Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, August 2 2017

Wednesday of the Seventeenth week in Ordinary Time

Wednesday of the Seventeenth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Exodus

34,29-35.

]As Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the commandments in his hands, he did not know that the skin of his face had become radiant while he conversed with the LORD.
]When Aaron, then, and the other Israelites saw Moses and noticed how radiant the skin of his face had become, they were afraid to come near him.
]Only after Moses called to them did Aaron and all the rulers of the community come back to him. Moses then spoke to them.
]Later on, all the Israelites came up to him, and he enjoined on them all that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.
]When he finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
]Whenever Moses entered the presence of the LORD to converse with him, he removed the veil until he came out again. On coming out, he would tell the Israelites all that had been commanded.
]Then the Israelites would see that the skin of Moses' face was radiant; so he would again put the veil over his face until he went in to converse with the LORD.

Psalm

Psalms

99(98),5.6.7.9.

]Extol the LORD, our God,
and worship at his footstool;
holy is he!
]Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
and Samuel, among those who called upon his name;
they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
]From the pillar of cloud he spoke to them;
they heard his decrees and the law he gave them.
]Extol the LORD, our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for holy is the LORD, our God.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

13,44-46.

]Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
]Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
]When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it".

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Peter Faber()

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Peter Faber()

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St. Eusebius of Vercelli(Bishop († 371))

SAINT EUSEBIUS Bishop( 371) St. Eusebius was from a noble family in Sardinia. When his father was martyred in prison, his mother carried him and his infant sister to Rome. After being ordained, Eusebius served the Church of Vercelli. When the episcopal chair became vacant, he was unanimously elected bishop. He saw that the best way to edify and sanctify the church was through a zealous clergy. Bp. Eusebius contended with heretics in defense of the unadulterated Faith. In retaliation, they had him banished to Scythopolis and afterward to Upper Thebais in Egypt. Amidst his trails, Bp. Eusebius constantly appealed to the Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary. He won, in some of the panegyrics, the title of martyr.

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