Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, February 9 2019

Saturday of the Fourth week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Fourth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Hebrews

13,15-17.20-21.

]Brothers and sisters: Through Jesus, let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
]Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.
]Obey your leaders and defer to them, for they keep watch over you and will have to give an account, that they may fulfill their task with joy and not with sorrow, for that would be of no advantage to you.
]May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord,
]furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. May he carry out in you what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever (and ever). Amen.

Psalm

Psalms

23(22),1-3a.3b-4.5.6.

]The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
]In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
]he refreshes my soul. 
]He guides me in right paths
for His names's sake.
]Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
]You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
]Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

6,30-34.

]The Apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.
]He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.
]So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
]People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them.
]When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

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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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