'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr (circa 903-935, A.K.A. Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia), martyred by his usurper brother Boleslaus the Cruel: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, Martyr-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyr (died 1633-1637, A.K.A. the Sixteen Martyrs of Japan), martyred in the reign of the Japanese warlord Tokugawa Iemitsu: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Nihon.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Conval of Strathclyde, Priest (circa 570-630, A.K.A. the Confessor; also spelt Conwall): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Leoba of Tauberbischofsheim, Abbess, O.S.B. (circa 710-782; A.K.A. Leofgyth, Truthgeba; of Wimborne), founding abbess of monasteries at Tauberbischofsheim & Schornsheim: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Tauberbischofsheim & Wikipedia-link Schornsheim.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Jan of Dukla, Priest, O.F.M. Conv. (1414-1484): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Nykyta Budka, Bishop & Martyr (1877-1949), inaugural Exarch of Canada (1912-1927), martyred in the reign of the Soviet Communist dictator Joseph Stalin: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Canada.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Job, chapter one, verses six thru twenty-two;
Psalm Seventeen (R/. six), verses one(b/c/d), two & three, & six & seven;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine, verses forty-six thru fifty.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that he will be rejected by men who will kill him and then he will rise from the dead. Having just heard a vision of self-forgetting love, the disciples commence to argue about which of them is the greatest.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
At this point, Jesus proposes a solution. He sets a little child in their midst and says, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” What are children capable of? They are capable of being commanded. They have not yet learned the path of disobedience.
Also, little children are able to live radically in the present moment, to be lost in play or in the contemplation of something beautiful. Most of us live either in the past (savoring faded glory or licking old wounds) or in the future (aspiring, hoping, fearing what might come). But God is available, grace is available now.
Anthony de Mello’s image is apt here: most of us are like people on a bus, passing through the most beautiful country imaginable, but we have the shades drawn and are arguing about who has first place on the bus!
Video reflection by Curtis Mitch (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus
The First Letter of Peter, chapter three, verses fourteen thru seventeen;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-six (R/. five), verses one(b/c) & two(a/b), two(c/d) & three, four & five, & six;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter ten, verses thirty-four thru thirty-nine.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence Ruiz & Companions
The Second Book of Maccabees, chapter seven, verses one, two, & nine thru fourteen;
Psalm Thirty-four (R/. five), verses two & three, four & five, six & seven, & eight & nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses eighteen thru twenty-one.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 8
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter two, verses eighteen thru twenty-three.
Commentary: Vanity of Folly & Toil (cont'd; Ecclesiastes, 2:18-23).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"It is unthinkable that a person should accept the Word & give himself to the kingdom without becoming a person who bears witness to it & proclaims it in his turn."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, r. 1963-1978; feast: 29 May)
"Everything starts with prayer. Every good thing we do flows from prayer. Ask God to fill you with His love so you can take His love out into the world & share it with others. We talk about prayer at church, but are we praying? It is easy to talk about the poor, but talking about the poor is not the same as talking to the poor. It is easy to talk about prayer, but talking about prayer is not the same as sitting down in a quiet place & talking to God."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing."Bonus! Song o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast: 1 October)
The Irish Rovers, "Good King Wenceslas" from An Irish Christmas (St. Mike Papa Whiskey)
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