Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, April 28 2019
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
5,12-16.]Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon's portico.
]None of the others dared to join them, but the people esteemed them.
]Yet more than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added to them.
]Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them.
]A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
Psalms
118(117),2-4.22-24.25-27a.]Let the house of Israel say,
"His mercy endures forever."
]Let the house of Aaron say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
]Let those who fear the LORD say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
]The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
]By the LORD has this been done;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
]This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
]O LORD, grant salvation!
O LORD, grant prosperity!
]Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD;
we bless you from the house of the LORD.
]The LORD is God, and he has given us light.
Book of Revelation
1,9-11a.12-13.17-19.]I, John, your brother, who share with you the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos because I proclaimed God's word and gave testimony to Jesus.
]I was caught up in spirit on the Lord's day and heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet,
]which said, "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
]Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands
]and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, wearing an ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest.
]When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,
]the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the netherworld.
]Write down, therefore, what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
20,19-31.]On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, «Peace be with you.»
]When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
](Jesus) said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
]And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit.
]Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
]Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
]So the other disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."
]Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you."
]Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe."
]Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
]Jesus said to him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."
]Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of (his) disciples that are not written in this book.
]But these are written that you may (come to) believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
St. Louis de Montfort(Priest (1673-1716))
St. Louis de MontfortPriest (1673 - 1716)Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Roman Catholic priest and confessor. He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. He was born in Montfort-sur-Meu, the eldest surviving child of eighteen born to Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne Robert Grignion. His father was a notary.Louis-Marie passed most of his infancy and early childhood in Iffendic, a few kilometers from Montfort, where his father had bought a farm. At the age of 12, he entered the Jesuit College of St. Thomas Becket in Rennes, where his uncle was a parish priest. He was then given the opportunity, through a benefactor, to go to Paris to study at the renowned Seminary of Saint-Sulpice. When he arrived in Paris, it was to find that his benefactor had not provided enough money for him, so he lodged in a succession of boarding houses, living among the very poor, in the meantime attending lectures in theology. After less than two years, he became very ill and had to be hospitalized.He was ordained a priest in June 1700, and assigned to Nantes. His letters of this period show that he felt frustrated from the lack of opportunity to preach as he felt he was called to do. He considered various options, even that of becoming a hermit, but the conviction that he was called to "preach missions to the poor" increased. In November 1700, he joined the Third Order of the Dominicans and asked permission not only to preach the rosary, but to also form rosary confraternities. The same month, he wrote: "I am continually asking in my prayers for a poor and small company of good priests to preach missions and retreats under the standard and protection of the Blessed Virgin." This initial thought eventually led to the formation of the Company of Mary.The bishop of La Rochelle invited him to open a school in his diocese. Montfort enlisted the help of his follower Marie Louise Trichet who was then running the General Hospital in Poitiers. In 1715, Marie Louise and Catherine Brunet left Poitiers for La Rochelle to open the school there; and in a short time it had 400 students. On August 22, 1715, Blessed Marie Louise Trichet and Catherine Brunet, along with Marie Valleau and Marie Régnier from La Rochelle, received the approbation of Bishop de Champflour of La Rochelle to perform their religious profession under the direction of Montfort. At the ceremony, Montfort told them: "Call yourselves the Daughters of Wisdom, for the teaching of children and the care of the poor." The Daughters of Wisdom grew into an international organization and the placing of Montfort's founders statue in Saint Peter's Basilica was based on that organization.As well as preaching, Montfort found time to write a number of books that became classic Catholic titles and influenced several popes. Montfort is known for his particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the practice of praying the Rosary. Montfort is considered as one of the early writers in the field of Mariology. His most notable works regarding Marian devotions are contained in The Secret of Mary andTrue Devotion to Mary.Pope Pius XII canonized Louis de Montfort on July 20, 1947. He intercedes for causes related to his life, love and works. Like St. Joseph, he is an unfailing intercessor; and will enkindle love and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St. Gianna Beretta Molla(Layperson (1922-1962))
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) Gianna Beretta was born in Magenta (Milan) on October 4, 1922. She was educated by her parents. She experienced life as a marvelous gift from God, had a strong faith in Providence and was convinced of the necessity and effectiveness of prayer. Gianna was an exemplary student during secondary and university education. She participated in the apostolate of Catholic Action and served the elderly as a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She earned degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Pavia in 1949. She then opened a medical clinic in Mesero (near Magenta) in 1950. She specialized in pediatrics at the University of Milan in 1952, and there afterward gave special attention to mothers, babies, the elderly and the poor. While working in the field of medicine, which she considered a mission and practiced as such, she increased her generous service to Catholic Action, especially among the very young. At the same time, she expressed her joie de vivre and love of creation through skiing and mountaineering. Through her prayers and those of others, she reflected upon her vocation, which she also considered a gift from God. Having chosen the vocation of marriage, she embraced it with complete enthusiasm and wholly dedicated herself to forming a truly Christian family. She became engaged to Pietro Molla and was radiant with joy and happiness during the time of their engagement, for which she thanked and praised the Lord. They were married on September 24, 1955, in the Basilica of St. Martin in Magenta. In November 1956, to her great joy, she became the mother of Pierluigi; in December 1957, of Mariolina; and in July 1959 of Laura. With simplicity and equilibrium, she harmonized the demands of mother, wife, doctor and her passion for life. In September 1961, toward the end of the second month of pregnancy, Gianna was struck by pain: She had developed a fibroma in her uterus. Before the required surgical operation and conscious of the risk that her continued pregnancy brought, she pleaded with the surgeon to save the child's life. The baby was saved, and she spent the next seven months attending to her duties as mother and doctor. All the while, she prayed asking God to let the baby in her womb be born without complications. A few days before the child's birth, Gianna said, "If you must decide between me and the child, do not hesitate: choose the child - I insist on it. Save him". On the morning of April 21, 1962, Gianna Emanuela was born. Despite all efforts and treatments to save the both of them, Gianna passed away. She died on the morning of April 28, after repeatedly saying, "Jesus, I love you. Jesus, I love you." She was 39 years old. She was laid to rest at the cemetery of Mesero, 4 kilometers from Magenta. At the Sunday Angelus of September 23, 1973, Pope Paul VI described Gianna's sacrifice as "conscious immolation." He said, "A young mother from the diocese of Milan, who, to give life to her daughter, sacrificed her own, with conscious immolation." In these words, he connected Gianna's sacrifice to that of Christ's on Mt. Calvary and in the Eucharist. Gianna was beatified by Pope John Paul II on April 24, 1994. She was officially canonized on May 16, 2004. Her husband, Pietro and their last child, Gianna, were present at the ceremony. She intercedes in causes related to her life.
St. Peter Chanel(Martyr (1803-1841))
St. Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr (1803 - April 28, 1841) The protomartyr of the South Seas, St. Peter Chanel was born in Clet, in the diocese of Belley, France. His intelligence and simple piety were noticed by the parish priest, Fr. Trompier, who facilitated his elementary education. Peter eventually entered the diocesan seminary and won the affection and esteem of both students and professors. After his ordination, Fr. Peter completely revitalized a rundown country parish in the three years he was there. However, his mind was set on missionary work. In 1831, he joined the newly formed Society of Mary (Marists) that concentrated on missionary work at home and abroad. To his surprise, he was appointed to teach at the seminary in Belley. He remained there for the next five years, diligently performing his duties. In 1836, Fr. Peter's Marists were given the New Hebrides in the Pacific for evangelization. Fr. Peter was appointed Superior of a little band of missionaries sent to proclaim the Gospel. They reached their destination after a ten-month journey and set to work. Fr. Peter went to the island of Futuna accompanied by a laybrother and an English layman, Thomas Boog. Fr. Peter and the laymen were well-received by the locals and their king, Niuliki, who had recently forbidden cannibalism. However, the king grew envious once the missionaries learned the language and gained the people's confidence. Niuliki saw that Christianity would abolish some of the prerogatives he enjoyed as high priest and sovereign. When Niuliki's son desired to be baptized, the king's hatred erupted. He dispatched a group of warriors to set upon the missionaries. On April 28, 1841, three years after arriving, Fr. Peter was seized and clubbed to death by those he loved. His death brought the work to completion: Within 5 months, the whole population converted to Christianity.
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