Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, June 18 2018
Monday of the Eleventh week in Ordinary Time
Monday of the Eleventh week in Ordinary Time
1. Reading1st 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.
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.
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."
Sts. Marcus and Marcellianus(Martyrs († 286))
SAINTS MARCUS and MARCELLIANUSMartyrs( 286) Marcus and Marcellianus were twin brothers and Roman noblemen. They received faith early in life and later started families. Their peaceful lives were shattered after Diocletian ascended the imperial throne in 284. For being Christian, Marcus and Marcellianus were imprisoned and condemned to beheading. Their friends obtained a thirty-day respite and attempted to persuade them to apostatize. Tranquillinus and Martia, their parents, along with their sons' wives and babies, also attempted to persuade them. When St. Sebastian, an officer in the emperor's household, came to Rome, he encouraged the brothers. As a result, the brothers'father, mother and wives converted. Nicostratus, the public register, and Chromatius, the judge, also converted and set the Saints at liberty. Chromatius then abdicated the magistracy and retired to the country. Marcus and Marcellianus remained in Rome and were concealed by a Christian officer. However, they were betrayed by an apostate and recaptured. Fabian, Chromatius' sucessor, condemned them and nailed their feet to pillars. They remained in that posture a day and a night before being impaled with lances.
St. Gregory Barbarigo(Bishop (1625-1697))
SAINT GREGORY BARBARIGOBishop (1625-1697) Gregory Barbarigo was born to a ruling family in Venice. He graduated with high honors from the University of Padua with doctorates in canon and civil law. With Apostolic Nuncio Fabio Chigi's encouragement, he attended the Peace Congress in Münster at 19 years old. There, he discerned a religious vocation and consecrated himself to God and the Blessed Virgin Mary. When Fabio Chigi became Pope Alexander VII, he nominated Gregory to the bishopric of Bergamo and appointed him cardinal. Gregory was later transferred to the bishopric of Padua. Heemulated St. Charles Borromeo and zealously carried out the decrees of the Council of Trent. He was pastoral by nature and preached about uprooting vice and cultivating virtue.He took special pains to promote catechetical instruction and visited every village in his diocese. Gregory enlarged the seminaries of both Bergamo and Padua. He built a library in Padua and a printing press to reach Near Eastern people in their own language. His works of charity were remarkable and he always provided for the poor: selling his furniture, clothes and even his bed to help them. After a short illness, he passed away on June 15, 1697. His holiness was renowned and his cause for canonization was soon opened. He was beatified by Clement XIII and canonized by John XXIII.
St. Elizabeth of Schoenau()
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