'Tis the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene (died circa 63, the "Apostle to the Apostles;" A.K.A. of Magdala, the Madeleine): Magdelene-link ūna, Magdelene-link duæ, Magdelene-link tria, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
The Song of Songs, chapter three, verses one thru four(b);
or, the Second Letter to the Corinthians, chapter five, verses fourteen thru seventeen;
Psalm Sixty-three (R/. two), verses two, three & four, five & six, & eight & nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter twenty, verses one, two, & eleven thru eighteen.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today we celebrate the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, the first witness of Christ’s rising, who declared the Resurrection to the Apostles.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D. (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
In point of fact, the Easter declaration, properly understood, has always been and still is an explosion, an earthquake, a revolution. For the Easter faith is that Jesus of Nazareth, who had been brutally put to death by the Roman authorities, is alive again through the power of the Holy Spirit—and not in some metaphorical sense.
That the Resurrection is a literary device or a symbol that Jesus’ cause goes on is a fantasy born in the faculty lounges of Western universities over the past couple of centuries. The still startling claim of the first witnesses is that Jesus rose bodily from death, presenting himself to his disciples to be seen, even handled.
The hope of ancient Israel was the unification of heaven and earth in a great marriage. Recall a central line from the Lord’s Prayer: "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." The bodily Resurrection of Jesus is the powerful sign that the two orders are in fact coming together.
Video reflection by Doctor John Bergsma (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Contentness Plateau, Day 31
The Second Book of Samuel, chapter eleven, verses six thru fifteen.
Commentary: David Commits Adultery with Bathsheba (cont'd; 2 Samuel, 11:6-13) & David Has Uriah Killed (11:14-15).
'Tis also the festival of Saint Joseph of Palestine (circa 285-356, A.K.A. of Tiberias), builder of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves & Fish (350) & a foe of the Arian heresy: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Church, & Heresy-link & Wikipedia-link Arianism.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Wandregisel, Priest & Abbot (circa 600-668, A.K.A. Wandrille), founding abbot of Fontenelle Abbey (649, later the Abbey of Saint Wandrille): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Abbey-link & Wikipedia-link Fontenelle.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Gerolamo of Pavia, Bishop (died circa 787, Anglicized as Jerome), Bishop of Pavia (778-787): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Pavia.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Benno of Osnabrück, Bishop, O.S.B. (circa 1020-1088, A.K.A. Bernard, Benno II), nineteenth (XIX) Bishop of Osnabrück (1068-1088), founder of the Abbey at Schloss Iburg (1080): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Osnabrück & Wikipedia-link Iburg.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Augustine of Biella, Priest, O.P. (1430-1493, A.K.A. Agostino Fangi), prior of monasteries at Biella, Soncino (1464), Vercelli, & Vigevano: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saints Philip Evans, S.J., & John Lloyd, Priests & Martyrs (died 1679), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish king Charles II, victims of the perjeror Titus Oates's "Popish Plot" hoax; two of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link Papa Echo, Martyr-link Juliett Lima, & Wikipedia-link; Popish Plot-link & Wikipedia-link Popish Plot; & Martyr-link England & Wales & Wikipedia-link England & Wales.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The story of Mary of Magdala reminds us all of a fundamental truth. A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for His help, has been healed by Him & has set out following closely after Him, becoming a witness of the power of His merciful love that is stronger than sin & death."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope Benedict XVI (b. 1927, r. 2005-2013)
"Don't allow any sadness to dwell in your soul, for sadness prevents the Holy Spirit from acting freely."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—St. Pius of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap. (1887-1968, feast: 23 September)
"Be kind & merciful. Let no one ever come to you wihout coming away better & happier. Be a living expression of God's kindness."Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"Chemicals have to die to themselves to live in plants; plants have to be ground beneath the jaws of death to live in animals; and animals have to submit themselves to the knife and fire to live in man. We also have to die to ourselves to continue to live in Christ. So communion also has another aspect. Paul says, “Know you not that as often as you eat of this bread or drink of this chalice you announce the death of the Lord until he comes.” This, then, is the communion where we begin now to live in Christ and become dead to the world. What a blessed privilege this is!"
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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