Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, July 6 2016
Wednesday of the Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
Wednesday of the Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Hosea
10,1-3.7-8.12.]Israel is a luxuriant vine whose fruit matches its growth. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built; The more productive his land, the more sacred pillars he set up.
]Their heart is false, now they pay for their guilt; God shall break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.
]If they would say, "We have no king"-- Since they do not fear the LORD, what can the king do for them?
]The king of Samaria shall disappear, like foam upon the waters.
]The high places of Aven shall be destroyed, the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles shall overgrow their altars. Then they shall cry out to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall upon us!"
]"Sow for yourselves justice, reap the fruit of piety; Break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain down justice upon you."
Psalms
105(104),2-3.4-5.6-7.]Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
]Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
]Look to the LORD in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.
]Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,
his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
]You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
]He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
10,1-7.]Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.
]The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
]Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;
]Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
]Jesus sent out these twelve after instructing them thus, "Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town.
]Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
]As you go, make this proclamation: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'"
St. Maria Goretti(Virgin and Martyr (1890-1902))
SAINT MARIA GORETTIVirgin and Martyr(1890-1902) St. Maria was a child when she displayed the courage and sanctity of the greatest saints. She was from a family of sharecroppers in Ancone, central Italy. Her father died when she was 9 years old. She took on the responsibility of raising her 5 siblings while her mother worked. When Maria was 11 years old and watching her younger sister, she was approached by Alessandro Serenelli, who threatened to kill her if she would not have sex with him. He approached her before, but she did not tell her mother fearing the family would move and they would be homeless. When Maria resisted Alessandro, he drew a sharpened file and stabbed her 9 times. The file exited her body on the other side and was bent from striking her spine 3 times. When Alessandro left, Maria crawled outside; but he heard her and stabbed her another 5 times. The surgeons who operated on Maria did not use anaesthesia fearing that her heart would fail. The operation lasted several hours. However, the stabbings had punctured Maria's intestines and were poisoning her. Before dying, she said, "I forgive Alessandro Serenelli and I want him with me in Heaven forever." Six years later, while asleep in solitary confinement, Alessandro saw Maria in a dream. She gave him fourteen white lillies, which burned one by one as they touched his hands. Alessandro received the sacrament of reconciliation. Years later, after being released, he approached Maria's mother and asked forgiveness. He attended Maria's canonization ceremony in 1950. Miracles have been attributed to his intercession and his canonization is imminent. St. Maria is the patron saint of victims, young girls and children.
St. Palladius(Bishop and Apostle of the Scots († c. 450))
SAINT PALLADIUS Bishop, Apostle of the Scots ( c. 432) Palladius was a deacon of the Church in Rome. St. Prosper's chronicle informs us that when Agricola, a noted Pelagian, corrupted the British churches, Pope Celestine, at Palladius' insistence, sent St. Germanus there in 429. St. Germanus was the bishop of Auxerre who removed Pelagianism and brought the Britons back to the Catholic faith. In 431, Pope Celestine sent Palladius, now bishop, to the Scots then believing in Christ. The Irish writers of the lives of St. Patrick say that St. Palladius had preached in Ireland a little before St. Patrick, but that he was banished by the King of Leinster and returned to North Britain where he had first opened his mission. Undoubtedly, he was sent to the whole nation of the Scots, several colonies of which had passed from Ireland into North Britain. After St. Palladius left Ireland, he arrived among the Scots in North Britain (according to St. Prosper) in the consulate of Bassus and Antochius, in the year 431. He preached there zealously and formed a considerable Church. Scottish historians tell us that the Faith was planted in North Britain around the year 200, during the time of King Donald, when Victor was pope. They all acknowledged that Palladius was the first bishop in that country and styled him as their first apostle. Hedied in Fordun, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, about the year 432, only a year after his episcopal consecration.
St. Goar(Priest († 575))
SAINT GOAR Priest ( 575) St. Goar was born in Aquitaine, southwestern France. He received spiritual formation and was pious. After being ordained to the priesthood, he went to Germany. Goar settled in the neighborhood of Trier and lived in a cell attached to a church. He was often rapt in contemplative prayer. His advice during confessions made him highly sought after. His legacy lives on in his spiritual descendants. When King Sigebert of Austrasia nominated Goar as bishop of Metz, the latter prayed to be excused. He felt that honors would detract from his mission. Unexpectedly, he passed away from fever in 575. The town of Sankt Goar is named after him.
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