Immaculate Heart of Mary - Memorial

Book of Isaiah

61,9-11.

Thus says the Lord: The descendants of my people shall be renowned among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; All who see them shall acknowledge them as a race the LORD has blessed.
I rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul; For he has clothed me with a robe of salvation, and wrapped me in a mantle of justice, Like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem, like a bride bedecked with her jewels.
As the earth brings forth its plants, and a garden makes its growth spring up, So will the Lord GOD make justice and praise spring up before all the nations.

1st book of Samuel

2,1.4-5.6-7.8abcd.

My heart exults in the LORD,
my horn is exalted in my God.
I have swallowed up my enemies;
I rejoice in my victory.
The bows of the mighty are broken,
while the tottering gird on strength.
The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,
while the hungry batten on spoil.
The barren wife bears seven sons,
while the mother of many languishes.
The LORD puts to death and gives life;
He casts down to the nether world;
He raises up again.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich,
He humbles, he also exalts.
He raises the needy from the dust;
from the dung heap he lifts up the poor,
to seat them with nobles
and make a glorious throne their heritage.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

2,41-51.

Each year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,
and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom.
After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,
and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.
When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety."
And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
But they did not understand what he said to them.
He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

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St. William of Vercelli (of Monte-Vergine)(Abbot (+ 1142))

SAINT WILLIAM OF MONTE-VERGINEAbbot(+ 1142) St. William's parents were nobles in Vercelli, northern Italy. He was orphaned as an infant and raised by family and friends. From his guardians, he received spiritual formation and the fullness of Faith. Earnest to lead a penitential life, William left Piedmont when he was fifteen and made an austere pilgrimage to St. James' in Galicia. Afterward, he retired to the kingdom of Naples, where he chose for his abode a desert mountain. There, he lived in perpetual contemplation and practiced penance and mortification. Finding himself discovered and his contemplation interrupted, William relocated to Monte-Vergine, situated between Nola and Benevento in the same kingdom. However, his reputation followed him, and he was obliged by two neighboring priests to permit certain fervent persons to live with him and to imitate his ascetic practices. Thus began, in 1119, the foundation of the religious congregation called de Monte-Vergine. William passed away on June 25, 1142. Departing this world to be with our Lord, he lives forever with the Church Triumphant. His courageous heart endures, for "perfect love casts out fear" (Jn. 4:18).

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St. Prosper of Aquitaine (5th century)()

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SAINT PROSPER of AQUITAINE (5th century) St. Prosper was born at Aquitaine in the year 403. Throughout his life, he applied himself to practicing science and theology. His purity of manner and sanctity of life saw his contemporaries call him a holy and venerable man. Our Saint appears to have been a layman of great virtue and of extraordinary talents and learning. He wrote several works in which he ably refuted the errors of heresy. St. Leo the Great, being chosen Pope in 440, invited St. Prosper to Rome, made him his secretary, and employed him in the most important affairs of the Church. Our Saint contained the Pelagian heresy that raised its head in the capitol; and its final overthrow is said to be due to his zeal, learning, and unwearied endeavors. The date of his death is uncertain, but he was still living in 463. As the Lord's faithful servant, St. Prosper can be looked toward for inspiration and help. "To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints."

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Sts. Jason & Sosipater()

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