"33 Days to Morning Glory, Week 5: Consecration Day"
'Tis the festival of Saint Speratus & Companions, Martyrs (died 180, A.K.A. the twelve Martyrs of Scillium), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius: Martyr-link Sierra, Martyrs-link Scillium, & Wikipedia-link Scillium.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Alexius of Rome (fifth century, the "Man of God;" A.K.A. the Beggar, of Edessa; also spelt Alexis): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Leo IV, Pope (790-855) one hundred third (CIII) Bishop of Rome, who commissioned the walls that protect Rome's Leonine City: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Pontiffs-link & Wikipedia-link Pontiff, Leonine-link & Wikipedia-link Leonine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Andrew Zorard, Religious, O.S.B. (circa 980-1009): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Hedwig of Poland (circa 1373-1399, A.K.A. Jadwiga, of Anjou), Queen of Poland & Grand Duchess of Lithuania: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Exodus, chapter three, verses one thru six & nine thru twelve;
Psalm One Hundred Three, verses one(b) & two, three & four, & six & seven;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses twenty-five, twenty-six, & twenty-seven.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel we see Jesus praying to his Father. We are being given a share in the inner life of God, the conversation between the first two Trinitarian persons.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
And what are the "things" that have been concealed from the learned and revealed to the little ones? Nothing other than the mystery of the inner life of God.
Now, why precisely is this knowledge concealed from the learned and disclosed to children? The clue is in the next statement: "All things have been handed over to me by my Father." What is the essence of the divine life? It is a play of giving and receiving.
The Father, forgetting himself, gives rise to the Son, and the Son, refusing to cling to himself, receives from the Father. The Holy Spirit is this mutual sharing of the Father and the Son. God’s own inner life is a looking toward the other in love.
From Adam and Eve to today the fundamental human problem is that we seek something other than God. We seek to fill up the ego with stuff, such as sex, pleasure, power, honor. But this will never work, because we’ve been wired for God, and God is love
Scripture Study—Day 91: Covenant Crag, Day 31
The Book of Genesis, chapter twenty-two, verses one, two, & four thru fourteen.
Commentary: God Tests Abraham (A.K.A. the Binding of Isaac; Genesis, 22:1-2, 4-14).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Be the defenders of human life, whenever it is threatened. Be such particularly of those who are helpless,or when recourse to war does not seem justified by an absolute necessity of justice."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 29 May)
"At this point, it is extremely important to keep in mind that a person is not bad because he has a temptation. Many believe, because they have a temptation to pride, to avarice, to hate, to lust, that there is something wrong with them. There is nothing wrong with you if you are tempted. You are not tempted because you are evil; you are tempted because you are human. There is nothing intrinsically evil about human nature just because a little devil knocks at the door. Evil begins only when we open the door and consent to the temptation. Scripture praises the man who suffers temptations. When we resist temptations, we strengthen our character"
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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