Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, September 18 2018

Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

First Letter to the Corinthians

12,12-14.27-31a.

]Brothers and sisters: As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.
]For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
]Now the body is not a single part, but many.
]Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it.
]Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues.
]Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work mighty deeds?
]Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
]Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.

Psalm

Psalms

100(99),2.3.4.5.

]Sing joyfully to the Lord all you lands,
serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
]Know that the LORD is God;
he made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
]Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
his courts with praise;
give thanks to him; bless his name. 
]The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

7,11-17.

]Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him.
]As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her.
]When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, "Do not weep."
]He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!"
]The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
]Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, "A great prophet has arisen in our midst," and "God has visited his people."
]This report about him spread through the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

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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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