'Tis also the festival of Saint Rabanus Maurus, Bishop & Abbot, O.S.B. (circa 776-856, also spelt Hrabanus, Rhabanus), Archbishop of Mainz (848-856), composer of the hymn "Veni Creator Spiritus" ("Come, Creator Spirit"): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link Mainz & Wikipedia-link Mainz, & Wikipedia-link "Veni Creator Spiritus".
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham, Priest, C.R.S.A. (circa 1083-1190), founder of the Gilbertine Order (1131), which was destroyed in the English king Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536-1541): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Order-link Gilbertines & Wikipedia-link Gilbertines; & Persecutions-link & Wikipedia-link Dissolution of the Monasteries.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Joan of Valois, Religious, O.V.M. (1464-1505), Queen of France, Duchess of Berry; foundress of the Annonciades (1501, O.V.M.), formally the Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link O.V.M.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed John Speed, Martyr (died 1594, A.K.A. John Spence), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Joseph of Leonessa, Priest, O.F.M. Cap. (1556-1612, A.K.A. Eufranio Desiderio): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint João de Britto, Priest & Martyr, S.J. (1647-1693, the "Apostle of Madura;" A.K.A. Arul Anandar, Anglicized as John de Britto), martyred in the reign of the Ramnad (Tamil) king Raghunatha Sethupathi II: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
The Second Book of Samuel, chapter eighteen, verses nine, ten, fourteen(b), twenty-four, twenty-five(a), & thirty thru chapter nineteen, verse three;
Psalm Eighty-six (R/. one[a]), verses one & two, three & four, & five & six;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter five, verses twenty-one thru forty-three.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel tells of the raising of the daughter of Jairus.Talitha koum (little girl, get up) is a reminder of the absolute centrality of resurrection in the Jesus event. God is the Lord and giver of life, and he accordingly battles all those forces of death that bedevil us.Video reflection by Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M. (U.S. Con. of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
Jesus continues his assault on death, upbraiding the people for their ostentatious moaning and mourning. He is impatient with the whole culture of death, all that has grown up around the supposed finality of death. And this is why he says, "The child is not dead but asleep." Relativizing death—that is the name of Jesus’ game.
When news arrives that the child has died, the suggestion comes that Jesus should not be troubled any further. But Jesus says to the leader of the synagogue: "Do not be afraid; just have faith." There, in a nutshell, is the Gospel: a passion for the impossible, a firm belief that the reign of death is ended. Faith replaces fear.
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Scripture Study—Exodus 90: Day 23
The Book of Exodus, chapter nine, verses thirteen thru thirty-five.
Commentary: The Seventh Plague: Thunder & Hail (Exodus, 9:13-35).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Allow the light & the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast day: 22 October)
"When you are at prayers or adoration, be before the tabernacle like an angel if it was clothed with a human body. If you could always remember your good angel’s watchful care to catch your prayers & thoughts which must be presented to God by him, how many distractions it would save you!"
—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821, feast day: 4 January)
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