Saturday of the Twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time

Book of Joel

Thus says the LORD: Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there will I sit in judgment upon all the neighboring nations.
Apply the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; Come and tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for great is their malice.
Crowd upon crowd in the valley of decision; For near is the day of the LORD in the valley of decision.
Sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withhold their brightness.
The LORD roars from Zion, and from Jerusalem raises his voice; The heavens and the earth quake, but the LORD is a refuge to his people, a stronghold to the men of Israel.
Then shall you know that I, the LORD, am your God, dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain; Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall pass through her no more.
And then, on that day, the mountains shall drip new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk; And the channels of Judah shall flow with water: A fountain shall issue from the house of the LORD, to water the Valley of Shittim.
Egypt shall be a waste, and Edom a desert waste, Because of violence done to the people of Judah, because they shed innocent blood in their land.
But Judah shall abide forever, and Jerusalem for all generations.
I will avenge their blood, and not leave it unpunished. The LORD dwells in Zion.

Psalms

The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
let the many islands be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about him,
justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his justice,
and all peoples see his glory.
Light dawns for the just;
And gladness, for the upright of heart.
Be glad in the LORD, you just,
And give thanks to his holy name.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed."
He replied, "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."

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."

St. Firminus()

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