The Popish Plot
"Pope's Prayer Intentions for October 2020"
'Tis the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
Almighty ever-living God,Scripture of the Week
Who in the abundance of Your kindness
surpass the merits & the desires of those who entreat You,
pur out Your mercy upon us
to pardon what conscience dreads
& to give what prayer does not dare to ask.
Throught our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives & reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever & ever.
Mass Readings—Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Book of Isaiah, chapter five, verses one thru seven;
Psalm Eighty, verses nine & twelve, thirteen & fourteen, fifteen & sixteen, & nineteen & twenty
(R/. the Book of Isaiah, chapter five, verse seven[a]);
The Letter to Philippians, chapter four, verses six thru nine;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-one, verses thirty-three thru forty-three.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, just before his Passion and death, Jesus tells this striking story of the landowner who planted a vineyard. The fertile vineyard stands for Israel, his chosen people. But it could be broadened out to include the world. What do we learn from this beautiful image? That God has made for his people a place where they can find rest, enjoyment, good work.Video reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire): Sunday Sermon.
We—Israel, the Church, the world—are not the owners of this vineyard; we are tenants. One of the most fundamental spiritual mistakes we can make is to think that we own the world. We are tenants, entrusted with the responsibility of caring for it, but everything that we have and are is on loan. Our lives are not about us.
Christ is God’s judgment. We are all under his judgment. In the measure that we reject him or refuse to listen to him, we place our tenancy in jeopardy. And so the great question that arises from this reading: How am I using the gifts that God gave me for God’s purposes? My money? My time? My talents? My creativity? My relationships? All is for God, and thus all is under God’s judgment.
Audio reflection by Scott Hahn, Ph.D. (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Breaking the Bread.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 14
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter four, verses one thru four.
Commentary: Injustice of Life (Ecclesiastes, 4:1-4).
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Otherwise, 4 October would be the festival of Saint Damaris of Athens (floruit 52): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine. Wife of St. Dionysius the Areopagite [9 October].
'Twould also be the festival of Saint Hierotheos the Thesmothete, Bishop (died circa 53), in augural Bishop of Athens (51-53): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Athens & Wikipedia-link Bishops.
'Twould also be the festival of Saints Domnina, Berenice, & Prosdoce, Martyrs (died circa 310), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian, victims of the Diocletianic Persecution (303-313): Martyr-link Delta, Martyr-link Bravo, Martyr-link Papa, & Wikipedia-link; Persecutions-link, Wikipedia-link Diocletian ūnus, Wikipedia-link Diocletian duo, & Wikipedia-link Diocletian trēs.
Commentary: A mother, St. Domnina, & her daughters, Ss. Berenice & Prosdoce.
'Twould also be the festival of Saint Ammon the Great, Hermit (circa 286-348; also spelt Amun, etc.), founder of the monasteries at Kellia (338), Nitria (330), & Scetis: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Kellia, Wikipedia-link Nitria, & Wikipedia-link Scetis.
'Twould also be the festival of Saint Petronius of Bologna, Bishop (died circa 450), Bishop of Bologna (431-450): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Bologna.
'Twould also be the festival of Saint Peter of Capitolias, Bishop & Martyr (died circa 715, A.K.A. of Damascus), Bishop of Bosra, martyred in the reign of the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Bosra.
'Twould also be the festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Deacon, O.F.M. (circa 1181-1226, A.K.A. Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone), stigmatic (1224-1226); founder of the Franciscans (1209, O.F.M.), formally the Order of Friars Minor; the Poor Clares (1212, O.S.C.), formally the Order of Saint Clare; the Custody of the Holy Land (1217); & the Secular Franciscan Order (1221, O.F.S.), historically the Third Order of Saint Francis (T.O.S.F.): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, Saint-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Stigmata-link & Wikipedia-link Stigmata; & Order-link O.F.M. & Wikipedia-link O.F.M., Order-link O.S.C. & Wikipedia-link O.S.C., Wikipedia-link Holy Land, & Wikipedia-link O.F.S..
O Lord, let me always trust in You. May my prayer always be that of Saint Francis, "My God & my All; my God & my All; my God & my All."Papal Quote o' the Day
"Even the weakest & most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn, & the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation."Bonus! Papal Quote o' the Day
—Pope Francis (b. 1936, r. 2013-present
"In the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi, I urge you all to open your hearts to God's love, to respond by your prayers & by the deeds of your lives. Let go of your doubts & fears, & allow the mercy of God to draw you to His Heart."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, r. 1978-2005; feast: 22 October)
"Meditation is talking to Jesus. It is a deep intimate conversation with Jesus."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"Most high, all powerful, all good Lord! All praise is Yours, all glory, all honor, & all blessing."
—St. Francis of Assisi, O.F.M. (1181-1226, feast: 4 October)
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