Tuesday of the Seventh week in Ordinary Time

Book of Sirach

2,1-11.

My son, when you come to serve the LORD, prepare yourself for trials.
Be sincere of heart and steadfast, undisturbed in time of adversity.
Cling to him, forsake him not; thus will your future be great.
Accept whatever befalls you, in crushing misfortune be patient;
For in fire gold is tested, and worthy men in the crucible of humiliation.
Trust God and he will help you; make straight your ways and hope in him.
You who fear the LORD, wait for his mercy, turn not away lest you fall.
You who fear the LORD, trust him, and your reward will not be lost.
You who fear the LORD, hope for good things, for lasting joy and mercy.
Study the generations long past and understand; has anyone hoped in the LORD and been disappointed? Has anyone persevered in his fear and been forsaken? has anyone called upon him and been rebuffed?
Compassionate and merciful is the LORD; he forgives sins, he saves in time of trouble.

Psalms

37(36),3-4.18-19.27-28.39-40.

Trust in the LORD and do good,
that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security.
Take delight in the LORD,
and he will grant you your heart's requests.
The LORD watches over the lives of the wholehearted;
their inheritance lasts forever.
They are not put to shame in an evil time;
in days of famine they have plenty.
Turn from evil and do good,
that you may abide forever;
For the LORD loves what is right,
and forsakes not his faithful ones.
The salvation of the just is from the LORD;
He is their refuge in time of distress.
The LORD helps them and delivers them;
He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

9,30-37.

Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it.
He was teaching his disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death he will rise."
But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him.
They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"
But they remained silent. They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.
Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all."
Taking a child he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he said to them,
Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the one who sent me."

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St. Peter Damian(Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1007-1072))

SAINT PETER DAMIAN Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1007-1072)- St. Peter Damian lost both his parents at an early age. His eldest brother treated him so cruelly that a younger brother, a priest, sent him to the University of Parma, where Peter acquired great distinction. His studies were sanctified by vigils, fasts and prayers. At last, feeling like his efforts only served God by halves, Peter left the world for a vocation. Fr. Peter Damian joined the monks at Font-Avellano, then in the greatest repute. By his wisdom and sanctity, he rose to be superior. He was employed on the most delicate and difficult missions, among others the reform of ecclesiastical communities. Seven Popes in succession made him their constant advisor. At last, he was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Ostia. He withstood Henry IV of Germany and labored in defence of Alexander II against the Antipope: the latter yielded and asked for pardon. As papal legate, Bp. Peter was tasked with the repressing simony, settling discords among various bishops, and adjusting the affairs of the Church at Ravenna in 1072. On a homeward journey, he was laid low by a fever; and passed away at Faenza, in a monastery of his order. He went to God on the eighth day of his sickness, while the monks chanted matins around him.

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