Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, July 14 2016
Thursday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
Thursday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Isaiah
26,7-9.12.16-19.]The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level.
]Yes, for your way and your judgments, O LORD, we look to you; Your name and your title are the desire of our souls.
]My soul yearns for you in the night, yes, my spirit within me keeps vigil for you; When your judgment dawns upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn justice.
]O LORD, you mete out peace to us, for it is you who have accomplished all we have done.
]O LORD, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your chastising.
]As a woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so were we in your presence, O LORD.
]We conceived and writhed in pain, giving birth to wind; Salvation we have not achieved for the earth, the inhabitants of the world cannot bring it forth.
]But your dead shall live, their corpses shall rise; awake and sing, you who lie in the dust. For your dew is a dew of light, and the land of shades gives birth.
Psalms
102(101),13-14ab.15.16-18.19-21.]You, O LORD, abide forever,
and your name through all generations.
]You will arise and have mercy on Zion,
]for it is time to pity her.
]For her stones are dear to your servants,
and her dust moves them to pity.
]The nations shall revere your name, O LORD,
and all the kings of the earth your glory,
]when the LORD has rebuilt Zion
and appeared in his glory;
]when he has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
and not despised their prayer.
]Let this be written for the generation to come,
and let his future creatures praise the LORD:
]"The LORD looked down from his holy height,
from heaven he beheld the earth,
]to hear the groaning of the prisoners,
to release those doomed to die."
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
11,28-30.]Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
]Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
]For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."
St. Camillus of Lellis(Priest (1550-1614))
SAINT CAMILLUS OF LELLIS Priest (1550-1614) St. Camillus' early years did not indicate his future sainthood. At 19 years old, he campaigned against the Ottomans alongside his father, an Italian nobleman. After four years, he found himself, through his violent temper, reckless habits and inveterate passion for gambling, a discharged soldier. Due to financial straits, he was obliged to work as a laborer on a Capuchin convent that was being constructed. A few words (and many prayers) from a Capuchin friar brought about his conversion. After deep interior searching and examination, he resolved to become a religious. Thrice St. Camillus entered the Capuchin novitiate, but each time an obstinate wound in his leg forced him to leave. He repaired to Rome for medical treatment and took St. Philip as his confessor. Afterward, he entered the hospital of St. Giacomo and became the superintendent. The carelessness of the paid chaplains and nurses inspired him to found a congregation that ministered to suffering patients. With this end, he was ordained a priest; and in 1586, his community of the Servants of the Sick was confirmed by the pope. Its usefulness was soon felt, not only in hospitals, but in private houses. St. Camillus was summoned at every hour of the day and night. With tenderness, he attended to the needs of his patients. He empathized, consoled and prayed with them. He knew miraculously the state of their souls. Once, St. Philip saw angels whispering to two Servants of the Sick who were consoling a dying person. One day, a sick man said to the Saint, "Father, may I beg you to make up my bed? It is very hard." St. Camillus replied, "God forgive you; don't you know that I am your servant?" St. Camillus served God up to his final hour. In his last moments, he was granted the same consolations that he had so often procured for others. In 1614, he passed away after two weeks' saintly preparation while a priest recited the words of the ritual, "May Jesus Christ appear to thee with a mild and joyful countenance!"
St. Kateri Tekakwitha(Virgin (1656-1680))
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (The first native American saint) Virgin (1656-1680) St. Kateri was a Mohawk native. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks" and the "Iroquois maiden," she carried the Lord's treasures to those who were uncertain about God's love. She was the first topropagate the marvels of sanctity, beginning with St. Scholastica, St. Gertrude, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Angela Merici and St. Rose of Lima. Her spirituality is similar to St. Therese of the Child Jesus. St. Kateri spent her life partly in what is now the State of New York and partly in Canada. She was kind, gentle and hardworking. She was baptized at 20 years old. While following her tribe during the hunting season, she continued her devotions before a rough cross that she had carved in the forest. When her family urged her to marry, St. Kateri serenely replied that she had Jesus as her only spouse. This decision, in view of the social conditions of women, exposed St. Kateri to the risk of living as an outcast and in poverty. It was a bold, unusual and prophetic gesture. On March 25, 1679, at the age of 23, with the consent of her spiritual director, St. Kateri took a vow of perpetual virginity - as far as we know the first time that this was done among Natives. The last months of St. Kateri's life were an even clearer manifestation of her solid faith, straight-forward humility, calm resignation and radiant joy, even in the midst of terrible sufferings. Her last words, simple and sublime, whispered at the moment of her death, sum up, like a noble hymn, a life of purest charity: "Jesus, I love you...." The Church declares to the world that St. Kateri Tekakwitha is saint, that she lived a life on earth of exemplary virtue and holiness and that she is now a member in Heaven of the Communion of Saints who continually intercede with the merciful Father. During St. Kateri's canonization ceremony on October 21, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily: "Kateri impresses us by the action of grace in her life, in spite of the absence of external help and by the courage of her vocation - so unusual in her culture. In her, faith and culture enrich each other! May her example help us to live where we are, loving Jesus without denying who we are. Saint Kateri, Protectress of Canada and the first Native American saint, we entrust to you the renewal of the faith in the first nations and in all of North America! May God bless the first nations!”
St. Francis Solano(Priest (1549-1610))
SAINT FRANCIS SOLANOPriest(1549-1610) St. Francis Solano was born in the diocese of Cordova, Spain. He was educated by the Jesuit Fathers. He later entered the Order of Frairs Minor.In 1589, he sailed to South America and preached the Gospel to Peruvian natives. When St. Francis first arrived in Peru, his ship struck rocks and was in danger of drowning.The captain hurried the officers and principal passengers into the only lifeboat. St. Francis was asked to depart, but he refused to leave the remaining passengers. He consoled themand prayed fervently, keeping up the hope in God's mercy. At last, rescuers arrived and all were taken off board to safety. St. Francis ministered in Lima and beyond. He visited the forests and deserts of Argentina and Peru and gained the natives' trust. In this way, he baptized nine thousand souls. He was later recalled to Lima, which at that time was like Ninive. He foretold the disaster that would strike the city of Trujillo shortly before passing away. Following a painful sickness, St. Francis' last words were, "God be praised!" His soul went to Heaven on July 14, 1610. He was declared Blessed by Pope Clement X in 1675 and canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.
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