'Tis the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (324; formally, the Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior & of Saints John the Baptist & the Evangelist in the Lateran, A.K.A. the Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran): Lateran-link ūnus, Lateran-link duo, Lateran-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter forty-seven, verses one, two, eight, nine, & twelve;
Psalm Forty-six (R/. five), verses two & three, five & six, & eight & nine;
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter three, verses nine(c), ten, eleven, sixteen, & seventeen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter two, verses thirteen thru twenty-two.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in our Gospel, Jesus performs the dramatic gesture of cleansing the temple. His prophetic vocation will manifest itself in all of his speech, gestures, and actions. Jesus’ confrontation with fallen powers and dysfunctional traditions will be highly focused, intense, and disruptive.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
Standing at the heart of the holy city of Jerusalem, the temple was the political, economic, cultural, and religious center of the nation. Turning over the tables of the money-changers, driving out the merchants, shouting in high dudgeon, and upsetting the order of that place was striking at the most sacred institution of the culture, the unassailable embodiment of the tradition.
It was to show oneself as a critic in the most radical and surprising sense possible. That this act of Jesus the warrior flowed from the depth of his prophetic identity is witnessed to by the author of John’s Gospel: “His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’” Many of the historical critics of the New Testament hold that this event—shocking, unprecedented, perverse—is what finally persuaded the leaders that Jesus merited execution.
Video reflection by Curtis Mitch (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Moor Uncomfortable, Day 2
The Song of Songs, chapter one, verses two, three, & four.
Commentary: Song of the Bride & Her Companions (cont'd; Song, 1:2-4).
Saints of the Day
'Tis also the festival of Saint Ursinus of Bourges, Bishop (floruit third century), inaugural Bishop of Bourges: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Diocese-link & Wikipedia-link Bourges.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Benignus of Armagh, Bishop & Abbot (died 467, "Saint Patrick's psalm-singer;" also spelt Benen), second (II) Bishop of Armagh (457-467), founding abbot of Kilbennen: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Armagh & Wikipedia-link Kilbennen.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Pabo, Religious (died 510, A.K.A. "Pabo Post Prydain" [Pabo the Pillar of Britain]), founder of Saint Pabo's Church (460) & the village of Llanbabo ("Church of Pabo"): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link St. Pabo's & Wikipedia-link Llanbabo.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Gabriel Ferretti, Priest, O.F.M. (circa 1385-1456): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Distant kinsman of Pope Bl. Pius IX [7 February].
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Ludovico of Bologna (1433-1485, A.K.A. Ludovico Morbioli): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed George Napper, Priest & Martyr (1550-1610, also spelt Napier), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish king James VI & I, one of the one hundred fifty-eight Martyrs of Douai: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Douai & Wikipedia-link Douai.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Sainthood is not a privilege for the few, but a vocation for everyone."Bonus! Papal Quote o' the Day
—Pope Francis (b. 1936, r. 2013-present)
"A Christian who is really Catholic must be an apostle: with prayer, with example, with oblation, with suffering, with activity, with disciline, with organization. A widespread effort of faith is the duty of this hour for every member of the Mystical Body of Christ."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, r. 1963-1978; feast: 29 May)
"Each one of us is here today because we have been loved by God Who created us, & by our paretns who cared enough to give us life. Life is the most beautiful gift of God. That is why it is so painful to see wht is happening today in so many places around the world; life being deliberately destroyed by war & every type of violence."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"If we get in front of the sun, we get sun tans. But when we get in front of Jesus in the Eucharist, we become saints."Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—Bl. Carlo Acutis (1991-2006, feast: 12 October)
"America, it is said, if suffering from intolerance. It is not. It is suffering from tolerance: tolerance of right & wrong, truth & error, virtue & evil, Christ & chaos."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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