Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, December 2 2016

Friday of the First week of Advent

Friday of the First week of Advent

1. Reading

Book of Isaiah

29,17-24.

]Thus says the Lord GOD: But a very little while, and Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard, and the orchard be regarded as a forest!
]On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book; And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see.
]The lowly will ever find joy in the LORD, and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
]For the tyrant will be no more and the arrogant will have gone; All who are alert to do evil will be cut off,
]those whose mere word condemns a man, Who ensnare his defender at the gate, and leave the just man with an empty claim.
]Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of the house of Jacob, who redeemed Abraham: Now Jacob shall have nothing to be ashamed of, nor shall his face grow pale.
]When his children see the work of my hands in his midst, They shall keep my name holy; they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob, and be in awe of the God of Israel.
]Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding, and those who find fault shall receive instruction.

Psalm

Psalms

27(26),1.4.13-14.

]The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
]One thing I ask of the LORD
this I seek:
to dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
that I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.  
]I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
]Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

9,27-31.

]As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!”  
]When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" "Yes, Lord," they said to him.
]Then he touched their eyes and said, "Let it be done for you according to your faith."
]And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this."
]But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.

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St. Bibiana(Virgin and Martyr (4th century))

SAINT BIBIANA Virgin and Martyr (4th century) St. Bibiana and her family were persecuted for believing in Jesus. Her father Flavian was arrested and burned in the face with a hot iron. He was banished to Aequapendente where he died of his wounds a few days later. St. Bibiana's mother Dafrosa was beheaded. Bibiana and her sister Demetria had their property confiscated and were put on trial by Apronianus, the governor of Rome. In front of the tribunal, Demetria confessed her faith in Jesus Christ and died. Apronianus then sentenced Bibiana to enslavement and forced conversion. When Bibiana did not apostatize, Apronianus had her scourged to death with whips of leaden plummets. She encountered Jesus Christ before passing away and beheld him immediately upon dying. She sees God face to face forever and intercedes for persecuted Christians.

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Bl. Ivan Slezyuk(Bishop (1896-1973))

Blessed Ivan SlezyukBishop of the "clandestine" Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church(1896-1973) Bl. Ivan Slezyuk was born on January 14, 1896, in the village of Zhyvachiv, Stanislaviv: now Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine. He was ordained in 1923 after graduating from the seminary. In April 1945, he was ordained by Bp. Hryhory Khomyshyn as a coadjutor with the right of succession in case the Bishop was arrested. After succeeding his Bishop, Bl. Ivan was arrested on June 2, 1945, and deported for ten years to labor camps in Vorkuta, Russia. In 1950, he was transferred to the labor camps in Mordovia. After being released on November 15, 1954, he returned to Ivano-Frankivsk. In 1962, Bl. Ivan wasarrested again and imprisoned for five years in a camp of strict regimen. After he was released on November 30, 1968, he had to visit the KGB for regular "talks." The last visit was two weeks before his death. He fell ill immediately after the visit and passed away on December 2, 1973, in Ivano-Frankivsk. Pope John Paul II opened the case for Bl. Ivan Slezyuk's canonization. On June 27, 2001, Bl. Ivan was beatified. He conformed perfectly to Jesus Christ and intercedes for us in heaven.

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