Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, April 8 2018
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
4,32-35.]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.
Psalms
118(117),2-4.13-15.22-24.]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.”
]I was hard pressed and was falling,
but the LORD helped me.
]My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
]The joyful shout of victory
in the tents of the just:
]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.
First Letter of John
5,1-6.]Beloved: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the father loves (also) the one begotten by him.
]In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments.
]For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,
]for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith.
]Who (indeed) is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
]This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the one that testifies, and the Spirit is truth.
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.
Bl. Augusto Czartoryski(Priest (1858-1893))
Blessed Augusto Czartoryski Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco (1858-1893) Bl. Augusto Czartoryski was born on August 2, 1858, in Paris, France. He was the firstborn son of Prince Ladislaus of Poland and Princess Maria Amparo, daughter of the duke and queen of Spain. The Czartoryski family had been living in exile in France for almost 30 years at the Lambert Palace. They advocated for their countrymen with the European chancellery.Plans for a Future Prince Prince Ladislaus determined that Augusto would be a future "reference point" for Polish restoration and would carry on the Czartoryski name. However, Augusto caught tuberculosis from his mother. He suffered ill health for the rest of his life while making "forced pilgrimages" with his father to Italy, Switzerland, Egypt and Spain. Augusto was not inclined toward ruling. At 20 years old, he wrote his father: "I confess to you that I am tired ; they are superficial entertainments that cause me anguish and I feel myself forced to make acquaintances with others at these banquets." He was receiving spiritual direction from his tutor, Joseph Kalinsowski, who later became a Carmelite. Joseph Kalinsowski wrote to Ladislaus and suggested entrusting Augusto to a priest for direction before going to Carmel in 1877.Encounter with Don Bosco Ladislaus accepted Joseph Kalinowski's counsel; and Fr. Stanislaus Kubowicz became Augusto's guide. Augusto already felt more and more called to religious life and was hoping for a clearer indication of what God wanted from him. This "decisive event" took place when he was 25 years old and met Don Bosco, the founder of the Salesians. When Don Bosco visited Paris and celebrated Mass at the Lambert Palace's chapel, Augusto saw the "father of his soul" and guide for his future. Augusto travelled to Turin for Don Bosco's spiritual retreats and became comfortable with the "poverty" of the Salesian Oratory. He was not disturbed by his frequent ill health or his father's plans for an arranged marriage. His supernatural virtues helped him see God's hand in all circumstances. He would say: "If God wants this, all will go well since he can take away every obstacle. If he does not want this, then neither do I."A "Prince" for God's Kingdom Pope Leo XIII removed Don Bosco's doubts of receiving Augusto into the Salesians. He gave Augusto this message: "Tell Don Bosco that it is the Pope's will that he receives you among the Salesians." Don Bosco replied: "Well then, my dear son, I accept you. From this moment, you are a part of the Salesian Family..." In 1887, Augusto began his novitiate under the guidance of Don Giulio Barberis. The young man had to overcome many "habits" and adjust to community life, schedule, frugal meals and other sacrifices. All this he did with great serenity and abandonment to God. After declining the princeship a final time, he became a Salesian. On November 24, 1887, Don Bosco said during the vesting: "Courage, my prince! Today we have conquered, and I can also say with great joy that one day when you become a priest you will do much for your Country."One Year as Christ's Priest When Ladislaus asked Cardinal Parocchi to dismiss Augusto from the Salesians, Augusto wrote, "In full liberty I made my vows and I did this with great joy of heart. From that day I continue to live in the Congregation with an immense peace of spirit, and I thank the Lord for allowing me to know the Salesian Family and for having called me to become a Salesian." On April 2, 1892, he was ordained a priest by the bishop of Ventimiglia. Although Prince Ladislaus was not present at the ordination, one month later, joined by the entire family in Mentone, he reconciled himself with his son's decision and renounced his own dreams for Augusto. Augusto died on April 8, 1893, in Alassio, where he lived his year as a priest, occupying a room that looked out onto the courtyard where the children of the Oratory played. He was 35 years old. He intercedes for those who entrust themselves to him and especially for the Salesians. Pope John Paul II beatified him on April 25, 2004.
St. Julia Billiart()
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