Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, October 15 2019

Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Romans

1,16-25.

]Brothers and sisters: I am not ashamed of the Gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: for Jew first, and then Greek.
]For in it is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous by faith will live."
]The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
]For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them.
]Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse;
]for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
]While claiming to be wise, they became fools
]and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of snakes.
]Therefore, God handed them over to impurity through the lusts of their hearts for the mutual degradation of their bodies.
]They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Psalm

Psalms

19(18),2-3.4-5.

]The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
]Day pours out the word to day,
and night to night imparts knowledge.
]Not a word nor a discourse
whose voice is not heard;
]Through all the earth their voice resounds,
and to the ends of the world, their message.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

11,37-41.

]After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat.
]The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.
]The Lord said to him, "Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil.
]You fools! Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?
]But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you."

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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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