Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, April 10 2017
Monday of Holy Week
Monday of Holy Week
1. ReadingBook of Isaiah
42,1-7.]Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations,
]Not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street.
]A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,
]Until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
]Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spreads out the earth with its crops, Who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk on it:
]I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations,
]To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
Psalms
27(26),1.2.3.13-14.]The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
]When evildoers come at me
to devour my flesh,
My foes and my enemies
themselves stumble and fall.
]Though an army encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
Though war be waged upon me,
even then will I trust.
]I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
]Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
12,1-11.]Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
]They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him.
]Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
]Then Judas the Iscariot, one (of) his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said,
]Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages and given to the poor?
]He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and held the money bag and used to steal the contributions.
]So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial.
]You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."
](The) large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
]And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too,
]because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of him.
St. Magdalena of Canossa(Virgin and Foundress (1774-1835))
Saint Magdalena of Canossa Virgin, foundress of the Canossian Family of Daughters and Sons of Charity(1774-1835) Magdalena of Canossa served the less fortunate with a mother's heart and an Apostle's zeal. She was born in Verona on 1 March 1774, the third of six children in a noble and wealthy family. Events such as her father's death, her mother's second marriage, personal illness, and misunderstandings, helped her discover Christ and her deepest calling.A CALL Called by the love of God, she planned to consecrate her life at 17 years old. She tried a vocation at a Carmel twice, but the Holy Spirit urged her toward a new path: "Allow herself to be loved by Jesus Crucified, to belong to Him alone, in order to dedicate herself exclusively to those in greatest need." Shewitnessed the sad events and tragic political circumstances at the end of the 18th century. The turmoil may have led her to manage the family's estate from Canossa Palace.A GIFT Magdalena fulfilled her responsibilities, widened her circle of friends and remained open to the mysterious action of the Holy Spirit. The Paraclete led her to Jesus' passion, death and resurrection, and to Mary, the Sorrowful Virgin Mother. Moved by Jesus' love and with docility to the Holy Spirit, she provided education and sustenance to the poor. She ministered in the suburbs of Verona, where the echoes of the French Revolution, the occupation by various foreign powers and the Verona uprising left signs of devastation and human suffering.A PROJECT In 1808, Magdalene overcame her family's opposition and left Canossa Palace once and for all to begin in the poorest district of Verona. She knew the Will of God: to serve the neediest persons with the heart of Christ.A PROPHECY Charity led her to also serve the poor in other cities: Venice, Milan, Bergamo, Trent... In only a few decades, the number of her houses increased and her religious family grew. Magdalena's sisters witnessed the love of Christ in five specific areas:Charity schools for all-round formation; Catechesis for the most uninformed; Support for women patients in hospital; Seminars for teachers in rural areas; and valuable helpers for parish priests in their pastoral activities. They also offered Yearly Courses of Spiritual Exercises for Ladies of the nobility, with the aim of deepening their spiritual life and involving them in various charitable works.Later on, this last activity was offered to everyone. Magdalena's contemporaries in apostolic work included: Leopoldina Naudet, Antonio Rosmini, Antonio Provolo, Carlo Steeb, Gaspare Bertoni, Teodora Campostrini, T. Eustochio Verzeri, Elisabetta Renzi, Cavanis brothers and Pietro Leonardi - all of whom founded Religious Institutes. A FAMILY The Institute of the Daughters of Charity received ecclesiastical approval between 1819 and 1820. Pope Leo XII approved the Rule of the Institute with the papal brief "Si Nobis" on 23 December 1828. Magdalena established the Oratory of the Sons of Charity for the Christian formation of boys and men on 23 May 1831 in Venice. She entrusted it to the Venetian priest Don Francesco Luzzo and laypersons Giuseppe Carsana and Benedetto Belloni from Bergamo. Magdalene's active and fruitful life ended when she was sixty-one years of age. She passed away in Verona surrounded by her Daughters on 10 April 1835. It was the Friday of Passion Week. She was beatified by Pius XII on 7 December 1941 and canonized by John Paul II on 2 October 1988.A MISSION Above all make Jesus Christ known! This heartfelt concern of Magdalene's was the great inheritance that the Daughters and Sons of Charity are called to live, a life of complete availability to God and service towards others, willing to go to the most distant countries for the sake of this holy work. (MAGDALENE, Ep. II/I, p. 266). The Daughters of Charity traveled to the Far East in 1860. Today, there are about 4000 sisters throughout the world grouped into 24 provinces.The Sons of Charity number about 200. They work in various cities in Italy, Latin America and the Philippines. Canossian Religious, called to a missionary vocation, "ad gentes," make themselves receptive to those basic Christian values, "the seeds of the Word," present in every culture, while giving witness to and proclaiming they "have seen, heard, and contemplated...": the Love of the Father who, in Christ, reaches out to every person so that they may have life. Through this giving and receiving, the charism is enriched and bears fruit for God's Kingdom.A SONG OF THANKSGIVING The Church draws our attention, especially that of her Sons and Daughters, to Magdalene, a Witness of the constant and freely given love of God.We give thanks to Him for the gift of this Mother and Sister of ours. Through her intercession, we ask that we may love God, as she did, above all other things, and make Him known to our fellow men by living our specific vocation.
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