The Popish Plot
"Bible Bites for February 16th, 2020"
'Tis the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Week
Mass Readings—Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Book of Sirach, chapter fifteen, verses fifteen thru twenty;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen (R/. one[b]), verses one & two, four & five, seventeen & eighteen, & thirty-three & thirty-four;
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter two, verses six thru ten;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses seventeen thru thirty-seven
(or, the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter five, verses twenty, twenty-one, & twenty-two[a]; twenty-seven & twenty-eight; thirty-three & thirty-four[a]; & thirty-seven).
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel presents Jesus as the new Moses delivering his Sermon on the Mount.Video reflection by Father Gregory Reichlen (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
In the Old Testament, we find Moses, the great teacher, going up a mountain to receive the Law, and then sitting down to teach it. Likewise, Jesus goes up a mountain and sits down to teach. However, Jesus is not receiving a law; he is giving one. During his sermon, we hear, “You have heard that it was said . . . But I say . . .” which reveals that Jesus has authority even over the Torah.
The Law is not being abrogated; it is being intensified, raised to a new pitch. Jesus declares that he would not undermine the Law and the prophets but fulfill them.
For instance, Jesus teaches, “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.” To be like God utterly, we obviously have to eliminate cruel and hateful actions. But we have to go deeper, eliminating cruel and hateful thoughts and attitudes as well, for God is love right through.
Video reflection by Father Claude Burns (uCatholic): Weekend Reflection with Father Pontifex.
Audio reflection by Scott Hahn, Ph.D. (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Breaking the Bread.
Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 35
The Book of Exodus, chapter fourteen, verses ten thru twenty.
Commentary: Crossing the Red Sea (continued; Exodus, 14:10-20).
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Otherwise, 16 February would be the festival of Saint Juliana of Nicomedia, Martyr (circa 286-305, A.K.A. of Cumæ), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian, a victim of the Great Persecution (303-313): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Persecutions-link & Wikipedia-link Great Persecution.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Twould also be the festival of Saint Pamphilus of Caesarea, Priest & Martyr (died 309), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Galerius & Maxentius, a victim of the Great Persecution (303-313): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Persecutions-link & Wikipedia-link Great Persecution.
'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Filippa Mareri, Abbess, O.S.C. (circa 1190-1236, Anglicized as Philippa), founding abbess of a monastery at Rieti: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Nicola Paglia, Priest, O.P. (1197-1256), founder of monasteries at Perugia & Trani: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Bernardo Scammacca, Priest, O.P. (1430-1487), prior of convents at Catania & Palermo: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Twould also be the festival of Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, Priest, I.M.C. (1851-1926), founder of the Consolata Missionaries (I.M.C.): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link I.M.C.
Commentary: Nephew of St. Giuseppe Cafasso [23 June].
Papal Quote o' the Day
"In Christ we find hope, because He is the symbol of hope, friendship, unending love, & the father's indescribable affection for every individual. We know that all the promises & hopes find their complete fulfillment in Christ, because in Christ God's very word has found its 'Yes.'"Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)
"Not very long ago a father brought me his young son, a very self-wise, conceited young delinquent, who had given up his faith & was bitter with himself & everyone he met. The next day the boy ran away from home. He was away for a year. The boy came back as bad as ever, & the father brought him to me & said, 'What shall I do with him?'Catholic Quote o' the Day
"I said, 'Send him to school, but not in the United States.' So I recommended a certain school to him, & about a year later the boy came back to see me.
"He said, 'Would you be willing to give me moral support for an enterprise that I have undertaken in Mexico? There's a group of boys in the college I attend who have built a little school. We have gone all around the neighborhood & brought in the children to teach them catechism. We will also bring in a doctor from the United States once a year, for one month, to take care of all the sick people of the neighborhood.' I asked him how he became interested in this work. 'Well,' he said, 'the boys went down there during the summer, & I thought I would go down too.' He recovered his faith & his morals & everything else, in his neighbor."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
"We are created to be more than what any job can ask of us; if we grow only to fit the needs of our work, we will be stunted."
—Leah Libresco Sargeant (fl. 2020)
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