Saints and the Liturgical Year

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October 29, 2014 - Wednesday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
increase our faith, hope and charity,
and make us love what you command,
so that we may merit what you promise.
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. Narcissus, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-10-29
 
October 30, 2014 - Thursday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect: (Opening Prayer)
“Almighty ever-living God,
increase our faith, hope and charity,
and make us love what you command,
so that we may merit what you promise.
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. Alphonsus Rodriguez, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-10-30
 
October 31, 2014 - Friday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect: (Opening Prayer)
“Almighty ever-living God,
increase our faith, hope and charity,
and make us love what you command,
so that we may merit what you promise.
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

Today is the eve of the feast of All Saints. Read about it (All Hallows’ Eve) at:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-10-31
 
November 1 - Feast of All Saints (Solemnity):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
by whose gift we venerate in one celebration
the merits of all the Saints,
bestow on us, we pray,
through the prayers of so many intercessors,
an abundance of the reconciliation with you
for which we earnestly long.
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

“This feast celebrates all the unknown saints who are now in Heaven. Sanctity is within everyone’s reach; through the Communion of Saints each part of the Mystical Body of Christ helps every other to grow in holiness.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Originating in the 4th c. Eastern feast of all Martyrs, and attested to by St. Ephrem (+ 373), Pope Gregory IV established this commemoration for all the Saints of the Roman Church in 835. Originally celebrated on Easter Friday, it came to be held in Rome on 13 May; later, in the 9th c., it was transferred to 1 Nov., the date of its celebration in Ireland where it countered the Celtic pagan feast of the Druids.” (Ordo.)

For more on the Solemnity of All Saints, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/allsaintsday.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-01

N.B. The link to Catholic Culture above also gives information on the Indulgences for All Souls’ Week, towards the end of the page.
 
November 2 - The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Listen kindly to our prayers, O Lord,
and, as our faith in your Son,
raised from the dead, is deepened,
so may our hope of resurrection for your departed servants
also find new 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.”

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

“The Church, after celebrating the feast of All Saints, today prays for all who, in the purifying suffering of Purgatory, await the day they will join in heavenly glory. The celebration of the Mass, which re-presents the Sacrifice of Christ on Calvary, has always been the principal means by which the Church fulfills the great responsibility of charity toward the dead. Death cannot break the bonds of the Body of Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

"All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.

The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. (CCC 1030-1031)." (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

"Rooted in ancient Christian tradition (2nd c. and Tertullian), St.Odilo of Cluny established a memorial of all the faithful departed in 988. It was accepted in Rome in the 13th c.

PN: The month of November, especially All Souls Day, is a traditional time for visiting graves of loved ones, as is the anniversary of death…" (Ordo.)

For more on All Souls’ Day and Indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-02
www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2SOULS.HTM
 
November 3, 2014 - Monday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
by whose gift your faithful offer you
right and praiseworthy service,
grant, we pray,
that we may hasten without stumbling
to receive the things you have promised.
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

November 3 - St. Martin de Porres, Religious (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who led Saint Martin de Porres
by the path of humility to heavenly glory,
grant that we may so follow his radiant example in this life
as to merit to be exalted with him in heaven.
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. Martin (1579-1639) was born in Lima, Peru, and lived a life of fasting, prayer, and penance as a Dominican. Apprenticed at a young age to a barber-surgeon, he provided medical care for the poor and sick of Lima, especially ministering to slaves. He was devoted to the Blessed Eucharist and was a friend of St. Rose of Lima.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For information on St. Martin de Porres and St. Hubert, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmartindeporres.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-03
 
November 4 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Preserve in the midst of your people,
we ask, O Lord, the spirit with which you filled
the Bishop Saint Charles Borromeo,
that your Church may be constantly renewed
and, by conforming herself to the likeness of Christ,
may show his face to the world.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Charles (1538-1584) was born in Italy and obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law. He was made a cardinal and consecrated Archbishop of Milan. One of the chief agents of the conclusion of the Ecumenical Council of Trent and drafting the Catechism, he implemented the spirit of the Council by establishing Sunday schools, houses for orphans and the poor, and renewing the moral life of the clergy and religious. He established and organized diocesan seminaries.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For information on Saint Charles Borromeo, Sts. Vitalis & Agricola and Indulgences for All Souls Week, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcharlesborromeo.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-04
 
November 5, 2014 - Wednesday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
by whose gift your faithful offer you
right and praiseworthy service,
grant, we pray,
that we may hasten without stumbling
to receive the things you have promised.
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. Elizabeth & Zachary, the meaning of ‘suffrage’, and Indulgences for all Souls Week, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-05
 
Sharing this reflection from the Euchalette on today’s Scripture Readings for ALL SOULS’ DAY, November 2, 2014, p.4:

Today’s Scripture Readings:
new.usccb.org/bible/readings/110214.cfm

“THE HOPE THAT SHATTERS THE BOUNDARY OF DEATH”

"Death is an inescapable reality for all creatures. For us human beings it is a tremendous mystery tht confronts us all without exception. Both the rich and the poor; the powerful and the weak; the oppressors and the oppressed; the bad and the good … will inevitably reach that finish line whose time, place and circumstances are known to God alone.

We Christians believe that not everything ends with death. The spiritual component of man, his immortal soul, lives on. While death does conclude the earthly phase of human life, it is also a ‘passage’, a transformation of the human situation into something absolutely ‘new’, though closely dependent on the way we fared in the days of our earthly life, especially the final moments.

The new form of existence which all the souls enter is not the same for all. A judgment determines it - the conclusion of a very personal encounter between God and the soul of every individual, in an atmosphere of absolute truth and justice. A judgment which will be made known to all only at the final judgment.

All this is part of the ‘mystery of death’. But **our present ignorance of the destiny of the departed should not paralyze or frighten us, **for we know that God is not only just, but also merciful and does not reject any of those who approach Him with humble trust (See Jn 6:37)." (p.4; emphasis added.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
"THE HOPE THAT SHATTERS THE BOUNDARY OF DEATH" - continued:

"But this is not all. Our Catholic faith tells us that **a vital link, the ‘Communion of Saints’, still binds together those who are still living on earth with those who have crossed the border of death. **With our prayers, sacrifices, offerings and words of charity we may be of help to those who have preceded us in the ‘afterdeath’. The prayers offered today can help save a person who died thousands of years ago, for with God every moment, no matter how remote in time for us, is still ‘now’.

All this is not a ‘pious invention’ propagated to console people who feel so much the loss of their dear ones. It is a consoling truth which the Church, instructed by the Spirit, teaches us all in order that our view of death may be filled with hope and love.

We are filled with hope that no one should ever despair of the eternal salvation of anyone, not even of those who may have died without the sacraments and apparently unrepentant of their sins. **In the top-secret encounter behind close doors between God and each soul, everybody else is shut out, but not the intercessory power of Jesus Christ and all his ‘friends’." **(The Euchalette, Nov. 2, 2014, p. 4; emphasis added.) (Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
**“THE HOPE THAT SHATTERS THE BOUNDARY OF DEATH” **- continued:

"Such a God-given hope spurs us to perform those ‘works of love’ like prayer, the offering of personal sacrifices and especially the holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist in behalf of the deceased. This is all that we can do - but it is really a lot! -for all our brothers and sisters who have passed away from this life.

Our presence in the cemeteries, especially on All Souls’ Day, our prayers, our lighting of candles and bringing of flowers are meant to say just this: ‘We believe that our dead are alive in God, and we intend to show our hope and love for them through these works of piety which become precious through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ He it was who - through his death and resurrection - made death not only ‘bearable’, but actually transformed it into a ‘Passover’, an entrance into everlasting life." (The Euchalette, Nov. 2, 2014, p. 4; emphasis added.)
 
November 6, 2014 - Thursday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
by whose gift your faithful offer you
right and praiseworthy service,
grant, we pray,
that we may hasten without stumbling
to receive the things you have promised.
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. Leonard of Limoges and on ‘Hiding Death and Its Signs’, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-06
 
November 7, 2014 - Friday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
by whose gift your faithful offer you
right and praiseworthy service,
grant, we pray,
that we may hasten without stumbling
to receive the things you have promised.
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. Willibrord and St. Engelbert, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-07
 
November 8, 2014 - Saturday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
by whose gift your faithful offer you
right and praiseworthy service,
grant, we pray,
that we may hasten without stumbling
to receive the things you have promised.
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 Blessed John Duns Scotus and St. Godfrey, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-08
 
November 9 - The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who from living and chosen stones
prepare an eternal dwelling for your majesty,
increase in your Church the spirit of grace you have bestowed,
so that by new growth your faithful people
may build up the heavenly Jerusalem.
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

“This basilica is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. Built during Constantine’s reign and consecrated by Pope St. Sylvester I, its universal celebration is a sign of love for and union with the See of St. Peter.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Today marks the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral church of Rome, on land owned by the Laterani family, by Pope Sylvester I, on 9 Nov. 324. Honored as the episcopal seat of the pope as bishop of Rome, it is the ‘mother and head of all churches of Rome and the world’ ('omnium ecclesiarum Urbis et Orbis mater et caput’); residence of the popes from the 4th c. until they moved to Avignon (1309); site of five ecumenical councils; dedicated to the Savior, later also to John the Baptist.” (Ordo.)

For more on the **Dedication of the Lateran Basilica **and St. Theodore, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/dedicationofstjohnlateranbasilicainrome.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-09
 
]November 10 - St. Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who never allow the gates of hell
to prevail against your Church,
firmly founded on the apostolic rock,
grant her , we pray,
that through the intercession of Pope Saint Leo,
she may stand firm in your truth
and know the protection of lasting peace.
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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“During the pontificate of St. Leo I (d.461), the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon defined Jesus Christ as one divine Person having two natures: divine and human. St. Leo had written Epistola Dogmatica (the ‘Tome’ of Leo) to Patriarch Flavian of Constantinople, which was read and assented to by the Council Fathers.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Leo the Great and St. Andrew Avelino, Sts. Tryphon, Respicus and Nympha, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/L/stleothegreat.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-10
 
November 11 - Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who are glorified in the Bishop Saint Martin
both by his life and death,
make new, we pray,
the wonders of your grace in our hearts,
that neither death nor life
may separate us from your love.
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 to pagan parents in modern-day Hungary, St. Martin (316-397) was a soldier before his Baptism. He was consecrated Bishop of Tours, whence he sent missionaries to evangelize Gaul and to educate the clergy. He was noted for his opposition to the practice of executing heretics. His feast is popularly called 'Martinmas.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Mennas, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmartinoftours.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-11
 
November 12 - Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up in your Church, we pray, O Lord,
the Spirit that filled Saint Josaphat
as he laid down his life for the sheep,
so that through his intercession
we, too, may be strengthened by the same Spirit
and not abe afraid to lay down our life for others.
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 Poland to Orthodox parents, he became a Catholic of the Byzantine Rite and a monk. As bishop he worked faithfully for the unity of the Church until he was martyred at the hands of an angry mob.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Josaphat and St. Martin I, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjosaphat.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-12
 
November 13, 2014 - Thursday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
graciously keep from us all adversity,
so that, unhindered in mind and body alike,
we may pursue in freedom of heart
the things that are yours.
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

November 13 - Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God our Father,
who called Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini from Italy
to serve the immigrants of America,
by her example,
teach us to have concern for the stranger,
the sick, and all those in need,
and by her prayers help us to see Christ
in all the men and women we meet.
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. Frances (1850-1917) was born in Lombardy, Italy, as one of thirteen children. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart to care for poor children in schools and hospitals. She came to the United States of America to work among Italian immigrants.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, St. Stanislaus Kostka, & St. Didacus, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-13
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisxaviercabrini.asp
 
November 14, 2014 - Friday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
graciously keep from us all adversity,
so that, unhindered in mind and body alike,
we may pursue in freedom of heart
the things that are yours.
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. Lawrence O’Toole and a commentary on Purgatory, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-14
 
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