Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, September 11 2017

Monday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time

Monday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Letter to the Colossians

1,24-29.2,1-3.

]Brothers and sisters: I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church,
]of which I am a minister in accordance with God's stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God,
]the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones,
]to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.
]It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
]For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me.
]For I want you to know how great a struggle I am having for you and for those in Laodicea and all who have not seen me face to face,
]that their hearts may be encouraged as they are brought together in love, to have all the richness of fully assured understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,
]in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Psalm

Psalms

62(61),6-7.9.

]Only in God be at rest, my soul,
for from him comes my hope.
]He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed.
]Trust in him at all times, O my people!
Pour out your hearts before him;
God is our refuge!

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

6,6-11.

]On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
]The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him.
]But he realized their intentions and said to the man with the withered hand, "Come up and stand before us." And he rose and stood there.
]Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?"
]Looking around at them all, he then said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did so and his hand was restored.
]But they became enraged and discussed together what they might do to Jesus.

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St. Paphnutius(Bishop (4th century))

SAINT PAPHNUTIUSBishop(4th centtury) St. Paphnutius was an Egyptian. He mentored under St. Antony in the desert before being consecrated bishop in Upper Thebais. He was a confessor who lost his right eye under the tyrant Maximin Daia and was enslaved in the mines. When peace was restored, St. Paphnutius returned to his flock. As a confessor (one who had confessed the Faith under torments), he was highly regarded at the great Council of Nice. Constantine the Great conferred privately with the Bishop and reverently kissed the place where the latter had lost an eye. St. Paphnutius remained in contact with St. Athanasius. He accompanied the latter to the Council of Tyre in 335 and found the greater part of the assembly to be professed Arians. Seeing seeing Bishop Maximus of Jerusalem among the Arians, St. Paphnutius took him aside and said that no one who bore the same marks as he did should be led by those who deny Christianity's fundamental article. We have no particular account of St. Paphnutius' passing, but his name is in the Roman Martyrology on September 11.

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Sts. Protus & Hyacinth(Martyrs († c. 260))

Saints Protus and HyacinthMartyrs ( c. 260) Commemoration In Rome, on the old Salarian Way, at the cemetery of Basilla, the birthday of the holy martyrs Protus and Hyacinth is celebrated. They were brothers and eunuchs in the service of Blessed Eugenia. Protus and Hyacinth were arrested and prosecuted for being Christians during the reign of Emperor Gallienus. When they refused to offer pagan sacrifice, they were scourged and beheaded. Protus and Hyacinth are forever alive with Christ because the principle of death - sin - was completely cancelled in them. They await us in our true native land together with Jesus and Mary, Help of Christians.

Oración

May the precious witness of your blessed Martyrs,
Protus and Hyacinth,
comfort us, O Lord,
and may their kind intercession continually protectus

The Roman Breviary

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St. Adelphus()

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