Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, May 13 2017
Saturday of the Fourth week of Easter
Saturday of the Fourth week of Easter
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
13,44-52.]On the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
]When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.
]Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
]For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
]The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
]and the word of the Lord continued to spread through the whole region.
]The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory.
]So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
]The disciples were filled with joy and the holy Spirit.
Psalms
98(97),1.2-3ab.3cd-4.]Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
]The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
]He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
]toward the house of Israel.
]All the ends of the earth have seen
]the salvation by our God.
]Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
14,7-14.]Jesus said to his disciples: “If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
]Philip said to him, "Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."
]Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
]Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.
]Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves.
]Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.
]And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
]If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.
Bl. Julian of Norwich(Religious (1342-1420))
Julian of NorwichAnchorite (c. 1342 - 1420) British men and women who became hermits in the 14th century were known as anchorites. Their hermitage was a small room attached to a local church. They received Communion through one window and food through another. Hence, their hearts were always open to Christ and to the world. Julian became an anchorite at the Church of St. Edmund and St. Julian in Norwich, 100 miles northeast of London. When she was 30 years old, she contracted a severe illness. On her deathbed, she had a series of intense visions of Jesus,which ended by the time she recovered on May 13, 1373. She wrote about her visions immediately, entitled Revelations of Divine Love. It is believed to be the earliest surviving book written in English by a woman. Twenty to thirty years later, perhaps in the early 1390s, Julian began writing a theological exploration of the meaning of the visions, known as The Long Text. This work seems to have gone through many revisions before it was finished in the first or second decade of the fifteenth century.Until her passing around 1420 at the age of 78, Julian stayed in her simple room. She prayed, fasted, sewed clothes, read books and gave spiritual advice. In Revelations of Divine Love, Julian described her sixteen visions of Jesus. Her book is about God’s great compassion for us. She developed a special vocabulary, calling the Creator our mother and our father. She called Jesus the Redeemer our brother. Revelations is a celebrated work in Catholicism and Anglicanism because of the clarity and depth of Julian's visions of God. She is now recognized as one of England's most important mystics. Julian's optimistically spoke about God's love in terms of joy and compassion as opposed to law and duty. When the Black Death and peasant uprisings shaped popular theology that God inflicts suffering, Julian believed that God loves and wants to save everyone. Suffering is not a punishment, and behind the reality of hell is a greater mystery of God's love. She has been classified as a proto-universalist, although she only hoped everyone could be saved. At the time of Julian’s death, people of every nationality traveled to her cell and asked for advice. The Church never formally declared her a saint, but through the ages, people have called her Blessed. She is quoted saying,“If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again we are always kept in that same precious love.”
St. John the Silent(Bishop (454 - c. 558))
SAINT JOHN THE SILENT Bishop (454 - c. 558) St. John was born in 454 to a ruling family in Nicopolis, Armenia. He received faith from his parents. When they passed away, he and ten companions built a church in honor of the Blessed Virgin and also a monastery, all by the age of 18. He was quiet, contemplative and discreet. St. John was consecrated bishop of Colonia, Armenia, by the archbishop of Sebaste in 482. In this dignity, he preserved his spirit of recollection and monastic discipline. One night in prayer, he saw a bright cross. A voice said, "If you desire to be saved, follow this light." The vision pointed to St. Sabas' monastery where 150 monks lived. St. John abdicated his episcopal office and began a novitiate there at 38 years old. At the monastery, St. John routinely fetched water, carried stones and performed manual labor. When he was presented to Patriarch Elias for consecration, his priestly character was discovered. He then departed and St. Sabas could not prevail on him to stay. In 503, St. John withdrew to a neighboring wilderness. He returned after seven years and lived for forty years in holy solitude. St. John, by his example and counsels, conducted many fervent souls to God. He emulated the angels as much as his nature allowed. Soon after the year 558, he passed from this world and joined the Church Triumphant in Heaven. He lived in holy solitude for 76 years with the exception of 9 spent in the episcopal see.
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