Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
His inheritance consists in the way in which he conceived of his work. The burdensome offices of governance did not prevent him from striving daily for holiness, faithful to the demands of his own state as a religious, priest, & bishop. Since as a priest & bishop he was the first & foremost a pastor of souls, he felt it was his duty to preach diligently.'Tis also the festival of Saint Lambert of Maastricht, Bishop & Martyr (circa 635-705), martyred whilst celebrating Mass in the reign of the Frankish warlord Pepin II: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Maastricht & Wikipedia-link Bishops.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Abbess & Doctor of the Church, O.S.B. (1098-1179, the "Sibyl of the Rhine"), whose visions are recorded in the Scivias ("Sci vias Domini," "Know the Ways of the Lord"): Doctor-link ūna, Doctor-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link; Doctors-link & Wikipedia-link Doctors; & Wikipedia-link Scivias.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Pedro de Arbués, Priest & Martyr, C.R.S.A. (circa 1441-1485), martyred by Marranos whilst at prayer in the cathedral of Zaragosa: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Bishop, T.O.S.F. (1822-1895), Archbishop of Warsaw & founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary (R.M.): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Warsaw & Wikipedia-link R.M.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Tempus per annum
The First Letter to Timothy, chapter three, verses one thru thirteen;
Psalm One Hundred One, verses one(b) & two(a/b), two(c/d) & three(a/b), five, & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter seven, verses eleven thru seventeen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel today gives us Jesus’ raising of the son of the widow of Nain. This is a prime exemplification of the key Gospel truth that everything Jesus said and did, in one way or another, is an anticipation of his Resurrection. The God of Israel, the God of Jesus Christ, is a God of life, a God of the living. He hates death and the ways of death.Video reflection by Fr. Greg Friedman, O.F.M.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The death in today’s Gospel goes beyond the tragic loss of a loved one, as awful as that is. In the context of Jesus’ time and place, this is a disaster for the widow. There is no social safety net, no insurance, no guaranteed income. Unless she finds kindly neighbors who will support her, she is lost without her husband and, importantly, her “only son.” This is why the heart of Jesus is especially moved with pity.
Notice please that the reaction of the bystanders is fear. This is the fear that comes from the turning upside down of a world. This is also the reaction of the women at the tomb on Easter Sunday morning. An evangelization that isn’t a little scary is an inadequate evangelization.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine
The Book of Wisdom, chapter seven, verses seven thru ten, fifteen, & sixteen;
Psalm Nineteen, verses eight, nine, ten, & eleven;
(or, the Gospel according to John, chapter six, verses sixty-three);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter seven, verses twenty-one thru twenty-nine.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The first requirement for a constant listening to Christ is the full knowledge of yourselves. A methodical & intelligent work on your personal life will open you to the perceptive & joyful formation of the new self."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"It is not enough to say, 'I love.' We must put that love into living action."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997, feast day: 5 September)
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