Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, February 12 2019

Tuesday of the Fifth week in Ordinary Time

Tuesday of the Fifth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Genesis

1,20-31.2,1-4a.

]God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." And so it happened:
]God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw how good it was,
]and God blessed them, saying, "Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth."
]Evening came, and morning followed--the fifth day.
]Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds." And so it happened:
]God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. God saw how good it was.
]Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground."
]God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them.
]God blessed them, saying: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth."
]God also said: "See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;
]and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food." And so it happened.
]God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed--the sixth day.
]Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.
]Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.
]So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.
]Such is the story of the heavens and the earth at their creation. At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens--

Psalm

Psalms

8,4-5.6-7.8-9.

]When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place—
]What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
]You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
]You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
]All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
]The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

7,1-13.

]When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
]they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
](For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders.
]And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves. And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles and beds.)
]So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, "Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?"
]He responded, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me;
]In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.'
]You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition."
]He went on to say, "How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!
]For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Whoever curses father or mother shall die.'
]Yet you say, 'If a person says to father or mother, "Any support you might have had from me is qorban"' (meaning, dedicated to God),
]you allow him to do nothing more for his father or mother.
]You nullify the word of God in favor of your tradition that you have handed on. And you do many such things."

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Martyrs of Abitene((+304))

A translation of Benedict XVI's homily during the closing Mass of the 24th Italian National Eucharistic Congress, in the esplanade of Marisabella: "This Eucharistic congress, which comes to a close today, intended to present Sunday again as a 'weekly Easter,' expression of the identity of the Christian community and center of its life and mission. The theme chosen, 'We Cannot Live without Sunday,' takes us back to the year 304, when Emperor Diocletian prohibited Christians, under pain of death, to possess the Scriptures, to meet on Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist and to build premises for their assemblies. In Abitene, a small village in what today is Tunis, 49 Christians, meeting at the home of Octavius Felix, were taken by surprise on a Sunday while celebrating the Eucharist, defying the imperial prohibitions. Arrested, they were taken to Carthage to be interrogated by the proconsul Anulinus. "Significant, in particular, was the response given to the proconsul by Emeritus, after being asked why he had violated the emperor's order. He said: 'Sine dominico non possumus,' we cannot live without meeting on Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist. We would not have the strength to face the daily difficulties and not succumb. After atrocious tortures, the 49 martyrs of Abitene were killed. Thus, they confirmed their faith with the shedding of blood. They died, but they were victorious; we now remember them in the glory of the risen Christ."

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St. Benedict of Anian(Abbot (c.750 - 821))

SAINT BENEDICT OF ANIAN(c. 750-821) St. Benedict was the son of Aigulf, the governor of Languedoc, France. In his youth, he served as a cup-bearer to King Pepin and to the latter's son Charlemagne. Hewas baptized at 20 years old and practiced an ascetical lifestyle: giving his body a little less than it asked for (St. Josemaria Escriva). A narrow escape from drowning caused him to pursue a religious vocation and enter the cloister of St. Seine. As a reward for his self-denial in the monastic state, St. Benedict received gift of tears. He was appointed the monastery's procurator and served with humility and serenity. He was hospitable to the poor and to guests alike. Fr. Benedict declined the abbacy and established a hermitage on the brook Anian. He spent years in holy solitude, but continued counseling and directing disciples. They became so numerous that he eventually built a large abbey. In a short time, he became the abbot of three hundred monks. Fr. Benedict became the great restorer of monastic discipline throughout France and Germany. He implemented the code of discipline of Saint Benedict, Europe's patron saint. Saint Benedict's Rule is profound and simple. It includes speaking moderately, listening as a form of prayer and praying with heartfelt compunction instead of many words. The Benedictine Sunday Mass is sung in Latin; and the chants are ancient, profound and melodic. In a Provincial Council of 813, presided by King Charlemagne, a decree obliged all Western monks to adopt the rule of Saint Benedict. Benedictine monasteries are found on six continents and are centers of worship, learning and direction.

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St. Damian()

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