Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, June 1 2018

Friday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time

Friday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

First Letter of Peter

4,7-13.

]Beloved: The end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be serious and sober for prayers.
]Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.
]Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
]As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.
]Whoever preaches, let it be with the words of God; whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
]Beloved, do not be surprised that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as if something strange were happening to you.
]But rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly.

Psalm

Psalms

96(95),10.11-12.13.

]Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
He governs the peoples with equity.
]Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
]let the plains be joyful and all that is in them.
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult before the LORD.
]The LORD comes,
he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

11,11-26.

]Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area. He looked around at everything and, since it was already late, went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
]The next day as they were leaving Bethany he was hungry.
]Seeing from a distance a fig tree in leaf, he went over to see if he could find anything on it. When he reached it he found nothing but leaves; it was not the time for figs.
]And he said to it in reply, "May no one ever eat of your fruit again!" And his disciples heard it.
]They came to Jerusalem, and on entering the temple area he began to drive out those selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.
]He did not permit anyone to carry anything through the temple area.
]Then he taught them saying, "Is it not written: 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples'? But you have made it a den of thieves."
]The chief priests and the scribes came to hear of it and were seeking a way to put him to death, yet they feared him because the whole crowd was astonished at his teaching.
]When evening came, they went out of the city.
]Early in the morning, as they were walking along, they saw the fig tree withered to its roots.
]Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."
]Jesus said to them in reply, "Have faith in God.
]Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.
]Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.
]When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may in turn forgive you your transgressions."
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St. Justin(Martyr († c. 165) - Memorial)

SAINT JUSTIN Martyr ( c. 165) St. Justin was born circa 103 AD in Neapolis, Samaria, modern-day Palestine. He studied the teachings of Plato and Socrates; and several of his apologetics works are extant. St. Justin converted during adulthood; and God drew him closer through the Church and the working of the Holy Spirit. One day, St. Justin meditated on the thought of God by the seashore. He encountered an elderly gentleman who shared the Gospel. St. Justin, hearing about Jesus Christ and the Church, received the gift of faith. By praying, reading Holy Scripture and witnessing the constancy of Christian martyrs, St. Justin's faith in Jesus Christ grew mighty. He preached the Gospel in Greece, Egypt and Italy. He leveraged his knowledge of philosophy to reflect the light and image of Christ. He established a school inRome, where he was accused by envious philosophers and put to death during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.

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St. Pamphilus(Priest and Martyr († 308))

SAINT PAMPHILUS Priest and Martyr ( 308) St. Pamphilus was from a wealthy family Berytus, modern-day Lebanon. The city was a prosperous Roman colony renowned for its education system. St. Pamphilus excelled at the sciences and was immediately employed by the magistracy after graduating. After encountering Christ, St. Pamphilus relished no other study than that of salvation. Thus, he set aside his privileges and studied Holy Scripture. Although he was a magistrate and a master of sciences, he became the scholar of Pierius, Origen's successor, at the great catechetical school of Alexandria. St. Pamphilus established residency in Cæsarea, Palestine. At his private expense, he collected a great library and gifted it to the Church. He also established a public school of sacred literature. The Church is further indebted to him for a correct edition of the Holy Bible, which he transcribed with infinite care. Nothing was more remarkable than St. Pamphilus' humility. Toward his slaves and domestics, he behaved like a brother or a tender father. He led an austere life, sequestered from the world and its company, and was indefatigable in labor. Eventually, he dissolved his estate and distributed it among the poor. In the year 307, St. Pamphilus was arrested and tortured by Urbanus, the governor of Palestine. The iron hooks that tore into St. Pamphilus' sides failed to shake his faith. He was then imprisoned for two years, during which time Urbanus was beheaded and replaced by Firmilian. After several persecutions, Firmilian summoned St. Pamphilus and sentenced him to death. St. Pamphilus' flesh was torn off to the very bone and his bowels were exposed to view. The torments were continued without interruption, but St. Pamphilus never once cried out. His martyrdom finished with immolation over a slow fire. He now reigns forever with Jesus Christ, the Son of God and King of Kings.

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