Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, November 17 2018

Saturday of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Third Letter of John

1,5-8.

]Beloved, you are faithful in all you do for the brothers, especially for strangers;
]they have testified to your love before the church. Please help them in a way worthy of God to continue their journey.
]For they have set out for the sake of the Name and are accepting nothing from the pagans.
]Therefore, we ought to support such persons, so that we may be co-workers in the truth.

Psalm

Psalms

112(111),1-2.3-4.5-6.

]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.
]Wealth and riches shall be in his house;
his generosity shall endure forever.
]Light shines through the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious and merciful and just.
]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.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

18,1-8.

]Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said,
]"There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.
]And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.'
]For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, 'While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being,
]because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'"
]The Lord said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says.
]Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them?
]I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary((† 1231))

SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY ( 1231) St. Elizabeth was a Hungarian king's daughter and St. Hedwige's niece. She was betrothed to Louis Landgrave of Thuringia as an infant and was brought up in her future-husband's court. Shebecame a saintly queen and a mother to the poor. St. Elizabeth received the poor at her palace daily and built hospitals to serve them. Sometimes, she worked at the hospitals and dressed patients' sores.Once, when her husband found her carrying provisions, he opened her mantle and found beautiful red and white roses - although it was not the season for flowers. He bid her continue the missions, took one of the marvelous roses and kept it all his life. When St. Elizabeth's husband passed away, she and her children were driven from their home. With heroic virtue, she blessed the Cross, exalted the Holy Names and cared for her family. Through trials and tribulations, she continued advocating for the poor. Shepassed away in 1231 at 24 years old. She is a patron saint of nurses and the poor.

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St. Gregory Thaumaturgus(Bishop (3rd century))

SAINT GREGORY THAUMATURGUSBishop(3rd Century) St. Gregory was born in Pontus, modern-day Turkey. In 231, he studied philosophy under Origen in Palestine. He was led from the pursuit of human wisdom to Christ; and was consecrated bishop of Neo Cæsarea in Pontus. When St. Gregory lay awake one night, an elderly man appeared and pointed to a Lady of supernatural beauty who radiated heavenly light. The man was St. John the Evangelist, and the Blessed Virgin Mary asked him to instruct St. Gregory. St. John gave St. Gregory a creed that contained the full doctrine of the Trinity. Gregory set it in writing, directed all his preaching by it and handed it down to his successors. St. Gregory exorcised demons, foretold the future and preserved his flock from heresies. At his word, a rock moved from its place, a river changed its course and a lake dried up. The accounts of his miracles are exceptional, hence his title "Thaumaturgus." After he passed away in the year 270, the Creed preserved his flock from Arianism.

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