frontiers. This involved him in a number of battles, especially in the south in Italy; he also helped Pope Benedict VIII quell disturbances in Rome. Always his ultimate purpose was to establish a stable peace in Europe.'Tis also the festival of Saint Arno of Würzburg, Bishop & Martyr (died 892, also spelt Arn; A.K.A. Arno von Endsee), ninth (IX) Bishop of Würzburg, martyred by pagan Slavs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Würzburg.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Thomas Tunstall, Priest & Martyr (died 1616, A.K.A. Thomas Holmes, Thomas Dyer), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish King James VI & I: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Clelia Barbieri, Religious (1847-1870), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Little Sisters.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Genesis, chapter forty-nine, verses twenty-nine thru thirty-two & chapter fifty, verses fifteen thru twenty-six(a);
Psalm On Hundred Five, verses one & two, three & four, & six & seven;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten, verses twenty-four thru thirty-three.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, Jesus instructs his disciples in today’s Gospel, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna.”Video reflection by Deacon George Nolan: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
What is the greatest fear we have? Undoubtedly, the fear of losing our own lives; we fear the death of the body. But Jesus is telling us not to worry about those paper tigers that can only affect the body and its goods.
When I am in love with God, when I am “fearing” him above all things, I am rooted in a power that transcends space and time, a power that governs the universe in its entirety, a power that is greater than life and death.
More to it, this power knows me intimately and guides me according to his purposes: “Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid.” Because of this we have nothing to fear from anything or anybody here below.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Henry
The Book of Micah, chapter six, verses six, seven, & eight;
Psalm One, verses one & two, three, & four & six;
or, Psalm Forty, verse five(a);
or, Psalm Ninety-two, verses thirteen & fourteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses twenty-one thru twenty-seven.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Covenant Crag, Day 27
The Book of Genesis, chapter nineteen, verses one thru eleven.
Commentary: The Immorality of Sodom (Genesis, 19:1-11).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The Christian will for peace has its weapons too. Its principal arms are those of prayer & love; constant prayer to the Father of Heaven; brotherly love along all, since all are children of the same Father."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope Ven. Pius XII (1876-1958)
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997, feast day: 5 September)
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