Saints and the Liturgical Year

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October 5, 2016 - Wednesday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who in the abundance of your kindness
surpass the merits and the desires of those who entreat you,
pour out your mercy upon us
to pardon what conscience dreads
and to give what prayer does not dare to ask.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 5 - St. Faustina Kowalska (Optional Memorial in some areas)
St. Faustina was canonized in 2000. A polish nun, she was chosen by Our Lord Jesus to spread the devotion to the Divine Mercy.

St. Faustina Kowalska, pray for us!

For more on St. Faustina and information on St. Placid & his Companions, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfaustinakowalska.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-05
 
October 6, 2016 - Thursday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who in the abundance of your kindness
surpass the merits and the desires of those who entreat you,
pour out your mercy upon us
to pardon what conscience dreads
and to give what prayer does not dare to ask.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 6 - St. Bruno, Priest (Optional Memorial)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
O God, who called Saint Bruno to serve you in solitude,
grant, through his intercession,
that amid the changes of this world
we may constantly look to you alone.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever."

“Born in Cologne, St. Bruno (1030-1101) was educated in Paris and taught theology in Rheims. He founded the Carthusians, an order of cloistered contemplatives.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

October 6 - Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Lord, who enkindled in the heart of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
the flame of ardent charity
and a great desire to cooperate
in the mission of the Church as a teacher,
grant us that same active love,
so that, in responding to the needs of the world today,
we may lead our brothers and sisters
to the blessedness of eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in St. Antoine, Quebec, Canada, Bl. Marie (1811-1849) was the youngest of ten children. She spent twelve years assisting one of her brothers, a parish priest; during this time she helped establish the first Canadian parish sodality for young women. Later, she founded the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. Bruno and Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, ** see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/B/stbruno.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-06
 
October 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son,
was made known by the message of an Angel,
may, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
by his Passion and Cross
be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“The Holy Rosary is very pleasing to Our Lady; she herself recommends it. There are two elements of the Rosary: meditation on its mysteries and vocal prayer. The most important and beauteous thing about the Rosary is its ultimate focus on Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Mark, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyoftherosary.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-07

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us and bless us! Amen!
 
October 8, 2016 - Saturday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who in the abundance of your kindness
surpass the merits and the desires of those who entreat you,
pour out your mercy upon us
to pardon what conscience dreads
and to give what prayer does not dare to ask.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about Sts. Sergius & Bacchus, Sts. Marcellus & Apuleius and St. Demetrius:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-08
 
October 09, 2016 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-09

October 9 - Optional Memorial of St. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who sent Saint Denis and his companions
to preach your glory to the nations
and strengthened them for their mission
with the virtue of constancy in suffering,
grant, we pray, that we may imitate them
in disdaining prosperity in this world
and in being undaunted by any trial.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Denis (d.ca.258) was born in Italy and was consecrated the first Bishop of Paris. He was sent to France by Pope Fabian and was martyred with two members of his clergy.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

October 9 - Optional Memorial of Saint John Leonardi, Priest which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, giver of all good things,
who through the Priest Saint John Leonardi
caused the Gospel to be announced to the nations,
grant, through his intercession,
that the true faith may always and everywhere prosper.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. John (1541-1609) was born in Tuscany and, after studying pharmacy, left this profession to be ordained a priest. He devoted himself to catechizing children; in addition, he gathered people to work with him in hospitals and prisons. He founded the Order of Clerics Regular of the Mother of God and later a society of priests to serve in foreign missions, which later became the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Denis and St. John Leonardi, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/stdenis.asp
catholicfire.blogspot.com/2006/10/saint-of-day-st-john-leonardi-priest.html
 
grateful_child said:
October 09, 2016 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-09
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Here’s Scott Hahn’s reflection for the **28th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
**
"RETURNING THANKS"
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October 10, 2016 - Monday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Francis Borgia:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-10
 
October 10, 2016 - Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 11 - St. John XXIII, Pope (Optional Memorial):

Read about St. John XXIII, The Divine Maternity of Our Lady and St. Tarachus & His Companions:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-11
 
grateful_child said:
October 10, 2016 - Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
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Error correction: Today, Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, should be October 11, 2016 not October 10. My apologies!
 
October 12, 2016 - Wednesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Wilfrid:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-12
 
October 13, 2016 - Thursday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Edward:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-13
 
October 14, 2016 - Friday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 14 - Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who raised up Pope Saint Callistus the First
to serve the Church
and attend devoutly to Christ’s faithful departed,
strengthen us, we pray, by his witness to the faith,
so that, rescued from the slavery of corruption,
we may merit an incorruptible inheritance.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“A slave in youth, St. Callistus (d.222) was renowned for his mercy toward repentant sinners, thus incurring the criticism of many rigorists, notably Tertullian. He defended the Faith against the Adoptionist and Modalist heresies regarding the Holy Trinity and the Person of Jesus Christ. He was martyred in Rome under Alexander Severus.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saint Callistus I, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcallistusi.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-14
 
October 15 - Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through your Spirit
raised up Saint Teresa of Jesus
to show the Church the way to seek perfection,
grant that we may always be nourished
by the food of her heavenly teaching
and fired with longing for true holiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in Avila, Spain, St. Teresa (1515-1582) reformed the Carmelite Order with the help of St. John of the Cross. In the years and following the Ecumenical Council of Trent, she contributed to the renewal of the entire ecclesiastical community. Her active life did not distract her from contemplation, and she wrote several works of asceticism and mysticism. She was proclaimed Doctor of the Church in 1970.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saint Teresa of Jesus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stteresaofavila.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-15
 
October 16, 2016 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
grant that we may always conform our will to yours
and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-16

October 16 - Optional Memorial of St. Hedwig, Religious which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that the revered intercession of Saint Hedwig
may bring us heavenly aid,
just as her wonderful life
is an example of humility for all.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“The wife of the Duke of Poland and a mother of seven children, St. Hedwig (1174-1243) led a life of piety and solicitude for the poor and the sick, founding with her husband several monasteries and hospitals, She retired to a Cistercian monastery.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

October 16 - Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin, which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour out on us, we pray, O Lord,
the spirit with which you so remarkably endowed
Saint Margaret Mary,
so that we may come to know
that love of Christ which surpasses all understanding
and be utterly filled with your fullness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Margaret (1647-1690) was born in France and entered the Visitation convent at Paray-le-Monial. She had many mystical revelations concerning devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She propagated this devotion to the whole Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Hedwig, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/H/sthedwig.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmargaretmaryalacoque.asp
 
October 17 - St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who adorn the sacred body of your Church
with the confessions of holy Martyrs,
grant, we pray,
that, just as the glorious passion of Saint Ignatius of Antioch,
which we celebrate today,
brought him eternal splendor,
so it may be for us unending protection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Ignatius (d.107) was consecrated Bishop of Antioch by St. Peter. He was martyred in Rome under Trajan. He wrote a number of letters that are some of the earliest and richest Christian writings pertaining to marriage, the Eucharist, and the Incarnation. His name is mentioned in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Ignatius of Antioch, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stignatiusofantioch.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-17
 
October 18 - St. Luke, Evangelist (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Lord God, who chose Saint Luke
to reveal by his preaching and writings
the mystery of your love for the poor,
grant that those who already glory in your name
may persevere as one heart and one soul
and that all nations may merit to see your salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“A physician from Antioch, he converted to Christianity and accompanied Paul on two of his journeys. The author of both the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, Luke devotes attention to Christ’s birth and childhood as well as to the universality of the Redemption.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Luke, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/L/stluke.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-18
 
grateful_child said:
October 16, 2016 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
grant that we may always conform our will to yours
and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-16
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Here’s Scott Hahn’s reflection for the **29th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
**

"HOPE FROM ON HIGH"

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grateful_child said:
October 16, 2016 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
grant that we may always conform our will to yours
and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-16
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 16, 2016, p.1:

THE POWER OF PRAYER

"On this 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time the Church invites us to reflect on the power of persevering prayer. Faith can move mountains, but prayer can move the heart of God. But for prayer to produce such a wonderful effect, it must be rooted in humble faith, that is, in the sincere conviction that we are in God’s hands and that He loves us immensely, in spite of our unworthiness. If we have this proper disposition of heart, we will avoid the two aberrations of wanting to impose our will on God, or of giving up praying if our requests are not granted immediately. Our prayer must always be patterned after that of Jesus and end with the petition: “May your will, not mine, be done!”

Let us keep this in mind as we are about to start the Eucharistic celebration, which is the most beautiful and powerful prayer we can off er to God."
 
October 19, 2016 - Wednesday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
grant that we may always conform our will to yours
and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 19 - Saints John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who chose to manifest
the blessed hope of your eternal kingdom
by the toil of Saints John de Brebeuf,
Isaac Jogues and their companions
and by the shedding of their blood,
graciously grant that through their intercession
the faith of Christians may be strengthened day by day.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“These eight Jesuit missionaries were sent from France to North America. Sts. John (1593-1649) and Isaac (1607-1646) were martyred after converting many thousands of Native Americans. Throughout their ordeals, these missionaries exhibited undying fortitude and charity in the face of imprisonment and torture.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Sts. John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companionsand information on St. Peter of Alcantara, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stisaacjogues.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-10-19
 
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