Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, October 3 2018
Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth week in Ordinary Time
Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Job
9,1-12.14-16.]Job answered his friends and said:
]I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God?
]Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand times.
]God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has withstood him and remained unscathed?
]He removes the mountains before they know it; he overturns them in his anger.
]He shakes the earth out of its place, and the pillars beneath it tremble.
]He commands the sun, and it rises not; he seals up the stars.
]He alone stretches out the heavens and treads upon the crests of the sea.
]He made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south;
]He does great things past finding out, marvelous things beyond reckoning.
]Should he come near me, I see him not; should he pass by, I am not aware of him;
]Should he seize me forcibly, who can say him nay? Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"
]How much less shall I give him any answer, or choose out arguments against him!
]Even though I were right, I could not answer him, but should rather beg for what was due me.
]If I appealed to him and he answered my call, I could not believe that he would hearken to my words.
Psalms
88(87),10bc-11.12-13.14-15.]Daily I call upon you, O LORD;
]to you I stretch out my hands.
]Will you work wonders for the dead?
Will the shades arise to give you thanks?
]Do they declare your mercy in the grave,
your faithfulness among those who have perished?
]Are your wonders made known in the darkness,
or your justice in the land of oblivion?
]But I, O LORD, cry out to you;
with my morning prayer I wait upon you.
]Why, O LORD, do you reject me;
why hide from me your face?
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
9,57-62.]As Jesus and His disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
]Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."
]And to another he said, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."
]But he answered him, "Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
]And another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home."
]Jesus answered him, "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."
St. Mother Théodore Guérin(Foundress (1798-1856))
SAINT MOTHER THÉODORE GUÉRIN Foundress (1798-1856) With trust in God’s providence, St. Mother Théodore sailed halfway around the world andfounded a new religious congregation.Born in Etables, France, Anne-Thérèse Guerin’s life was shattered by her father’s murder when she was 15 years old. For several years , she cared for her mother and younger sister. She entered the Sisters of Providence in 1823 and took the name Sister St. Théodore. An illness during her novitiate left her with lifelong fragile health, but did not stop her from becoming an accomplished teacher. In 1840, at the invitation of the bishop of Vincennes, Sister St. Théodore and five sisters were sent to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to teach and care for the poor. For several months, the sisters and their hosts lived packed into a small frontier farmhouse. Only later did they learn that their French superiors wanted them to form a new religious congregation. Despite limited resources, Sister St. Théodore and the sisters opened St. Mary's Academy for Young Ladies in July 1841, which later became Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Her doubts concerning the success of the institution were natural. She wrote in her journal, "It is astonishing that this remote solitude has been chosen for a novitiate and especially for an academy. All appearances are against it." For more than a decade, from 1841 to 1852, this Academy was the only Catholic boarding school for girls in Indiana. Sister St. Théodore and her community established a motherhouse and novitiate. They persevered despite fires, crop failures, prejudice against Catholic women religious, misunderstandings and separation from their original religious congregation. She once told her sisters, “Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us. The way is not yet clear. Grope along slowly. Do not press matters; be patient, be trustful.” Another time, she asked, “With Jesus, what shall we have to fear?” Sister St. Théodoreproved to be a skilled businesswoman and leader as well as a beloved general superior. St. Mother Théodore is buried at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She is known for her advancement of education and founding numerous parish schools. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 1998. She was canonized on October 15, 2006, by Pope Benedict XVI.
St. Gerard of Brogne(Abbot († 959))
SAINT GERARD OF BROGNEAbbot( 959) Saint Gerard was from a ruling family in Namur, France. He had engaging humor, mild temperament and inclination to piety. His mannerisms reflected a will and intellect conformed to the Divine. During an important mission to the Royal Court, St. Gerard was struck by the fervor of the monks of St. Denis in Paris. Edified by their example, he desired to consecrate himself to God. He returned home, settled his temporal affairs and went back to St. Denis' with great joy. St. Gerard exerted supernatural virtues at the monastery for ten years. He returned to Brogne in 931, reformed the clergy and helped appoint holy monks to ecclesiastical offices. He also built a cell near the church for contemplating God. After spending another twenty years in loving labors, St. Gerard shut himself up in his cell and prepared for death. He was called by Jesus to Heaven on October 3, 959.
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