'Tis the festival of Saint Reparata, Virgin & Martyr (died circa 250), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Decius, a victim of the Decian Persecution (250-251): Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Persecutions-link, Wikipedia-link Decius ūnus, Wikipedia-link Decius duo, & Wikipedia-link Decius trēs.
Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Saints Laurentia & Palatias, Martyrs (died 302), martyred in the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian & Maximian: Martyr-link Lima, Martyr-link Papa, & Wikipedia-link; Persecutions-link & Wikipedia-link Diocletian.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Thaïs the Penitent, Hermitess (died circa 348, also spelt Thaisis): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Felix of Como, Bishop (died circa 391), inaugural Bishop of Como (386-391): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Como.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Pelagia of Antioch, Hermitess (floruit fifth century, the "Beardless Hermit;" A.K.A. the Harlot, the Penitent, Margarita): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duæ, & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Keyne, Virgin (died circa 505; also spelt Kenya, Ceinwan, etc.), namesake of St. Keyne, site of her holy well: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link St. Keyne & Wikipedia-link Holy Well.
Commentary: Daughter of St. Brychan of Brycheiniog [6 April], sister of St. Cynog [7 October], & aunt of St. Cadoc [25 September].
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
The Letter to the Galatians, chapter three, verses one thru five;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one (R/. sixty-eight), verses sixty-nine & seventy; seventy-one & seventy-two; & seventy-three, seventy-four, & seventy-five;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eleven, verses five thru thirteen.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, our Gospel offers a wonderful promise of answered prayer: “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”Video reflection by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (U.S. Conf. of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
Petitionary prayer is one of the most fundamental ways that we raise our minds and hearts to God. It is also the commonest form of prayer in the Bible. Every major Scriptural character—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, Solomon, Ezra, Nehemiah, Peter, James, Paul, and John—all pray in this way; they all ask God for things.
There is something, of course, primal and elemental about this kind of prayer: “O God, please help me! O Lord, save my child!” If we could place a net capable of catching prayers as they waft their way to heaven from hospitals and churches, we would corral millions upon millions of them. Finally, the paradigmatic prayer that Jesus taught us—the Our Father—is nothing but a series of petitions, and Jesus urged his followers, again and again, to persevere in prayer.
Video reflection by Becket Ghioto (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Havel Highlands, Day 18
The Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter five, verses four, five, & six.
Commentary: Revence, Humility, Enjoyment (cont'd; Ecclesiastes, 5:4-6).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The Church cannot be expected to change her position on this question. …It is not ‘progressive’ to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life."Bonus! Papal Quote o' the Day
—Pope Francis (b. 1936, r. 2013-present)
"Change must be judged not so much for its own sake as for its content, its finality. Is the new of today leading us to a really better Christianity?"Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, r. 1963-1978; feast: 29 May)
"You & I are called to do very humble work. There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"While the world changes, the Cross stands firm."
—St. Bruno of Cologne, O.Cart. (1030-1101, feast: 6 October)
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