Monday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

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.

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.

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 guided the Church through a tumultuous era of wars and heresy. His heroic virtues outshone the darkness caused by human error and conceit. He accomplished the seemingly impossible. As his body became weak, his faith grew mighty. With St. Bernardine of Siena, St. John preached devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus. He was not spared the contradictions that buffet the lives of every saint, but through them was purified and put deeper trust in God. While preaching and establishing Franciscan communities, he was accused of heresy. After his acquittal, he accomplished the reform of the Order of Friars Minor. St. John preached to thousands, from Germany to Naples. In 1454, at 70, he was asked by Pope Callixtus III to preach a Crusade in defense of Belgrade, which was being assualted by Ottoman forces. The chivalry of Hungary generously answered his call. He led them, by all accounts, to victory in battle, marching upon and scattering the Ottoman forces with his valiant knights. Himself the son of a German knight in Naples, St. John not only carried the Church, but helped prevent Islamic incursion into Europe. He helped preserve and protect Western Civilization: as Pope Pius V later did by triumphing at the Battle of Lepanto. St. John was canonized in 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII.

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

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SAINT THEODORET Martyr (4th century) Around 361 A.D., Julian, uncle to the emperor, and like his nephew an apostate, was made Count of the East. With malicious intent, he closed the Christian churches at Antioch. After 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 long. Alban Butler paraphrased the Saint's final moments, but the latter was more likely quiet, like a sheep before its shearers (Is. 53:7). Like the Holy One, St. Theodoret would only speak from a pure heart and never while indignant. Against conscience and blinded by human error, the Count killed St. Theodoret with a sword. Whether the judge ever experienced contrition, repentance and redemption is in doubt. What is certain is that St. Theodoret's martyrdom changed the face of the earth: For God is powerful beyond all knowing and blessed in His saints.

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