Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, October 15 2016

Saturday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Ephesians

1,15-23.

]Brothers and sisters, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the holy ones,
]do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
]that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him.
]May the eyes of (your) hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,
]and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe, in accord with the exercise of his great might,
]which he worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens,
]far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named not only in this age but also in the one to come.
]And he put all things beneath his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
]which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.

Psalm

Psalms

8,2-3ab.4-5.6-7.

]O LORD, our LORD,
How glorious is your name over all the earth!
You have exalted your majesty above the heavens.
]Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
]You have fashioned praise because of your foes.
]When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
The moon and the stars which you set in place?
]What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
]You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
]You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

12,8-12.

]Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God.
]But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.
]Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
]When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say.
]For the holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say."

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St. Teresa of Jesus(Virgin and Doctor of the Church (1515-1582) - Memorial)

SAINT TERESA OF JESUSVirgin and Doctor of the Church(1515-1582) St. Teresa is one of the Church's greatest lights. She authored brilliant spiritual classics, reformed the Carmelite orders, founded convents and monasteries and persevered despite opposition from senior churchmen. The Carmelite orders are spiritual powerhouses transmitting the true spirit of Catholicism while her works continue bearing spiritual fruit in the lives of readers. At 7 years old, St. Teresa ran away from home in hopes of being martyred by the Moors. When she was brought back and asked her reason for leaving, she replied, "I want to see God, and I must die before I can see Him." Later, she built a hermitage in the garden with her brother. Against the wishes of her father, St. Teresa became a Carmelite nun. Frivolous conversations checked her progress until she gave her heart undivided to God. Afterward, at 31 years old, she received a vision of the place in eternity where her faults would have placed her. From that moment onward, she mistrusted her emotions and relied entirely upon the will of God. She reformed her Order, was favored with distinct commands from our Lord and attained union with God or the divine union of love (St. John of the Cross). St. Teresa initiated and carried out the reform of the Carmelite order. The Founder's spirit had been weakened over centuries of relaxation. St. Teresa's reforms returned the order to its founding principles of spiritual poverty and contemplative life. She encountered St. John of the Cross who became her staunchest supporter and carried out the reformation of the male Carmelite orders. They were often held back and sidelined by their superiors until the Spanish king or the pope intervened. Together, they worked, founded monasteries and convents and reformed every branch of the Carmelites. St. Teresa was vigilant against conceitedness and acted obediently to her confessors until the very end. Shepassed away on October 4, 1582. She was canonized on April 24, 1614, because of her heroic virtues and the miracles proceeding from her intercession. She is the patron saint of Spain, the sick, the persecuted and those in religious orders.

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