Saints of the Day
'Tis the Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter & Paul, Apostles (circa 323): Dedication-link ūnus, Dedication-link duo, Dedication-link trēs, & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Saint Peter's & Wikipedia-link Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
'Tis also the Optional Memorial of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin, R.S.C.J. (1769-1852, "Woman-Who-Prays-Always" & the "Lady of Mercy"): Saint-link ūna, Saint-link duæ, Saint-link tria, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Daughter of St. Brychan of Brycheiniog [6 April], sister of Ss. Cynog [7 October] & Wenna [18 October], etc.
Tis also the festival of Saint Maudez, Hermit (floruit fifth-sixth centuries; A.K.A. Mawes, etc.), hermit at St. Mawes, Cornwall & founder of a monastery at Lanmodez, Brittany: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link St. Mawes & Wikipedia-link Lanmodez.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Nazarius of Lérins, Abbot (floruit 584), fourteenth (XIV) abbot of Lérins Abbey: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Abbey-link & Wikipedia-link Lérins.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Constant, Priest & Martyr (died 777), martyred by parties known only to God: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Saint Odo of Cluny, Abbot, O.S.B. (circa 879-942), second (II) abbot of Cluny Abbey (927-942), abbot of Baume Abbey (924-927): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Abbey-link Cluny, Wikipedia-link Cluny, & Wikipedia-link Abbots; & Abbey-link Baume & Wikipedia-link Baume.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Revelation, chapter four, verses one thru eleven;
Psalm One Hundred Fifty (R/. "Holy, holy, holy Lord, mighty God!"), verses one(b) & two, three & four, & five & six;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nineteen, verses eleven thru twenty-eight.
Commentary: Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable that demonstrates the significance of a life of goodness and faithfulness. How do we make the all-important judgment about the quality of our life, one that touches not simply on what we are to do but on who we are to be? How do we know?magna anima (the great soul) of the saint in contrast to the pusilla anima (the cramped soul) of the sinner. And the fruit of the Spirit can make the difference. Love is willing the good of another; patience bears with the troublesome; faithfulness is a dedication to a partner or friend; self-control restricts the havoc that the ego can cause; and so on. All of the fruits of the Spirit are marks of an expansive and outward-looking magna anima.Video reflection by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D. (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
In another place, Jesus had said that a tree is known by its fruits. And Paul makes this very specific. He tells us that the fruit of the Holy Spirit is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” He implies that the Spirit’s presence in one’s life can be read from its radiance in these soul-expanding qualities.
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Video reflection by Doctor John Bergsma (St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology): Daily Reflection.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter & Paul
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter twenty-eight, verses eleven thru sixteen, thirty, & thirty-one;
Psalm Ninety-eight (R/. cf. two[b]), verses one, two & three(a/b), three(c/d) & four, & five & six;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter fourteen, verses twenty-two thru thirty-three.
Mass Readings—Optional Memorial of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
The Book of Hosea, chapter two, verses sixteen(b/c), seventeen(c/d), twenty-one, & twenty-two;
Psalm Forty-five (R/. eleven);
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter ten, verses thirty-eight thru forty-two.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Moor Uncomfortable, Day 11
The Song of Songs, chapter four, verses one thru fifteen.
Commentary: The Bride's Beauty Extolled (Song, 4:1-15).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"In order to become apostles, as the Church wishes us all to be today, there is need of a deep love for Christ, a personal love, a true love, & a full love. The apostolate is an overflowing of love, an outburst of love, turning into witness & action."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, r. 1963-1978; feast: 29 May)
"'Let your light shine!' Jesus asks this of us all. But to keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. Pray. Pray. Pray."Saint Quote o' the Day
—St. Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor & needy. It has eyes to see misery & want. It has the ears to hear the sighs & sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—St. Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church (354-430, feast: 28 August)
"I have been in mission work for sixteen years & have been in it much longer by affection. I was never very much concerned with the theological problem of what used to be called the salvation of pagans. But traveling around the world & visiting leper colonies & seeing starving people fight vultures in Latin America, seeing starving mothers with starving children strapped to their backs in India, seeing 250,180 people a night sleeping in the street in Calcutta, seeing all of the hunger & want & indigence and pain below the thirtieth parallel, I came to have a new vision of the world.
"Traveling through all those worlds, I never saw so many Christs in my life. Christs, yes. But you say, they don't know Him. No, they do not consciously know Him, but He is in them as long as they do not rebel; He is in them by their sufferings. I was hungry; I was sick; I was naked; I was homeless. When? When? When? No, they didn't know, but Christ was in them. Remember these words were said to the nations, to the Gentiles, & that's how they are saved. We will be surprised to see that many of those who have not known Christ as we have known Him may be ahead of us in the kingdom of heaven because they were always with His cross, even though it was unwitting."
—Ven. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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