Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, October 22 2016
Saturday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingLetter to the Ephesians
4,7-16.]Brothers and sisters: Grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
]Therefore, it says: "He ascended on high and took prisoners captive; he gave gifts to men."
]What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended into the lower (regions) of the earth?
]The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
]And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
]to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
]until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ,
]so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming.
]Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ,
]from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body's growth and builds itself up in love.
Psalms
122(121),1-2.3-4a.4b-5.]I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
]And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
]Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
]To it the tribes go up,
]To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
]In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
13,1-9.]Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.
]He said to them in reply, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?
]By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!
]Or those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them --do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?
]By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!"
]And he told them this parable: "There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,
]he said to the gardener, 'For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. (So) cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?'
]He said to him in reply, 'Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;
]it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.'"
St. John Paul II(Pope)
Saint John Paul II (Karol Wotjyła) Pope from 1978 to 2005 (1920-2005) St. John Paul II stole many souls from the Devil’s clutches. He survived the Nazi occupation and witnessed first-hand the Soviet regime's brutality and materialism. He guarded the treasures of Our Lady and Her foretelling of the terrible persecution of the Church. His catechetical works are indispensable and his worldwide events continue unifying the Church. Karol Józef Wojtyła was born in Wadowice, Poland, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two children. At 9 years old, he made his first Holy Communion. Tragedy befell when his mother, Emilia Kaczorowska, passed away that year. Three years later, his older brother, Edmund, passed away. Following Poland's occupation, the University’s closure and the Vatican's protests against academics' imprisonment, Karol worked in a mine and a chemical factory to avoid deportation. In 1942, his father passed away. That year, he answered God's call to the priesthood. Karol secretly attended courses at the Major Seminary in Cracow. After the war, he studied at the Faculty of Theology of the Jagiellonian University, was ordained on November 1, 1946, and was sent to Rome to pursue a Doctorate in Theology (1948). His thesis was on the topic of faith in the works of St. John of the Cross. While on vacation, he exercised his priestly ministry among Polish immigrants in France, Belgium and Holland. In 1948, Fr. Karol returned to Poland as an assistant priest in the parish of Niegowić near Cracow and later at the Church of Saint Florian. He served as the University Chaplain until 1951, where he also studied philosophy and theology. In 1953, he presented a thesis at the Catholic University of Lublin on the "Evaluation of the Possibility of Constructing a Christian Ethic on the Ethical System of Max Scheler." Later, he became Professor of Moral Theology and Ethics at the Major Seminary of Cracow and the Theological Faculty of Lublin. Fr. Karol was promoted Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow on July 4, 1958, Archbishop of Cracow on January 13, 1964 and Cardinal on June 26, 1967. One of his greatest acts was contributing to Gaudium et Spes and other constitutions of the Church during the Second Vatican Council (1925-65). Gaudium et Spes says, "Conscience is the most secret core and sanctuary of a man. There he is alone with God, Whose voice echoes in his depths." Cardinal Karol Wojtyła was consecrated Pope John Paul II on October 16, 1978. He led the Second Extraordinary Assembly that composed the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Furthermore, he authored 14 encyclicals, 15 apostolic exhortations, 11 apostolic constitutions, 45 apostolic letters and 5 books. He established numerous dioceses and promulgated the Codes of Canon Law for the Latin Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. Pope John Paul II inaugurated the Year of the Redemption, the Marian Year, the Eucharistic Year, the Great Jubilee and World Youth Days. He made 146 pastoral visits in Italy, visited 317 of Rome’s 332 parishes and made 104 apostolic trips. At least 17 million people attended his more than 1,160 Wednesday General Audiences. He also received 38 official visits, 738 general audiences or meetings with heads of state and 246 visits with prime ministers. On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot by a terrorist in St. Peter's Square. He felt the maternal hand of the Mother of God steer the bullet clear of his heart. After a long recovery, he met and forgave his attacker. Grateful for the gift of new life, he intensified his pastoral work with heroic generosity. Pope John Paul II passed away at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on Saturday, April 2, 2005, at 9:37 p.m., on the Vigil of the Sunday in Albis, also commemorated as Divine Mercy Sunday (a feast he instituted).He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on May 1, 2011, and canonized by Pope Francis on April 27, 2014.
Oración
Collect
O God, who are rich in mercy
and who willed that the blessed John Paul the Second
should preside as Pope over your universal Church,
grant, we pray, that instructed by his teaching,
we may open our hearts to the saving grace of Christ,
the sole Redeemer of mankind.
St. Mary Salome(Mother of Apostles (1st century))
SAINT MARY SALOME(1st century) St. Mary Salome was one of the Three Marys who served Christ during His earthly ministry. She was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of St. James and St. John. St. Mary Salome witnessed the Crucifixion. She was also among those who were first present at Jesus' tomb on the day of His Resurrection (Mark 15, 40-41 and Mark 16, 1). St. Mary Salome's faith and courage illuminates the role of women in society and the Church.She is a patroness of mothers and Christians.
St. Mello(Bishop (3rd-4th centuries))
SAINT MELLO Bishop (3rd-4th centuries) St. Mello is said to have been from Cardiff in Wales, but is only mentioned in a 17th-century document. He may have been mistaken forSt. Melaine, the bishop of Rennes.The 17th-century account says that he visited Rome to pay tribute and was converted by Pope Stephen I. He was consecrated the first bishop of Rouen in Normandy and served there for forty years.
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