Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, April 17 2018

Tuesday of the Third week of Easter

Tuesday of the Third week of Easter

1. Reading

Acts of the Apostles

7,51-60.8,1a.

]Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes:  "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears,  you always oppose the Holy Spirit;  you are just like your ancestors.
]Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.
]You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it."
]When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him.
]But he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
]and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
]But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together.
]They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
]As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
]Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them"; and when he said this, he fell asleep.
]Now Saul was consenting to his execution.

Psalm

Psalms

31(30),3cd-4.6ab.7b.8a.17.21ab.

]Be my rock of refuge,
]a stronghold to give me safety.
]You are my rock and my fortress;
for your name's sake you will lead and guide me.
]Into your hands I commend my spirit;
]you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
]My trust is in the LORD;
]I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy.
]Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your kindness.
]You hide them in the shelter of your presence
]from the plottings of men.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

6,30-35.

]The crowd said to Jesus: "What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do?
]Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
]So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
]For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
]So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
]Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

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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.

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St. Robert of Chaise Dieu()

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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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