Catholic Missal of the day: Friday, October 20 2017

Friday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

Friday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Romans

4,1-8.

]Brothers and sisters: What then can we say that Abraham found, our ancestor according to the flesh?
]Indeed, if Abraham was justified on the basis of his works, he has reason to boast; but this was not so in the sight of God.
]For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
]A worker's wage is credited not as a gift, but as something due.
]But when one does not work, yet believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
]So also David declares the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
]"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered.
]Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not record."

Psalm

Psalms

32(31),1-2.5.11.

]Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,
whose sin is covered.
]Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt,
in whose spirit there is no guile.
]Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
my guilt I covered not.
I said, “I confess my faults to the LORD,”
and you took away the guilt of my sin.
]Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just;
exult, all you upright of heart.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

12,1-7.

]At that time: So many people were crowding together that they were trampling one another underfoot. He began to speak, first to his disciples, "Beware of the leaven--that is, the hypocrisy--of the Pharisees.
]There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.
]Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.
]I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more.
]I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one.
]Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God.
]Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows."

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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.

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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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