Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, September 27 2017

Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time

Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time

1. Reading

Book of Ezra

9,5-9.

]At the time of the evening sacrifice, I, Ezra, rose in my wretchedness, and with cloak and mantle torn I fell on my knees, stretching out my hands to the LORD, my God.
]I said: "My God, I am too ashamed and confounded to raise my face to you, O my God, for our wicked deeds are heaped up above our heads and our guilt reaches up to heaven.
]From the time of our fathers even to this day great has been our guilt, and for our wicked deeds we have been delivered over, we and our kings and our priests, to the will of the kings of foreign lands, to the sword, to captivity, to pillage, and to disgrace, as is the case today.
]"And now, but a short time ago, mercy came to us from the LORD, our God, who left us a remnant and gave us a stake in his holy place; thus our God has brightened our eyes and given us relief in our servitude.
]For slaves we are, but in our servitude our God has not abandoned us; rather, he has turned the good will of the kings of Persia toward us. Thus he has given us new life to raise again the house of our God and restore its ruins, and has granted us a fence in Judah and Jerusalem.

Psalm

Book of Tobit

13,2.3-4a.4bcd.5.8.

]He scourges and then has mercy;
he casts down to the depths of the nether world,
and he brings up from the great abyss.
No one can escape his hand.
]Praise him, you children of Israel, before the Gentiles,
for though he has scattered you among them,
]He has shown you his greatness even there.
]Exalt him before every living being,
]because he is the Lord our God,
]our Father and God forever.
]He scourged you for your iniquities,
but will again have mercy on you all.
He will gather you from all the Gentiles among whom you have been scattered.
]Celebrate days of gladness, and give him praise.

Gospel

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

9,1-6.

]Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
]and he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
]He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic.
]Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there.
]And as for those who do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them."
]Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good news and curing diseases everywhere.

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St. Vincent de Paul(Priest (1576-1660) - Memorial)

SAINT VINCENT OF PAUL Priest (1576-1660) St. Vincent was a spiritual titan who carried the French Church on his shoulders. He instituted safety nets for the poor and modern seminaries during the Reformation. His Daughters of Charity serve the poor to this day. St. Vincent tended his father's pigs during childhood. By the time he was 32, he was the private tutor of France's most illustrious family, the De Gondi. They supported his ministry among French convicts and his construction of a hospital to succor their needs. His ministry in Paris was replicated in Marseilles and Bordeaux. St. Vincent organized conferences on De Gondi estates, which assisted the poor until the French Revolution. He also established the Congregation of the Missions to minister to the rural poor, which led to a reform in priestly ordination. At 48 years old, he led a reform that extended the vetting period for candidates to the priesthood from weeks to years. He also founded seminaries that formed churchmen knowledgeable about philosophy. St. Vincent founded the Daughters of Charity and the Ladies of Charity, which enable women to assist the poor and orphans. Since their beginning in 1629, the Sisters raised money to construct hospitals, shelters and orphanages. They staffed projects that assisted tens-of-thousands of homeless and poor through shelters, orphanages and vocational training. During the Thirty Years' War, the Sisters fed and sheltered the displaced and vulnerable daily. St. Vincent once said, "Turn the medal and you will see Jesus Christ." St. Vincent strove to protect the Church against heresy, supported congregations stressed by war and ransomed Christians enslaved by Turks. He was the trusted confidant of rulers who supported his relief of the poor; and he never profited personally. St. Vincent reflected Jesus Christ to everyone he encountered. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is one of the widest-reaching nonprofits that serve the poor, while his Congregations are active and support the Church to this day.

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