Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, June 7 2018

Thursday of the Ninth week in Ordinary Time

Thursday of the Ninth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Second Letter to Timothy

2,8-15.

]Beloved: Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David: such is my gospel,
]for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.
]Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.
]This saying is trustworthy: If we have died with him we shall also live with him;
]if we persevere we shall also reign with him. But if we deny him he will deny us.
]If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
]Remind people of these things and charge them before God to stop disputing about words. This serves no useful purpose since it harms those who listen.
]Be eager to present yourself as acceptable to God, a workman who causes no disgrace, imparting the word of truth without deviation.

Psalm

Psalms

25(24),4bc-5ab.8-9.10.14.

]Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
]teach me your paths,
]guide me in your truth and teach me,
]for you are God my savior.
]Good and upright is the LORD;
thus he shows sinners the way.
]He guides the humble to justice,
he teaches the humble his way.  
]All the paths of the LORD are kindness and constancy
toward those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
]The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him,
and his covenant, for their instruction.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

12,28-34.

]One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?"
]Jesus replied, "The first is this: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!
]You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
]The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
]The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, 'He is One and there is no other than he.'
]And 'to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself' is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
]And when Jesus saw that (he) answered with understanding, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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St. Robert of Newminster(Abbot (12th century))

ST. ROBERT OF NEWMINSTER(12th century) In 1132, a monk named Robert in Whitby, England, learned that thirteen religious had been expelled from the Abbey of St. Mary in York. They had been expelled for proposing to restore the strict Benedictine rule. Robert set out to join them and found them living on the banks of the Skeld in the midst of winter, in a hut made of hurdles and roofed with turf. In the spring, they affiliated themselves with St. Bernard's reform in Clairvaux; and for two years, struggled on in extreme poverty. At length, their sanctity attracted, Hugh, the dean of York. Hugh endowed the community and laid the foundation of Fountains Abbey. In 1137, Raynulph, the baron of Morpeth, was so edified by their example that he built them a monastery in Northumberland called Newminster, where Robert was elected abbot. The holiness of Robert's life, even more than his words, guided his brethren to perfection. Within ten years, three communities went forth and founded new centers. Robert's moderation in the community's refectory helped maintain the community's purity. By fasting, they subjugated their appetites and lower faculties; thereby liberating their rational nature. One Easter Day, Robert's consented to eat some bread sweetened with honey because his stomach had been weakened by the fast of Lent. However, upon sensing that relaxation would set a dangerous example, he sent the food untouched to the poor at the gate. The plate was received by a young man of shining countenance who straightaway disappeared. At the next meal, the plate descended empty to Robert's place in the refectory, proving that what he had sacrificed for his brethren was accepted by Christ. At the moment of Robert's death in 1159, St. Godric, the hermit of Finchale, saw the latter's soul borne by angels. As Heaven opened, a voice repeated twice, "Enter now, my friends." His communities in Fountains Abbey and Morpeth continue ascending the ladder of perfection toward sainthood.

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St. Willibald()

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Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions()

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