Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, June 13 2016

Monday of the Eleventh week in Ordinary Time

Monday of the Eleventh week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

1st book of Kings

21,1-16.

]Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria,
]Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard to be my vegetable garden, since it is close by, next to my house. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or, if you prefer, I will give you its value in money."
]"The LORD forbid," Naboth answered him, "that I should give you my ancestral heritage."
]Ahab went home disturbed and angry at the answer Naboth the Jezreelite had made to him: "I will not give you my ancestral heritage." Lying down on his bed, he turned away from food and would not eat.
]His wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, "Why are you so angry that you will not eat?"
]He answered her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, 'Sell me your vineyard, or, if you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in exchange.' But he refused to let me have his vineyard."
]"A fine ruler over Israel you are indeed!" his wife Jezebel said to him. "Get up. Eat and be cheerful. I will obtain the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you."
]So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and, having sealed them with his seal, sent them to the elders and to the nobles who lived in the same city with Naboth.
]This is what she wrote in the letters: "Proclaim a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people.
]Next, get two scoundrels to face him and accuse him of having cursed God and king. Then take him out and stone him to death."
]His fellow citizens--the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city--did as Jezebel had ordered them in writing, through the letters she had sent them.
]They proclaimed a fast and placed Naboth at the head of the people.
]Two scoundrels came in and confronted him with the accusation, "Naboth has cursed God and king." And they led him out of the city and stoned him to death.
]Then they sent the information to Jezebel that Naboth had been stoned to death.
]When Jezebel learned that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, "Go on, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite which he refused to sell you, because Naboth is not alive, but dead."
]On hearing that Naboth was dead, Ahab started off on his way down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

Psalm

Psalms

5,2-3ab.4b-6a.6b-7.

]Hearken to my words, O LORD,
Attend to my sighing.
]Heed my call for help,
]My king and my God!
]At dawn I bring my plea expectantly before you.
]For you, O God, delight not in wickedness;
no evil man remains with you;
]the arrogant may not stand in your sight.
]You hate all evildoers.
]You destroy all who speak falsehood;
the bloodthirsty and the deceitful
the LORD abhors.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

5,38-42.

]Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
]But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on (your) right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
]If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well.
]Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.
]Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow."

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St. Anthony of Padua(Priest and Doctor of the Church (1195-1231))

SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUAPriest and Doctor of the Church(1195-1231) In 1221, St. Francis of Assisi held a general chapter. When the assembly dispersed, an unknown Portuguese friar, who asked for nothing and refused nothing, lingered behind. Nine months later, Fr. Anthony rose under obedience to preach to the religious assembled in Forli. As his discourse proceeded, "the Ark of the Testament," "the eldest son of St. Francis" stood revealed in all his sanctity, learning and eloquence before his rapt and astonished brethren. Fr. Anthony was baptized Ferdinand de Bulloens. He was formed by the Canons Regular of St. Augustine before becoming a Franciscan. He was deeply affected by the martyrdom of five Franciscans who preached to the Moors in Africa. In a twist of fate, he was denied a martyr's palm and enfeebled by sickness at the age of 27. After recovering, he took the humblest offices in his community. From this school, he was called forth; and for nine years, France, Italy and Sicily witnessed his preaching and miracles. One night, when Fr. Anthony was staying with a friend in the city of Padua, brilliant rays of light began streaming through the cracks of his closed door. The friend peered through the keyhole and beheld a Child of glorious countenance standing on a book and clinging with both arms around Fr. Anthony's neck. The Child Jesus tenderly caressed Fr. Anthony. When the vision disappeared, Fr. Anthony charged his friend, by the love of Him whom he had seen, to "tell the vision to no one" as long as he lived. Suddenly, in 1231, Fr. Anthony's brief apostolate ended. The voices of children in Padua were heard crying, "Our father Anthony is dead," and church bells rang without ringers. The following year, Fr. Anthony was canonized "St. Anthony of Padua" in Rome.

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