Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, October 20 2016
Thursday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
Thursday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingLetter to the Ephesians
3,14-21.]Brothers and sisters: I kneel before the Father,
]from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
]that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self,
]and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love,
]may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
]and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
]Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us,
]to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Psalms
33(32),1-2.4-5.11-12.18-19.]Exult, you just, in the LORD;
Praise from the upright is fitting.
]Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;
With the ten stringed lyre chant his praises
]For upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
]He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
]But the plan of the LORD stands forever;
The design of his heart, through all generations.
]Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
]See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
]To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
12,49-53.]Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!
]There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!
]Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.
]From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three;
]a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
St. Paul of the Cross(Priest (1693-1775))
SAINT PAUL OF THE CROSS Priest (1693-1775) St. Paul's life was modeled on the Passion of Jesus Christ. During childhood, while praying in church, a heavy bench fell on his foot, but he took no notice of the wound and later spoke of it as "a rose sent from God." A few years later, he received a vision of a scourge with "love" written on its lashes, which confirmed that his thirst for penance would be appeased. In hopes of dying for the faith, he enlisted in a crusade against the Turks, but a voice from the Tabernacle told him to serve Christ alone and found a congregation in Jesus' honor. At the command of the bishop, Paul began, while still a layman, to preach the Passion; and a series of crosses tried his vocation. All his first companions save his brother deserted him, the Sovereign Pontiff refused him an audience and it was only after 17 years that the Papal approbation was obtained. The first house of the Passionists was opened on Monte Argentario, the place Our Lady had pointed out. For his Order's badge, St. Paul chose a heart with three nails, in memory of the sufferings of Jesus. For himself, he invented a more durable sign. Moved by the same holy impulse as Blessed Henry Suso, St. Jane Frances and other saints, he branded on his side the Holy Name, which was found there after his death. St. Paul's heart beat with a supernatural palpitation, which was especially fervent on Fridays. The heat radiating from his chest was so intense that it scorched his shirt in the area of his heart. Amidst trials and bodily pain, St. Paul read the love of Jesus everywhere. As if seeking Jesus' voice and being purified, he would cry out to the flowers and grass, "Oh! be quiet, be quiet." St. Paul passed away in 1775 while the Passion was being read. He gave his soul to Jesus in a final heroic act; and passed from the Cross into glory with Christ. He is the patron saint of Hungary and of the Passionists.
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin(Religious (1888-1922))
SAINT MARIA BERTILLA BOSCARDINReligious (1888-1922) St. Maria was born in Veneto, northern Italy. She was christened Anna Francesca Boscardin. She lived in fear of her father, a jealous and violent drunkard. As a child, she attended school irregularly because she was needed at home and in the fields. She showed few talents and was often the brunt of jokes. In 1904, St. Maria joined the Sisters of Saint Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Heart, in Vicenza. She received the name Maria Bertilla and was sent to Treviso to learn nursing at the municipal hospital.She began working with children suffering from diphtheria and successfully nursed ill and disturbed children. Later, when the hospital was taken over by the military, St. Maria cared for patients amid the threat of constant air raids and bombings. St. Maria passed away in 1922 after suffering for many years from a painful tumor.Her simplicity, diligence, humility and devotion made a lasting impression on those who knew her. She was canonized in 1961 because of her heroic virtues and the miracles proceeding from her intercession.
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