Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time

Book of Jonah

4,1-11.

Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry that God did not carry out the evil he threatened against Nineveh.
"I beseech you, LORD," he prayed, "is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, rich in clemency, loathe to punish.
And now, LORD, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
But the LORD asked, "Have you reason to be angry?"
Jonah then left the city for a place to the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city.
And when the LORD God provided a gourd plant, that grew up over Jonah's head, giving shade that relieved him of any discomfort, Jonah was very happy over the plant.
But the next morning at dawn God sent a worm which attacked the plant, so that it withered.
And when the sun arose, God sent a burning east wind; and the sun beat upon Jonah's head till he became faint. Then he asked for death, saying, "I would be better off dead than alive."
But God said to Jonah, "Have you reason to be angry over the plant?" "I have reason to be angry," Jonah answered, "angry enough to die."
Then the LORD said, "You are concerned over the plant which cost you no labor and which you did not raise; it came up in one night and in one night it perished.
And should I not be concerned over Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot distinguish their right hand from their left, not to mention the many cattle?"

Psalms

86(85),3-4.5-6.9-10.

Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my pleading.
All the nations you have made shall come
and worship you, O Lord,
and glorify your name.
For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds;
you alone are God.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

11,1-4.

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."
He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread
and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test."

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St. Tarachus and his Companions(Martyrs († 304))

SAINT TARACHUS and his Companions Martyrs ( 304) In 304 A.D., Tarachus, Probus and Andronicus were arrested and martyred. Their crime was freedom of speech and faith in Jesus, the founder of Western Civilization. The martyrs were ensnared during the Roman persecutions, and laid down their lives rather than renounce their faith. Sts. Tarachus and his companions were arrested at Pompeiopolis. They were imprisoned in Tharsis and tortured. A second examination in Mopsuestia was more horrible. Yet a third examination at Anazarbis failed to shake their faith. Frustrated, the Governor ordered Sts. Tarachus and his companions thrown to hungry lions in the amphitheater. When the lions were set loose, they crouched at St. Tarachus' feet and nursed his wounds. Witnessing this, the judge ordered Sts. Tarachus and his companions killed by gladiators.

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St. Damien de Veuster(Priest (1840-1889))

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St. Damien of MolokaiPriest (1840-1889) St. Damien left his Order when he volunteered to serve victims of leprosy at Molokai, Hawaii. The disease was then incurable, and St. Damien contracted it after more than a decade of service. By laying down his life, St. Damien became alter Christus, "another Christ." Born at Tremelo, Belgium, on January 3, 1840, St. Damien was christened Joseph. He joined the Sacred Hearts Fathers, and received the name Damien when he was 20. In 1864, Damien was sent to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was ordained. For the next nine years, he worked in missions on the big island, Hawaii. In 1873, Fr. Damien volunteered to permanently live and work on the leper colony at Molokai. He cared for all victims, including children who were also segregated. In 1885, Fr. Damien revealed he had leprosy. He continued building hospitals, clinics, churches and some six hundred coffins. He passed away on April 15 at Molokai. He was declared venerable in 1977, and beatified on June 4, 1995, by Pope John Paul II. He was canonized on October 11, 2009, at Rome, in the presence of King Albert II of the Belgians and Queen Paola, as well as the Belgian Prime Minister and several cabinet ministers. "Not without fear and loathing," Pope Benedict said, "Fr. Damian made the choice to go on the island of Molokai in the service of lepers ... The servant of the Word became a suffering servant, leper with the lepers during the last four years of his life. ... To follow Christ, Father Damian not only left his homeland, but also staked his health. So he, as the word of Jesus in today's Gospel tells us, received eternal life."

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St. Firminus()

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