Saints and the Liturgical Year

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August 30, 2015 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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=2015-08-30
 
August 31, 2015 - Monday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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 Raymund Nonnatus, click link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-08-31
 
grateful_child said:
August 30, 2015 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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=2015-08-30
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Sharing this reflection from the Euchalette on today’s Scripture Readings, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 30, 2015, p.4:

Today’s Scripture Readings:
new.usccb.org/bible/readings/083015.cfm

"SHOULD WE FOLLOW TRADITIONS"

"Traditions and social conventions are part and parcel of our life. They are signs of our links with the past and our dependence on it. Such traditions and conventions can be a precious treasure enriching us in many ways. They embody the customs and ways of life that are fruit of the wisdom of past centuries, and are handed over from one generation to another as a sort of “cultural gift.” As such, they may contain genuine values which deserve to be preserved and assimilated by all.

But certain conventions and traditions (not sacred Tradition, with capital “T”), may contain also elements of decay and death. In other cases, traditions may become a hindrance to creativity and to the desire to find new ways of viewing and doing things. Attachment to traditions may prevent progress. This is so because they are always in danger of becoming either lifeless relics of the past or enslaving chains.

They become “lifeless relics” when they are reduced to empty formalities because they have lost the original values which used to make them rich and meaningful.

Certain religious traditions may also become heavy chains that fetter us to the past, dampening or preventing altogether the vital thrust toward new and genuine ways of relating to God and among ourselves. Under their negative influence, we may come to forget, as it happened to the Jews at the time of Jesus, that “the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mk 2:27). Worse still, some traditions may become idols when we put them at par with, or even above, the positive manifestation of God’s will." (p.4)
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"SHOULD WE FOLLOW TRADITIONS" - continued:

"An opposite defect is the forsaking of time-honored traditions in order to start following new ways of life that look more appealing or “fashionable.” We are constantly in danger of dropping value-laden traditions in order to follow the latest fads and innovations propagated by the surrounding environment. The Israelites had committed such a mistake more than once and long before the time of Christ, when they “forgot” their Lord-Savior and adopted ways of life typical of the neighboring peoples who “knew nothing of the Lord.” Thus, they abandoned the “Source of living water” and dug for themselves “broken cisterns that hold no water.” (See Jer 2:13.)

Against such danger there is only one remedy: to cling to the freshness of God’s Word and the living Tradition of the Church, kept alive by the perennial vitality of the Holy Spirit. Our lives should be molded only by the sound instruction coming from God’s commandments, and the teaching and example of Christ coming to us through the Church. Sound discernment is always needed. Mere human traditions and conventions can be followed only if and to the extent that they are in keeping with the positive revelation of the divine will, and remain open to the continuous call of God to be ever new, ever greater, ever closer to Him who is both the root and the future of man." (Euchalette, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 08/30/2015; p.4.)
 
September 01, 2015 - Tuesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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 St. Giles, Twelve Holy Brothers, and St. Anna:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-01
 
September 02, 2015 - Wednesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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 St. Agricolus:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-02
 
September 3 - St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who care for your people with gentleness
and rule them in love,
through the intercession of Pope Saint Gregory,
endow, we pray, with a spirit of wisdom
those to whom you have given authority to govern,
that the flourishing of a holy flock
may become the eternal joy of the shepherds.
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

“St. Gregory (540-604) abandoned his position in the Roman government to become a monk and used his wealth to found six monasteries, meanwhile serving as a papal legate to Constantinople. When elected Pope, he instituted liturgical reforms and organized missions; due to him, missionaries were first sent to England.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Gregory the Great, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/G/stgregorythegreat.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-03
 
September 4, 2015 - Friday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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. Rosalia and St. Rose of Viterbo, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-04
 
September 5, 2015 - Saturday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
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

September 5 - Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

“Today the Missionaries of Charity and their friends will be celebrating the new feast day of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. September 5th is the anniversay of her death, and at present is acknowledged as her feastday.” (Catholicculture.org.)

For more on Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta and information on St. Lawrence Justinian, see links:
www.ewtn.com/motherteresa/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-05
 
September 6, 2015 - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting 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. Amen.”

For today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-06
 
September 7, 2015 - Monday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting 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. Amen.”

For today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Regina and St. Cloud:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-07
 
September 8 - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Impart to your servants, we pray, O Lord,
the gift of heavenly grace,
that the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
may bring deeper peace
to those for whom the birth of her Son
was the dawning of 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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

"This feast commemorates the birth of her who was to be the Mother of the Savior because the Blessed Virgin Mary occupies a unique place in salvation history. Our Lord reserved for her the highest mission ever entrusted to any creature. (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and information on St. Adrian and St. Corbinian, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/N/nativityoftheblessedvirginmary.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-08
 
September 9, 2015 - Wednesday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting 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.”

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

September 9 - St. Peter Claver, Priest and Religious (Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made Saint Peter Claver a slave of slaves
and strengthened him with wonderful charity and patience
as he came to their help,
grant, through his intercession,
that, seeking the things of Jesus Christ,
we may love our neighbor in deeds 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.”

“Born near Barcelona, St. Peter (1580-1654) was a Jesuit missionary who ministered to African slaves as they arrived at the South American seaport of Cartagena. Enduring the derision of the slave traders, he fed the hungry, cared for the sick and dying, preached the Gospel, and baptized converts for nearly forty years.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Peter Claver and information on **St. Gorgonius,**see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpeterclaver.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-09
 
September10, 2015 - Thursday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting 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.”

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

For information on St. Nicholas of Tolentino and St. Pulcheria, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-10
 
September 11, 2015 - Friday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting 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.”

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

For information on Sts. Protus & Hyacinth, and Paphnutius, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-11
 
September12, 2015 - Saturday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting 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."

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

September 12 - The Most Holy Name of Mary (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, for all who celebrate the glorious Name
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
she may obtain your merciful favor.
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.”

“God the Father is glorified by the exalted role of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thus, her name is a name of honor, to be venerated and called upon with trust and devotion.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Most Holy Name of Mary, and information on St. Guy of Anderlecht, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-12
americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1930
 
Additional thoughts on the Most Holy Name of Mary:
Amiciel said:
Sharing with you some thoughts from Mysteries of the Virgin Mary by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P.:

Quoting CCC 2158, Fr. Cameron makes us aware that “Everyone’s name is sacred. The name is the icon of the person. It demands respect as a sign of the dignity of the one who bears it”.

Father Cameron continues with CCC 203: “A name expresses a person’s essence and identity and the meaning of this person’s life. To disclose one’s name is to make oneself known to others; in a way it is to hand oneself over by becoming accessible, capable of being known more intimately and addressed personally… from the very beginning God insists on revealing to us the name of his mother.” (pp. 106-107.)

“God deliberately confides to us Mary’s name so as to make the Blessed Virgin more accessible to us, to enable us to address her personally and know her intimately, and to give us an entree to the very meaning of her life…” (p. 107.)

Fr. Cameron quotes St. Thomas: “Mary means 'star of the sea’, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary’s maternal intercession” …(p. 107.)

"However, the true greatness of the Holy Name of Mary is its instrumentality in our salvation. ‘Just as the salvation of the world began with the Hail Mary,’ explains St. Louis de Montfort, ‘so the salvation of each individual is bound up with it.’ For just as the utterance of this name ‘brought to a dry and barren world the Fruit of Life,’ so, too, will reverently pronouncing the Holy Name of Mary in prayer ‘cause the Word of God to take root in the soul and bring forth Jesus, the Fruit of Life’ …(P. 108.)
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Amiciel said:
Thoughts from the Mysteries of the Virgin Mary by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P. (continued):

Quoting St. Bonaventure, Fr. Cameron writes: “As wax melts before fire, so do the devils lose their power against those souls who remember the name of Mary and devoutly invoke it.” (p.110.)

Father continues by quoting St. Bernard: “If the winds of temptations surge, if you run aground on the shoals of troubles, call upon Mary. If you are tossed by the winds of pride or ambition or detraction or jealousy, call upon Mary. In dangers, in straits, in perplexity, call upon Mary. Let her name be always in your mouth and in your heart.” (p. 113.)
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Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
September 13, 2015 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Look upon us, O God,
Creator and ruler of all things,
and, that we may feel the working of your mercy,
grant that we may serve you with all our 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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-13

September 13 - Today’s memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, strength of those who hope in you,
who willed that the Bishop Saint John Chrysostom
should be illustrious by his wonderful eloquence
and his experience of suffering,
grant us, we pray,
that, instructed by his teachings,
we may be strengthened through the example
of his invincible patience.
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 Antioch, Syria, St. John (349-407) was given the moniker Chrysostom (‘golden-mouthed’) because of his eloquent and powerful preaching. He entered monastic life and was later consecrated Archbishop of Constantinople; his resolve in the midst of controversy distinguished him as much as his many writings on Catholic doctrine and Christian life. He died in exile.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John Chrysostom and other saints of the day, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnchrysostom.asp
 
September 14, 2015 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who willed that your Only Begotten Son
should undergo the Cross to save the human race,
grant, we pray,
that we, who have known his mystery on earth,
may merit the grace of his redemption 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.”

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

“Public veneration of the Holy Cross dates to the fourth century when St. Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine, discovered it in Jerusalem. This feast commemorates the rescue of the Holy Cross from the Persians in the seventh century. The Church sings of the triumph of the Holy Cross, the instrument of salvation.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Today’s feast celebrates a double anniversary. In Jerusalem, Constantine erected a round church, the Anastasis, above the empty grave of Jesus, and a basilica, the Martyrium; in the square between the two churches, a shrine, Calvarium, marking the place of the crucifixion. These were dedicated in 335. They were destroyed by the Persians in 614. The present church of the Holy Sepulcher was built by the Crusaders in 1149. Today also commemorates the discovery of the Lord’s cross by the Empress, St. Helena, in 320.” (Ordo.)

For more on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/E/exaltationoftheholycross.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-14
 
September 15 - Our Lady of Sorrows (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who willed
that, when your Son was lifted high on the Cross,
his Mother should stand close by and share his suffering,
grant that your Church,
participating with the Virgin Mary in the Passion of Christ,
may merit a share in 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 reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“An appreciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s unique role in the Passion of her Son led Pope Pius VII to extend this traditional devotion to the whole Church in 1814. Our Lady is the preeminent example of how to live with suffering; she reminds the faithful of the malice of sin and shows the way of true repentance.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“By the 14th c., the faithful identified seven sorrows of Mary: the presentation of Jesus in the Temple, the flight into Egypt, Jesus being lost in Jerusalem, the meeting of Mary and Jesus on the way to Calvary, the crucifixion, the taking down of Jesus’ body from the cross, and his burial.” (Ordo.)

For more on Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Nicomedes and St. Catherine of Genoa, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyofsorrows.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-09-15
 
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