Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, October 23 2017

Monday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

Monday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Romans

4,20-25.

]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.

Psalm

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

1,69-70.71-72.73-75.

]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.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

12,13-21.

]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."

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St. John of Capistrano(Priest (1386-1456))

Saint John of CapistranoPriest (1386 – 1456) St. John of Capistrano led the Church during an era of wars and heresy. His heroic virtues helped him reform the Franciscans and defend the free world. He worked tirelessly; but while his body weakened, his faith grew mighty. With St. Bernardine of Siena, St. John preached devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus. While preaching and establishing Franciscan communities, he was accused of heresy. After his acquittal, he completed the reform of the Order of Friars Minor. St. John preached to thousands from Germany to Naples. At 70 years old, he was asked by Pope Callixtus III to preach a crusade in defense of Belgrade, which was being attacked by Ottoman forces. Hungarian nobles generously answered his call. He led them, by all accounts, to victory in battle, charging upon and scattering the Ottoman forces with his valiant knights. St. John not only healed the Church; he helped prevent the Islamic conquest of Europe. He defended Western Civilization like Pope Pius V at the Battle of Lepanto and Pope Innocent XI at the Battle of Vienna. St. John of Capistrano was canonized in 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII.

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St. Theodoret(Priest and Martyr (4th century))

SAINT THEODORET Martyr (4th century) In the year 361, Emperor Julian the Apostate appointed his uncle Julian a count of the East. Count Julian closed the Christian churches in Antioch, banned the clergy and attempted to seize the Church's wealth. When St. Theodoret assembled the Christians in private, Count Julian summoned him before a tribunal and had him tortured. St. Theodoret's arms and feet were fastened by ropes to pulleys and stretched until his body appeared nearly eight feet tall. Narrations of what the Saint said in his final moments abound, but he was more likely quiet (Is. 53:7). Like the Holy One, St. Theodoret only spoke with purified intention and without indignation (St. Josemaria Escriva). After being tortured, St. Theodoret was beheaded with a sword. His martyrdom earned him the beatific vision: seeing God face to face. He is one of many powerful intercessors for those exercising freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

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