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Saints of the Day
'Tis the festival of Saint Evaristus, Pope (circa 44-107, also spelt Aristus), fifth (V) Bishop of Rome (99-107): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, Saint-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Pontifex-link & Wikipedia-link Pontifex.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Cedd, Bishop & Abbot (circa 620-664), Bishop of the East Saxons (653-664; later, of London), inaugural abbot of the monastery of Lastingham, a father of the Synod of Whitby (664): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link London, Wikipedia-link Lastingham, & Wikipedia-link Whitby.

Commentary: Brother of Ss. Chad & Cynibild of Laestingaeu [both 2 March].

'Tis also the festival of Saint Eata of Hexham, Bishop (died circa 686) inaugural Bishop of Hexham (678-681 & 685-686), fifth (V) Bishop of Lindifarne (681-685; later, Durham), inaugural abbot of the monastery at Ripon (658-661), inaugural abbot of Melrose Abbey (651-658): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Hexham, Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Lindisfarne, Wikipedia-link Ripon, & Wikipedia-link Melrose.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Cuthbert of Canterbury, Bishop & Abbot (died circa 760), eleventh (XI) Archbishop of Canterbury (740-760), fifth (V) Bishop of Hereford (736-740), abbot of Lyminge Abbey (?-736): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link Canterbury, Wikipedia-link Canterbury, & Wikipedia-link Archbishops; Diocese-link Hereford & Wikipedia-link Hereford; & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Fulk of Pavia, Bishop (1164-1229, A.K.A. Folco Scotti), Bishop of Pavia (1217-1229), Bishop of Piacenza (1210-1217): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link Pavia & Wikipedia-link Pavia, & Diocese-link Piacenza & Wikipedia-link Piacenza.

'Tis also the festival of Blessed Damien of Fulcheri, Priest, O.P. (died 1484): Blessed-link ūnus & Blessed-link duo.

'Tis also the festival of Blessed Celine Rozalia Leonarda Chludzińska Borzęcka, Religious, C.R. (1833-1913), co-foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1891, C.R.): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link C.R.

Commentary: Bl. Celine's co-foundress was her own biological daughter, Venerable Hedwig Borzęcka (1863-1906).

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter four, verse thirty-two thru chapter five, verse eight;
Psalm One, verses one & two, three, & four & six
(R/. cf. the Letter to the Ephesians, chapter five, verse one);
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter thirteen, verses ten thru seventeen.

Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a woman who had been crippled for eighteen years. Can we see the power that flows from faith in rather obvious and spectacular ways?

Going back to Jesus himself, of course, and up through so many of the saints in the tradition, you will see the power of faith manifested in healing. It’s as though a Christian becomes a conduit of the divine power, as though God’s power, which creates and sustains the cosmos, can flow through the person of faith for healing.

We can also experience spiritual healing of the soul. It’s source is the energy, the power, the Spirit, the new being, that appeared in and through Jesus Christ. We heal the soul by bringing to bear the salvator, the healer, the one who in his person, reconciled God and us, who opened the soul to the divine power. Where is this new being available? In Scripture, the liturgy, and the sacraments.

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

Video reflection by Curtis Mitch (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.

Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 36
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter ten, verses one thru seven.

Commentary: Observations of Wisdom (Ecclesiastes, 10:1-7).

Papal Quote o' the Day

"There is no human situation that cannot become prayer, that would not be immediately present to God. We must only open the door & grasp the hand that is always offered to us."
—Pope Benedict XVI (b. 1927, r. 2005-2013)

Bonus! Papal Quote o' the Day

"Feelings that motivate people reveal their profound stability during difficult moments. It is then that mutual surrender & love take root in their hearts, because true love does not think of itself but of how it can promote the true good of the loved one."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)

Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day

"The most appealing invitation to walk with God is the witness of our own lives, the spirit with which we respond to our divine calling, the completeness of our dedication, the generosity & cheerfulness of our service to God, & the love we have for one another."
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"How do I behave toward my neighbor? How toward my brothers? If I except a single one, it is not Jesus Christ I consider in them. If I love them, it is merely so that I may be liked & considered, or because their character suits mine. Let us each one see Jesus Christ in his neighbor."
—St. Claude La Colombière, S.J. (1641-1682, feast: 15 February)