Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, May 19 2016
Thursday of the Seventh week in Ordinary Time
Thursday of the Seventh week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingLetter of James
5,1-6.]Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.
]Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten,
]your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.
]Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
]You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.
]You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance.
Psalms
49(48),14-15ab.15cd-16.17-18.19-20.]This is the destiny of those who trust in folly,
the end of those so pleased with their wealth.
]Like sheep they are herded into Sheol,
where death will be their shepherd.
]Like sheep they are herded into Sheol, where death will be their shepherd. Straight to the grave they descend, where their form will waste away, Sheol will be their palace.
]Straight to the grave they descend,
]where their form will waste away, Sheol will be their palace.
]But God will redeem my life,
will take me from the power of Sheol.
]Fear not when a man grows rich,
when the wealth of his house becomes great,
]For when he dies, he shall take none of it;
his wealth shall not follow him down.
]Though in his lifetime he counted himself blessed,
“They will praise you for doing well for yourself,”
]He shall join the circle of his forebears
who shall never more see light.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark
9,41-50.]Jesus said to his disciples: "Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.
]Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
]If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.
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]And if your foot causes you to sin, cut if off. It is better for you to enter into life crippled than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna.
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]And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna,
]where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
]Everyone will be salted with fire.
]Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another."
St. Peter Celestine(Pope (1221-1296))
SAINT PETER CELESTINE V Pope (1221-1296) During childhood, Peter had visions of Our Lady, the angels and saints. They accompanied him in prayer and helped him transcend his personal defects. His mother was a poor widow who sent him to school believing he would one day be a saint. At 20 years old, Peter left his home in Apulia and lived in a mountainous solitude. He spent three years there; and like many saints, was assailed by evil spirits. The demons used physical attacks and temptations to prevent him from praying. His prayers were fruitful and pleasing to God amid spiritual dryness. When Peter's seclusion was interrupted by disciples who refused to be turned away, he made a rule of life that became the foundation of the Celestine Order. Angels assisted in the church that he built: Unseen bells rang peals of surpassing sweetness and heavenly music filled the sanctuary during the Holy Sacrifice. When Peter was elected to the papacy, he found himself abruptly torn from his beloved solitude. He took the name Celestine to remind himself of the heaven he was leaving and for which he sighed. He was consecrated at Aquila; but five months later, he summoned the cardinals and solemnly resigned his trust. He was imprisoned by his successor, Boniface VIII, who feared his election as an antipope. At length, on Whit-Sunday, Peter told his guards that he would die within the week. He immediately fell ill and received the last rites. On Saturday, as he finished the concluding verse of Lauds, "Let every spirit bless the Lord," he closed his eyes to this world and opened them to Heaven.
St. Yvo(Priest (1253-1303))
SAINT YVO Priest (1253-1303) St. Yvo Helori was born near Treguier, Brittany, northwestern France. At 14 years old, he went to Paris and Orleans to study. His mother encouraged him to act in a manner that becomes a saint, to which he replied, "I hope to be." His resolution spurred him to virtue and checked the shadows of venial sin. Yvo made time for prayer, study and professional development. He also visited hospitals and attended and comforted the sick. After receiving matchmaking proposals, he made a private vow of perpetual chastity - likely after discerning his vocation. While meditating on monastic and clerical states, his desire to serve others made him choose the latter. His bishop convinced him to receive holy orders, which he prepared for fervently. Yvo was eventually appointed ecclesiastical judge for the diocese of Rennes. He protected orphans and widows, defended the poor and administered justice to all. His impartiality and tenderness gained the good will of even those who lost. He was called "the advocate" and "lawyer of the poor." He built a house near his own and used it as a hospital for the poor and sick. He washed their feet, cleansed their ulcers and served them at table. Yvo distributed his corn, or the price for which he sold it, among the poor immediately after the harvest. When someone tried persuading him to hoard it and sell at a better price, he answered, "I know not whether I shall be alive then to give it." Another time, that person said to him, "I have gained a fifth by keeping my corn." "But I," replied the Saint, "a hundredfold by giving it immediately away." During the Lent of 1303, Yvo felt his strength failing. Far from abating his austerities, he redoubled his efforts. On the eve of the Ascension, he preached and celebrated Mass while being held upright by two persons. Afterward, he advised those who besought him. He then laid on his bed, which was a hurdle of twigs plaited together, and received the last rites. He passed away on May 19, 1303, at 50 years old.
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