Book of Jeremiah

1,1.4-10.

The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of a priestly family in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
The word of the LORD came to me thus:
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.
"Ah, Lord GOD!" I said, "I know not how to speak; I am too young."
But the LORD answered me, Say not, "I am too young." To whomever I send you, you shall go; whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Have no fear before them, because I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.
Then the LORD extended his hand and touched my mouth, saying, See, I place my words in your mouth!
This day I set you over nations and over kingdoms, To root up and to tear down, to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant.

Psalms

71(70),1-2.3-4a.5-6ab.15ab.17.

In you, LORD, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
In your justice rescue and deliver me;
incline your ear to me, and save me.
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
O my God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked.
For you are my hope, O Lord;
my trust, O God, from my youth.
On you I depend from birth;
from my mother's womb you are my strength.
My mouth shall declare your justice,
day by day your salvation.
O God, you have taught me from my youth,
and till the present I proclaim your wondrous deeds.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

13,1-9.

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.
Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore.
And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow.
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep,
and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots.
Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.
But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.
Whoever has ears ought to hear."

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St. Sharbel Makhluf(Priest (1828-1898))

SAINT CHARBEL MAKHLUFPriest(1828-1898) Joseph Zaroun Makhluf was born in a small mountain village in Lebanon. He was raised by an uncle who opposed his piety, so he snuck away at age 23 to join Saint Maron's Baladite monastery. It was at the monastery in Annaya where he took the name Charbel in memory of a 2nd century martyr. He was ordained in 1858. Despite temptations to wealth and comfort, Fr. Charbel lived as a model monk on the bare minimums of everything. He gained a reputation for holiness and was sought after for counsel and blessing. He had a personal devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and the Blessed Virgin Mary and was known to levitate during prayers. Fr. Charbel spent the last 23 years of his life as a hermit. Just before his death, he was briefly paralyzed. Many post-mortem miracles were attributed to St. Charbel Makhluf, including periods in 1927 and 1950 when a bloody "sweat" flowed from his replics. His tomb is a place of pilgrimage for Lebanese and non-Lebanese, Christians and non-Christians alike. Fr. Charbel was beatified in 1965 and canonized on October 9, 1977, by Pope Paul VI.July 24 is his feast-day in the Universal Church. The Maronite Church celebrates him on July 3 and December 24, the day he entered Heaven.

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St. Christina(Virgin and Martyr († c. 300))

SAINT CHRISTINA Virgin and Martyr(† c. 300) Roman Martyrologies say that Christina was the daughter of Urbain, a rich and powerful magistrate. One account says that she destroyed her father's golden idols and distributed their pieces among the poor. By her father's command, Christina was tortured. Her flesh was torn with iron hooks and she was fastened to a rack and burned. A miracle occurred when the flames turned away from her and toward the onlookers. Another miracle occurred when she was drowned in Bolsena Lake and an angel loosened her bonds. Christina was tortured by the magistrate who succeeded her father. Alban Butler writes that she remained unhurt inside a burning furnace for 5 days. When she was removed, serpents would not bite her. In a rage, Christina's torturers cut out her tongue and shot her to death with arrows. The island-city, Tyro, where she was executed was swallowed up by waters in the course of time. St. Christina's relics are kept in Palermo, Sicily. Her perseverance and heroic courage are a witness to her perfect love for Jesus. The words of Scripture ring true: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear" (Jn. 4:18).

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St. John Boste Bl. George Swallowell & Bl. John Ingram()

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