Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, December 2 2019

Monday of the First week of Advent

Monday of the First week of Advent

1. Reading

Book of Isaiah

4,2-6.

]On that day, The branch of the LORD will be luster and glory, and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor for the survivors of Israel.
]He who remains in Zion and he that is left in Jerusalem Will be called holy: every one marked down for life in Jerusalem.
]When the Lord washes away the filth of the daughters of Zion, And purges Jerusalem's blood from her midst with a blast of searing judgment,
]Then will the LORD create, over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her place of assembly, A smoking cloud by day and a light of flaming fire by night.
]For over all, his glory will be shelter and protection: shade from the parching heat of day, refuge and cover from storm and rain.

Psalm

Psalms

122(121),1-2.3-4b.4cd-5.6-7.8-9.

]I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
]And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
]Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
]To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
]According to the decree for Israel,
]to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
]In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
]Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love you prosper!
]May peace be within your walls,
Prosperity in your buildings.
]Because of my relatives and friends
I will say, "Peace be within you!"
]Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
I will pray for your good.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

8,5-11.

]When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him,
]saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully."
]He said to him, "I will come and cure him."
]The centurion said in reply, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
]For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
]When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
]I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven."

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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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