Book of Hosea

11,1-4.8c-9.

Thus says the LORD: When Israel was a child I loved him, out of Egypt I called my son.
The more I called them, the farther they went from me, sacrificing to the Baals and burning incense to idols.
Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, who took them in my arms;
I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks; Yet, though I stooped to feed my child, they did not know that I was their healer.
My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred.
I will not give vent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again; For I am God and not man, the Holy One present among you; I will not let the flames consume you.

Psalms

80(79),2ac.3b.15-16.

O shepherd of Israel, hearken.
from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see:
take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

10,7-15.

Jesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give."
Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts;
no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep.
Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave.
As you enter a house, wish it peace.
If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you."
Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words--go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet.
Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town."

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St. Benedict(Abbot and Patron of Europe (c. 480-547))

SAINT BENEDICTAbbot and Patron of Europe(c. 480-547) St. Benedict was born to a noble Italian family around 480. He was sent to public school in Rome, but retreated to the mountains of Subiaco after being appalled by the Roman youths' licentiousness. Divine providence guided him to a deep cave, where he made his abode and contemplated Jesus' life together with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Benedict lived in Subiaco for three years unbeknownst to everyone except Romanus, a holy monk who fed Benedict and clothed him with the monastic habit. Benedict discerned God's will through vigils, listening and meditation. He meditated on the mystery of death, and his faith-expression was unique in that sense. As the abbot of a monastery, Benedict's guidance was rigorous, but blessed. One of his disaffected disciples mixed poison into his drink; and when Benedict made the sign of the cross over it, the vessel shattered. This miracle was one of many during his life. After building twelve monasteries in Subiaco, Benedict founded an abbey in Monte Casino and wrote his Benedictine Rule. His rule and monasteries are widely regarded as the progenitor of Western monasticism. The institute's activity diffused Christendom throughout Europe following the collapse of the Roman Empire, with the result that works of Western civilization were preserved and propagated and monasteries became centers of higher education and learning. Guided by the will of God through prayer, Benedict wrought miracles, saw visions and prophesied. He raised a dead man's son to life, which Alban Butler narrated: "Once, a peasant whose son had died ran to him crying, 'Give me back my son!' Benedict replied, 'Such miracles are not for me to work, but for the blessed apostles. Why would you lay a burden upon me that my weakness cannot bear?' Moved at length by compassion, Benedict knelt and prostrated himself. Rising, he said in a loud voice, 'Behold not, O Lord, my sins, but the faith of this man who desires the life of his son, and restore to the body that soul which you have taken.' Hardly had he spoken when the child's body trembled. Taking the child's hand, Benedict gave him alive to his father." If God listened to Benedict during life, how much more will God listen when Benedict sees Him face to face? Six days before his death, Benedict ordered his grave to be opened and he fell ill with fever. On the sixth day, he requested to be borne to the chapel. After receiving the Eucharist with hands uplifted and leaning on one of his disciples, he calmly passed away on March 21, 547.Pope Paul VI proclaimed Benedict the patron of Europe on October 24, 1964 (Apostolic Letter: Pacis nuntius).

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