Monday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Romans

Brothers and sisters: Abraham did not doubt God’s promise in unbelief; rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God
and was fully convinced that what he had promised he was also able to do.
That is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."
But it was not for him alone that it was written that "it was credited to him";
it was also for us, to whom it will be credited, who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
who was handed over for our transgressions and was raised for our justification.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

He has come to the help of his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
Born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."
He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"
Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."
Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
He asked himself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?'
And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods
and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!"
But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?'
Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God."

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 a 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 hope of dying for the faith, he enlisted in a crusade against the Turks; but a voice from the Tabernacle warned him that he was to serve Christ alone, and that he should found a congregation in His honor. At the command of the bishop, Paul began, while 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, and its characters were found there after 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 through temptation and suffering, 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.

St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin(Virgin (1888-1922))

SAINT MARIA BERTILLA BOSCARDINVirgin (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, she 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, Sister Maria Bertilla cared for patients amid the threat of constant air raids and bombings. Sr. 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. Because of her heroic virtues and the miracles proceeding from her intercession, St. Maria was canonized in 1961.

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