Commentary: Wayback Machine. Aunt of St. Elizabeth the Hungary [17 November] & mother of Servant of God Henry II the Pious.
Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Hedwig persuaded her husband to use her dowry to found a Cistercian monastery for nuns at Trebnitz. Their daughter Gertrude later became abbess of the monastery. Hedwig led a life of piety & solicitude for the sick & poor, including their religious education.'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin, V.H.M. (1647-1690, the "Disciple of the Sacred Heart"), to whom was revealed the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (apparitions 1673-1675): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link; Sacred Heart-link & Wikipedia-link Sacred Heart.
Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Margaret, a self-effacing nun in the Visitation convent at Paray-le-Monial, France, was inspired by the Lord Jesus to establish the devotion of the Holy Hour.Wikipedia-link Holy Hour
'Tis also the festival of Saint Lullus, Bishop, O.S.B. (circa 710-787, also spelt Lull), inaugural (I) Archbishop of Mainz, founder of Hersfeld Abbey: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Mainz & Wikipedia-link Hersfeld.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Gerard Majella, Religious, C.Ss.R. (1726-1755, the "Father of the Poor"): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Anicet Kopliński, Priest & Martyr, O.F.M. Cap. (1875-1941, A.K.A. Adalbert), martyred in the reign of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, one of the One Hundred Eight Blessed Polish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Polska & Wikipedia-link Polska.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Romans, chapter two, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm Sixty-two (R/. thirteen[b]), verses two & three, six & seven, & nine;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses forty-seven thru fifty-four.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus says, “Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Some religious leaders get their kicks from burdening people, laying the law on them heavily, making demands that are terrible, exulting in their own moral superiority. At the core of Jesus’ program is a willingness to bear other people’s burdens, to help them carry their loads. And this applies to the moral life as well. If we lay the burden of God’s law on people, we must be willing, at the same time, to help them bear it.
When were you cured by Christ and how? What was it like to receive, through the Church, his healing touch? When did you feel ostracized, despised, unworthy—and how did Christ, through his Church, restore you to health and communion? Remember that moment and share it.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Hedwig
The Book of Sirach, chapter twenty-six, verses one thru four & thirteen thru sixteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-eight (R/. one), verses one & two, three, & four & five;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter three, verses thirty-one thru thirty-five.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses fourteen thru nineteen;
Psalm Twenty-three (R/. one), verses one(b), two, & three(a); four; five; & six;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses twenty-five thru thirty.
Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 91: Decision Dome, Day 24
The Book of Joshua, chapter eleven, verses sixteen thru twenty-three & chapter twelve, verses one & twenty-four.
Commentary: Summary of Joshua's Conquests (Joshua, 11:16-23), the Kings Conquered by Moses (Joshua, 12:1), & the Kings Conquered by Joshua (Joshua, 12:24).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"A man remains a Christian as long as he makes the effort to give the central assent, as long as he tries to utter the fundamental Yes of trust, even if he is unable to fit in or resolve many of the details. There will be moments in life when, in all kinds of gloom & darkness, faith falls back on the simple, ‘Yes, I believe You, Jesus of Nazareth; I believe that in You was revealed that divine purpose which allows me to live with confidence, tranquility, patience, & courage.’ As long as this core remains in place, a man is living by faith, even if for the moment he finds many of the details of faith obscure & impracticable. Let us repeat; at its core, faith is, not a system of knowledge, but trust."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927, reigned 2005-2013)
"I need nothing but God, & to lose myself in the Heart of Jesus."
—St. Marharet Mary Alacoque (1647-1690, feast day: 16 October)
Chesterton Quote o' the Day
"The aim of argument is differing in order to agree; the failure of argument is when you agree to differ."
—G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
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