Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, April 17 2017
Monday of Easter week
Monday of Easter week
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
2,14.22-33.]Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: "You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem. Let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
]You who are Israelites, hear these words. Jesus the Nazorean was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.
]This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him.
]But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it.
]For David says of him: 'I saw the Lord ever before me, with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
]Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted; my flesh, too, will dwell in hope,
]because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption.
]You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.'
]My brothers, one can confidently say to you about the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his tomb is in our midst to this day.
]But since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne,
]he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that neither was he abandoned to the netherworld nor did his flesh see corruption.
]God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses.
]Exalted at the right hand of God, he received the promise of the holy Spirit from the Father and poured it forth, as you (both) see and hear.
Psalms
16(15),1-2a.5.7-8.9-10.11.]Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
]I say to the LORD, "My Lord are you."
]O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
you it is who hold fast my lot.
]I bless the LORD who counsels me;
even in the night my heart exhorts me.
]I set the LORD ever before me;
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
]Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices,
my body, too, abides in confidence
]because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld,
nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption.
]You will show me the path to life,
fullness of joys in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
28,8-15.]Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce the news to his disciples.
]And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage.
]Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."
]While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had happened.
]They assembled with the elders and took counsel; then they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
]telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole him while we were asleep.'
]And if this gets to the ears of the governor, we will satisfy (him) and keep you out of trouble."
]The soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has circulated among the Jews to the present (day).
St. Anicetus(Pope and Martyr († 173))
SAINT ANICETUS Pope, Martyr ( 173) St. Anicetus succeeded St. Pius as pope in the year 165. He governed as pope for eight years until 173. He was not martyred, but is mentioned in martyrologies because he suffered and faced danger. St. Anicetus was persuaded by St. Polycarp to tolerate the Asiatics' custom of celebrating Easter on the 14th day of the first moon after the vernal equinox with the Jews. Meanwhile, St. Anicetus protected his flock from the heresies of Valentine and Marcion. The first thirty-six bishops of Rome down to Liberius, and all the popes to Symmachus, the fifty-second pope, are honored among the saints. Out of 248 popes from St. Peter to Clement XIII, 78 are named in the Roman Martyrology.
St. Robert of Chaise Dieu()
St. Stephen Harding()
Saint Stephen HardingCo-founder of Cistercian Order (ca. 1050 - 1134) Stephen Harding was born in Dorset, England. He was fluent in English, Norman French and Latin. He was placed in the abbey of Sherbourne at a young age and later became a travelling scholar. He eventually moved to the abbey of Molesme in Burgundy, France, under the abbot Robert of Molesme (c. 1027 - 1111). When Robert departed Molesme, Stephen and Alberic went with him. They reformed the Benedictines now known as the Cistercian Order (often called Trappists). When 21 monks deserted Molesme and joined Robert, the three formed a new monastery in Citeaux. Robert was the abbot in Citeaux before returning to Molesme a year later. Alberic then served as abbot until his death in 1108. Stephen, the youngest of the three, became the third abbot and guided the new monastery during a period of growth. Bernard of Clairvaux visited in 1112. Between 1112 and 1119, a dozen new Cistercian houses were founded. In 1119, St. Stephen wrote the Carta Caritatis ('Charter of Love'), an important document for the Cistercian Order about its unifying principles. Stephen served the house in Citeaux for 25 years. While no single person is considered the Cistercian Order's founder, its tenets and rapid growth in the 12th century are thanks to Stephen Harding. In 1133, he resigned as head of the order. He passed away the following year and joined the Church Triumphant in Heaven.
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