Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, October 20 2018
Saturday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingLetter 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.
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.
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."
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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