'Tis the festival of Saint Maurice & the Theban Legion, Martyrs (died circa 286, A.K.A. the Martyrs of Agaunum), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian: Martyr-link Mike & Wikipedia-link Mike; Martyrs-link Legion ūnus, Martyrs-link Legion duo, & Wikipedia-link Legion.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Septimus of Iesi, Bishop & Martyr (died 307), inaugural Bishop of Iesi (303-307), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Galerius & Constantine, a victim of the Diocletianic Persecution (303-313): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Iesi; & Persecution-link, Wikipedia-link Diocletian ūnus, Wikipedia-link Diocletian duo, & Wikipedia-link Diocletian trēs.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Emmeram of Regensberg, Bishop & Martyr (died circa 652, A.K.A. Haimhramm, etc.), martyred by Lantpert of Bavaria while shielding another from Lantpert's wrath: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: My sources are uncertain as to the location of St. Emmeram's see; there is insuffucient data to render a judgment.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Sadalberga, Abbess (circa 605-670, also spelt Salaberga), founding abbess of the Abbey of Saint John the Baptist (641-670, originally of Our Lady), subject of the Vita Sadalbergae: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Abbey & Wikipedia-link Vita Sadalbergae.
Commentary: Sister of the bishop St. Leudinus Bodo [11 September], wife of St. Blandinus of Laon [?], & mother of Ss. Baldwin [16 October] & Anstrudis [17 October].
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Otto of Freising, Bishop & Abbot, O.Cist. (circa 1114-1158), twenty-second (XXII) Bishop of Freising (1137-1158), abbot of Morimond Abbey (1136-1137): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Freising, & Wikipedia-link Morimond.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Thomas of Villanova, Bishop, O.S.A. (1488-1555, the "Father of the Poor" & "the Almsgiver;" A.K.A. Tomás García y Martínez), eighth (VIII) Archbishop of Valencia (1544-1555): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, Saint-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Valencia.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Ignatius of Santhià, Priest, O.F.M. Cap. (1686-1770, A.K.A. Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twenty-one, verses one thru six & ten thru thirteen;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen (R/. thirty-five), verses one, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-five, & forty-four;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eight, verses nineteen, twenty, & twenty-one.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus identifies his disciples as his family. I want to say something about our becoming disciples in his family. Once we make the decision to follow Jesus then every other claimant to supremacy must fall away.Video reflection by Father John M. McKenzie (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
As I’ve argued many times before, every one of us has something or some set of values that we consider greatest. Perhaps it is money, material things, power, or the esteem of others. Perhaps it is your family, your kids, your wife, your husband.
None of this is false, and none of these things are bad. But when you place any of them in the absolute center of gravity, things go awry. When you make any of them your ultimate or final good, your spiritual life goes haywire. When you attach yourself to any of them with an absolute tenacity, you will fall apart.
Only when we make Christ the cornerstone of our lives are we truly ready for mission. Keep in mind that every encounter with God in the Bible conduces to mission, to being sent to do the work of the Lord. If we try to do this work while we are stuck to any number of attachments, we will fail. Period.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 2
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter one, verses two thru eleven.
Commentary: All Is Vanity (cont'd; Ecclesiastes, 1:2-11).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"If today we are living in a climate of public freedom & personal responsibilty, we will have an increased duty to exercise our own critical moral judgment with vigilant assiduousness. Temptations are very widespread & aggressive in our day."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)
"Joy is very infectious. We will never know just how much good a simple smile can do. Be faithful in little things. Smile at the people who cross your path. You have a beautiful smile. Don't waste it. Live beautifully. Smile at life. Smile everywhere you go. Smile at everyone you meet."Commentary: The most damaging aspect of public mask-wearing is that we are no longer able to smile at each other, no longer able to spread that infectious joy. Yes, measures need to be taken to combat the pandemic, but I will never understand my co-religionists who care only for the casualties of the pandemic—the virus—& care nothing for the casualties of the panic—the loneliness, anxiety, & despair. The pandemic can only kill the body; the panic can kill both the body & the soul.
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
Saint Quote o' the Day
"Whenever your will weakens in your ordinary work, you must recall these thoughts: 'Study, work, is an essential part of my way. If I were discredited professionally as a consequence of my laziness it would make my work as a Christian useless or impossible. To attract & to help others, I need the influence of my professional reputation, & that is what God wants.'"Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—St. Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975, feast: 26 June)
"This death of Christ is an eternal act. We temporalize it; we spatialize it. Think of a great log that has been sawed in two. We see a number of circles on either side of that cut log. Those circles, we know, run all the way up through the log. That's the sacrifice of Christ. It runs through history, from the very beginning, when God made an animal skin for the first parents to hide their shame; it runs through all of the symbolic sacrifices of the Jews; & it runs up to Calvary & from Calvary on into heaven itself. In fact, it began with the Lamb: slain, as it were, from the beginning of the world. Now we redo that sacrifice. Scripture says that Christ can never die again. If Christ can only die once, why do we say the Mass is a sacrifice & He dies again? Of course our Lord can never die again in the human nature which He took from Mary. But at the beginning of every Mass, He looks out & says: Peter, Paul, Mary, John, Ann, give Me your human natures. I will die again in you, & your death will be the pledge of your resurrection, as Mine was the model."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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