'Tis the Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
Saints of the Day
'Tis the optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Isaiah, chapter twenty-six, verses seven,eight, nine, twelve, & sixteen thru nineteen;
Psalm One Hundred Two (R/. twenty[b]), verses thirteen, fourteen(a/b), & fifteen; sixteen, seventeen, & eighteen; & nineteen, twenty, & twenty-one;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter eleven, verses twenty-eight, twenty-nine, & thirty.
Commentary: Daily Readings.
Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, the Lord offers to relieve us of our burdens. He is identifying everyone who feels oppressed by the world: by sin, worries, suffering, injustice, the death of a relative or friend, the fear of death—whatever it may be.Video reflection by Theresa Notare, Ph.D. (U.S.C.C.B.): Daily Reflection.
Relief comes when we submit to his kingship, his new way of ordering things. We are meant to imagine ourselves as pack animals who have been tied under a yoke and are under the command of a farmer. It seems rather demeaning, but this is what submission to Christ’s lordship looks like: We serve his purposes and go where he wants us to go.
Is Christ commanding your life in every detail? Is he the Lord of your family life? Of your recreational life? Of your professional life? Is he Lord of every room in your house, including the bedroom? Are you totally given over to him, under his lordship?
I know that this may sound oppressive, but remember, “My yoke is easy, and my burden light.” When we surrender to the path of love that he has laid out for us, our lives become infinitely lighter, easier, and more joyful, for we are moving with the divine purpose.
Mass Readings—Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Book of Zechariah, chapter two, verses fourteen thru seventeen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one (R/. verse forty-nine), verses forty-six & forty-seven, forty-eight & forty-nine, fifty & fifty-one, fifty-two & fifty-three, & fifty-four & fifty-five;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twelve, verses forty-six thru fifty.
Commentary: Memorial Readings.
Saint Quote o' the Day
"Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name & protection of Mary."
—Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M. (1221-1274, feast: 15 July)
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