Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Book of Isaiah

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, Subduing nations before him, and making kings run in his service, Opening doors before him and leaving the gates unbarred:
For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of Israel my chosen one, I have called you by your name, giving you a title, though you knew me not.
I am the LORD and there is no other, there is no God besides me. It is I who arm you, though you know me not,
so that toward the rising and the setting of the sun men may know that there is none besides me. I am the LORD, there is no other;

Psalms

Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
For great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
awesome is he, beyond all gods.
For all the gods of the nations are things of nought,
but the LORD made the heavens.
Give to the LORD, you families of nations,
give to the LORD glory and praise;
give to the LORD the glory due his name!
Bring gifts and enter His courts.
Worship the LORD in holy attire.
Tremble before him, all the earth;
Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He governs the peoples with equity.

First Letter to the Thessalonians

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace.
We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our prayers, unceasingly
calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father,
knowing, brothers loved by God, how you were chosen.
For our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in the holy Spirit and with much conviction. You know what sort of people we were among you for your sake.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

The Pharisees went off and plotted how they might entrap him in speech.
They sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. And you are not concerned with anyone's opinion, for you do not regard a person's status.
Tell us, then, what is your opinion: Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?"
Knowing their malice, Jesus said, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
Show me the coin that pays the census tax." Then they handed him the Roman coin.
He said to them, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?"
They replied, "Caesar's." At that he said to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."

St. John Paul II(pope from 1978 to 2005)

I 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 persevered during the Soviet occupation and witnessed first-hand its brutality and materialism. He guarded the treasures of Our Lady and Her foretelling of the terrible persecution of the Church. He steered heroically into an era of Christian liberation. Our intecessor forever, he is a rolemodel of courage and fidelity. Karol Józef Wojtyła was born in Wadowice, Poland, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two children. When he was 9, he made his first Holy Communion. Tragedy befell when his mother, Emilia Kaczorowska, passed away that year. Three years later, Karol’s older brother, Edmund, passed away. After receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at 18, Karol graduated high school and enrolled at Cracow's Jagiellonian University. Following Poland's occupation by Nazi forces and the University’s closure, he worked in a mine to make ends meet. He also worked at the Solvay Chemical Factory to avoid deportation. In 1942, his father passed away. That year, he laid down his life and answered God's call to the priesthood. Karol secretly attended courses at the Major Seminary at Cracow, directed by Archbishop Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha.After the war, he studied at the Faculty of Theology of the Jagiellonian University. He was ordained on November 1, 1946; then sent to Rome by Cardinal Sapieha to pursue a Doctorate in Theology (1948) with a thesis 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: first 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, Fr. Karol 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 at the Theological Faculty of Lublin. On July 4, 1958, Fr. Karol was appointedAuxiliary Bishop of Cracow and Titular Bishop of Ombi by Pope Pius XII. On September 28, he was ordained a bishop in the Cathedral of Wawel by Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak. On January 13, 1964, he was nominated Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI, who also made him a Cardinal on June 26, 1967. Abp. Karol participated in the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), where he contributed to the preparation of the Constitution Gaudium et Spes. He also took part in five assemblies of the Synod of Bishops. He was consecrated pope on October 16, 1978. On October 22, he began his ministry as Shepherd of the Universal Church. Pope John Paul II made 146 pastoral visits in Italy, and visited 317 of Rome’s 332 parishes. His apostolic trips totaled 104. He wrote 14 Encyclicals, 15 Apostolic exhortations, 11 Apostolic Constitutions and 45 Apostolic Letters. He also authored five books: "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" (October 1994), "Gift and Mystery: on the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priesthood" (November 1996), "Roman Triptych: editations" (March 2003), "Rise, Let us be on our way!" (May 2004), and "Memory and Identity" (February 2005). Pope John Paul II presided over 147 Beatifications, declaring 1,338 beatified and 51 canonizations, proclaiming a total of 482 saints. He also officiated in nine Consistories, thereby creating 231 (plus 1 "in pectore") Cardinals, and presided at six plenary reunions of the College of Cardinals. Beginning 1978, he convoked 15 Assemblies of the Synod of Bishops: six Ordinary General Assemblies (1980, 1983, 1987, 1990; 1994 and 2001), one Extraordinary General Assembly (1985) and eight Special Assemblies (1980, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 [2] and 1999). 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 established numerous dioceses and ecclesiastical circumscriptions, and promulgated the Codes of Canon Law for the Latin Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. To encourage the People of God, he also inaugurated moments of particular spiritual intensity such as the Year of the Redemption, the Marian Year, and the Eucharistic Year, as well as the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. He also attracted younger generations with World Youth Days. The number of pilgrims who attended his more than 1,160 Wednesday General Audiences exceeded 17 million, to say nothing of his special audiences and other religious services. The Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 alone saw the arrival of 8 million pilgrims. Furthermore, he met millions of faithful during apostolic visits in Italy and throughout the world.Numerous government officials were also received in audience: there were 38 official visits and a further 738 audiences or meetings with Heads of State, along with 246 visits with Prime Ministers. Pope John Paul II passed away in 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.

St. Mary Salome()

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 the Great and St. John the Apostle. 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 & Mark 16, 1). St. Mary Salome illuminates the infinite significance 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 a native of Great Britain. After discerning a vocation to the priesthood, he was ordained and practiced the sacred ministry. God blessed St. Mello's labors with wonderful success. He was consecrated the first bishop of Rouen at Normandy, and served there for forty years. St. Mello's cooperation and docility to the Holy Spirit enabled him to fulfill his duties as bishop. Dying to himself, he loved the Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary. He passed away around the beginning of the fourth century; and joined the Church Triumphant in heaven.

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