Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, September 18 2016
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Amos
8,4-7.]Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!
]"When will the new moon be over," you ask, "that we may sell our grain, and the sabbath, that we may display the wheat? We will diminish the ephah, add to the shekel, and fix our scales for cheating!
]We will buy the lowly man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of sandals; even the refuse of the wheat we will sell!"
]The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Never will I forget a thing they have done!
Psalms
113(112),1-2.4-6.7-8.]Praise, you servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD.
]Blessed be the name of the LORD
both now and forever.
]High above all nations is the LORD;
above the heavens is his glory.
]Who is like the LORD, our God, who is enthroned on high
]who looks upon the heavens and the earth below?
]He raises up the lowly from the dust;
from the dunghill he lifts up the poor.
]To seat them with princes,
with the princes of his own people.
First Letter to Timothy
2,1-8.]Beloved : First of all, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone,
]for kings and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity.
]This is good and pleasing to God our savior,
]who wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth.
]For there is one God. There is also one mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human,
]who gave himself as ransom for all. This was the testimony at the proper time.
]For this I was appointed preacher and apostle (I am speaking the truth, I am not lying), teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
]It is my wish, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
16,1-13.]Jesus said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property.
]He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.'
]The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg.
]I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.'
]He called in his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?'
]He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.'
]Then to another he said, 'And you, how much do you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred kors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.'
]And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. "For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light."
]I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
]The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.
]If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
]If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?
]No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
St. Thomas of Villanova(Bishop (1488-1555))
SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA Bishop(1488-1555) After receiving his religious habit from the order of St. Augustine, St. Thomas gained a reputation as a powerful and effective preacher. He was promoted as King Charles V's consultant and used his position to denounced ecclesiastical abuses and hold churchmen accountable. He also sent Augustinian missionaries to Mexico. He was highly favored by Spanish royalty because of his brilliance and humility. St. Thomas accepted the Archbishopric of Valencia upon the order of his superiors. The promotion made no change to his ascetic lifestyle and he continued wearing the monastic habit. He received and housed the poor at his residence and gave the money used for refurnishing it to construct a public hospital. Meanwhile, he established an administrative system to unify different parishes, founded orphanages and schools and improved conditions in Spain's penal system. St. Thomas was the only poor person in his parish by the time he passed away. He distributed the remainder of his personal belongings beforehand. He went to his eternal reward on the Nativity of Our Lady in 1555.
St. Joseph of Cupertino((1603-1663))
SAINT JOSEPH OF CUPERTINOPriest(1603-1663) St. Joseph of Cupertino is a patron saint of struggling students. He was awkward, stumbling in conversation and difficult to teach. His wonderment at God's creation and the sight of God that took his mind were misunderstood by many, which did not help his case among religious. He is venerated as a mystic and a saint. Joseph grew up in poverty and without a father. He was so socially difficult and unlearned that he was expelled from theFriars Minor Conventual at the convent of Grotella. He was only readmitted as a caretaker at their stable. God never abandoned Joseph and gave His servant grace to be joyful in the simplest, most basic tasks and responsibilities. Joseph was finally ordained a priest when the only question on his examination was about the one Scripture passage he could discourse on eloquently. Fr. Joseph had command over beasts and nature like his predecessor St. Francis. He only occasionally ate solid foods and subsisted on the bare minimum. For his brothers, he begged for food and found success in this capacity; although he would get berated for losing a piece of his garment, which the poor has taken for keepsakes. Fr. Joseph was transferred to different convents by the Inquisition, who suspected him for his ecstasies, levitations and command over animals. However, no fault was found in him. Although being transferred to avoid public awareness, devotees and pilgrims sought him out. His simplicity and selflessness were remarkable, and these often gave him away. In his final test, Fr. Joseph was afflicted with sickness. He regained the old joy and laughter from his early years through the help of one attending him in his final moments. His simplicity was the perfect mirror of God; the grace accompanying him testified to the presence of God; and he beholds in Heaven forever the God whom he beheld and served during his journey though time.
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