Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, March 23 2019

Saturday of the Second week of Lent

Saturday of the Second week of Lent

1. Reading

Book of Micah

7,14-15.18-20.

]Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, That dwells apart in a woodland, in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old;
]As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt, show us wonderful signs.
]Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency,
]And will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our guilt? You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins;
]You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and grace to Abraham, As you have sworn to our fathers from days of old.

Psalm

Psalms

103(102),1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12.

]Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
]Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
]He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
]He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
]He will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
]Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
]For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
]As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

15,1-3.11-32.

]Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,
]but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
]So to them he addressed this parable.
]Then he said, "A man had two sons,
]and the younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.' So the father divided the property between them.
]After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation.
]When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need.
]So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine.
]And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any.
]Coming to his senses he thought, 'How many of my father's hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger.
]I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
]I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers."'
]So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.
]His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.'
]But his father ordered his servants, 'Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
]Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast,
]because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.' Then the celebration began.
]Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing.
]He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean.
]The servant said to him, 'Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'
]He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him.
]He said to his father in reply, 'Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends.
]But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.'
]He said to him, 'My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours.
]But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.'"

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St. Turibius of Mongrovejo(Bishop (1538-1606))

SAINT TURIBIUS of MONGROVEJO Archbishop of Lima (1538-1606) Turibius Alphonsus Mongrovejo was born on November 6, 1538, in Mayorga, the Kingdom of Leon, Spain. He was a scholastic who was known to make long pilgrimages on foot. He was amaster of canon and civil law and was appointed judge in Granada by King Philip II. He was then nominated by King Philip II as archbishop for the vacant see of Lima. The pope confirmed Turibius, who received holy orders and was consecrated. Turibius arrived in Lima in 1587. He edified Christians and brought order to his episcopal city. He received confessions daily and prepared for Mass with prayer and meditation. He also visited his vast diocese, which he traversed three times. His first visit lasted seven years and the second lasted four. He held provincial councils and framed decrees and regulations that were adopted in neighboring countries. He sought the common good and channeled nearly his entire revenue toward social safety nets. While performing his duties during a third visit, Turibius was seized with a fatal illness. He passed away on March 23, 1606, in Santa, exclaiming as he received the Viaticum: "I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: 'We shall go into the house of the Lord.'"The proofs of his holy life and of the favors granted through his intercession led Pope Innocent XI to beatify him. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.

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Sts. Victorian and Others(Martyrs († 484))

STS. VICTORIAN AND OTHERS Martyrs ( 484) Huneric was the Arian king of the Vandals in Africa. He succeeded his father Genseric in 477. He tolerated Catholicism, but persecuted the clergy and holy virgins in 480. The killings escalated into a general persecution in 484. Victorian, a principal lord, Roman proconsul and Carthaginian governor, was asked by King Huneric to apostatize. Victorian declined and was martyred. The Roman Martyrology joins him with four others who were martyred on that day. Two brothers who were martyred had promised to die together. They were hung and stretched in the air with weights. Alban Butler narrates the event: "One brother, under the excess of pain, begged to be taken down for a brief pause. The other brother, fearing that relief might cause him to deny his faith, cried out, 'God forbid... Is that what we promised Jesus?' The one was so encouraged that he cried out, "No... Increase my tortures..." Two Carthaginian merchants, both named Frumentius, suffered martyrdom around the same time. Another confessor named Liberatus, an eminent physician, was banished together with his wife. The Roman Martyrologies also mention twelve young children who were dragged away, beaten and scourged. They did not renounce the faith and persevered.

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