Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Ephesians

Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for your benefit,
(namely, that) the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier.
When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
which was not made known to human beings in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Of this I became a minister by the gift of God's grace that was granted me in accord with the exercise of his power.
To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light (for all) what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things,
so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the principalities and authorities in the heavens.
This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
in whom we have boldness of speech and confidence of access through faith in him.

Book of Isaiah

God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.
Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."
Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?"
And the Lord replied, "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute (the) food allowance at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.
Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk,
then that servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish him severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
That servant who knew his master's will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely;
and the servant who was ignorant of his master's will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”

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

Saint John of CapistranoPriest (1386 – 1456) St. John of Capistrano guided the Church during an era of wars and heresy. His heroic virtues helped him shoulder the immense weight of reforming the Church. While working tirelessly, his body grew weak, but his faith became 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 accomplished 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, marching upon and scattering the Ottoman forces with his valiant knights. St. John not only healed the Church, but helped prevent Islamic conquest of Europe. He defended Western Civilization like Pope Pius V, who rallied European nations to end Ottoman conquest at the Battle of Lepanto. St. John was canonized in 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII.

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

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 in Antioch. 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. 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 without indignation, and with purified intention (Josemaria Escriva). Against conscience and blinded by human error, the Count killed St. Theodoret with a sword. Whether the judge ever experienced contrition is in doubt. What is certain is that St. Theodoret's martyrdom made him a powerful intercessor. The conversion of Rome is accredited to his sacrifice and that of countless others.

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