'Tis the Saturday 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 Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest, M.I. (1550-1614), founder of the Camillians, formally the Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick (M.I., from Ministeri Infirmaribus).
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Micah, chapter two, verses one thru five;
Psalm Ten (R/. twelve[b]), verses one & two, three & four, seven & eight, & fourteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twelve, verses fourteen thru twenty-one.
Commentary: Daily Readings.
Gospel reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, in today’s Gospel, we hear a passage from Isaiah echoing the baptism of Jesus: “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom I delight.”Video reflection by Monsignor Robert Cannon (U.S.C.C.B.): Daily Reflection.
In the Greek philosophical tradition, God is the supreme good around which everything in the universe revolves. But that Aristotle’s prime mover would stoop down to the level of a creature and move toward him—that would be unthinkable. And in the Jewish context, God’s absolute holiness was consistently contrasted with human sinfulness. But that God would himself take on the wretchedness of his creatures and stand with them—no way.
Yet, in Christ, God himself moves toward his creatures, takes on their wretchedness, and stands with them. Why? Because God has come in order to forgive sins. This is the heart and soul, the beginning and end of Christian revelation. How often the words and gestures of forgiveness radiate out from Jesus, and how central forgiveness is to the liturgy: “This is the chalice of my blood… which will be poured out for you… for the forgiveness of sins.”
This is why “a bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not quench.” God has not come to finish off those who have blown it spiritually and morally but to stand with them in total solidarity.
Mass Readings—Memorial of Saint Camillus de Lellis
The First Letter of John, chapter three, verses fourteen thru eighteen;
Psalm One Hundred Twelve (R/. one; or, "Alleluia"), verses one & two; three & four; five, six, & seven(a); seven(b) & eight; & nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter fifteen, verses nine thru seventeen.
Commentary: Memorial Readings.
Saint Quote o' the Day
"The poor & the sick are the Heart of God. In serving them, we serve Jesus Christ."
—Saint Camillus de Lellis, M.I. (1550-1614, feast: 18 July)
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