Saints and the Liturgical Year

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(Today’s Reflection from the Euchalette, p. 4 (continued):

"It is only those who have the gift of faith who can keep believing in God’s active presence even in the darkest moments of human history and of their lives. It is faith which gives them/us the unique assurance that God is present and active even if their/our feeble mind cannot comprehend or p(name removed by moderator)oint where and how."

"Often, it is after years that we begin to understand why God allowed certain terrible events to happen. It was for a purification, to bring out a much greater good … We may also begin to understand how God was present and active in the compassion that He inspired, in the generosity and charity that He instilled in many … in our very selves, perhaps. Indeed, God was present and active as He is present in the dark secret under the surface of the fields where He lets the seed rot and makes the sprout burst forth and pierce the hard crust of the soil unto the richness of a new harvest."

"God is present and active at all times. Everywhere. He needs to be trusted, for He knows what He is doing. He could do everything by Himself, yet - usually - He gives us the privilege to be His ‘servants’, i.e., the instruments of His care, His concern, His power. This has happened so many times in history. It is happening right now everywhere, especially where He finds people who have the faith that can transplant sycamores and move mountains, and the humility to recognize that He is the Power behind it all, while they/we are just expendable servants. (See Lk 17:10)" (p. 4, emphasis added.)
 
October 9, 2013 - Wednesday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 9 - St. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

Collect:
“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 - Saint John Leonardi, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect:
“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 and Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-09
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/stdenis.asp
catholicfire.blogspot.com/2006/10/saint-of-day-st-john-leonardi-priest.html
 
Amiciel said:
Sharing this beautiful reflection on today’s Scripture Readings, from today’s Euchalette, p.4:

“WHERE IS GOD?”

"The apparent ‘absence’ of God has always been a severe test for all the great souls who have put their trust in Him. Sooner or later all will experience its torturing fits - God seems to ‘vanish’ or to become impotent right when His intervention seems needed most badly. The prophet Habakkuk experienced it (see Hab 1:2-3); so did Jeremiah (see Ps 22:2-3) and even Jesus Christ, at the height of His suffering on Calvary (see Mt 27:46).
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Just a clarificatory note on the above quote referencing Jeremiah and Ps 22:2-3:

Ps 22 is attributed to King David; his plaint is found in v 1-2. Jeremiah’s complaints are in Jer 12:1ff; 15:10. My apologies.
 
October 10, 2013 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saint of the day, St. Francis Borgia, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-10
 
October 11, 2013 - Friday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about **Blessed John XXIII, Pope **and **The Divine Maternity of Our Lady **from link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-11
 
October 12, 2013 - Saturday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Wilfrid, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-12
 
October 13, 2013 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-13
 
October 14, 2013 - 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:
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=2013-10-14
 
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:
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=2013-10-15
 
grateful_child said:
October 13, 2013 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-13
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Sharing this insightful reflection from today’s Euchalette, on the scripture readings for today, the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, p. 4:

THE BEAUTY OF GRATITUDE

"The word ‘thanks’ is just one syllable, but many are unable to pronounce it. This is due not to a speech impediment but to a moral deficiency which paralyzes their hearts. Some are fast in asking for favors, but very slow in showing gratitude once they have received what they wanted.

The group of nine lepers who were cured by Jesus and walked away unmindful of their benefactor, is just a tiny delegation of the immense throng of ungrateful persons who take everybody, every service, everything for granted. They take people for granted, even when the favor or service received may have cost a lot of sacrifice. They take God for granted - His gift of creation, the gift of their very persons, with all the wonderful qualities of soul and body … They take for granted His grace, the Church, the sacraments, eternal life!

Ungrateful people are too blind, too deaf, too insensitive, too dull or too proud to say thanks to anyone, including God. If He could ever be saddened, human ingratitude would surely make Him very sad.

Gratitude is spontaneous for few. For most of us, however, it is a virtue acquired gradually, just like humility, generosity and honesty, virtues on which it is based. We have to learn to be attentive and responsive even to the smallest signs of kindness or generosity toward us. We have to learn to show appreciation for what other people and God do for us. Without our realizing it, such an awareness enriches us immensely as does the awareness that we are loved, and the desire to love in return. Gratitude is indeed a form of love - love returned. A simple way of being great. A great way of being human." (p.4.)
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THE BEAUTY OF GRATITUDE - continued:

"There are so many ways of being thankful. It can be a written note, a frank smile, a sincere handshake, a delicate caress, a silent tear, a word uttered when it is time to speak it, or a word kept unsaid when grateful love demands that it should not be said.

Whatever form it may take, gratitude can never be a momentary formality. When it becomes such, it is hypocrisy. Then it is no better than ingratitude. Real gratitude is rooted deep in the ‘heart’ of a person. It … characterizes a person’s life and establishes him/her in a permanent attitude of being a grateful debtor. Such deeply rooted attitude becomes alive whenever the occasion arises.

Then life becomes an unceasing ‘eucharist’ - a holy thanksgiving, a joyous giving of self to God and neighbor, in imitation of, and in union with Jesus … " (p.4.)
 
October 16, 2013 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

October 16 - St. Hedwig, Religious (Optional Memorial)

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 - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin (Optional Memorial):

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 and St. Gerard Majella, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/H/sthedwig.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmargaretmaryalacoque.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-16
 
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:
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=2013-10-17
 
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:
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=2013-10-18
 
October 19, 2013 - Saturday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

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

Collect:
“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 Companions **and St. Peter of Alcantara, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stisaacjogues.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-19
 
October 20, 2013 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time & World Mission Sunday:

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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-20

“Today is World Mission Sunday with its theme: ‘Go … make disciples of all nations … baptize them … teach them all I have commanded to you’ (Mt 28:19-20). Pastors should encourge their communities to assist in the mission of the Church in spreading the gospel …” (Ordo.)

October 20 - St. Paul of the Cross, Priest (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):
(Other areas celebrate the memorial on October 19th.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the Priest Saint Paul,
whose only love was the Cross,
obtain for us your grace, O Lord,
so that, urged on more strongly by his example,
we may each embrace our own cross with courage.
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 Liguria, Italy, St. Paul (1694-1775) devoted himself to the service of the poor and the sick and is best known for his apostolic zeal and great penances. He founded the Congregation of the Passion (the Passionists).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Paul of the Cross, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpaulofthecross.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-10-20
 
October 21, 2013 - Monday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on Sts. Ursula & Companions, and St. Hilarion, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-21
 
October 22, 2013 - Tuesday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the Optional Memorial of Blessed John Paul II and St. Mary Salome, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-10-22
 
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