Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

Book of Revelation

I, John, looked and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud one who looked like a son of man, with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud, "Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the time to reap has come, because the earth's harvest is fully ripe."
So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven who also had a sharp sickle.
Then another angel (came) from the altar, (who) was in charge of the fire, and cried out in a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, "Use your sharp sickle and cut the clusters from the earth's vines, for its grapes are ripe."
So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth's vintage. He threw it into the great wine press of God's fury.

Psalms

Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
He governs the peoples with equity.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them.
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult before the LORD.
The LORD comes,
he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said,
"All that you see here--the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down."
Then they asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?"
He answered, "See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time has come.' Do not follow them!
When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end."
Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky."

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

SAINT PETER OF ALEXANDRIA, Bishop, 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 their Traditions, and resisted secular forces and heretical sabotage. St. Peter and his predecessors shielded their flock from persecution. In proclaiming the Gospel, Christians exercised free speech and laid the foundation of Western civilization. Thus, the Church raised up the Western world from the darkness of pagan sacrifice; raising the dignity of man and woman and making them sharers in God's divine life. St. Peter resisted the efforts of heretics to divide the Church. "Heresy turns the mood against the mind," said Chesterton. Arius is perhaps one of the most notable schismatics: He declared that Jesus Christ was a man and not God. In doing so, he predated the teachings of Islam on Jesus' divinity by 300-something years. St. Peter was martyred and united to Jesus in a death like His (Rom 6:5). When we conform ourselves to God by receiving the sacraments, we unite ourselves to Jesus' life. St. Peter is not only the rock of the Church but the steward of Western civilization (Mt 16:18,19).

St. Sylvester(Abbot († 1267))

Saint Sylvester Abbot ( 1267) St. Sylvester was from a patrician family of Osimo, Picenum (modern Ancona, Italy). As a youth, he was conspicuous for his keen intellect and upright conduct. After he was instructed in sacred learning and made a canon, he became an example of piety and disinterested love toward others. At a relative's funeral, when he verified the remains, he was struck by the reality of sin and death. Sylvester went to the desert and conformed himself to Christ. He worked, meditated and performed the norms of piety. He also disciplined his urges through vigils, prayer and fasting. He gave his body a little less than it asked for (St. Jose Maria Escriva). Sylvester sometimes changed his dwelling place to secure his hermitic vocation. At length, he arrived in Monte Fano and built a church in honor of St. Benedict. By doing so, he laid the foundation of the Congregation of Sylvestrines. Sylvester guided monks in regularity and devotions with docility to the Holy Spirit. With authority of 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. In drawing near to Christ, he encountered the Lord in this way: "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 emulate St. Sylvester in the norms of piety and daily prayers.

St. Leonard of Port Maurice()

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