Tuesday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Isaiah

7,1-9.

In the days of Ahaz, king of Judah, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, king of Israel, son of Remaliah, went up to attack Jerusalem, but they were not able to conquer it.
When word came to the house of David that Aram was encamped in Ephraim, the heart of the king and heart of the people trembled, as the trees of the forest tremble in the wind.
Then the LORD said to Isaiah: Go out to meet Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field,
and say to him: Take care you remain tranquil and do not fear; let not your courage fail before these two stumps of smoldering brands (the blazing anger of Rezin and the Arameans, and of the son of Remaliah),
because of the mischief that Aram (Ephraim and the son of Remaliah) plots against you, saying,
"Let us go up and tear Judah asunder, make it our own by force, and appoint the son of Tabeel king there."
Thus says the LORD: This shall not stand, it shall not be!
Damascus is the capital of Aram, and Rezin the head of Damascus; Samaria is the capital of Ephraim, and Remaliah's son the head of Samaria.
But within sixty years and five, Ephraim shall be crushed, no longer a nation. Unless your faith is firm you shall not be firm!

Psalms

48(47),2-3a.3b-4.5-6.7-8.

Great is the LORD and wholly to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain, fairest of heights,
is the joy of all the earth.
Mount Zion, “the recesses of the North,”
is the city of the great King.
God is with her castles;
renowned is he as a stronghold.
For lo! the kings assemble,
they come on together;
They also see, and at once are stunned,
terrified, routed.
Quaking seizes them there;
anguish, like a woman's in labor,
As though a wind from the east
were shattering ships of Tarshish.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

11,20-24.

Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented.
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.
But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
And as for you, Capernaum: 'Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.' For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

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St. John Gualbert(Abbot (99-1073))

SAINT JOHN GUALBERTAbbot(999-1073) St. John Gualbert was born in Florence, Italy, in 999 A.D. Following the profession of arms at that troubled period, he became involved in a blood-feud with a near relative. One Good Friday, as he was riding into Florence accompanied by armed men, he encountered his enemy in a place where confrontation was unavoidable. John prepared to fight, but his adversary, who was totally unprepared, fell to his knees, and begged John to spare his life for the sake of Jesus' Passion. John answered, "I cannot refuse what you ask in Christ's name. I grant you your life, and I give you my friendship. Pray that God may forgive me my sin." A humbled and changed man, John entered the Church of St. Miniato to pray. As he was praying, the figure of our crucified Lord bowed its head toward him as if to ratify his pardon. Leaving the world, John entered the Benedictine Order to pray and lift up acts of penance. John founded a monastery in Vallombrosa a few miles from Florence called St. Salvi. Once, his enemies plundered the monastery, razed it to the ground, and beat and wounded the monks. However, John rejoiced, saying, "For suffering with Christ, you will be rewarded with his crown of glory. Blessed are those persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Mt. 5:10)" John strove to eradicate simony in the Church, and worked his whole life to carry on the light of the world (Mt. 5:14, Jn. 1:4-5). After a life of service offered up to the Holy One, Fr. John passed away in the midst of angels on July 11, 1073. Jesus Christ and the saints surely welcomed St. John on the threshold of heaven. "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him. (1 Cor 2:9)"

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