Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Ephesians

2,12-22.

Brothers and sisters: You were at that time without Christ, alienated from the community of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.
For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh,
abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace,
and might reconcile both with God, in one body, through the cross, putting that enmity to death by it.
He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,
for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God,
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.
Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord;
in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Psalms

85(84),9ab-10.11-12.13-14.

I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD –for he proclaims peace to his people.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and salvation, along the way of his steps.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

12,35-38.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps
and be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.
And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants."

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

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. He steered heroically into an era of Christian liberation. Our intercessor 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. Following Poland's occupation by Nazi forces, the University’s closure, and the Vatican's protests against academics' imprisonment, Karol worked in a mine and at the 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. He was ordained on November 1, 1946, and sent to Rome 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 the Theological Faculty of Lublin. He 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." The constitutions illuminate the human condition and are indispensable. He was eventually consecrated pope on October 16, 1978. One of Pope John Paul II's greatest deeds was leading the Second Extraordinary Assembly that composed the Catechism of the Catholic Church - a source of grace, instruction and doctrine. He also focused on Church cohesion: writing 14 Encyclicals, 15 Apostolic exhortations, 11 Apostolic Constitutions, 45 Apostolic Letters and authoring five books. He established numerous dioceses and promulgated the Codes of Canon Law for the Latin Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. Pope John Paul II 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 inaugurated the Year of the Redemption, the Marian Year, the Eucharistic Year, the Great Jubilee and World Youth Days. He also received diplomats: 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.

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St. Mary Salome(Mother (1st century))

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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 & Mark 16, 1). St. Mary Salome illuminates the wonderful and ultimate significance of women in society and the Church.She is a patroness of mothers and Christians.

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St. Mello(Bishop (3rd-4th centuries))

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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 in 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. He died to himself as 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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