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'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor of the Church (circa 380-450, the “Doctor of Homilies”), Bishop of Ravenna (430-450): Doctor-link ūnus, Doctor-link duo, Doctor-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Ravenna & Wikipedia-link Bishops; & Doctors-link & Wikipedia-link Doctors.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Chrysologus is an epithet, meaning "golden-worded."

'Tis also the festival of Saint Tatwine of Canterbury, Bishop, O.S.B. (circa 670-734; also spelt Tatuini, Tadwinus), tenth (X) Archbishop of Canterbury (731-734), abbot of Breedon Abbey (731): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link, Wikipedia-link Canterbury, & Wikipedia-link Archbishops; & Abbey-link & Wikipedia-link Breedon.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Hatebrand, Abbot, O.S.B. (died 1198), abbot of the abbey at Olden-Klooster (1183-1198): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Blesseds Thomas Abel, Richard Featherstone, & Edward Powell, Priests & Martyrs (died 1540; also spelt Abell, Able; also spelt Fetherston), martyred in the reign of the English king Henry VIII: Martyr-link Tango Alpha & Wikipedia-link Tango Alpha, Martyr-link Romeo Foxtrot & Wikipedia-link Romeo Foxtrot, & Martyr-link Echo Papa & Wikipedia-link Echo Papa.

Commentary: Bls. Thomas, Richard, & Edward were twinned with & executed alongside a trio of Lutherans: Robert Barnes, Thomas Gerrard, & William Jerome. The Catholics were hanged, drawn, & quartered for treason; the Lutherans were burned at the stake for heresy. Wikipedia-link Romeo Bravo & Wikipedia-link Tango Golf.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Leopold of Castelnuovo, Priest, O.F.M. Cap. (1866-1942, the "Apostle of Confession" & the "Apostle of Unity;" A.K.A. Bogdan Ivan Mandić): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest, O.F.M. Cap. (1870-1957, A.K.A. Bernard Francis Casey): Blessed-link ūnus, Blessed-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Jeremiah, chapter eighteen, verses one thru six;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-six (R/. five[a]), verses one & two, three & four, & five & six;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter thirteen, verses forty-seven thru fifty-three.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, today’s Gospel reminds us of the final judgment when the wicked will be separated from the righteous. When good and evil are confused or intermingled, divine judgment separates them, clarifying the issue.

Bob Dylan said, “The enemy I see wears the cloak of decency.” One of the favorite ruses of evil is to cover itself in the mantle of justice and piety, at the same time aping and hiding behind that which it opposes. Christ’s judgment rips away these cloaking devices, these deceits, and shows things as they are.

Authentic Christianity is a fighting religion, and it calls evil by its name. The Church knows what stands outside of itself, and it turns its back on it. The bearer of light and truth, it separates good from evil, sometimes painfully, like a “two-edged sword.”

Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.

Video reflection by Becket Ghioto (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.

Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses eight thru twelve;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen (R/. twelve), verses nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, & fourteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter six, verses forty-three, forty-four, & forty-five.

Papal Quote o' the Day

"If humanity 'groans & travails in pain,' it does so to the extent that people's minds & hearts are not lifted up with Christ to God. Their consciences are not conformed through Christ to the wisdom that comes from God."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"Let us foster confidence in God, & thank Him ahead of time for whatever He chooses to send us."
—Bl. Solanus Casey (1870-1957, feast: 30 July)

Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day

"Serve God joyfully. Let there be no sadness in your life. The only true sorrow is sin."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)

Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day

"Our Blessed Lord's last meal is more than a meal. It is a memorial of His death. He used bread & wine because these were the two substances which traditionally nourished man. In using bread & wine He was therefore using a symbol of ourselves. He now prepares the new passover. The old Passover was to celebrate the Jews leaving their bondage in Egypt & coming into the promised land. The new covenant, the new exodus, the new passover, is passing from sin to union with God through Christ. Our Lord then says, 'I am going to give you a memorial of My death.' He then symbolized for them His death by the separate consecration of His bread & wine. He said first, 'This is my Body.' Over the wine He said, 'This is my Blood,' not 'this symbolizes.' This is. That separate consecration of bread & wine was like the tearing apart of blood from body, which is the way He would die on the cross the next day. And then He said, 'Do this in memory of me.' Every time we assist at Mass we are watching the renewal of the death of Christ & incorporating our own death into His. That is the meaning of the Eucharist."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)