'Tis the Feast of Saints Simon & Jude, Apostles (first century; the Zealot, the Cananean; A.K.A. Thaddeus), martyrs: Apostles-link Sierra & Juliett, Apostle-link Sierra & Wikipedia-link Sierra, & Apostle-link Juliett & Wikipedia-link Juliett; Apostles-link & Wikipedia-link Apostles.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Possibly, they are celebrated together because they both preached the Gospel in Mesopotamia & Persia where it is said they had both been sent. St. Jude had another nobility, far surpassing all earthly titles: being nephew, by his father [St.] Cleopas [25 September] or Alphaeus, to St. Joseph [19 March, 1 May], & legal cousin to the Man-God, Jude was one of those called by their compatriots the brethren of the carpenter's Son.Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feast of Ss. Simon & Jude
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter two, verses nineteen thru twenty-two;
Psalm Nineteen (R/. five[a]), verses two & three, four & five;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter six, verses twelve thru sixteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel recounts Jesus selecting and appointing the Apostles. Bible scholar and theologian N.T. Wright has explained why Jesus commissioned twelve disciples as Apostles.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Wright tells us that when a first-century Jew spoke of the arrival of God’s kingdom, he was taken to mean something very specific. He was announcing that the temple was going to be restored, that the proper worship of Yahweh would obtain, that the enemies of Israel would be dealt with, and that, above all, the tribes of the Lord—and through them, the tribes of the world—would be gathered.
Recall the great vision from the second chapter of Isaiah: "The mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain… All nations shall stream toward it." This is why Jesus chose twelve disciples, evocative of the twelve tribes. They would be the prototype and the catalyst for the gathering of Israel and hence the gathering of everyone. They would be the fundamental community and sign of unity.
Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 91: Decision Dome, Day 36
The Book of Joshua, chapter twenty-one, verses one, two, three, forty-one, & forty-two.
Commentary: Cities of the Levites (Joshua, 21:1-3, 41-42).
'Tis also the festival of Saint Abdias of Babylon, Bishop (first century, also spelt Obadiah), first Bishop of Babylon (ordained by Ss. Simon & Jude), one of the Seventy-two Disciples: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Disciples.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Godwin of Stavelot, Abbot, O.S.B. (died 690), abbot of the double monastery of Stavelot-Malmedy: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Stavelot-Malmedy.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Remigius of Lyon, Bishop (died 875), Archbishop of Lyon: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Lyon.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Eadsige of Canterbury, Bishop, O.S.B. (did 1050, also spelt Eadsin), thirty-second (XXXII) Archbishop of Canterbury: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link Canterbury & Wikipedia-link Canterbury.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"We know that we have no riches other than that which we have received. Therefore, we must dare to question those who are going astray or who are leading others astray on deadend streets of a closed individualism or of an indifference to essential values."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"The Rosary is a long chain that links heaven & earth. One end of it is in our hands & the other end is in the hands of the holy Virgin…."Chesterton Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)
"Wisdom doubtless is a better thing than wit; but when we read the rambling polysyllables of our modern books & magazines, I think it is much clearer that we have lost the wit than it is that we have found the wisdom."
—G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
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