Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, October 27 2018

Saturday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

Saturday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Ephesians

4,7-16.

]Brothers and sisters: Grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
]Therefore, it says: "He ascended on high and took prisoners captive; he gave gifts to men."
]What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended into the lower (regions) of the earth?
]The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
]And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
]to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
]until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ,
]so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming.
]Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ,
]from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body's growth and builds itself up in love.

Psalm

Psalms

122(121),1-2.3-4a.4b-5.

]I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
]And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
]Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
]To it the tribes go up,
]To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
]In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

13,1-9.

]Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.
]He said to them in reply, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?
]By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!
]Or those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them --do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?
]By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!"
]And he told them this parable: "There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,
]he said to the gardener, 'For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. (So) cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?'
]He said to him in reply, 'Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;
]it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.'"

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St. Frumentius(Bishop (4th century))

SAINT FRUMENTIUS Bishop(4th century) St. Frumentius and his brother Edesius were children when went to Ethiopia with their uncle, Meropins of Tyre. After docking at port, bandits killed the entire crew. Only Frumentius and Edesius were spared. Frumentius and Edesius were brought to the king of Axuma. The king was charmed by the wit and sprightliness of the two boys and took special care of their education. Not long after, he made Edesius his cup-bearer and Frumentius, who was the elder, his treasurer and secretary of state. On his death-bed, he thanked them for their services and gave them their liberty. After the king's passing, the queen besought the brothers to remain at court until her heir succeeded the throne. Edesius returned to Tyre, but Frumentius remained and was ordained bishop by St. Athanasius. Vested with this sacred character, Frumentius gained great numbers to Christ until passing away in 383.

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Bl. Emilina()

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