Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, November 10 2018
Saturday of the Thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
Saturday of the Thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingLetter to the Philippians
4,10-19.]Brothers and sisters: I rejoice greatly in the Lord that now at last you revived your concern for me. You were, of course, concerned about me but lacked an opportunity.
]Not that I say this because of need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I find myself, to be self-sufficient.
]I know indeed how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need.
]I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.
]Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.
]You Philippians indeed know that at the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, not a single church shared with me in an account of giving and receiving, except you alone.
]For even when I was at Thessalonica you sent me something for my needs, not only once but more than once.
]It is not that I am eager for the gift; rather, I am eager for the profit that accrues to your account.
]I have received full payment and I abound. I am very well supplied because of what I received from you through Epaphroditus, "a fragrant aroma," an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
]My God will fully supply whatever you need, in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Psalms
112(111),1-2.5-6.8a.9.]Blessed the man who fears the LORD,
who greatly delights in his commands.
]His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth;
the upright generation shall be blessed.
]Well for the man who is gracious and lends,
who conducts his affairs with justice;
]He shall never be moved;
the just one shall be in everlasting remembrance.
]His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear.
]Lavishly he gives to the poor,
his justice shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
16,9-15.]Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
]The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.
]If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
]If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?
]No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
]The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him.
]And he said to them, "You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God."
St. Leo the Great(Pope and Doctor of the Church († 461) - Memorial)
SAINT LEO THE GREATPope and Doctor of the Church( 461) St. Leo the Great was born in Tuscany, central Italy. He was appointed archdeacon of the Roman Church by St. Celestine and administered the Church together with Pope Sixtus III. When Pope Sixtus passed away, St. Leo succeeded him; and was consecrated on St. Michael's day in 440. St. Leo led the Church when Vandals and Huns invaded the empire's provinces and Nestorians, Pelagians and heretics wreaked havoc on souls. He contained the heresy of Eutyches who claimed that Jesus had one unique nature instead of being both God and man. Pope Leo responded with the true doctrine of the Incarnation, but Eutychianism gained a foothold in the Byzantine court. After three years, Pope Leo brought about the heresy's solemn condemnation at the Council of Chalcedon. The Fathers all signed St. Leo's tome and exclaimed, "Peter hath spoken by Leo." Soon after the Council, Attila and his Huns broke into Italy and marched through its burning cities toward Rome. St. Leo went out to meet him and prevailed upon him to turn back. Astonished to see the terrible Attila, the Scourge of God, fresh from the sack of Aquileia, Milan and Pavia, with the rich prize of Rome in his grasp, turn back to the Danube, Attila's chiefs asked why he acted so strangely. Attila replied that he saw two venerable personages, supposedly Sts. Peter and Paul, standing beside St. Leo. When Rome fell prey to the Vandals two years later, St. Leo again saved the city from destruction. He passed away in 461 after leading the Church for 20 years. He is the patron saint of catechists, administrators, popes and confessors.
St. Andrew Avellino(Priest (1561-1608))
SAINT ANDREW AVELLINO Priest (1521-1608) After a holy youth, Lancelot Avellino was ordained a priest in Naples. When he was 36 years old, he entered the Theatine Order and took the name Andrew to show his love for the Cross. For fifty years, Fr. Andrew was afflicted with a painful rupture, but did not use a carriage. Once, while he was carrying the Viaticum and a storm extinguished the lamps, a heavenly light encircled him, guided his steps and sheltered him from the rain. However, his pain was unrelieved. On the last day of his life, Fr. Andrew rose to celebrate Mass. At 89 years old, he barely reached the altar. After beginning the Judica, he fell forward in a fit of apoplexy. He was laid on a straw mattress; and his whole frame convulsed while Satan approached him in visible form. Then Our Lady's voice was heard: She bid Fr. Andrew's guardian angel send the tempter back to Hell and a calm and holy smile settled upon Fr. Andrew. He passed away after a grateful salutation to the image of Mother Mary.
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