Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, October 20 2019
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Exodus
17,8-13.]In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel.
]Moses, therefore, said to Joshua, "Pick out certain men, and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be standing on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."
]So Joshua did as Moses told him: he engaged Amalek in battle after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur.
]As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight.
]Moses' hands, however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so that his hands remained steady till sunset.
]And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Psalms
121(120),1-2.3-4.5-6.7-8.]I lift up my eyes toward the mountains;
whence shall help come to me?
]My help is from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
]May he not suffer your foot to slip;
may he slumber not who guards you:
]indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps,
the guardian of Israel.
]The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade;
he is beside you at your right hand.
]The sun shall not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
]The LORD will guard you from all evil;
he will guard your life.
]The LORD will guard your coming and your going,
both now and forever.
Second Letter to Timothy
3,14-17.4,1-2.]Beloved: remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it,
]and that from infancy you have known (the) sacred scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
]All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
]so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
]I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who willjudge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power:
]proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
18,1-8.]Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said,
]"There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.
]And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.'
]For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, 'While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being,
]because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'"
]The Lord said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says.
]Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them?
]I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
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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