Saints and the Liturgical Year

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November 23, 2016 - Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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

November 23 - Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who are wonderful in the virtue of all your Saints,
grant us joy in the yearly commemoration of Saint Clement,
who, as a Martyr and High Priest of your Son,
bore out by his witness what he celebrated in mystery
and confirmed by example what he preached with his lips.
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. Clement I (d.99) was the third pope after St. Peter. He wrote an Epistle to the Corinthians, directing them to seek peace and unity. According to tradition he was exiled to the Crimea and condemned to death for evangelizing his fellow prisoners.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

November 23 -Saint Columban, Abbot (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who in Saint Columban
wonderfully joined the work of evangelization
to zeal for the monastic life,
grant, we pray,
that through his intercession and example
we may strive to seek you above all things
and to bring increase to your faithful people.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“An Irish monk, St. Columban (545-615) went to France and founded many monasteries, which he guided with strict discipline. His followers founded monasteries in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Exiled, he went to Italy and founded the monastery at Bobbio, which was a center of culture and learning as well as spirituality.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

November 23 - Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest and Martyr (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Our God and Father,
who conferred upon your servant Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro
the grace of ardently seeking your greater glory and the salvation of others,
grant, through his intercession and example,
that by faithfully and joyfully performing our daily duties
and effectively assisting those around us,
we may serve you with zeal
and ever seek your glory.
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 Jesuit Bl. Miguel (1891-1927), one of eleven children, was born in Guadalupe, Mexico. He was ordained in Belgium, having been forced to flee Mexico because of persecution; he returned to minister to his native people. He had a great love for the Mass, devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and apostolic zeal for ordinary workers. Despite fierce persecution by Mexican government officials as well as his own debilitating illnesses, he continued his ministry to the faithful until he was martyred.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saint Clement I, Saint Columban, and Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro and information on St. Felicitas, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stclementi.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcolumban.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-23
 
November 24, 2016 - Thursday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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

November 24 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, source and origin of all fatherhood,
who kept the Martyrs Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions
faithful to the Cross of your Son,
even to the shedding of their blood,
grant, through their intercession,
that, spreading your love among our brothers and sisters,
we may be your children both in name and in truth.
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. Andrew (ca. 1795-1839) was one of 117 - of whom eight were bishops and fifty priests - who were martyred over the course of a few years in Vietnam.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. Andrew Dung-Lac ** and information on St. Chrysogonus and Sts. Flora and Mary, click links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standewdunglac.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-24
 
November 25, 2016 - Friday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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

November 25 - Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who gave Saint Catherine of Alexandria to your people
as a Virgin and an invincible Martyr,
grant that through her intercession
we may be strengthened in faith and constancy
and spend ourselves without reserve
for the unity of the Church.
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.”

“According to tradition, St. Catherine (d.310) was courageous and learned. She denounced Emperor Maxentius to his face, and when she refused to apostatize, he imprisoned her, where she converted his wife and 200 soldiers before she was martyred.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Catherine of Alexandria, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherineofalexandria.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-25
 
November 26, 2016 - Saturday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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. Sylvester, St. Peter of Alexandria, St. John Berchmans and St. Leonard of Port Maurice, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-26
 
November 27, 2016 - 1st Sunday of Advent:
The Advent Season begins today.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.
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
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-27

“When the Church celebrates *the liturgy of Advent *each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming.” (CCC 524) (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
grateful_child said:
November 27, 2016 - 1st Sunday of Advent:
The Advent Season begins today.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.
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
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-27

“When the Church celebrates *the liturgy of Advent *each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming.” (CCC 524) (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
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Here’s Scott Hahn’s reflection for the **First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2016:
**
This Sunday’s Scripture Readings:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/

"IN A DARK HOUR"
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November 28, 2016 - Monday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Keep us alert, we pray, O Lord our God,
as we await the advent of Christ your Son,
so that, when he comes and knocks,
he may find us watchful in prayer
and exultant in his praise.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”

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

Read about the Excellence of Adam and Eve’s Natural Endowments, St. Catherine Laboure and St. James of the Marches:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-28

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
November 29, 2016 - Tuesday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Look with favor, Lord God, on our petitions,
and in our trials grant us your compassionate help,
that, consoled by the presence of your Son,
whose coming we now await,
we may be tainted no longer
by the corruption of former ways.
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. Saturninus **, see link:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-29

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
November 30, 2016 - St. Andrew, the Apostle (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We humbly implore yur majesty, O Lord,
that, just as the blessed Apostle Andrew
was for your Church a preacher and pastor,
so he may be for us a constant intercessor before you.
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 at Bethsaida, St. Andrew was a disciple of St. John the Baptist before he became a follower of Christ, to whom he also brought his brother, St. Peter. According to tradition, St. Andrew peached in Greece and was martyred on an X-shaped cross.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Andrew, the Apostle, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standrew.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-11-30
 
December 01, 2016 - Thursday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up your power, O Lord,
and come to our help with mighty strength,
that what our sins impede
the grace of your mercy may hasten.
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. Edmond Campion, Bl. Charles de Foucauld, St. Eligius **, see link:
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-01

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 02, 2016 - Friday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up your power, we pray, O Lord, and come,
that with you to protect us,
we may find rescue
from the pressing dangers of our sins,
and with you to set us free,
we may be found worthy of salvation.
Who live and reign with God the Father
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. Bibiana:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-02

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 3 - St. Francis Xavier, Priest (Memorial):
(Today, December 3, 2016, is Saturday of the 1st Week of Advent.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the preaching of Saint Francis Xavier
won many peoples to yourself,
grant that the hearts of the faithful
may burn with the same zeal for the faith
and that Holy Church may everywhere rejoice
in an abundance of offspring.
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 Navarre, Spain, he studied in Paris, where St. Francis (1506-1552) became one of the original seven members of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Society of Jesus. St. Francis proclaimed the Gospel in India, China, and Japan, bringing 30,000 souls to Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis Xavier, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisxavier.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-03
 
December 4, 2016 - 2nd Sunday of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
may no earthly undertaking hinder those
who set out in haste to meet your Son,
but may our learning of heavenly wisdom
gain us admittance to his company.
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=2016-12-04

December 4 - Optional Memorial of Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church, which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy :

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may be helped by the prayers
of the Priest Saint John Damascene,
so that the true faith,
which he excelled in teaching,
may always be our light and our strength.
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 Damascus, St. John (675-749) served as finance minister to the caliph before his ordination. He dedicated himself to study and writing, producing both works of dogmatic theology as well as many hymns. One of the principal defenders of the use of images in religious worship, he is considered the last Father of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John Damascene, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohndamascene.asp
 
grateful_child said:
December 4, 2016 - 2nd Sunday of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
may no earthly undertaking hinder those
who set out in haste to meet your Son,
but may our learning of heavenly wisdom
gain us admittance to his company.
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=2016-12-04
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Here’s Scott Hahn’s reflection for the **2nd Sunday of Advent, December 4, 2016:
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"KINGDOM COME"

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December 5, 2016 - Monday, 2nd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
may no earthly undertaking hinder those
who set out in haste to meet your Son,
but may our learning of heavenly wisdom
gain us admittance to his company.
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. Sabbas:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-05
 
December 6, 2016 - Tuesday, 2nd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
may no earthly undertaking hinder those
who set out in haste to meet your Son,
but may our learning of heavenly wisdom
gain us admittance to his company.
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

December 6 - Saint Nicholas, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We humbly implore your mercy, Lord:
protect us in all dangers
through the prayers of the Bishop Saint Nicholas,
that the way of salvation may lie open before us.
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.”

“Present at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea where he signed the document affirming the divinity of Christ, St. Nicholas (d. ca. 346) was consecrated Bishop of Myra in modern-day Turkey and is known for his compassion to the poor.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Nicholas, + 4th c., Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor; model pastor noted for charity; popularized as Santa Claus; patron of Russia, Greece, Sicily, and Lorraine, and of children and sailors.” (ORDO.)

For more on St. Nicholasof Myra, click links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/N/stnicholas.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-06
 
December 7, Wednesday - St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Ambrose
a teacher of the Catholic faith
and a model of apostolic courage,
raise up in your Church men after your own heart
to govern her with courage and wisdom.
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

“While St. Ambrose (340-397) was serving the imperial government and yet a catechumen, he was elected Bishop of Milan. He distinguished himself through apostolic zeal, service to the poor, and effective care of the faithful. An articulate opponent of Arianism in the West, he converted and baptized St. Augustine.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Ambrose, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stambrose.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-07
 
grateful_child said:
December 4, 2016 - 2nd Sunday of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
may no earthly undertaking hinder those
who set out in haste to meet your Son,
but may our learning of heavenly wisdom
gain us admittance to his company.
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=2016-12-04
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, Second Sunday of Advent, October 4, 2016, p.4:

ADVENT: A JOURNEY OF TWO LOVES

"Spiritual authors have compared the season of Advent to a journey toward the grotto of Bethlehem where we can behold the radiant face of Baby Jesus. This is a beautiful image that can be of great help to us who wish to live this holy season with purposeful intensity. But this is only half of the story. The greater and more important half is the “better half” of God’s journey toward us. This is what has made Christmas a reality, for** CHRISTMAS IS THE CONVERGING POINT OF TWO JOURNEYS: GOD’S JOURNEY AND OURS! **

God’s journey is the journey of the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine sheep in their safe pen and goes in search of the one that got lost – a journey that started millennia back in time and which exposed the shepherd-God to so many disappointments and rejections. He did not have to subject Himself to those hardships.** It was His divine love for all human beings which impelled Him to undertake that journey.**

It was the journey of God to Ur to look for Abram and snatch him away from the claws of paganism; the journey that led the Lord to cross the desert and look for Moses in order to wrest His oppressed people from the slavery of Egypt. It was the journey of God’s eternal Word into the limitations of human nature when he became one of us – the journey of the impassible, all-sufficient, immortal God into the fetters of the human condition that is characterized by suffering, misery, and death.

But God’s long and pain-filled journeys will not be beneficial to us, sinful human beings, if we, too, do not journey toward Him. We must realize the wretched situation in which we have thrust ourselves through our unwise choices, our pride, our lust, our lack of honesty and of everything that is good and holy. And having realized that, like the prodigal son, we should rise and walk the road of conversion that leads to the house of the Father."
(Continued in next post.)
 
October 4, 2016 - Second Sunday of Advent- Continued:

ADVENT: A JOURNEY OF TWO LOVES

"Our journey back to God means severing our ties with the web of sinful habits that may have enmeshed us, and aiming decisively to live the life of freedom as God’s children. We must bridge the gap between our good intentions and consequent actuations. We must turn our back on the fogginess of an aimless and uncommitted existence and move toward a life of dedication to living the demands of our baptism. For some, they may even need to step out of the darkness of a sinful existence** into the radiance of a life lived in joyful obedience to God’s law**. In short,** our life must be a journey toward the rising Sun of God’s presence,** seeking the light of His grace, the balm of His forgiveness, the warmth of His embrace, the joy and peace of His friendship.

As for those who may honestly feel that they are not great sinners, Advent has a challenge for them, too – the challenge to open their hearts, in imitation of Mary Most Holy, and let the Holy Spirit mold in them the Word made fl esh. This is the essential condition for Christmas to happen, for** Christ will be born only in the lives of those who open wide their hearts to him as Mary of Nazareth did**. This is where the two journeys end and the great encounter/ embrace begins." (Euchalette, Dec. 4, 2016, p.4.)
 
2nd Sunday of Advent, December4, 2016, Reflections from the today’s Euchalette p. 1:

"As we progress in our spiritual pilgrimage toward the shrine of Jesus’ Crib, on this Second Sunday of Advent, St. John the Baptist reminds us that we need to prepare ourselves adequately for our encounter with the Lord. We must prove the seriousness of our resolve to change for the better, each of us in our own situation.

St. Paul gives us some practical tips as to what this preparation can mean, as he invites us to live in perfect harmony with one another, accepting one another as Christ has accepted us. Only on these conditions shall we be able to glorify God with one voice and one heart as loving children should, particularly in this Advent season…"

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
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