Tuesday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time

2nd book of Kings

Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, sent envoys to Hezekiah with this message:
"Thus shall you say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: 'Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.
You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all other countries: they doomed them! Will you, then, be saved?
Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; then he went up to the temple of the LORD, and spreading it out before him,
he prayed in the LORD'S presence: "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned upon the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the heavens and the earth.
Incline your ear, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Hear the words of Sennacherib which he sent to taunt the living God.
Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
and cast their gods into the fire; they destroyed them because they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone.
Therefore, O LORD, our God, save us from the power of this man, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, O LORD, are God."
Then Isaiah, son of Amoz, sent this message to Hezekiah: "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, in answer to your prayer for help against Sennacherib, king of Assyria: I have listened!
This is the word the LORD has spoken concerning him: " 'She despises you, laughs you to scorn, the virgin daughter Zion! Behind you she wags her head, daughter Jerusalem.
For out of Jerusalem shall come a remnant, and from Mount Zion, survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.'
"Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: 'He shall not reach this city, nor shoot an arrow at it, nor come before it with a shield, nor cast up siege-works against it.
He shall return by the same way he came, without entering the city, says the LORD.
I will shield and save this city for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.'"
That night the angel of the LORD went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp.
So Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, broke camp, and went back home to Nineveh.

Psalms

Great is the LORD and wholly to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain, fairest of heights,
is the joy of all the earth.
Mount Zion, “the recesses of the North,”
is the city of the great King.
God is with her castles;
renowned is he as a stronghold.
O God, we ponder your mercy
within your temple.
As your name, O God, so also your praise
reaches to the ends of the earth.
Of justice your right hand is full.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets."
"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many.
How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few."

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. They passed away during his infancy, so he was raised by their family and friends. Along with guardianship, he received spiritual formation and faith in Christ. William was earnest to lead a penitential life, so he left Piedmont at 15 and made an austere pilgrimage to St. James' in Galicia. Afterward, he retired to the kingdom of Naples, where he resided on a desert mountain. There, he lived in perpetual contemplation while practicing penance and mortification. Finding himself discovered and his contemplation interrupted, William relocated to Monte-Vergine, which was situated between Nola and Benevento in the same kingdom. However, his reputation followed him, and he was obliged by two neighboring priests to permit fervent disciples to live with him and emulate his ascetic practices. Thus began, in 1119, the foundation of the religious congregation called de Monte-Vergine. William passed away on June 25, 1142. He entered the kingdom of Jesus Christ, which is described as "wholly transcending the visible order of things" (CCC, 37). He reigns with Jesus Christ and the Church Triumphant forever.

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

SAINT PROSPER of AQUITAINE (5th century) St. Prosper was born in Aquitaine in the year 403. Throughout his life, he practiced science and theology. His purity of manner and sanctity of life were noted by his contemporaries. St. Prosper appears to have been a layman of great virtue, talent and learning. He wrote several works that refuted the errors of heresy. St. Leo the Great, upon his consecration to the papacy in 440, invited St. Prosper to Rome, made him his secretary and employed him in important affairs of the Church. Our Saint contained the Pelagian heresy that raised its head in the capitol. St. Prosper overthrew the heresy with wisdom, prudence and unwearied endeavors. The date of St. Prosper's death is uncertain, but he was still active in 463. His intercession may be counted upon for related causes. His spiritual friends would likely say about him, "To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints" (St. Josemaría Escrivá).

Sts. Jason & Sosipater()

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