Wednesday of the Eleventh week in Ordinary Time

Second Letter to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters, whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work.
As it is written: "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
You are being enriched in every way for all generosity, which through us produces thanksgiving to God,

Psalms

Blessed the man who fears the LORD,
who greatly delights in his commands.
His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth;
the upright generation shall be blessed.
Wealth and riches shall be in his house;
his generosity shall endure forever.
Light shines through the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious and merciful and just.
Lavishly he gives to the poor,
his justice shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples: "Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you."

Sts. Marcus and Marcellianus(Martyrs († 286))

SAINTS MARCUS and MARCELLIANUSMartyrs( 286) Marcus and Marcellianus were twin brothers from a noble family in Rome. They received faith as youths and later started families. Their peaceful lives were shattered when Diocletian ascended the imperial throne in 284. Marcus and Marcellianus were imprisoned for being Christians were and condemned to beheading. Their friends obtained a respite of the execution for thirty days and implored them to worship false gods. Tranquillinus and Martia, their unbelieving parents, along with their sons' wives and babies, tried persuading them. St. Sebastian, an officer of the emperor's household, came to Rome and encouraged the brothers. The result was the conversion of their father, mother and wives; and also of Nicostratus, the public register; and soon after of Chromatius, the judge, who set the Saints at liberty. Chromatius then abdicated the magistracy and retired to the country. Marcus and Marcellianus were concealed by a Christian officer in an apartment, but they were betrayed by an apostate and recaptured. Fabian, who had succeeded Chromatius, condemned the brothers to be bound and their feet nailed to pillars. In this posture, they remained a day and a night. On the following day, they were 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 the encouragement of Fabio Chigi, the apostolic nuncio, he attended the Peace Congress in Münster when he was 19. There, Gregory consecrated himself to God and the Holy Virgin Mary to serve the Church. After Gregory was ordained, Fabio Chigi became Pope Alexander VII. He nominated Gregory to the Bishopric of Bergamo and appointed him cardinal. Gregory was afterward transferred to the Bishopric of Padua. While carrying out his duties, Bp. Gregory emulated St. Charles Borromeo. He zealously put into effect the admonitions and 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 of his diocese. Bp. Gregory enlarged the seminaries of both Bergamo and Padua. He built a library in Padua and a printing press to reach people of the Near East in their own language. His works of charity were remarkable in that he always provided for the needs of the poor: selling his furniture, clothes and even his bed to help them. After a short illness, Bp. Gregory passed away on June 15, 1697. He was reknowned for being virtuous and holy; and his cause for canonization was soon opened. He was beatified by Clement XIII, and added to the list of saints by John XXIII.

St. Elizabeth of Schoenau()

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