'Tis the festival of Saint Anastasius the Fuller, Martyr (died 304), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian, a victim of the Great Persecution (303-313): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Persecutions-link & Wikipedia-link Great Persecution.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Cloud, Priest & Abbot (circa 522-560; also spelt Clodoald), founder of the abbey at Novigentum (later, Saint-Cloud): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Saint-Cloud.
Commentary: Grandson of St. Clotilde [3 June].
'Tis also the festival of Saint Dunod (floruit 560; also spelt Dunawd, Anglicized as Dinooth), founding abbot of a Bangor Abbey (560): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Abbey-link & Wikipedia-link Bangor.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Tilbeorht of Hexham, Bishop (died 789, also spelt Tilberht, Tilbert; A.K.A. Gilbert), tenth (X) Bishop of Hexham (781-789): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Hexham.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Giovanni of Lodi, Bishop & Abbot, O.S.B. Cam. (1025-1106), Bishop of Gubbio (1105-1106), prior of Fonte Avellana Monastery (1082-1084 & 1100-1101): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Gubbio & Wikipedia-link Fonte Avellana.
'Tis also the festival of Saints Melchior Grodziecki, S.J.; Marko Križevčanin; & István Pongrácz, S.J., Priests & Martyrs (died 1619; A.K.A. Melichar Grodecký, A.K.A. Marek Križin, A.K.A. Štefan Pongrác), martyred by the Calvinist Transylvanian prince György Rákóczi: Martyr-link Mike Golf & Wikipedia-link Mike Golf, Martyr-link Mike Kilo & Wikipedia-link Mike Kilo, & Martyr-link India Papa & Wikipedia-link India Papa.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Ralph Corbie, Priest & Martyr, S.J. (1598-1644, also spelt Corby; A.K.A. Corbington, Corrington, Carlington), martyred by Protestant "Roundheads" (Parliamentarians): Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed John Duckett, Priest & Martyr (circa 1613-1644), martyred by Protestant "Roundheads" (Parliamentarians), one of the one hundred fifty-eight Martyrs of Douai: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Douai & Wikipedia-link Douai.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter five, verses one thru eight;
Psalm Five (R/. "Lead me in Your justice, Lord"), verses five & six, seven, & twelve;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter six, verses six thru eleven.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, the Pharisees plot against Jesus because he healed a man on the sabbath.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
Christians know something of God from sources philosophical, mythological, historical, and poetic, but their deepest grasp of the nature of God comes from Jesus of Nazareth, the Logos, the spoken Word of the Father. This Jesus was the friend of the marginalized, the healer of the disabled and the sick, the advocate of the forgotten, the forgiver of sins. His mission was to carry the fire of divine mercy to all those who were cut off from it.
In doing so, he excited the wrath and opposition of the powerful, all those whose status depended upon an ideology of violence, differentiation, and exclusion. When he was born, Herod trembled, and when he came on the public scene, Pharisees schemed and protectors of the establishment plotted to do away with him.
In the end, he was put to death by a conspiracy of the secular and religious authorities, and, in his moment of greatest danger, he was betrayed, denied, and abandoned by even his dearest friends. Jesus did not simply die; he was executed, eliminated. And he died precisely because of the way he lived.
Video reflection by Curtis Mitch (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"There is one truth that we think is self-evident for all to see. When the sacred rights of God & religion are ignored or infringed upon, the foundations of human society will sooner of later crumble & give way."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1963, r. 1958-1963; feast: 11 October)
"Forgive my error, & please instruct me, for I did not know that the precept of obedience took precedence over that of charity."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—St. Martin de Porres, O.P. (1579-1639, feast: 3 November)
"Sometimes people are hungry for more than bread. It is possible that our children, our husband, our wife, do not hunger for bread, do not need clothes, do not lack a house. But are we equally sure that they do not feel alone, abandoned, neglected, or in need of some affection?"Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"We receive millions of graces, called actual graces. Everyone receives them, not only Christians. Every Muslim, every Buddhist, every communist in the world receives actual grace. But to be united with God we need what is called habitual grace, a more permanent grace, that which creates in us a likeness that remains. How is this grace communicated to us? How does it get into the soul? Perhaps you have seen signs on roadways. They are often painted on rocks & read, 'Jesus saves.' Yes, indeed He does. But the very practical question is how? We have a span of more than twenty centuries between the life of our Lord & our days. Yes, He is God. But how does He pour & infuse His divine life & power into our souls? He does it by means of the sacraments."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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