Friday of the Twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Galatians

Brothers and sisters: Realize that it is those who have faith who are children of Abraham.
Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, "Through you shall all the nations be blessed."
Consequently, those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham who had faith.
For all who depend on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not persevere in doing all the things written in the book of the law."
And that no one is justified before God by the law is clear, for "the one who is righteous by faith will live."
But the law does not depend on faith; rather, "the one who does these things will live by them."
Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree,"
that the blessing of Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Psalms

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
Majesty and glory are his work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
He has given food to those who fear him;
He will forever be mindful of his covenant.
He has made known to his people the power of his works,
giving them the inheritance of the nations.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: "By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons."
Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.
But he knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.
And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.
If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe.
But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."
When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, 'I shall return to my home from which I came.'
But upon returning, it finds it swept clean and put in order.
Then it goes and brings back seven other spirits more wicked than itself who move in and dwell there, and the last condition of that person is worse than the first."

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. They were ensnared during the Roman persecutions and laid down their lives rather than apostatize. St. Tarachus and his companions were arrested in Pompeiopolis. They were imprisoned in Tharsis and tortured. A second examination in Mopsuestia was more horrible. Yet a third examination in Anazarbis failed to shake their faith. As capital punishment, the Governor threw St. Tarachus and his companions to hungry lions in the amphitheater. However, when the lions were set loose, they crouched at St. Tarachus' feet and nursed his wounds. The judge then had St. Tarachus and his companions killed by gladiators.

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

St. Damien of MolokaiPriest (1840-1889) St. Damien left his Order when he volunteered to serve victims of leprosy in Molokai, Hawaii. The disease was then incurable, and St. Damien contracted it after more than a decade of service. By laying down his life, he became alter Christus, "another Christ." Born in 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, he 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 in Molokai's leper colony. 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 in 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, in 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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