Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, May 26 2018

Saturday of the Seventh week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Seventh week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter of James

5,13-20.

]Beloved : Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise.
]Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord,
]and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
]Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
]Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land.
]Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
]My brothers, if anyone among you should stray from the truth and someone bring him back,
]he should know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Psalm

Psalms

141(140),1-2.3.8.

]LORD, I call to you; come quickly to help me;
listen to my plea when I call.
]Let my prayer be incense before you;
my uplifted hands an evening sacrifice.
]Set a guard, LORD, before my mouth,
a gatekeeper at my lips.
]My eyes are upon you, O GOD, my Lord;
in you I take refuge; do not strip me of life.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

10,13-16.

]People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
]When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
]Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it."
]Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.

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St. Philip Neri(Priest (1515-1595) - Memorial)

SAINT PHILIP NERI Priest (1515-1595) Philip was from a line of saints who consoled and blessed the Church during the sixteenth century. After a holy childhood, he left Florence to travel, but soon renounced worldly favors and pursued a religious vocation. While receiving spiritual formation in Rome, theHoly Spirit alighted upon him in visible form. He would have gone to India, but God reserved him for Rome. Under the hands of Mary, as he said, the Oratory grew up, and all Rome was pervaded and transformed by its spirit. Miracles and superabundant grace marked Philip's life. He experienced states of ecstasy, read the hearts of men, foretold their future and knew their eternal destiny. His touch gave health of body, and his very look calmed troubled souls and drove away temptation. "When I met him in the street," says one, "he would pat my cheek and say, 'Well, how is Don Pellegrino?' and leave me so full of joy that I could not tell which way I was going." Philip inspired confidence and love in God and was the common refuge and consoler of all. When sad or perplexed,Fabrizio de Massimi would stand at Philip's door. He said it was enough to see him, to be near him. Others said that when he playfully pulled their hair or their ears, their hearts would bound with joy. Marcio Altieri felt such overflowing gladness in his presence that he said Philip's room was a paradise on earth. Long after Philip's death, it was enough for many, when troubled, to go into his room to find their hearts lightened and gladdened. Philip Neri passed away at the age of 80 in 1595. He bears the title, "Apostle of Rome."

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