Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, July 1 2017
Saturday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Genesis
18,1-15.]The LORD appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot.
]Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground,
]he said: "Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant.
]Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree.
]Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food, that you may refresh yourselves; and afterward you may go on your way." "Very well," they replied, "do as you have said."
]Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick, three seahs of fine flour! Knead it and make rolls."
]He ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice steer, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it.
]Then he got some curds and milk, as well as the steer that had been prepared, and set these before them; and he waited on them under the tree while they ate.
]"Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There in the tent," he replied.
]One of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son."
]Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years, and Sarah had stopped having her womanly periods.
]So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am so withered and my husband is so old, am I still to have sexual pleasure?"
]But the LORD said to Abraham: "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Shall I really bear a child, old as I am?'
]Is anything too marvelous for the LORD to do? At the appointed time, about this time next year, I will return to you, and Sarah will have a son."
]Because she was afraid, Sarah dissembled, saying, "I didn't laugh." But he said, "Yes you did."
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
1,46-47.48-49.50.53.54-55.]Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
]my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
]For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant;
from this day all generations will call me blessed.
]The Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
]He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
]He has filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich he has sent away empty.
]He has come to the help of his servant Israel ,
remembering his promise of mercy,
]The promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
8,5-17.]When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him,
]saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully."
]He said to him, "I will come and cure him."
]The centurion said in reply, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
]For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
]When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
]I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven."
]but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth."
]And Jesus said to the centurion, "You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you." And at that very hour (his) servant was healed.
]Jesus entered the house of Peter, and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
]He touched her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and waited on him.
]When it was evening, they brought him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove out the spirits by a word and cured all the sick,
]to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet: "He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases."
St. Junípero Serra Ferrer(O.F.M. (1713-1784))
Junípero Serra Ferrer, O.F.M. (November 24, 1713– August 28, 1784) Junípero Serra Ferrerwas a Spanish Franciscan who founded missions in Mexico and North America. He advocated for indigenous tribes that faced encroachment from colonists and Spanish government officials. His missions from Zacatecas to California gave a voice and representation to indigenous communities. Fr. Junípero founded a mission in Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico. He brought pastoral and agricultural innovations in addition to the Gospel. He abolished blood rituals that are central to witchcraft. When Spanish colonists encroached on native lands, Fr. Junípero obtained the protection of his parishioners' rights. The natives retained their land rights and the colonists were resettled. When the Jesuits were expelled from Spain, Fr. Junípero established a mission in Baja California and the first nine of twenty-one missions from San Diego to San Francisco.He began in San Diego on July 16, 1769, and established a headquarters near Monterey, California, at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo.The missions integrated indigenous neophytes into Spanish society and trained them to take ownership and management of the land. Fr. Junípero obtained independence for indigenous communities from the colonial government in Mexico and helped them produce surpluses of cattle, wine and grain. The mixed-race populations in California and large native communities testify to abundant care ofFr. Junípero and the Franciscans. Fr. Junípero Serra treated natives as God's children and kept Spanish officials in check. Mexico City, local military officers and colonists did not exploit the indigenous populations thanks to his ceaseless efforts. Many of the missions he founded are UNESCO world heritage sites. He waswas beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 25, 1988; and canonized by Pope Francis in September 2015.
Bl. Antonio Rosmini(Priest and Founder (1797-1855))
Blessed Antonio RosminiPriest and Founder of the Institute of Charity(1797-1855) Antonio Rosmini was baptized the day after his birth on March 24, 1797. His parents were Pier Modesto and Giovanna dei Conti Formenti di Riva. He was raised in Rovereto, a very "Italian" town, which had been part of the Austrian Empire since 1509. In 1816, he enrolled at the University of Padua, Italy, where he received doctorates in theology and canon law. After graduating, he returned to Rovereto and prepared for Holy Orders. In February 1820, he accompanied his sister, Margherita, to Verona, where the Marquess Maddalena of Canossa (now Blessed) had founded a religious institute. During the visit, Maddalena invited him to found a male religious institute. He politely declined, but her invitation in time proved prophetic. Antonio was ordained a priest on April 21, 1821, in Chioggia, Italy. In 1823, he travelled to Rome with the patriarch of Venice who arranged an audience for him with Pope Pius VII. During that audience, the Pontiff encouraged him to undertake the reform of philosophy.In 1826, he went to Milan to publish the results of his philosophical studies. He wrote on many subjects, including the origin of ideas and certitude, the nature of the human soul, ethics, the relationship between Church and State, the philosophy of law, metaphysics, grace, original sin, the sacraments and education. On Ash Wednesday, February 20, 1828, Fr. Antonio withdrew to write the constitutions of the budding Institute of Charity, in which he incorporated the principle of passivity (to be concerned with one's personal sanctification until God's will manifests itself to undertake some external work of charity) and the principle of impartiality (to free one of any personal preference in assuming a work of charity). To assure himself of God's will in his philosophical and foundational work, he went to Rome a second time in November 1828 and received Pope Leo XII's support. On May 15, 1829, he met with the new pope, Pius VIII, who confirmed his double mission as philosopher and founder. During that visit, Fr. Antonio published "Maxims of Christian Perfection" and "Origin of Ideas," which won the admiration of many scholars. By 1832, the Institute of Charity had spread to northern Italy. By 1835, the Institute reached England, where the community grew substantially. In England, the Rosminians are credited with introducing the use of the Roman collar and cassock and the practice of wearing the religious habit in public. They were known for preaching missions, the practice of the Forty Hours, May devotions, the use of the scapular, novena celebrations, public processions and the blessing of throats on the feast of St. Blaise.Pope Gregory XVI approved the Institute's Constitutions on December 20, 1838. On March 25, 1839, twenty Italian and six British priests took vows. On September 20, 1839, Fr. Antonio was appointed provost general for life. This happy period of growth and apostolic success was tempered by opposition to Fr. Antonio's intellectual and philosophical writings from 1826 until his death. Primarily, his "Treatise on Moral Conscience" (1839) led to a sharp, 15-year controversy, which required more than one Papal injunction to silence the "Rosminian Question." Another important, but controversial work was "The Five Wounds of the Church" (1832).Fr. Antonio found himself wedged between the obligation to renew Catholic philosophy and finding his works on the Index. His obedience to the Church was admirable: "In everything, I want to base myself on the authority of the Church, and I want the whole world to know that I adhere to this authority alone" (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, "Note on the Force of the Doctrinal Decrees", L'Osservatore Romano English edition , 25 July 2001, p. 9). To close the issue definitively, the Pontiff submitted all Rosmini's works to examination by the Congregation of the Index. On July 3, 1854, it was decreed: "All the works of Antonio Rosmini-Serbati that have recently been examined are to be dismissed, and this examination in no way detracts from the good name of the author, nor of the religious Society founded by him, nor from his life and singular merits towards the Church" (R. Malone, "Historical Overview of the Rosmini Case", ORE, 25 July 2001, p. 10). Less than a year after the decree that vindicated Fr. Antonio Rosmini, he passed away in Stresa, Italy, at age 58, on July 1, 1855.
St. Gal(Bishop (c. 489-553))
SAINT GALBishop(c. 489-553) St. Gal was born in Clermont, the region of Auvergne, France, around 489. His father was a nobleman. His mother was from the family of Vettius Apagatus, a celebrated Roman who suffered for Christ in Lyons. When they arranged his marriage to a senator's daughter, he withdrew to the Cournon monastery near the city of Auvergne and sought to become a monk. St. Gal embraced religious poverty and received holy orders from Quintianus, the bishop of Auvergne. When Quintianus passed away in 527, St. Gal succeeded him. Once, when he was struck on the head by a brute, his meekness diffused the attacker's rage. Another time, a senator who had become a priest, Evodius, insulted him; but stead of retaliating, meekly arose and went to visit churches in the city. Evodius was so moved that he cast himself at St. Gal's feet in public and begged forgiveness. From that time, they were the most cordial friends. St. Gal defended the Church's independence from Governor Sivigald of Auvergne. The latter attempted to exert secular authority over the Church, seeing is an apparatus of the Merovingian dynasty. St. Gal also attended the councils of 535, 541 and 549 to consolidate and organize the burgeoning French Church. He passed away around 553; and is a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.
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