Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, February 28 2017

Tuesday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time

Tuesday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Sirach

35,1-12.

]To keep the law is a great oblation, and he who observes the  commandments sacrifices a peace offering.
]In works of charity one offers fine flour, and when he gives alms he presents his sacrifice of praise.
]To refrain from evil pleases the LORD, and to avoid injustice is an atonement.
]Appear not before the LORD empty-handed, for all that you offer is in fulfillment of the precepts.
]The just man's offering enriches the altar and rises as a sweet odor before the Most High.
]The just man's sacrifice is most pleasing, nor will it ever be forgotten.
]In generous spirit pay homage to the LORD, be not sparing of freewill gifts.
]With each contribution show a cheerful countenance, and pay your tithes in a spirit of joy.
]Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, according to your means.
]For the LORD is one who always repays, and he will give back to you sevenfold.
]But offer no bribes, these he does not accept! Trust not in sacrifice of the fruits of extortion,
]For he is a God of justice, who knows no favorites.

Psalm

Psalms

50(49),5-6.7-8.14.23.

]"Gather my faithful ones before me,
those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
]And the heavens proclaim his justice;
for God himself is the judge.
]“Hear, my people, and I will speak;
Israel, I will testify against you;
God, your God, am I.
]"Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,
for your burnt offerings are before me always.”
]“Offer to God praise as your sacrifice
and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
]He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.”

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

10,28-31.

]Peter began to say to Jesus, "We have given up everything and followed you."
]Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
]who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come."
]But many that are first will be last, and (the) last will be first."

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Bl. Daniel Brottier(Priest (1876-1936))

Blessed Daniel Brottier Priest (1876-1936) Bl. Daniel Brottier was a French Spiritan. He was born in 1876 and ordained to the priestood in 1899. To spead the Gospel beyond France's classrooms and borders, he joined the Spiritan Congregation. Fr. Daniel was sent to Senegal, West Africa. After eight years, his health deteriorated and he returned to France. He raised funds to construct a cathedral in Dakar, Senegal, which was completed in 1936. When World War I broke out, Fr. Daniel became a volunteer chaplain. He attributed his survival on the front lines to the intercession of Saint Therese of Lisieux. When she was canonized, he built a chapel for her in Auteuil. After the war, Fr. Daniel established a project for orphans and abandoned children. The Orphan Apprentices of Auteuil, which began in the suburbs of Paris, serves the French people to this day. He passed away on February 28, 1936, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1984.

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Sts. Romanus and Lupicinus(Abbots (5th century))

SAINTS ROMANUS and LUPICINUS Abbots (5th century) When Romanus was 35 years old, he left his relatives and spent time at the Ainay Monastery in Lyons, at the conflux of the Saône and Rhone. Many martyrs had been lynched and immolated there by pagans. Their ashes were kept as a reminder that charity and love triumph over sin and death. After completing his novitiate, Romanus retired to the forests of Mount Jura between France and Switzerland. He fixed his abode at a place called Condate, at the conflux of the Bienne and Aliere. He found a spot of ground fit for cultivation and trees bearing wild fruit. He spent his time praying, reading and working. Romanus' brother Lupicinus followed with disciples. Several others soon joined, drawn by the brothers' virtues and holiness. As their numbers increased, the brothers built several monasteries and a nunnery, called La Beaume, which no men could enter. When Romanus passed away, he was buried at La Beaume. Lupicinus was ascetical. He did not use a bed and instead slept on a chair or hard board. He never drank wine; and only put a little oil or milk on his pottage. In the summer, he subsisted on hard bread moistened in water so he could eat it with a spoon. His tunic was made of various skins of beasts sewn together with a cowl. He used wooden shoes, and only wore stocks outside the monastery. After Romanus passed away around the year 460, Lupicinus survived him by almost twenty years. They are now in Heaven and intercede for causes of prayer, conversion and discipline. Their fasting helped them attain purity and lead blameless lives.

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