'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Fabian, Pope & Martyr (circa 200-250, A.K.A. Flavian), twentieth (XX) Bishop of Rome (236-250), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Decius, a victim of the Decian Persecution: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, Martyr-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Pontifex-link & Wikipedia-link Pontifex; & Persecutions-link & Wikipedia-link Decian Persecution.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Fabian was a pope… Emperor Decius sent an edict that commanded the death penalty for all who would not give up their following of Christ. Pope Fabian eagerly died for the faith.'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Sebastian, Martyr (circa 256-288), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian, on the site where now sits the church of San Sebatiano al Palatino; he was laid to rest in the Catacombs of San Sebastiano, atop which sits the basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura ("outside the walls"): Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link San Sebatiano al Palatino, Wikipedia-link Catacombs of San Sebastiano, & Wikipedia-link San Sebastiano fuori le mura.
Commentary: Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
Sebastian was believed to be a soldier. The only actual fact we have is that Sebastian was an early Christian martyr.'Tis also the festival of Saint Euthymius the Great, Bishop & Abbot (circa 377-473), founding abbot of the Laura of Euthymius (420-473), a father of the Council of Ephesus (431, the third [III] ecumenical council): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Laura, & Council-link Ephesus & Wikipedia-link Ephesus.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Féchín of Fore, Priest & Abbot (died circa 665; also spelt Féichín, A.K.A. Mo-Ecca, Vigeanus; Fore is Fhobhair in the Irish, Anglicized as Fobar), founding abbot of Fore Abbey (630-665): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Fore.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Wulfstan of Worcester, Bishop, O.S.B. (circa 1008-1095, also spelt Wulstan), twenty-fifth (XXV) Bishop of Worcester (1062-1095), founder of the Great Malvern Priory (1075): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Worchester & Wikipedia-link Great Malvern.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Henry of Uppsala, Bishop & Martyr (died circa 1156; A.K.A. Henrik, Heikki), martyred by the already excommunicated murderer Lalli: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Basil Moreau, Priest, C.S.C. (1799-1873), founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (1837, C.S.C.), the Marianites of Holy Cross (1841, M.S.C.), the Sisters of Holy Cross (Notre Dame) (1843), & the Sisters of Holy Cross (Montreal) (1847): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link C.S.C., Wikipedia-link M.S.C., Wikipedia-link Notre Dame, & Wikipedia-link Montreal.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
The First Book of Samuel, chapter fifteen, verses sixteen thru twenty-three;
Psalm Fifty (R/. twenty-three[b]), verses eight & nine, sixteen(b/c) & seventeen, & twenty-one & twenty-three;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter two, verses eighteen thru twenty-two.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel the Lord says his disciples do not fast because God is holding a great wedding banquet.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
You find the theme of the wedding throughout the Old Testament as a motif to express God’s covenant with his people. We’ve fallen apart in sin. We’ve gone into exile. And what does God want? He wants to call us back to a great wedding banquet.
Throughout the ministry of Jesus you find that same motif: he will gather the scattered tribes—yes, the elite, but also the sinners and the outcasts. All are welcome around the table of the Lord, establishing this wedding banquet and unity that God wants with his people.
Jesus presents himself as the coming together of heaven and earth. He’s the coming together of divinity and humanity in his own person. He is this wedding banquet. "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" Because this great banquet is going on!
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Fabian
The First Letter of Peter, chapter five, verses one thru four;
Psalm Forty (R/. eight[a] & nine[a]), verses two & four(a/b), seven & eight(a), eight(a) & nine, & ten;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty-one, verses fifteen, sixteen, & seventeen.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Sebastian
The First Letter of Peter, chapter three, verses fourteen thru seventeen;
Psalm Thirty-four (R/. five), verses two & three, four & five, six & seven, & eight & nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten, verses twenty-eight thru thirty-three.
Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 8
The Book of Exodus, chapter four, verses one thru nine.
Commentary: God Gives Moses Help for His Mission (Exodus, 4:1-9).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"There exists a close connection between holiness of life & the promotion of a more human way of life in society, for it is from a converted & reconciled heart that goodness & justice flow in human relations. Time & energy given to the life of the spirit is not time & energy take away from service."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast day: 22 October)
"Guilt will always come out; one can see it when one knows souls well. I was once instructing a young woman who had finished about fifteen hours of teachings on tape & records. After the first instruction on confession she said to my secretary, 'I'm finished. No more lessons. I do not want to hear anything about the Catholic Church from now on.'Christian Quote o' the Day
"My secretary phoned me & I said, 'Ask her to finish the other three on the subject of confession, & then I will see her.'
"I saw her at the end of these three, & she was in a veritable crisis. She was screaming, shrieking, 'Let me out of here! Let me out of here! I never want to hear anything again about the Church after hearing this talk on confession.'
"Well, it took about five minutes to calm her down & I said, 'Listen, my good girl. There is absolutely no proportion between what you have heard & the way you are acting. So there has to be something else. Do you know what I think is wrong? I think you have had an abortion.'
"She said, 'Yes'—so happy that it was out. Now see how that bad conscience came out? She made an attack upon confession, the truth, the faith—but that was not the problem."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
"The time is always right to do what is right."
—Martin Luther King Junior (1929-1968)
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