Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, April 10 2018
Tuesday of the Second week of Easter
Tuesday of the Second week of Easter
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
4,32-37.]The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common.
]With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all.
]There was no needy person among them, for those who owned property or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale,
]and put them at the feet of the apostles, and they were distributed to each according to need.
]Thus Joseph, also named by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated "son of encouragement"), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,
]sold a piece of property that he owned, then brought the money and put it at the feet of the apostles.
Psalms
93(92),1ab.1c-2.5.]The LORD is king, in splendor robed;
]robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.
]And he has made the world firm,
]your throne stands firm from of old;
from everlasting you are, O LORD.
]Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed:
holiness befits your house,
O LORD, for length of days.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
3,7b-15.]Jesus said to Nicodemus: “'You must be born from above.'
]The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
]Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can this happen?"
]Jesus answered and said to him, "You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?
]Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.
]If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
]No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
]And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
]so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
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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