Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Galatians

Brothers and sisters: If you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness,
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions,
occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Now those who belong to Christ (Jesus) have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.

Psalms

Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
that yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
Not so, the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

The Lord said: "Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others.
Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces.
Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk."
Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, "Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too."
And he said, "Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them."

St. Marguerite d'Youville(Religious (1701-1771))

MARGUERITE d'YOUVILLE is the first native Canadian saint to be canonized. She was born on October 15, 1701, in Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest child of Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais and Marie-Renée Gaultier. Her father passed away when she was 7, but thanks to her great grandfather, Pierre Boucher, she was able to study for two years with the Ursulines in Quebec. Upon her return, she became an invaluable support to her mother and undertook the education of her brothers and sisters.Marguerite married François d'Youville in 1722 and moved to his mother's house. She soon realized that her husband had no interest in making a home life. His frequent absences and illegal liquor trading with the Indians caused her great suffering. She was pregnant with their sixth child when François became seriously ill. She faithfully cared for him until his death in 1730. By 29, she had suffered poverty, the loss of her father and husband, and four of her six children had died in infancy.In all her sufferings, Marguerite grew her supernatural virtues. She undertook many charitable works with trust in God, who she loved as a Father. She provided for the education of her two sons who later became priests, and welcomed a blind woman into her home. Marguerite was soon joined by three young women who shared her love and concern for the poor. On December 31, 1737, they consecrated themselves to God and promised to serve Him in the person of the poor. Without realizing it, Marguerite had become the foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, the "Grey Nuns."Marguerite fought for the rights of the poor and broke with social conventions. It was a daring move that made her the object of ridicule and taunts by her own relatives and neighbors. Despite many obstacles, she persevered. She was in weakened health and mourning the death of one of her companions when a fire destroyed their home. The event only deepened Marguerite commitment to the poor. On February 2, 1745, she and two early companions pledged everything in common to help a greater number of persons in need. Two years later, Marguerite was asked to become the director of the Charon Brothers Hospital in Montreal, which was falling into disrepair. She, her sisters and their lay collaborators rebuilt the hospital and cared for those in need.In 1765, a fire destroyed the hospital, but Marguerite's faith and courage were unshaken. She asked her sisters and the poor who lived in the hospital to recognize the hand of God and to offer Him praise. At 64, she undertook the reconstruction of this shelter. Exhausted from a lifetime of work, Marguerite passed away on December 23, 1771.St. Marguerite's sisters have served on almost every continent. Her mission is courageously carried on by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, the "Grey Nuns," and their sister communities: the Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe, the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, the Sisters of Charity of Quebec, the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart (Philadelphia) and the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Pembroke).

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque(Virgin (1647-1690))

SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE Virgin (1647-1690) St. Margaret of the Visitation Order was a mystic and apostle of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She was born in Lhautecour, France, on July 22, 1647. Her parents were Claude Alacoque and Philiberte Lamyn. At an early age, she showed intense love for the Blessed Sacrament. She also preferred silence and prayer over amusement. After her first communion at age 9, she practiced severe corporal mortifications in secret until paralysis confined her to bed for four years. After recuperating, she made a vow to the Blessed Virgin to consecrate herself to religious life and was immediately restored to perfect health. The death of her father and the injustice of a relative plunged her family into poverty, after which Margaret found greater consolation in the Blessed Sacrament. Around this time, Jesus made her sensible of His presence and protection. When Margaret was 17, the family property was recovered. At this, her mother persuaded her to establish herself, and that filial tenderness made Margaret believe that her childhood vow was not binding. One night, after returning from a ball, she had a vision of Christ during His scourging. On May 25, 1671, Margaret entered the Visitation Convent in Paray. In November, 1672, she pronounced her final vows. She had a delicate constitution, but was gifted with intelligence and good judgment. To mortify her senses, she selected otherwise hard and repugnant jobs. Here, Our Lordconfided the mission of establishing devotion to His Sacred Heart. These extraordinary occurrences drew the attention and critique of her community, who treated her as a visionary. In a turn of events, Margaret's grace and charity were not only recognized, but her mission was acknowledged by everyone, including her opponents. In the first revelation, Jesus said He ardently desires to be loved by men; to manifest His Heart with all Its treasures of love and mercy, sanctification and salvation. In the visions, Jesus called St. Margaret "the Beloved Disciple of the Sacred Heart."In her final illness, St. Margaret repeated Jesus' name. She passed away on October 17, 1690, in Paray-le-Monial. Her heroic virtues and the miracles proceeding from her intercession prove that she attained the beatific vision or seeing God face to face.

St. Hedwig(Religious (1174-1243))

SAINT HEDWIG Religious (1174-1243) St. Hedwig was the wife of Henry, the Duke of Silesia. They had six children together. Hedwig led a richly-interior, outwardly-simple life. Her state in court was brilliant with the light of the Holy Spirit. Hedwig was devoted to the Blessed Sacrament. She felt privileged to supply the bread and wine for the Sacred Mysteries. She attended Mass at least once every morning. After her husband's passing, Hedwig retired to the Cistercian convent of Trebnitz. There, she lived obediently to Abbess Gertrude, her daughter. She grew in holiness until God called her to Heaven in 1242.

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