Sacred Heart of Jesus - Solemnity

Book of Ezekiel

34,11-16.

Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep.
As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark.
I will lead them out from among the peoples and gather them from the foreign lands; I will bring them back to their own country and pasture them upon the mountains of Israel (in the land's ravines and all its inhabited places).
In good pastures will I pasture them, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing ground. There they shall lie down on good grazing ground, and in rich pastures shall they be pastured on the mountains of Israel.
I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD.
The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal but the sleek and the strong I will destroy, shepherding them rightly.

Psalms

23(22),1-3a.3b-4.5.6.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
for His names's sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

Letter to the Romans

5,5b-11.

Brothers and sisters, the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless, yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life.
Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

15,3-7.

Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees and scribes:
"What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it?
And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy
and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.'
I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance."

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St. María Guadalupe García Zavala(Religious (1878-1963))

Saint María Guadalupe García Zavala Religious (1878-1963) María Guadalupe García Zavala was born on April 27, 1878 in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Her parents are Fortino García and Refugio Zavala de García.As a child, María was known for her piety and made frequent visits to the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, which was located next to the religious goods shop run by her father. Her love for God was particularly demonstrated in her love for the poor. With uncommon transparency and simplicity, María treated everyone with equal love and respect. Although as a young woman she planned to marry Gustavo Arreola, she suddenly broke off her engagement when she was twenty-three years old. The reason: María "understood" that Jesus was calling her to love him with an undivided heart as part of the religious life.She fully believed that she was called to do this by giving assistance to the poor and sick. When María confided to her spiritual director, Fr. Cipriano Iñiguez, her "sudden change of heart," he told her that for some time he had the inspiration to found a religious congregation that would provide assistance to the hospitalized. He invited María to join him in this foundation. The new Congregation, which officially began on October 13, 1901, was known as the "Handmaids of St. Margaret Mary (Alacoque) and the Poor.""Poor with the poor" María worked as a nurse, giving assistance to the first patients that were welcomed into "their hospital." Regardless of the poverty and lack of material goods of the patients, compassion and care for the physical and spiritual well-being of the sick were the primary concerns, and María gave of herself wholeheartedly to carry out this task of love. Sr María was named Superior General of the quickly-growing Congregation. Her example taught the Sisters the importance of living a genuine and joyful exterior and interior poverty. She was convinced that it was only through loving and living poverty that one could be truly "poor with the poor." Indeed, Mother María was known for her simplicity, humility and willingness to accept all that came from the hand of God.Risking life to help those hiding From 1911 until 1936, the political-religious situation in Mexico became uneasy and the Catholic Church underwent persecution. Mother María put her own life at risk to help the priests and the Archbishop of Guadalajara to "go into hiding" in the hospital. She did not limit her charity simply to helping the "righteous," but also gave food and care to the persecutors who lived near the hospital. It was not long before they, too, began defending the sick in the hospital run by the Sisters. The last two years of Mother María's life were lived in extreme suffering because of a grave illness, and on 24 June 1963, she passed away at the age of eighty-five.During the lifetime of the foundress, eleven foundations were established in the Republic of Mexico.Today, the Congregation has twenty-two foundations and is present in five different countries: Mexico, Peru, Iceland, Greece and Italy. After Mother María's passing, patients at her hospitals received healing that was inexplicable to medical science. They were cured after asking Mother María' for help before God. St. María was canonized on May 12, 2013 by Pope Francis. Her intercession can be fully relied upon for cases relating to her works and ministry.

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