Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, July 31 2018

Tuesday of the Seventeenth week in Ordinary Time

Tuesday of the Seventeenth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Jeremiah

14,17-22.

]Let my eyes stream with tears day and night, without rest, Over the great destruction which overwhelms the virgin daughter of my people, over her incurable wound.
]If I walk out into the field, look! those slain by the sword; If I enter the city, look! those consumed by hunger. Even the prophet and the priest forage in a land they know not.
]Have you cast Judah off completely? Is Zion loathsome to you? Why have you struck us a blow that cannot be healed? We wait for peace, to no avail; for a time of healing, but terror comes instead.
]We recognize, O LORD, our wickedness, the guilt of our fathers; that we have sinned against you.
]For your name's sake spurn us not, disgrace not the throne of your glory; remember your covenant with us, and break it not.
]Among the nations' idols is there any that gives rain? Or can the mere heavens send showers? Is it not you alone, O LORD, our God, to whom we look? You alone have done all these things.

Psalm

Psalms

79(78),8.9.11.13.

]Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
May your compassion quickly come to us,
For we are brought very low.
]Help us, O God our savior,
because of the glory of your name;
deliver us and pardon our sins
for your name's sake.
]Let the prisoners' sighing come before you;
with your great power free those doomed to death.
]Then we, your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
through all generations we will declare your praise.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

13,36-43.

]Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
]He said in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,
]the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,
]and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
]Just as weeds are collected and burned (up) with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
]The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.
]They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
]Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear."

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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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