Catholic Missal of the day: Wednesday, September 28 2016
Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth week in Ordinary Time
Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth week in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Job
9,1-12.14-16.]Job answered his friends and said:
]I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God?
]Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand times.
]God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has withstood him and remained unscathed?
]He removes the mountains before they know it; he overturns them in his anger.
]He shakes the earth out of its place, and the pillars beneath it tremble.
]He commands the sun, and it rises not; he seals up the stars.
]He alone stretches out the heavens and treads upon the crests of the sea.
]He made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south;
]He does great things past finding out, marvelous things beyond reckoning.
]Should he come near me, I see him not; should he pass by, I am not aware of him;
]Should he seize me forcibly, who can say him nay? Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"
]How much less shall I give him any answer, or choose out arguments against him!
]Even though I were right, I could not answer him, but should rather beg for what was due me.
]If I appealed to him and he answered my call, I could not believe that he would hearken to my words.
Psalms
88(87),10bc-11.12-13.14-15.]Daily I call upon you, O LORD;
]to you I stretch out my hands.
]Will you work wonders for the dead?
Will the shades arise to give you thanks?
]Do they declare your mercy in the grave,
your faithfulness among those who have perished?
]Are your wonders made known in the darkness,
or your justice in the land of oblivion?
]But I, O LORD, cry out to you;
with my morning prayer I wait upon you.
]Why, O LORD, do you reject me;
why hide from me your face?
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke
9,57-62.]As Jesus and His disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
]Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."
]And to another he said, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."
]But he answered him, "Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
]And another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home."
]Jesus answered him, "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."
St. Simón de Rojas(O.SS. (1552-1624))
Saint Simón de Rojas O.SS. (1552-1624) St. Simón de Rojas was born in Valladolid, Castilla, Spain, on October 28, 1552. At 12 years old, he entered the Trinitarian monastery. On October 28, 1572, he made his religious profession. St. Simón's mother was the virtuous Constanza. She nurtured his faith and devotion toward Mary. Constanza and Gregorio's veneration helped St. Simón pronounce his first words, "Ave Maria." St. Simón's greatest joy was visiting Marian shrines, praying to Mary and acknowledging Her importance in the mystery of God and the Church. By praying the Rosary, he participated in Mary's mission to transmit grace through Jesus' life. St. Simón studied at the University of Salamanca from 1573 to 1579. He was ordained a priest in 1577. From 1581 to 1587, he taught philosophy and theology in Toledo. From 1588 until his death, he was the superior of various monasteries in his province. He was also sent twice as apostolic visitor to Castilla and once to Andalusia. St. Simón lived his religious vows while emulating the life of Mary. To become united with Mary's salvific role, he established the Congregation of the Slaves of Mary on April 14, 1612. The Order was for the glory of the Trinity, in praise of the Virgin and in the service of the poor. For him, to be a slave of Mary meant belonging totally to her, "Totus tuus," in order to unite oneself more intimately to Christ. The Congregation was intended for the laity; persons of every social class could join. Its members included the king and his children. They honored Mary by giving material help to her favorite children: the poor. This work still continues in Spain. In 1619, St. Simón was appointed tutor to the royal princes of Spain. St. Simón is one of the greatest contemplatives of his time. In his work, "The Greatness of Prayer," he is a master-instructor of souls. He emphasizes that the contemplative dimension joins to the active through works of mercy. Faithful to the Trinitarian charism, he promoted the ransom of captives, helped the poor and consoled the sick. He served at Court on the condition that he continue his work with the poor, whom he always helped with a smile on his face. The painters who depicted St. Simón put the greeting "Ave Maria" on his lips: words he uttered so frequently that he was familiarly called "Father Ave Maria." He had thousands of images of the Most Holy Virgin printed with the inscription: "Ave Maria" and sent abroad. He had rosaries made with seventy-two blue beads on a white cord, symbols of the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception, and also a reminder that Mary, according to the belief of the time, lived to be 72 years old. He distributed these rosaries everywhere, even to England. St. Simón had the angelic greeting so dear to him, "Ave Maria," engraved in gold on the facade of the royal palace in Madrid. On May 12, 1621, he was elected provincial of Castilla. On January 1, 1622, he was chosen to be the confessor of Queen Isabel of Borbon. On June 5, 1622, he petitioned the Holy See to approve his liturgical text honoring the Sweet Name of Mary, which Pope Innocent XI extended to the Universal Church. After his death on September 29, 1624, the honors bestowed on him at his funeral took on the aspect of an anticipated canonization. For 12 days, Madrid's preachers exalted his virtues and holiness. Impressed with this unanimous veneration, on October 8, shortly after Fr. Simon's death, the Papal Nuncio ordered the beginning of the process leading to his glorification by the Church. His heroic virtues were recognized by Clement XII on March 25, 1735. He was beatified by Clement XIII on March 19, 1766. On July 3, 1988, just before the close of the Marian Year, Pope John Paul II, included St. Simón de Rojas in the calendar of saints.
St. Wenceslaus(Martyr († 936))
SAINT WENCESLAUS Martyr( 936) St. Wenceslaus was the son of a Christian duke of Bohemia, but his mother was a materialistic pagan. Through the care of his holy grandmother, Ludmilla (herself a martyr), Wenceslaus received faith. He also gained devotion to the Eucharist - a characteristic of saints. When Wenceslaus' father passed away, his mother, Drahomira, usurped leadership and passed a series of persecuting laws. In the interest of the Faith, Wenceslaus obtained through popular support a large portion of the country. Drahomira secured the apostasy and alliance of her second son, Boleslas. Meanwhile, Wenceslaus ruled as a brave and pious king. When his domain was attacked, he overcame the leader of an invading army in single combat. While attending a banquet at his brother's palace, Wenceslaus went to pray before the Tabernacle at midnight. As he prayed, an assassin struck him dead. He passed away on the Feast of the Archangels in 936.
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