Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, June 4 2016
Immaculate Heart of Mary - Memorial
Immaculate Heart of Mary - Memorial
1. ReadingBook 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.
St. Francis Caracciolo(Co-Founder (1563-1608))
ST. FRANCIS CARACCIOLOPriest and co-founder of the Congregation of the Minor Clerics Regular(1563-1608) St. Francis Caracciolo was born in the kingdom of Naples to a princely family. He preferred reciting the Rosary instead of amusing himself and often gave food to the poor. While studying for the priesthood in Naples, he visited prisoners regularly and adored the Eucharist in unfrequented churches.After being ordained at 25 years old, he was miraculously curedof a rare skin condition. St. Francis founded an order of clerics regular and formulated its rule. One priest fasted on bread and water, another took the discipline, a third wore a hair-shirt and all three took turns in perpetual adoration. To their usual vows, they added the refusal of official dignities. St. Francis undertook many journeys throughout Italy and Spain on foot and without money. While establishing the Order, he subsisted on bread given to him in charity. When he was elected general, he continued his mortifications and devoted seven hours daily to meditating on the Passion. He also prayed for most of the night before the Eucharist. St. Francis was commonly called the Preacher of Divine Love, but it was before the Blessed Sacrament that his ardent devotion was most perceptible. In the presence of his divine Lord, St. Francis' face emitted rays of light. According to his custom, he would lay prostrate before the tabernacle repeating, "Zeal for your house has consumed me." St. Francis passed away from fever at 44 years on the eve of Corpus Christi in 1608. His final words were, "Let us go, let us go to Heaven!" An autopsy revealed that his heart was burned and that there were words imprinted around it: "Zelus domus Tuæ comedit me", "The zeal of Thy house hath eaten me up."
St. Clotilda(Queen (476-545))
SAINT CLOTILDA Queen (476-545) St. Clotilda was the daughter of Chilperic, whose older brother was King Gondebald of Burgundy. King Gondebald killed Chilperic, Chilperic's wife, and all his bothers. St. Clotilda was raised by an uncle and instructed in Catholicism amidst Arianism. St. Clotilda's wit, beauty and beatitudes attracted the victorious king of the Franks,Clovis I, who obtained her hand in marriage. St. Clotilda honored her royal husband, studied to sweeten his warlike temper by Christian meekness and conformed herself to his humor in things that were indifferent. She made those things in which he took the greatest delight the subject of her discourse and praises, thus gaining his affections. When St. Clotilda saw herself mistress of Clovis' heart, she did not defer the great work of endeavoring to win him to God. However, Clovis' human respect made him delay his conversion. His miraculous victory over the Alemanni and his conversion in 496 were the fruit of St. Clotilda's prayers. Among other religious foundations, Clovis built a church dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul in 511, now called the Abbey of St. Genevieve. Clovis died on November 27, 511, at 45 years old, after a thirty-year reign. His eldest son, Theodoric, reigned over the eastern parts of France from Rheims. Meanwhile, Prince Clodomir reigned from Orleans, Prince Childebert reigned from Paris and Prince Clotaire I reigned from Soissons. The division produced wars and mutual jealousies until Clotaire I reunited the monarchy in 560. The dissensions in St. Clotilda's family weaned her heart from the world. She spent the remainder of her life praying, almsgiving, adoring and fasting. She seemed to forget that she had been queen or that her sons sat on the throne. She foretold her death thirty days before it happened. On the thirtieth day, she received the last sacraments and made a public confession of faith. She passed away on June 4, 545, and attained the beatific vision: seeing Jesus Christ face to face forever.
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