Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, November 15 2016
Tuesday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time
Tuesday of the Thirty-third week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Revelation
3,1-6.14-22.]I, John, heard the Lord saying to me: "To the angel of the church in Sardis, write this: 'The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this: "I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
]Be watchful and strengthen what is left, which is going to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
]Remember then how you accepted and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not watchful, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come upon you.
]However, you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy."
]"The victor will thus be dressed in white, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and of his angels.
]Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
]"To the angel of the church in Laodicea, write this: 'The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the source of God's creation, says this:
]"I know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot.
]So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
]For you say, 'I am rich and affluent and have no need of anything', and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
]I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white garments to put on so that your shameful nakedness may not be exposed, and buy ointment to smear on your eyes so that you may see.
]Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.
]"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (then) I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.
]I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne.
]Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
Psalms
15(14),2-3a.3bc-4ab.5.]He who walks blamelessly and does justice;
who thinks the truth in his heart
]and slanders not with his tongue.
]Who harms not his fellow man,
]nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;
]By whom the reprobate is despised,
]while he honors those who fear the LORD.
]Who lends not his money at usury
and accepts no bribe against the innocent.
One who does these things
shall never be disturbed.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
19,1-10.]At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town.
]Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man,
]was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
]So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way.
]When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house."
]And he came down quickly and received him with joy.
]When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner."
]But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over."
]And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham.
]For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."
St. Albert the Great((c. 1200-1280))
SAINT ALBERT the GREAT Bishop and Doctor of Church (c. 1200-1280) Albert is called The Great because of his extraordinary learning and mentorship of great saints. He was born in Lauingen, on the Danube in Swabia, southwestern Germany. He was carefully educated and pursued higher learning in Padua. At the urging of the blessed Jordan, Master General of the Order of Preachers, and against the opposition of his uncle, Albert sought admission to the order of St. Dominic. During his novitiate, he was conspicuous for his piety and strict observance of the rule.He emulated St. Dominic by accepting the Holy Virgin's spiritual motherhood and by praying Her Rosary. After completing his studies in Cologne, Albert was appointed professor in Hildesheim, Fribourg, Ratisbon and Strasbourg. He gained fame as a professor in Paris and became St. Thomas Aquinas' teacher. He refuted William's allegations against the mendicant orders before Pope Alexander IV in Anagni and was later consecrated bishop of Ratisbon. In giving counsel and settling disputes, Bp. Albert carried himself so admirably that he earned the title of peacemaker. He wrote many things on almost every branch of learning, but especially on sacred subjects. He also composed magnificent works about the Sacrament of the Altar. Bp. Albert passed away in the year 1280. He was venerated in many dioceses and by the Order of Preachers. At the request of the Congregation of Sacred Rites, Pope Pius XI gave him the title of doctor and extended his feast to the Universal Church. He is a patron for students of the natural sciences.
St. Raphael Kalinowski(O.C.D. († 1907))
Raphael Kalinowski O.C.D. (1835-1907) Father Raphael of Saint Joseph Kalinowski was born in Vilna, Lithuania, on September 1, 1835, and named Joseph in baptism. His father taught at the Institute for Nobles and he soon received the maximum distinction in studies. He afterward studied at the school of agriculture in Hory, Czechia, from 1851 to 1852. From 1853 to 1857, Joseph studied at the Academy of Military Engineering in St. Petersburg. He obtained his degree and the rank of lieutenant and was appointed lecturer in mathematics at the same academy. In 1859, he took part in designing the Kursk-Kiev-Odessa railway. In 1863, when Polish insurrection broke out, Joseph resigned from the Russian forces and accepted the post of Minister of War for the region of Vilna in the rebel army. On March 24, 1864, he was arrested and sentenced to death: a penalty that was mitigated to 10 years of hard labor in Siberia. With admirable strength of spirit and patient love for his fellow exiles, he transmitted a spirit of prayer, serenity and hope, while also giving material help and encouragement. After being repatriated in 1874, he accepted the post of tutor to the Venerable Servant of God, Augusto Czartoryski. His influence was such that Augusto discovered a priestly vocation and was received into the Salesians by their founder, Saint John Bosco, in 1887. He then entered the Discalced Carmelites in Graz, Austria, and received the religious name Brother Raphael of Saint Joseph. After studying theology in Hungary, he was ordained a priest in Czerna, near Krakow, on January 15, 1882. Fr. Raphael lifted up penitents in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, worked to reunify the Church and assisted his Carmelite brothers and sisters. He founded many Carmelite monasteries in Poland after their suppression by Russia. His superiors entrusted him with many important offices, which he carried out faithfully until passing away on November 15, 1907, at his monastery in Wadowice. He was buried in Czerna, near Krakow. Fr. Raphael was noted for his sanctity by Cardinals Dunajewski, Puzyna, Kakowski and Gotti. The Ordinary Process for his beatification was set in motion at the Curia of Krakow from 1934 to 1938. The decree for his writings was in 1943, his cause was introduced in 1952 and the Congregation's apostolic process was from 1953 to 1956. On October 11, 1980, Pope John Paul II promulgated the decree on the heroicity of his virtues. He was beatified in Krakow on June 22, 1983, after the miraculous healing of the Reverend Mis. In 1989, the Canonical Process began when the Curia of Krakow investigated the extraordinary healing of a young child. Doctors, theologians and cardinals affirmed the miraculous healing; and on July 10, 1990, Pope John Paul II, approved the miracle for canonization. The Consistory of November 26, 1990, agreed to canonize Blessed Raphael Kalinowski; and the ceremony was held on Sunday, November 17, 1991. Saint Raphael Kalinowski is a patron for soldiers and officers of Poland.
Bl. Mary of the Passion((1839-1904))
Blessed Mary of the Passion Foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary(1839-1904) Bl. Mary was born on May 21, 1839, in Nantes, France; and was baptized Hélène Marie Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville. In April 1856, during a retreat, she first experienced God's calling to a consecrated life. Her mother's unexpected passing delayed her profession of vows. In December 1860, with the bishop's consent, she entered the Poor Clares, drawn by St. Francis' simplicity and poverty of spirit. On January 23, 1861, Mary had a profound experience of God who invited her to offer herself as a victim for the Church and the pope. A short time after, she became seriously ill and was obliged to leave the monastery. When she recovered, her confessor directed her towards the Society of Marie Reparatrice. She entered in 1864; and on the following August 15, in Toulouse, received the religious habit with the name Mary of the Passion. In March 1865, while still a novice, Mary was sent to India, to the Apostolic Vicariate of Madurai, and confided to the Society of Jesus. The Reparatrice sisters were tasked with forming the sisters of the congregation and other apostolic activities. It was there that she pronounced temporary vows on May 3, 1866.In July 1867, she was named provincial superior of the three convents of the Reparatrice. Under her guidance, the works developed and peace in the mission was reestablished. In 1874, a new house was founded in Ootacamund, in the Vicariate of Coimbatore, and entrusted to the Paris Foreign Mission Society. However, in 1876, the dissensions in Madurai became so acute that some religious, among them Mary, were driven from the Society. They reunited in Ootacamund under the jurisdiction of the Vicar Apostolic of Coimbatore, Monsignor Joseph Bardou MEP. In November 1876, Mary went to Rome to regularize the situation of the twenty separated sisters. On January 6, 1877, she obtained Pius IX's authorization to found a new institute called the Missionaries of Mary. On the suggestion of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide, Mary opened a novitiate in Saint-Brieuc, France. In April 1880 and June 1882, Mary went to Rome and resolved difficulties that threatened the Institute. The June 1882 journey marked an important stage in her life: She was authorized to open a house in Rome and rediscovered Franciscan direction through providential circumstances. On October 4, 1882, in the Church of the Aracoeli, she was received into the Third Order of Saint Francis. She began a friendship with Fr. Bernardin de Portogruaro, the minister general, who supported her with paternal solicitude. In March 1883, because of latent opposition, Mary was deposed as the Institute's superior. However, she was vindicated after an inquiry ordered by Leo XIII. She was reelected at the Chapter of July 1884; and her Institute developed rapidly. On August 12, 1885, both the laudatory decree and that of affiliation to the Order of Friars Minor were issued. The constitutions were approved ad experimentum on July 17, 1890, and definitively on May 11, 1896. Mary's zeal was boundless in responding to the calls of the poor and the abandoned. She was particularly interested in the promotion of women and the social question. With intelligence and discretion, she offered collaboration to pioneers who were working in these spheres. Her intense activity drew its dynamism from contemplation of the great mysteries of faith. For her, everything led to the Trinity and unity of God, who is truth communicating itself and seeing itself. Jesus in the Eucharist was for her "The Great Missionary," and Our Lady's motherly care traced out for her the path of unconditional love and generosity toward the work. In 1900, Mary's Institute received the seal of blood through the martyrdom of seven Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The missionaries were beatified in 1946 and canonized during the Great Jubilee of the year 2000. To be the spiritual mother of these missionaries who had known how to live to the shedding of their blood was a great sorrow, a great joy and a time of great emotion. Mary died peacefully in San Remo on November 15, 1904, after a brief illness. She left more than 2,000 religious and 86 houses across four continents. Her relics are venerated in a private oratory of the General House of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Rome. In February 1918, in San Remo, the informative process was opened for the cause of beatification and canonization. In 1941, the decree on the writings was promulgated. Numerous postulatory letters were addressed to the Holy See from all parts of the world in favor of the cause of the Servant of God. After the consultors voted unanimously in its favor, the Decree for the Introduction of the Cause was published on January 19, 1979. On June 28, 1999, Pope John Paul II solemnly promulgated the decree on the heroicity of the virtues of Mother Mary of the Passion. On March 5, 2002, the healing of a religious suffering from pulmonary and vertebral TBC, Pott's Disease, was recognized as a miracle granted by God through the intercession of the Venerable Mary of the Passion. OnOctober 20, 2002, Mary of the Passion was beatified.
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