Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, May 2 2019

Thursday of the Second week of Easter

Thursday of the Second week of Easter

1. Reading

Acts of the Apostles

5,27-33.

]When the court officers had brought the Apostles in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, the high priest questioned them,
]"We gave you strict orders (did we not?) to stop teaching in that name. Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and want to bring this man's blood upon us."
]But Peter and the apostles said in reply, "We must obey God rather than men.
]The God of our ancestors raised Jesus, though you had him killed by hanging him on a tree.
]God exalted him at his right hand as leader and savior to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
]We are witnesses of these things, as is the holy Spirit that God has given to those who obey him."
]When they heard this, they became infuriated and wanted to put them to death.

Psalm

Psalms

34(33),2.9.17-18.19-20.

]I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
]Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
]The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.
]When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
and from all their distress he rescues them.
]The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
]Many are the troubles of the just man,
but out of them all the LORD delivers him.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

3,31-36.

]The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven is above all.
]He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
]Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy.
]For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.
]The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him.
]Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.

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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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