Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, July 1 2019
Monday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
Monday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Genesis
18,16-33.]Abraham and the men who had visited him by the Terebinth of Mamre set out from there and looked down toward Sodom; Abraham was walking with them, to see them on their way.
]The LORD reflected: "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
]now that he is to become a great and populous nation, and all the nations of the earth are to find blessing in him?
]Indeed, I have singled him out that he may direct his sons and his posterity to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD may carry into effect for Abraham the promises he made about him."
]Then the LORD said: "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave,
]that I must go down and see whether or not their actions fully correspond to the cry against them that comes to me. I mean to find out."
]While the two men walked on farther toward Sodom, the LORD remained standing before Abraham.
]Then Abraham drew nearer to him and said: "Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty?
]Suppose there were fifty innocent people in the city; would you wipe out the place, rather than spare it for the sake of the fifty innocent people within it?
]Far be it from you to do such a thing, to make the innocent die with the guilty, so that the innocent and the guilty would be treated alike! Should not the judge of all the world act with justice?"
]The LORD replied, "If I find fifty innocent people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
]Abraham spoke up again: "See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord, though I am but dust and ashes!
]What if there are five less than fifty innocent people? Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?" "I will not destroy it," he answered, "if I find forty-five there."
]But Abraham persisted, saying, "What if only forty are found there?" He replied, "I will forebear doing it for the sake of the forty."
]Then he said, "Let not my Lord grow impatient if I go on. What if only thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will forebear doing it if I can find but thirty there."
]Still he went on, "Since I have thus dared to speak to my Lord, what if there are no more than twenty?" "I will not destroy it," he answered, "for the sake of the twenty."
]But he still persisted: "Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time. What if there are at least ten there?" "For the sake of those ten," he replied, "I will not destroy it."
]The LORD departed as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned home.
Psalms
103(102),1-2.3-4.8-9.10-11.]Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
]Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
]He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
]He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
]Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
]He will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
]Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
]For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
8,18-22.]When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side.
]A scribe approached and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
]Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."
]Another of (his) disciples said to him, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."
]But Jesus answered him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead."
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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