Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, May 2 2017

Tuesday of the Third week of Easter

Tuesday of the Third week of Easter

1. Reading

Acts of the Apostles

7,51-60.8,1a.

]Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes:  "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears,  you always oppose the Holy Spirit;  you are just like your ancestors.
]Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.
]You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it."
]When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him.
]But he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
]and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
]But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together.
]They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
]As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
]Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them"; and when he said this, he fell asleep.
]Now Saul was consenting to his execution.

Psalm

Psalms

31(30),3cd-4.6ab.7b.8a.17.21ab.

]Be my rock of refuge,
]a stronghold to give me safety.
]You are my rock and my fortress;
for your name's sake you will lead and guide me.
]Into your hands I commend my spirit;
]you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
]My trust is in the LORD;
]I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy.
]Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your kindness.
]You hide them in the shelter of your presence
]from the plottings of men.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

6,30-35.

]The crowd said to Jesus: "What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do?
]Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
]So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
]For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
]So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
]Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

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St. José Maria Rubio y Peralta(Priest (1864-1929))

St. José Maria Rubio y PeraltaPriest (1864 - 1929) St. José was born in Spain in 1864 to a large family of farmers. He entered the seminary when he was 12 years old in 1876. After his ordination in 1887, he was a parish priest and professor at the seminary in Madrid. After a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr. José asked his bishop's permission to join the Society of Jesus. He had postponed that dream to care for an elderly priest. At 44 years old, he took his first vows as a Jesuit. He became known as the “Apostle of Madrid.” People came to him from great distances to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. José ministered to the poor and preached their cause. He guided many laypersons and cooperators to open tuition-free schools, clinics, low-income housing and jobs for the unemployed. He directed parish life, administered the sacraments and provided souls with spiritual direction. At the center of Fr. José's life and ministry was his love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. He told the people that prayer must always come first. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1985.

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St. Athanasius(Bishop and Doctor of the Church († 373))

SAINT ATHANASIUS Bishop and Doctor of the Church( 373) St. Athanasius was born in Egypt toward the end of the third century. He was a deacon when he accompanied his bishop to the Council of Nicæa in 325. A few months later, he was appointed patriarch of Alexandria. For the next 46 years, he bore the full brunt of the Arian heresy. When Patr. Athanasius refused to restore the heretic Arius to Catholic communion, the emperor ordered Constantinople's patriarch to do it. Patr. Athanasius made every effort to move the emperor and had recourse to fasting and prayer. When the day came for Arius' solemn entrance into the great church of Sancta Sophia, he died from a ruptured colon and sacrilege was averted. Patr. Athanasius was unmoved by four Roman emperors despite being exiled five times. He was the victim of perpetual calumny and lived in constant peril of death.In 373, his stormy life closed in peace. He left the Church with the whole and ancient Faith, defended and explained in clear, keen and stately writings.He is honored as one of the great Doctors of the Church.

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