Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, November 26 2016

Saturday of the Thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Revelation

22,1-7.

]John said: An angel showed me the river of life-giving water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
]down the middle of its street. On either side of the river grew the tree of life that produces fruit twelve times a year, once each month; the leaves of the trees serve as medicine for the nations.
]Nothing accursed will be found there anymore. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him.
]They will look upon his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
]Night will be no more, nor will they need light from lamp or sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever.
]And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true, and the Lord, the God of prophetic spirits, sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon."
]"Behold, I am coming soon." Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.

Psalm

Psalms

95(94),1-2.3-5.6-7.

]Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;
let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.
]Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.
]For the LORD is a great God,
And a great king above all gods;
]In his hands are the depths of the earth,
And the tops of the mountains are his.
]His is the sea, for he has made it,
And the dry land, which his hands have formed.
]Come, let us bow down in worship;
let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
]For he is our God,
and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

21,34-36.

]Jesus said to his disciples: "Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise
]like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
]Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man."

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St. Peter of Alexandria(Bishop and Martyr († 311))

SAINT PETER OF ALEXANDRIA, Bishop and Martyr ( 311) St. Peter governed the church in Alexandria during Diocletian's persecution. He was the first to excommunicate Melitius and Arius, the schismatics. He upheld the Apostles Creed and Traditions and shielded his flock from persecution. St. Peter resisted the efforts of heretics to divide the Church. "Heresy turns the mood against the mind," wrote GK Chesterton. Arius is perhaps the most notable schismatic who declared that Jesus Christ is a man and not God. In doing so, he predated the teachings of Islam on Jesus' divinity by 300-something years.

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St. Sylvester(Abbot († 1267))

Saint Sylvester Abbot ( 1267) St. Sylvester was a nobleman from Osimo, Picenum (modern Ancona, Italy). He possessed a keen intellect and was morally upright. After being instructed in sacred learning and made a canon, he became a model of piety and disinterested love. Upon verifying a relative's remains at a funeral, he was struck by the reality of sin and death. St. Sylvester went to a desert and conformed himself to Christ. He worked, meditated and exercised the norms of piety. He disciplined his urges through vigils, prayer and fasting. He gave his body a little less than it asked for (St. Jose Maria Escriva). St. Sylvester sometimes changed his dwelling place to secure his hermitic vocation. He eventually arrived in Monte Fano and built a church in honor of St. Benedict. In doing so, he laid the foundation of the Congregation of Sylvestrines. St. Sylvester guided monks in spiritual life and worked with docility to the Holy Spirit. With authority from his priestly character, he prophesied and exorcised demons. In 1267, he passed away and joined the Church Triumphant in heaven. St. Sylvester nurtured his faith for it to grow and encountered Christ in the ordinary moments of each day. The Catechism's teaching rings true: "Through a plan of sheer loving goodness, God created us; to communicate Himself to us and make us sharers in His own blessed life" (CCC 1). Let us emulate St. Sylvester in the norms of piety and daily prayers.

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St. Leonard of Port Maurice()

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