Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, July 31 2016

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Ecclesiastes

1,2.2,21-23.

]Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!
]For here is a man who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to another, who has not labored over it, he must leave his property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune.
]For what profit comes to a man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun?
]All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This also is vanity.

Psalm

Psalms

90(89),3-4.5-6.12-13.14.17.

]You turn man back to dust,
saying, "Return, O children of men."
]For a thousand years in your sight
are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
]You make an end of them in their sleep;
the next morning they are like the changing grass,
]Which at dawn springs up anew,
but by evening wilts and fades.
]Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
]Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
]Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
]And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours;
Prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!

2. Reading

Letter to the Colossians

3,1-5.9-11.

]Brothers and sisters:  If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above,  where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
]Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.
]For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
]When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.
]Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry.
]Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices
]and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator.
]Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

12,13-21.

]Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."
]He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"
]Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."
]Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
]He asked himself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?'
]And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods
]and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!"
]But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?'
]Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God."

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St. Ignatius of Loyola(Priest (1491-1556))

SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA Priest (1491-1556) St. Ignatius was born in Loyola, Spain. He was a courtier and soldier until age 30 when an injury forced his retirement. He experienced metanoia after reading a book that encouraged its readers to place themselves amidst the scenes of the Gospel during prayer. With charity for God and zeal for souls, Ignatius vowed to evangelize the Holy Land together with Peter Faver and Francis Xavier. However, war broke out and prevented them from leaving. The group turned to the vicar of Jesus Christ and received approved for their order: the Society of Jesus. The Jesuits' vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to the pope made them effective clerical reformers during the Counter-Reformation. Our Lord promised Ignatius that the precious heritage of His Passion would never fail the Society. Ignatius was once cast into prison in Salamanca on suspicion of heresy. To a friend who expressed sympathy, he replied: "It is a sign that you have but little love of Christ in your heart, or you would not deem it so hard a fate to be in chains for His sake. I declare to you that all Salamanca does not contain as many fetters, manacles and chains as I long to wear for the love of Jesus Christ." The Jesuits' legacy extends throughout history to present day. Their schools and institutes of higher learning span the globe while their saints and priests continue evangelizing and and categorizing. The Jesuits also saved entire nations like the Philippines from the ravages of imperialism. Their administration of the Spanish colony immunized the indigenous population from diseases, excluded conquistadores, preserved local languages and built universities. St. Ignatius passed away on July 31, 1556. The following Gospel quote well-summarizes the life of one who saved so many: "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written" (Jn. 21:25).

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