Friday of the Tenth week in Ordinary Time

Second Letter to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters: We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.
We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.
For we who live are constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
So death is at work in us, but life in you.
Since, then, we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed, therefore I spoke," we too believe and therefore speak,
knowing that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and place us with you in his presence.
Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.

Psalms

I believed, even when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;
I said in my alarm,
“No man is dependable.”
Precious in the eyes of the LORD
is the death of his faithful ones.
I am your servant; the son of your handmaid;
you have loosed my bonds.
To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and I will call upon the name of the LORD.
My vows to the LORD I will pay
in the presence of all his people.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.'
But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

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, a Portuguese friar, who resolved to ask for nothing and to refuse 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. St. Anthony was baptized Ferdinand de Bulloens. He was formally trained by the Canons Regular. He was deeply affected by the martyrdom of five Franciscans who preached to the Moors in Africa. In a twist of fate, Fr. Anthony 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 began streaming from under his door. When his friend peered through the keyhole, there was a Child of glorious countenance standing on a book and clinging with both arms around Anthony's neck. The Child Jesus tenderly caressed Fr. Anthony. When the Child Jesus vanished, Fr. Anthony opened the door and 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, our Saint's brief apostolate was closed. The voices of children in Padua were heard crying, "Our father Anthony is dead," and church bells rang without ringers. The following year, Fr. Antony was canonized "St. Anthony of Padua" in Rome.

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