Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, June 2 2018

Saturday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter of Jude

1,17.20b-25.

]Beloved, remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
]build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the holy Spirit.
]Keep yourselves in the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
]On those who waver, have mercy;
]save others by snatching them out of the fire; on others have mercy with fear, abhorring even the outer garment stained by the flesh.
]To the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished and exultant, in the presence of his glory,
]to the only God, our savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory, majesty, power, and authority from ages past, now, and for ages to come. Amen.

Psalm

Psalms

63(62),2.3-4.5-6.

]O God, you are my God whom I seek;
for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts
like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water.
]Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary
to see your power and your glory,
]for your kindness is a greater good than life;
my lips shall glorify you.
]Thus will I bless you while I live;
lifting up my hands, I will call upon your name.
]As with the riches of a banquet shall my soul be satisfied,
and with exultant lips my mouth shall praise you.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

11,27-33.

]Jesus and his disciples returned once more to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approached him
]and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?"
]Jesus said to them, "I shall ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
]Was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin? Answer me."
]They discussed this among themselves and said, "If we say, 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say, '(Then) why did you not believe him?'
]But shall we say, 'Of human origin'?"--they feared the crowd, for they all thought John really was a prophet.
]So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."

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Sts. Peter & Marcellinus(Martyrs († c. 304))

SAINTS MARCELLINUS, PETER Martyrs ( c. 304) Amidst Diocletian's savage persecution, Pope Damasus was informed about Marcellinus' and Peter's martyrdom. He was told they were beheaded by their executioner. Sts. Marcellinus and Peter received the beatific vision and joined the Church Triumphant in Heaven.The saints are happy in heaven because they followed Christ.They rejoice with him for ever because they shed their blood for love of him.(Entrance antiphon)

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Sts. Pothinus Sanctus Attalus Blandina & Others(Martyrs († 177))

SAINTS POTHINUS, Bishop, SANCTUS, ATTALUS, BLANDINA, and the Martyrs of Lyons ( 177) After Marcus Aurelius' miraculous victory over the Quadi in 174, the Church enjoyed a kind of peace, which was often disturbed by popular commotions or the superstitious fury of certain governors. A violent persecution was raised in Vienne and Lyons three years after the aforesaid victory, with St. Pothinus being bishop of Lyons and St. Irenæus, sent there by St. Polycarp, being a priest. Among the many Christians tried by the Roman governor were Blandina and Sanctus. Blandina was a slave whose Christian mistress had been tormented and executed. Sanctus was adeacon of Vienne who was tortured to death by having red-hot metal plates pressed into his sides. Blandina was martyred last of all after encouraging and witnessing her younger brother being martyred. Christianity spread among the poor and the slaves: the first to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Many apostates returned to the faith through the example and prayers of confessors. The persecutions ended in the fourth century when Emperor Constantine converted and decriminalized Christianity.

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