Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, July 14 2019
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Deuteronomy
30,10-14.]Moses said to the people: “If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the LORD, your God, with all your heart and all your soul.
]"For this command which I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you.
]It is not up in the sky, that you should say, 'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
]Nor is it across the sea, that you should say, 'Who will cross the sea to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
]No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out."
Psalms
69(68),14.17.30-31.33-34.36.37.]I pray to you, O LORD,
for the time of your favor, O God!
In your great kindness answer me
with your constant help.
]Answer me, O LORD, for bounteous is your kindness:
in your great mercy turn toward me.
]I am afflicted and in pain;
let your saving help, O God, protect me.
]I will praise the name of God in song,
and I will glorify him with thanksgiving.
]“See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
]For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.”
]For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
]They shall dwell in the land and own it,
and the descendants of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall inhabit it.
Letter to the Colossians
1,15-20.]Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
]For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him.
]He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
]He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
]For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,
]and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross (through him), whether those on earth or those in heaven.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
10,25-37.]There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
]Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"
]He said in reply, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
]He replied to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live."
]But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
]Jesus replied, "A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
]A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
]Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
]But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight.
]He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn and cared for him.
]The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, 'Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.'
]Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"
]He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
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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