'Tis the Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church (circa 347-420, of Stridon; A.K.A. Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus), principal translator of the Vulgate Bible, also a Father of the Church: Doctor-link ūnus, Doctor-link duo, Doctor-link trēs, Doctor-link Array of Hope, & Wikipedia-link; Doctors-link & Wikipedia-link Doctors, Wikipedia-link Vulgate, & Fathers-link & Wikipedia-link Fathers.
Lord Jesus, let me imitate St. Jerome & aspire to a deep & penetrating knowledge of Scripture. May I be ever more deeply nourished by the Divine Word & find in it a source of life.'Tis also the festival of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop (circa 257-332), Patriarch of Armenia (288-325, A.K.A. Catholicos of All Armenians): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Armenia & Wikipedia-link Patriarchs.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Simon of Crépy, Religious (circa 1047-1082, A.K.A. of Vexin), Count of Amiens, of the Vexin, & of Valois: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Francis Borgia, Priest, S.J. (1510-1572, the "Second Founder of the Society of Jesus"), Duke of Gandía, third Superior General (1565-1572, the "Black Pope") of the Jesuits (S.J.), formally the Society of Jesus: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Black Pope, & Order-link & Wikipedia-link S.J.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Federico Albert, Priest (1820-1876), founder of the Albertines, formally the Congregation of the Vincentian Sisters of Mary Immaculate (1869): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Ludwik Roch Gietyngier, Priest & Martyr (1904-1941), martyred in the reign of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, one of the One Hundred Eight Blessed Polish Martyrs: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (List, № 51); Martyrs-link Polska & Wikipedia-link Polska.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Job, chapter nine, verses one thru twelve, fourteen, fifteen, & sixteen;
Psalm Eighty-eight (R/. three), verses ten & eleven, twelve & thirteen, & fourteen & fifteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine, verses fifty-seven thru sixty-two.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today’s Gospel invites us to follow Jesus above all. The heart of the message is the claim that he is everything, the one for whom a totalizing decision has to be made.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D. (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
I want to consider in detail how one man in our Gospel responded to the Lord’s call to discipleship. Jesus simply said, “Follow me,” and the man replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” Well, then as now, nothing would seem more reasonable! Of course, you have to take care of your own father’s funeral. What could be more important, especially in a family-centric culture like that of ancient Israel?
Jesus answers with devastating laconicism: “Let the dead bury their dead.” We’re stunned by this deeply insensitive answer! This violates every sense of ethics and decorum that we have. Be honest: if you heard this from a religious teacher, wouldn’t you be tempted to leave him?
Here’s the point: Jesus hasn’t one little thing against family obligations. But he will insist that our relationship to him is more important than even those most sacred of obligations. Even this most precious thing must fall away if we are to make him absolutely first.
Video reflection by Doctor John Bergsma (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Mass Readings—Memorial of St. Jerome
The Second Letter to Timothy, chapter three, verses fourteen thru seventeen;
Psalm One Hundred Nineteen (R/. twelve), verses nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, & fourteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter thirteen, verses forty-seven thru fifty-two.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 10
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses one thru eight.
Commentary: Everythign Has a Season (Ecclesiastes, 3:1-8).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Saint Jerome was the model of devotion & service to the revealed Word. He never tired of reminding the Church that God Himself spoke to the soul of the sacred writers: 'To be ignorant of the Scriptures is not to know Christ.'"Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)
"Death is the most decisive moment in human life. It is like our coronation: to die in peace with God."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you—for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart… don't listen to the demon, laugh at him, & go without fear to receive the Jesus of peace & love…"Catholic Quote o' the Day
—St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast: 1 October)
"If you wish to have peace & true wholeness, you must set aside everything else & tend to your own affairs. Let nothing seem great, high, pleasing, or agreeable to you except God alone & what comes from God. Consider it hollow comfort whatever comes from anything else. God alone, eternal & measureless, fills all. He is the soul's comfort & true joy."Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (1380-1471)
"Once when I was waiting outside for an audience with Pope Pius XII, I was troubled in spirit. I was saying to myself, the good Lord has given me many more opportunities than He's given to other priests: education & opportunities for apostolate, & how little I have done with them. I was disconsolate. Then when I went in & saw Pope Pius XII, I said, 'Your Holiness, I have just discovered how easy judgment is going to be.'
"He said, 'Tell me, I would like to know.'
"I said, 'Well, I was just saying to myself how much I've failed, how little I have loved the Church, really. Then I come in here, & I find the Church personalized. You are the Church, & I am deeply moved at seeing you & how much I love you. I think that's just the way it's going to be when we go before the face of our dear Lord. We will be discontented with ourselves, but when we go there, we will be surprised how much we really have loved Him.'
"'Yes,' he said, 'that's exactly the way it will be.'"
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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