Saturday of the First week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Hebrews

4,12-16.

The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin.
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.

Psalms

19(18),8.9.10.15.

The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
Let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart
find favor before you,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

2,13-17.

Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them.
As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.
While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him.
Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Jesus heard this and said to them (that), "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."

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Bl. Peter Donders(Priest (1809-1887))

Blessed Peter Donders Priest (1809-1887) Peter Donders was born in Tilburg, Holland, on October 27, 1809. From his youth, he felt himself called to the priesthood, but his schooling was cut short because of poverty. At the age of twenty-two, with the help of his parish priest, he entered the minor seminary of St. Michael-Gestel as a seminarian. Bl. Peter was ordained on June 5, 1841. He was thus able to follow his missionary vocation, setting out for Suriname, which was then a Dutch colony. He arrived in Paramaribo, the principal city, on September 16, 1842, and applied himself at once to the pastoral works that occupied him until his death. His letters express his indignation at the harsh treatment of the African people forced to work on the plantations.In 1856, he was sent to the leper station of Batavia; and this was to be, with very few interruptions, the scene of his labors for the rest of his life. When the Redemptorists arrived in 1866 to take charge of the mission of Surinam, Peter Donders applied for admission into the Congregation. He professed his vows on June 24, 1867. Religious profession, in associating him with a missionary congregation, gave him a more vivid sense of the apostolic life in community, allowing him to leave Batavia more often to give himself to the conversion of the native Americans and Africans. But the name of Donders remained bound to the leprosarium of Batavia. He passed away among the lepers, poor among the poor, on January 14, 1887, mourned as their benefactor and invoked as a saint.He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 23, 1982.

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St. Sava(Abbot and patron of Serbia (+ 1255))

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SAINT SAVA Abbot and Patron of Serbia(+ 1255) Sava was the son of Stephen I, founder of the Nemanydes dynasty. When he was seventeen, he became a monk on Mount Athos in Greece. With his father, he founded Khilandrai Monastery on Mount Athos for Serbian monks, and became its Abbot. Sava returned home in 1207 when his brothers, Stephen II and Vulkan, began quarrelling and civil war broke out. Sava brought many of his monks with him, and from their headquarters at Studenitsa Monastery, founded several monasteries and began the reformation and education of the country. He was named metropolitan of a new Serbian hierarchy by Emperor Theodore II Laskaris; and was consecrated by Patriarch Manuel I. He returned in 1219, bringing more monks from Mount Athos. In 1222, he crowned his brother Stephen II King of Serbia. Through Sava's efforts, his countrymen were united. He translated religious works into Serbian, and gave his people a native clergy and hierarchy. After his second pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr. Sava passed away in Tirnovo, Bulgaria, on January 14. He is the patron saint of Serbia.

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St. Felix of Nola()

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