Catholic Missal of the day: Monday, September 18 2017

Monday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

Monday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

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.

Psalm

Psalms

28(27),2.7.8-9.

]Hear the sound of my pleading, when I cry to you,
lifting up my hands toward your holy shrine.
]The LORD is my strength and my shield.
In him my heart trusts, and I find help;
then my heart exults, and with my song I give him thanks.
]The LORD is the strength of his people,  
the saving refuge of his anointed.  
]Save your people, and bless your inheritance;
feed them, and carry them forever!

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

7,1-10.

]When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum.
]A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him.
]When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave.
]They approached Jesus and strongly urged him to come, saying, "He deserves to have you do this for him,
]for he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us."
]And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a short distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof.
]Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed.
]For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
]When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him and, turning, said to the crowd following him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith."
]When the messengers returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

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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.

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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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