Saturday of the Thirty-first week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Philippians

4,10-19.

Brothers and sisters: I rejoice greatly in the Lord that now at last you revived your concern for me. You were, of course, concerned about me but lacked an opportunity.
Not that I say this because of need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I find myself, to be self-sufficient.
I know indeed how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need.
I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.
Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.
You Philippians indeed know that at the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, not a single church shared with me in an account of giving and receiving, except you alone.
For even when I was at Thessalonica you sent me something for my needs, not only once but more than once.
It is not that I am eager for the gift; rather, I am eager for the profit that accrues to your account.
I have received full payment and I abound. I am very well supplied because of what I received from you through Epaphroditus, "a fragrant aroma," an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
My God will fully supply whatever you need, in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Psalms

112(111),1-2.5-6.8a.9.

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.
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.
His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear.
Lavishly he gives to the poor,
his justice shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

16,9-15.

Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.
If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?
No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him.
And he said to them, "You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God."

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St. Bertilla(Abbess (7th century))

SAINT BERTILLA Abbess (7th century) St. Bertilla was born to an illustrious family in the territory of Soissons, France, during the reign of Dagobert I. Emulating her family's virtues, she shunned worldly vanity and avoided near occasions of sin. She longed for the consecrated life, but did not tell her parents. She first consulted St. Ouen, who encouraged her and helped her resolution. When St. Bertilla announced her desire to profess vows, her parents did not oppose it. Rather, they encouraged her. They helped her move to Jouarre, a great monastery in Brie, four leagues from Meaux, where she was received with great joy and trained in monastic perfection. By her humility toward her sisters, St. Bertilla seemed every one's servant; and acquitted herself with such great charity that she was chosen prioress to assist the abbess. Around the year 646, she was appointed as the first abbess of the abbey of Chelles. She administered the abbey with heroic virtue for forty-six years.

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