Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, June 27 2026

Saturday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Lamentations

The Lord has consumed without pity all the dwellings of Jacob; He has torn down in his anger the fortresses of daughter Judah; He has brought to the ground in dishonor her king and her princes.
On the ground in silence sit the old men of daughter Zion; They strew dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth; The maidens of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.
Worn out from weeping are my eyes, within me all is in ferment; My gall is poured out on the ground because of the downfall of the daughter of my people, As child and infant faint away in the open spaces of the town.
They ask their mothers, "Where is the grain?"--in vain, As they faint away like the wounded in the streets of the city, And breathe their last in their mothers' arms.
To what can I liken or compare you, O daughter Jerusalem? What example can I show you for your comfort, virgin daughter Zion? For great as the sea is your downfall; who can heal you?
Your prophets had for you false and specious visions; They did not lay bare your guilt, to avert your fate; They beheld for you in vision false and misleading portents.
Cry out to the Lord; moan, O daughter Zion! Let your tears flow like a torrent day and night; Let there be no respite for you, no repose for your eyes.
Rise up, shrill in the night, at the beginning of every watch; Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your little ones (Who faint from hunger at the corner of every street).

Psalms

Why, O God, have you cast us off forever?
Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
Remember your flock which you built up of old,
The tribe you redeemed as your inheritance,
Mount Zion, where you took up your abode.
Turn your steps toward the utter ruins;
Toward all the damage the enemy has done in the sanctuary.
Your foes roar triumphantly in your shrine;
They have set up their tokens of victory.
They are like men coming up with axes
to a clump of trees.
With chisel and hammer they hack at all the paneling of the sanctuary.
They set your sanctuary on fire;
The place where your name abides they have razed and profaned.
Look to your covenant,
For the hiding places in the land and the plains are full of violence.
May the humble not retire in confusion;
May the afflicted and the poor praise your name.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him,
saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully."
He said to him, "I will come and cure him."
The centurion said in reply, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven."
but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth."
And Jesus said to the centurion, "You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you." And at that very hour (his) servant was healed.
Jesus entered the house of Peter, and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
He touched her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and waited on him.
When it was evening, they brought him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove out the spirits by a word and cured all the sick,
to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet: "He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases."

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 was the nephew of Theophilus, the bishop of Alexandria. He was consecrated bishop after Theophilus passed away.Bp. Cyril challenge the heretical teachings of Nestorius, who claimed that Jesus had distinct human and divine persons (as opposed to one person with divine and human natures). Like all heresies, Nestorianism turned the mood against the mind (G.K. Chesterton). After unsuccessfully trying to convert Nestorius, Bp. Cyril attended the Council of Ephesus where the Christian world answered the heresies besetting the Church. Representing Christianity, 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, Mother of God, were upheld. Bp. 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.

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

SAINT LADISLASKing(1041-1095) St. Ladislas was the first son of Bela, the king of Hungary. In a twist of fate, he was compelled, much against his own inclination, to ascend the throne in 1080. He restored St. Stephen's good laws and discipline. Ladislas' life in the palace was somewhat austere. Although frugal and self-disciplined, he was liberal with the Church and the poor. Vanity or 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, 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. As Ladislas prepared to reinforce Catholic leaders in present-day Czech Republic, God took his soul on July 30, 1095. He is remembered as a humble and morally-upright king. Through prayer, adoration and the sacraments, we too may receive God with the spirit and fervor of the saints.

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