Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, March 4 2017

Saturday after Ash Wednesday

Saturday after Ash Wednesday

1. Reading

Book of Isaiah

58,9b-14.

]Thus says the LORD: If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
]If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday.
]Then the LORD will guide you always and give you plenty even on the parched land. He will renew your strength, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring whose water never fails.
]The ancient ruins shall be rebuilt for your sake, and the foundations from ages past you shall raise up; "Repairer of the breach," they shall call you, "Restorer of ruined homesteads."
]If you hold back your foot on the sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day; If you call the sabbath a delight, and the LORD'S holy day honorable; If you honor it by not following your ways, seeking your own interests, or speaking with malice--
]Then you shall delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will nourish you with the heritage of Jacob, your father, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Psalm

Psalms

86(85),1-2.3-4.5-6.

]Incline your ear, O LORD; answer me,
for I am afflicted and poor.
]Keep my life, for I am devoted to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.
]You are my God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for to you I call all the day.
]Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
]For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
]Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my pleading.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

5,27-32.

]Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me."
]And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.
]Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them.
]The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
]Jesus said to them in reply, "Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.
]I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners."

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St. Casimir(Prince (1458-1484) - Memorial)

SAINT CASIMIR Prince (1458-1484) St. Casimir was the third of thirteen children and in line to be a king. He received spiritual formation and tutoring from John Dlugosz. His conscientious objection to others' caprices demonstrated wisdom and maturity. He prayed routinely and led a chaste, disciplined life. When Hungarian nobles deposed an elected king, the Polish king, together with Prince Casimir, amassed an army to reinstate the elected ruler. However, Polish forces lacked support from Hungary's nobility and mercenaries deserted after going unpaid. Hence, the campaign was abandoned. Polish propoganda nonetheless portrayed Prince Casimir as a hero, which may have motivated his pivot toward discretion and piety. Prince Casimir continued serving his country in a supporting role. He and his kin did not engage in wars of conquest. Instead, they mediated whenever political conflicts arose. He continued performing good works while his health deteriorated. He may have remained celibate and declined marriage to the emperor’s daughter after sensing his impending death. Prince Casimir reigned briefly as king of Poland during his father’s absence. At 23 years old, he passed away from lung sickness while visiting Lithuania. He was the grand duke of Lithuania and was buried in Vilnius. He is the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania.

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