Christ the King - Solemnity

Book of Ezekiel

34,11-12.15-17.

Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep.
As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark.
I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD.
The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal but the sleek and the strong I will destroy, shepherding them rightly.
As for you, my sheep, says the Lord GOD, I will judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.

Psalms

23(22),1-2a.2b-3.5.6.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
He refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
For his name's sake.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

First Letter to the Corinthians

15,20-26.28.

Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.
For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life,
but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ;
then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power.
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death,
When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will (also) be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

25,31-46.

Jesus said to his disciples: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,
and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.'
Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'
And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'
Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'
Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?'
He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.'
And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

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

SAINT PETER OF ALEXANDRIA, Bishop, Martyr ( 311) St. Peter governed the Church of Alexandria during the persecution of Diocletian. He was the first to excommunicate Melitius and Arius, the schismatics. Upholding the Apostles Creed and the Church's Traditions, St. Peter resisted both secular forces and heretical sabotage to guide the Church through this tumultuous period. St. Peter and the bishops before him shielded their flock from persecution: the first civil rights movement in Western history. Founded upon free speech and dialogue, the Church raised up the Western world from the darkness of pagan sacrifice; raising up the dignity of man and woman; and through Jesus' ministry making them worthy of God Himself. After guarding Christians from being murdered, the Pope resisted the efforts of heretics to hijack the Church. Heresy always turns the mood against the mind says Chesterton. Arius encouraged dissatisfied people to repeat what he had said: they felt validation by pleasing one another. By saying Jesus Christ was just a man and not God, Arius predated the teachings of Islam on the divinity of Jesus by 300-something years. St. Peter was performing his Apostolic duty - carrying out the ministry and Traditions that Jesus taught His Apostles - when he was martyred. Laying down his life for others' sake, he became like Jesus. By speaking the truth and upholding freedom of speech, St. Peter is not just the rock of the Church, but of Western civilization (Mt. 16:18,19).

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St. Sylvester(Abbot († 1267))

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Saint Sylvester Abbot ( 1267) St. Sylvester was from a patrician family at Osimo, Picenum (modern Ancona, Italy). In his youth, he was remarkable for his keen intellect and upright conduct. Once instructed in sacred learning and made a canon, he set the example of regularity in devotions and disinterested love toward others. At the funeral of a relative who was also a nobleman, Sylvester saw the open tomb and grasped the reality of sin and death. To better serve the Mystical Body of Christ, Sylvester went to the desert to perfect his spirit. He conformed his will and intellect to the Divine through vigils, prayer and fasting: always giving his body a little less than it asked for (St. Jose Maria Escriva). True tohis vocation as a solitary and mystic, he sometimes changed his dwelling place. At length, he arrived at Monte Fano, a removed place, and built a church in honor of St. Benedict. In doing so, he laid the foundations of the Congregation of Sylvestrines. At Monte Fano, Sylvester guided the monks through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. He also prophesied and exorcised demons. He passed away in 1267, and joined the Church Triumphant in heaven. St. Sylvester nurtured his faith in order for it to grow. "Through a plan of sheer loving goodness, He (God) created us; to communicate Himself to us and make us sharers in His own blessed life" (CCC 1). Let us follow St. Sylvester's example by regularly praying and participating in the life of the Church.

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St. Leonard of Port Maurice()

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