Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, June 4 2017
Pentecost Sunday - Solemnity
Pentecost Sunday - Solemnity
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
2,1-11.]When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together.
]And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were.
]Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
]And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
]Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.
]At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
]They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, "Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans?
]Then how does each of us hear them in his own native language?
]We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
]Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome,
]both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God."
Psalms
104(103),1ab.24ac.29bc-30.31.34.]Bless the LORD, my soul!
]O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
]How manifold are your works, O LORD!
]the earth is full of your creatures;
]If you take away their breath, they perish
]and return to their dust.
]When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
]If you May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD be glad in his works!
]Pleasing to him be my theme;
I will be glad in the LORD.
First Letter to the Corinthians
12,3b-7.12-13.]Brothers and sisters: No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
]There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit;
]there are different forms of service but the same Lord;
]there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.
]To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.
]As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.
]For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
20,19-23.]On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, «Peace be with you.»
]When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
](Jesus) said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
]And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit.
]Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
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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