'Tis the Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Wayback Machine '21 & Wayback Machine '20.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Jeremiah, chapter eighteen, verses one thru six;
Psalm One Hundred Forty-six (R/. five[a]; or, "Alleluia"), verses one(b) & two, three & four, & five & six(a/b);
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter thirteen, verses forty-seven thru fifty-three.
Commentary: Daily Readings.
Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus presents two more parables on the kingdom of heaven. In the first parable, we hear that “the Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea.” Here the kingdom of heaven is coming for us. This is an eschatological image of the kingdom, of God’s final rounding up of the world at the end of time. When will it come? We don’t know. But we must be ready! And being ready means being in accord with the rule of God.Video reflection by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (U.S. Conf. of Catholic Bishops): Daily Reflection.
Then the second parable: “Every scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.” Jesus knew that his ministry and teaching were, to a large extent, in continuity with what came before him. At the same time, he knew that his preaching and person did represent something new and unprecedented. So those learned in the kingdom of God love traditions, the heritage of faith; and those learned in the kingdom also know that the Spirit is doing new things. Therefore, we have to be open to what he might want to show us.
Video reflection by Doctor Tim Gray (Augustine Institute/Formed.org): Daily Reflection.
Papal Quote o' the Day
"The Eucharist is the privileged summit of the meeting of Christ's love for us; a love that is made available for each of us,a love that is made to be sacrificial lamb & food for our hunger for life. As the Apostle says, 'He loved me & gave Himself up for me.'"Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope Saint Paul VI (1897-1978, r. 1963-1978; feast: 29 May)
"In this distress—for then I had never had a single vision—these Thy words alone were enough to remove it, & give me perfect peace: 'Be not afraid, My daughter: it is I; & I will not abandon thee. Fear not.'"Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Saint Teresa of Ávila, O.C.D. Doctor of the Church (1515-1582, feast: 15 October)
"We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for degress & diplomas. Not just to work & accomplish. We have been created to love & to be loved. This is easy to forget amidst the busyness of life. You have been created to love & to be loved. Make love a priority."Archbishop Sheen Quote o' the Day
—Saint Teresa of Calcutta, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"We cannot get a real satisfacton out of our work unless we pause, frequently, to ask ourselves why we are doing it, & whether its purpose is one (of which) our minds wholeheartedly approve."
—Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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