Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, February 9 2017

Thursday of the Fifth week in Ordinary Time

Thursday of the Fifth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Genesis

2,18-25.

]The LORD God said:  "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him."
]So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each of them would be its name.
]The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man.
]So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
]The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man,
]the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken."
]That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.
]The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.

Psalm

Psalms

128(127),1-2.3.4-5.

]Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
who walk in his ways!
]For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
blessed shall you be, and favored.
]Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
in the recesses of your home;
Your children like olive plants
around your table.
]Behold, thus is the man blessed
who fears the LORD.
]The LORD bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

7,24-30.

]Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice.
]Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet.
]The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
]He said to her, "Let the children be fed first. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs."
]She replied and said to him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's scraps."
]Then he said to her, "For saying this, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter."
]When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.

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St. Apollonia(Virgin and Martyr († 249))

SAINT APOLLONIA Virgin and martyr and the Martyrs of Alexandria ( 249) Metras was the first to be martyred during a persecution in Alexandria in 249. A mob pierced his eyes with reeds and stoned him to death. Quinta was also stoned to death after refusing to perform pagan rites at a temple. Following these murders, the houses of Christians were vandalized and looted. St. Apollonia was an elderly virgin who was also martyred during the persecution. Her teeth were beaten out and she was led outside the city to be immolated. When he was told to deny Christ, she took a moment's pause and then leapt into the flames. After Decius' election the following year, a 15-year-old boy named Dioscorus was arrested and put on trial. He answered the judge wisely and remained steadfast under torture. His older companions were executed, but he was spared because of his age. "Dioscorus," wrote Bishop Dionysius, "at this time remains with us, reserved for some longer and greater combat." Some Christians apostatized, but the overwhelming majority of victims chose martyrdom. Women triumphed over torture until at last the judges were glad to execute them. The martyrs' courage and virtues should inspire us to live ordinary moments with great love, supernatural intention and docility to the Holy Spirit.

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