Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, March 15 2017
Wednesday of the Second week of Lent
Wednesday of the Second week of Lent
1. ReadingBook of Jeremiah
18,18-20.]The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem said, "Come, let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah. It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests, nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets. And so, let us destroy him by his own tongue; let us carefully note his every word."
]Heed me, O LORD, and listen to what my adversaries say.
]Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them.
Psalms
31(30),5-6.14.15-16.]You will free me from the snare they set for me,
for you are my refuge.
]Into your hands I commend my spirit;
You will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
]I hear the whispers of the crowd, that frighten me from every side,
as they consult together against me, plotting to take my life.
]But my trust is in you, O LORD;
I say, "You are my God.
]In your hands is my destiny; rescue me
from the clutches of my enemies and my persecutors."
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew
20,17-28.]As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,
]Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
]and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."
]Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
]He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him, "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."
]Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."
]He replied, "My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
]When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers.
]But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
]But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
]whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
]Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
St. Zachary(Pope († 752))
SAINT ZACHARY Pope ( 752) Pope Zachary succeeded Pope Gregory III in 741. When the dukes of Spoleto and Benevento rebelled against King Luitprand, Pope Zachary risked his life to save the clergy and the Roman people. Hence, King Luitprand restored the Church's properties and released the captives without ransom. Pope Zachary maintained the Church's cohesion even while Islamic armies invaded Spain and Anatolia. He established new dioceses in Germany and was the confidant of French and Italian kings. He also exonerated Virgilius, a priest, and restored St. Boniface's relationship with Odilo, the duke of Bavaria. Pope Zachary forbade human trafficking. He paid the ransom for slaves that Venetians sold to the Moors and later outlawed human trafficking in the city-state. He also adorned Rome with sacred buildings, built foundations for the poor and provided oil for the lamps in St. Peter's Church. Hepassed away in March 752.
St. Louise of Marillac(Religious (1591-1660))
Saint Louise of Marillac (1591-1660) St. Louise de Marillac was born on August 12, 1591. She was educated by Dominican nuns in Poissy, north-central France. She desired to become a nun, but took her confessor's advice and married Antony LeGras, an official in the queen's service, in 1613. After Antony's death in 1625, St. Louise met St. Vincent de Paul, who became her spiritual adviser. With docility to the Holy Spirit, she generously devoted her life to working with him. She helped direct his Ladies of Charity in their work of caring for the sick, the poor and the neglected. In 1633, St. Louise set up a training center in her home for the Ladies of Charity. Her center was the beginning of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She took vows in 1634 and attracted many cooperators. In 1642, St. Vincent approved four members' consecration. The community thus became part of St. Vincent's Congregation of the Missions with St. Louise as superior. The Sisters of Charity were formally approved in 1655. St. Louise traveled all over France and established her Sisters in hospitals, orphanages and other institutions. Since then, the Congregation has spread all over the world. She wascanonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934. She was declared patroness of social workers by Pope John XXIII in 1960.
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