Book of Hosea

8,4-7.11-13.

Thus says the LORD: They made kings, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my approval. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.
Cast away your calf, O Samaria! my wrath is kindled against them; How long will they be unable to attain innocence in Israel?
The work of an artisan no god at all, Destined for the flames-- such is the calf of Samaria!
When they sow the wind, they shall reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no ear can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it.
When Ephraim made many altars to expiate sin, his altars became occasions of sin.
Though I write for him my many ordinances, they are considered as a stranger's.
Though they offer sacrifice, immolate flesh and eat it, the LORD is not pleased with them. He shall still remember their guilt and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Psalms

115(113B),3-4.5-6.7ab-8.9-10.

Our God is in heaven;
whatever he wills, he does.
Their idols are silver and gold,
the handiwork of men.
They have mouths but speak not;
they have eyes but see not;
they have ears but hear not;
they have noses but smell not.
They have hands but feel not;
they have feet but walk not.
Their makers shall be like them,
everyone that trusts in them.
The house of Israel trusts in the LORD,
who is their help and shield.
The house of Aaron trusts in the LORD,
who is their help and shield.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

9,32-38.

A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus,
and when the demon was driven out the mute person spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."
But the Pharisees said, "He drives out demons by the prince of demons."
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.
At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest."

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Sts. Agostino Zhao Rong and Companions(Martyrs († 1815))

AGOSTINO ZHAO RONGPriest and Martyr († 1815)and Companions Previous Chinese emperors tolerated Catholicism, but Emperor Kia-Kin (1796-1821) unleashed a wave of persecution. Kia-Kin's edicts of 1805 and 1811 criminalized holy orders, preaching and the promotion of Catholicism. A decree of 1813 released voluntary apostates from torture and execution. In 1815, two more decrees caused the beheading of Monsignor Dufresse of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P) and the execution of Chinese Christians by the Viceroy of Sichuan. Another martyr, St. John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P, Bishop, was arrested on May 18, 1815, taken to Chengdu, and executed on September 14, 1815. As a result of the decrees, the persecutions intensified. St. Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese diocesan priest. He was one of the soldiers who had escorted Monsignor Dufresse from Chengdu to Beijing. Zhao Rong was so moved by Dufresse's patience that he asked to be numbered among the neophytes. After he was baptized, he was sent to the seminary and ordained a priest. After being arrested, St. Augustine Zhao Rong was tortured to death. The martyrs never renounced Jesus Christ. They overcame death and sin. They behold God face to face forever.

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St. Nicholas Pick and Companions()

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St. Veronica Giuliani(Virgin (1660-1727))

Saint Veronica Giuliani Virgin (1660-1727) Ursula Giuliani was born in Mercatello, Urbino, Italy. Her parents, Francesco Giuliana and Benedetta Mancini, were of noble lineage. At eighteen months old, Ursula uttered her first words to upbraid a merchant who was serving a false measure of oil, saying distinctly: "Do justice, God sees you." Her mystical experiences continued, which included divine communication. As a young girl, Ursula would give a portion of her food to the poor, and also her clothes. These traits, and a great love for the Cross, developed as she grew older. Ursula's father presented suitors in hopes that they would marry her. However, she became very ill at the idea of not devoting her life to God; so she received her father's blessing for the religious life. At the age of 17, on July 17, 1677, Ursula joined the Poor Clares in Cittá di Castello, Umbria, Italy. She received the veil on October 28 and took the name Veronica in memory of the Passion. She was completely docile to the will of her superiors, though her novitiate was marked by extraordinary interior trials and temptations to return to the world. During her profession in 1678, she experienced a great desire to suffer in union with Our Lord. At this time, she had a vision of Christ bearing His cross. From that moment on, she suffered an acute physical pain in her heart. On April 5, 1697, at the age of 37, Sr. Veronica received the stigmata in her hands, feet and side during a long period of ecstasy. By order of the bishop, she submitted to medical treatment, but obtained no relief. She impressed her fellow nuns by remaining remarkably practical despite her numerous ecstatic experiences. In 1716, she was elected abbess of the convent. She wrote a ten-volume Diary of the Passion, which recorded her mystical experiences. On July 9, 1727, at the age of 67, Abbess Veronica died of a stroke caused by a brain hemorrhage. Her heart was examined after death and miraculously showed images of a cross, crown of thorns, and chalice, as she had said it would. Examination also revealed a curvature of the right shoulder as if she had carried a heavy cross. She was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839.

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