Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, July 13 2019
Saturday of the Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday of the Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Genesis
49,29-32.50,15-26a.]Jacob gave his sons this charge: "Since I am about to be taken to my kindred, bury me with my fathers in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
]the cave in the field of Machpelah, facing on Mamre, in the land of Canaan, the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial ground.
]There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, and so are Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there, too, I buried Leah--
]the field and the cave in it that had been purchased from the Hittites."
]Now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful and thought, "Suppose Joseph has been nursing a grudge against us and now plans to pay us back in full for all the wrong we did him!"
]So they approached Joseph and said: "Before your father died, he gave us these instructions:
]'You shall say to Joseph, Jacob begs you to forgive the criminal wrongdoing of your brothers, who treated you so cruelly.' Please, therefore, forgive the crime that we, the servants of your father's God, committed." When they spoke these words to him, Joseph broke into tears.
]Then his brothers proceeded to fling themselves down before him and said, "Let us be your slaves!"
]But Joseph replied to them: "Have no fear. Can I take the place of God?
]Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve his present end, the survival of many people.
]Therefore have no fear. I will provide for you and for your children." By thus speaking kindly to them, he reassured them.
]Joseph remained in Egypt, together with his father's family. He lived a hundred and ten years.
]He saw Ephraim's children to the third generation, and the children of Manasseh's son Machir were also born on Joseph's knees.
]Joseph said to his brothers: "I am about to die. God will surely take care of you and lead you out of this land to the land that he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."
]Then, putting the sons of Israel under oath, he continued, "When God thus takes care of you, you must bring my bones up with you from this place."
]Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten.
Psalms
105(104),1-2.3-4.6-7.]Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;
make known among the nations his deeds.
]Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
]Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
]Look to the LORD in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.
]You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
]He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
10,24-33.]Jesus said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master.
]It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
]Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.
]What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
]And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
]Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
]Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
]So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
]Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
]But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father."
St. Teresa de Los Andes(Carmelite (1900-1920))
Saint Teresa de Los AndesCarmelite Nun (1900-1920) St. Teresa de los Andes was a Discalced Carmelite mystic and the first Chilean to be canonized. She was born in Santiago, Chile, on July 13, 1900. She was baptized Juanita Fernandez Solar.Reading the French Carmelite nun Thérèse of Lisieux's autobiography had a profound effect on her. After that experience, she wanted to live for God alone. Her upcoming First Communion deepened her commitment to religious life in union with Jesus. Juanita's first communion was followed by admission to the Discalced Carmelite monastery in Los Andes, on May 7, 1919. She was given the religious name Teresa of Jesus. In her journal, she wrote, “I am God’s, He created me and is my beginning and my end.” Shebegan an apostolate of letter-writing and shared her thoughts on spiritual life with many people. Within a few months of entering the Order, Teresa contracted typhus, which was diagnosed as fatal. It was three months before her 20th birthday and six months before completing her canonical novitiate. Nevertheless, she was allowed to profess vows in periculo mortis (danger of death). She thereby passed away as a professed nun of the Order on April 12, 1920, during Holy Week. St. Teresa remains popular with pilgrims who visit her shrine each year, numbering in the tens of thousands. Her shrineis in the township of Los Andes, 60 miles (100km.) from Santiago. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Santiago on April 3, 1987, attended by her brother Luis. She was canonized by the same pope six years later.
St. Clelia Barbieri(Foundress (1847-1870))
Saint Clelia Barbieri Foundress of the Congregation of the "Suore Minime dell'Addolorata" (1847-1870) Saint Clelia Barbieri was born on February 13, 1847. She grew up in a village called "Budrie" of S. Giovanni, in Persiceto, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy. Her father, Giuseppe Barbieri, came from perhaps the poorest family of "Budrie," while her mother, Giacinta Nannetti, was from the most prominent. Giuseppe worked as servant for Giacinta's uncle, the district's medical doctor, while Giacinta was the daughter of the well-to-do Pietro Nannetti.After Giacinta's much-contested wedding, she accepted the poverty of a laborer's life and moved from a comfortable home to the humble cottage of her father-in-law, Sante Barbieri. Clelia was baptized on the day she was born. She was taught how to love God and received a desire for holiness. One day, she asked, "Mother, how can I become a saint?" She learned sewing, spinning and weaving hemp, which was the most important work of the district. In 1855, she lost her father during a cholera epidemic. Through the generosity of her uncle, she, her mother and younger sister, Ernestina, moved into a more comfortable house near the parish church. For Clelia, the days became more saintly and dedicated. Anyone who wanted to see her could always find her either at home weaving and sewing or in church praying. Although it was usual at that time to receive First Communion almost at adulthood, Clelia, due to her unusual catechistic preparation and spirituality, made hers on June 17, 1858, at only 11 years old. While receiving communion, she had her first mystical experience: exceptional contrition and repentance for her own sins and those of the world.She underwent anguish and suffering for the sins that crucified Christ and caused sorrow for Our Lady. In adoration before the Holy Tabernacle, Clelia was motionless, rapt in prayer, while at home she was the companion and model for the other working girls. Far more mature than her years, she maintained contact with the girls in "Budrie," where processing hemp fibers was the main industry. She brought a personal touch to her little world. She worked with joy and love, praying and thinking of God at all times and even speaking of Him to her companions. She lived charitably, completely dedicated to serving others. At this time, a group called "The Christian Catechism Workers" were combating spiritual lukewarmness. In "Budrie," the group was led by an elderly schoolteacher. To conduct apostolate, Clelia soon joined them. Through her involvement, the group was revitalized; and more people joined who shared the same ideals. At first, she was admitted as an assistant teacher. Soon, her talents and humility led the group to elect her as their leader. She rejected several flattering marriage proposals and led the growing number of young women in apostolate and a contemplative way of life. She began receiving daily Holy Communion to nurture her faith and sanctify her apostolate to farmers and laborers. Because of Italy's unification from 1866 to 1867, Clelia delayed her goal of founding a new congregation. Her dream was finally realized on May 1, 1868, when she and her young friends moved into the so-called "teacher's house," where the Workers for Christian Catechism had formerly met. This was the humble beginning of Clelia's religious family, which was later named the religious community of the "Suore Minime dell'Addolorata." She chose the name "Minime" because of her devotion to Sts. Minimo Romito di Paola and Francesco. "Dell'Addolorata" was in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, whose courage Clelia deeply admired. After moving into "the teacher's house," a series of extraordinary events in the form of assistance to the young community occurred, which were undoubtedly the work of Divine Providence, and without which the group could never have survived. Institutional support was virtually nonexistent, but the small initial group grew as well as the number of poor, sick and young boys and girls needing catechism and religious instruction. It dawned on people that Clelia was a genuine leader and teacher of the faith. They started calling her "Mother" although she was only 22 years old.They addressed her with this honorific until her death, which came about very shortly. The dormant tuberculosis she always carried suddenly flared up only two years after she founded the order. Clelia died prophesying to the sister at her bedside, "I'm leaving, but I'll never abandon you. When in that alfalfa field next to the church there will be a new community house, I will no longer be with you ... You will grow in number, and you will expand over plains and mountains to work in the vineyard of the Lord. The day will come when here at 'Budrie' many will arrive with carriages and horses ..."And she added, "I'm going to Heaven and all those who will die in our community will enjoy eternal life." Clelia passed away on July 13, 1870, with the happiness of one going to meet her Beloved Lord and Spouse. Her prophecy has sincebeen fulfilled.The religious order Suore Minime dell'Addolorata has expanded and continues to grow. It extends throughout Italy, India and Tanzania. Today, the sisters following in Clelia's footsteps humbly continue the work of assisting those in need, and now number three hundred, spread over thirty-five community houses. Being only 23 at the time of her death, Clelia Barbieri is the youngest founder of a religious community in the history of the Church.She was canonized in Rome on April 9, 1989, by Pope John Paul II. She hears our prayers for intercession in Heaven, even as she gazes upon the face of her Beloved forever.
St. Henry II(King (973-1024))
SAINT HENRY II, the PIUSEmperor(973-1024) St. Henry was the duke of Bavaria. He once had a vision of his guardian, St. Wolfgang, pointing to the words, "after six." The vision inspired him to sanctity his life - as if to prepare. For six years, he worked, watched and prayed. At the end of the sixth year, he was elected emperor. Thus, he did everything for Jesus Christ. When pagan Slavs raided the Western empire's borders, St. Henry attacked them with a small force. The instigators fled in panic after seeing angels and saints lead Henry's troops. After the victory, Poland and Bohemia, Moravia and Burgundy, were annexed by St. Henry; and Pannonia and Hungary were won to the Church. With the Faith secure in Germany, St. Henry went to Italy and drove out the Antipope Gregory. He brought Pope Benedict VIII back to Rome and was crowned in St. Peter's Square in 1014. St. Henry's custom was to spend his first night in a city praying at a church dedicated to Our Lady. As he was praying in St. Mary Major's during his first night in Rome, he saw the Eternal Priest, Jesus Christ enter to celebrate Mass. Afterward, an angel touched him on the thigh saying, "Accept this sign of God's love for your chastity and justice." From that time onward, St. Henry was lame. Like King David, St. Henry employed the fruits of his conquests in the service of God. The forests and mines of his empire were consecrated to the Lord. He established the See of Bamberg, built monasteries and cathedrals and supported the monks of Cluny in France. In 1022, when he lay on his deathbed, he gave his wife, St. Cunegunda, back to her parents as a virgin. He is the patron saint of the Benedictine Oblates.
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