Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, November 14 2016

Monday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

Monday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Revelation

1,1-4.2,1-5a.

]The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
]who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw.
]Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.
]John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
]"To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write this: 'The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands says this:
]"I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate the wicked; you have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and discovered that they are impostors.
]Moreover, you have endurance and have suffered for my name, and you have not grown weary.
]Yet I hold this against you: you have lost the love you had at first.
]Realize how far you have fallen. Repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent."

Psalm

Psalms

1,1-2.3.4.6.

]Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
]But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
]He is like a tree
planted near running water,
that yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
]Not so, the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
]For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

18,35-43.

]As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,
]and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.
]They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
]He shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!"
]The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!"
]Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
]What do you want me to do for you? He replied, "Lord, please let me see."
]Jesus told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you."
]He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.

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St. Lawrence O'Toole(Archbishop of Dublin (c. 1125-1180))

SAINT LAWRENCE O'TOOLE Archbishop of Dublin (c. 1125-1180) St. Lawrence was born circa 1125. At 10 years old, his father delivered him as a hostage to the king of Leinster, Dermod Mac Murchad. St. Lawrence was maltreated; and was soon transferred to the bishop of Glendalough in the county of Wicklow. When the bishop who also served as abbot passed away, St. Lawrence succeeded him. At 25 years old, St. Lawrence governed the monastic community virtuously and prudently. In 1161, he was unanimously chosen to fill the new metropolitan see of Dublin. Around 1171, St. Lawrence visited King Henry II in Canterbury and was received by the Benedictine monks of Christ Church. The following day, while walking to the altar, a maniac struck him on the head. Everyone thought he was mortally wounded; but to their astonishment, he came to himself, blessed some water and washed the wound. Immediately, the blood was stanched and he celebrated Mass. Like every saint who chose Christ over human respect, St. Lawrence overcame setbacks and opposition. In response to clerical abuses, he sacked over 150 churchmen. When Henry II of England became infuriated with Ireland's monarch Roderic in 1175, St. Lawrence negotiated their reconciliation. King Henry was so moved by St. Lawrence that he left the entire matter to the Archbishop's discretion. St. Lawrence passed away on November 14, 1180. His relics are enshrined at the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Laurent d'Eu, while his heart remains in Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral. He is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Dublin.

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