Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, July 24 2026

Friday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Jeremiah

Return, rebellious children, says the LORD, for I am your Master; I will take you, one from a city, two from a clan, and bring you to Zion.
I will appoint over you shepherds after my own heart, who will shepherd you wisely and prudently.
When you multiply and become fruitful in the land, says the LORD, They will in those days no longer say, "The ark of the covenant of the LORD!" They will no longer think of it, or remember it, or miss it, or make another.
At that time they will call Jerusalem the LORD'S throne; there all nations will be gathered together to honor the name of the LORD at Jerusalem, and they will walk no longer in their hardhearted wickedness.

Book of Jeremiah

Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,
Proclaim it on distant isles, and say:
He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together,
He guards them as a shepherd his flock.
The LORD shall ransom Jacob,
he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.
Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, 
they shall come streaming to the LORD’s blessings:
the grain, the wine, and the oil,
the sheep and the oxen.
Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,
and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus said to His disciples: "Hear then the parable of the sower.
The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart.
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.
But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away.
The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.
But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold."

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 and snuck away at 23 years old 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 relics. His tomb is a place of pilgrimage for Lebanese and non-Lebanese, Christians and non-Christians alike. He 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.

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 of 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. In her life, he words of Scripture ring true: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear" (Jn. 4:18).

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