Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, June 27 2016

Monday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time

Monday of the Thirteenth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Amos

2,6-10.13-16.

]Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke my word; Because they sell the just man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of sandals.
]They trample the heads of the weak into the dust of the earth, and force the lowly out of the way. Son and father go to the same prostitute, profaning my holy name.
]Upon garments taken in pledge they recline beside any altar; And the wine of those who have been fined they drink in the house of their god.
]Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, who were as tall as the cedars, and as strong as the oak trees. I destroyed their fruit above, and their roots beneath.
]It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, and who led you through the desert for forty years, to occupy the land of the Amorites:
]Beware, I will crush you into the ground as a wagon crushes when laden with sheaves.
]Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong man shall not retain his strength; The warrior shall not save his life,
]nor the bowman stand his ground; The swift of foot shall not escape, nor the horseman save his life.
]And the most stouthearted of warriors shall flee naked on that day, says the LORD.

Psalm

Psalms

50(49),16bc-17.18-19.20-21.22-23.

]"Why do you recite my statutes,
]and profess my covenant with your mouth,
]Though you hate discipline
and cast my words behind you?"
]"When you see a thief, you keep pace with him,
and with adulterers you throw in your lot.
]To your mouth you give free rein for evil,
you harness your tongue to deceit."
]"You sit speaking against your brother;
against your mother's son you spread rumors.
]"When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it?
Or do you think that I am like yourself?
I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes.  
]"Consider this, you who forget God,
lest I rend you and there be no one to rescue you.  
]He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.”

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

8,18-22.

]When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side.
]A scribe approached and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
]Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."
]Another of (his) disciples said to him, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."
]But Jesus answered him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead."

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St. Cyril of Alexandria(Bishop and Doctor of the Church († 444))

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIABishop and Doctor of the Church( 444) St. Cyril of Alexandria succeded his uncle Theophilus as bishop of Alexandria after the latter passed away.St. Cyril challenged the heretical teachings of Nestorius who claimed that Jesus' human and divine natures formed two seperate persons. After unsuccessfully trying to convert Nestorius, St. Cyril attended the Council of Ephesus. The Council found that Nestorianism separated salvific value from Jesus' every action. As a result, Nestorius was excommunicated and removed from ecclesiastical office. The unity of Christ's natures in His one person and the divine maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary were upheld. St. Cyril contended with the forces assailing the Church. While going to his final rest in the year 444, St. Cyril may have heard the Master's voice: "Well done, good and faithful servant! ... Enter into the joy of your master (Mt. 25:23)!" For his contribution in unpacking the richness of the Catholic faith, St. Cyril was awarded the title "Doctor of the Church" in 1882.

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St. Lasdilas(King of Hungary (1041-1095))

SAINT LADISLASKing(1041-1095) St. Ladislas was the first son of Bela, the king of Hungary. He was compelled to ascend the throne in 1080. His first act was restoring St. Stephen's laws, which protected rights to private property. St. Ladislas' life in the palace was somewhat austere. Although frugal and self-disciplined, he was liberal with the Church and the poor. Vanity and idle amusements had no share in his time. He sought the Lord in his duties, joining his heart to God while working. Besides the strict and impartial administration of justice, St. Ladislas was merciful to his enemies. He was also vigorous in the defense of his country and the Church. He drove the Huns out of his territories and vanquished invading Turkic armies. He passed away on July 30, 1095, while preparing to reinforce Catholic leaders in present-day Czech Republic.

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