Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr (907-935)
Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs (17th century)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 7:19-23
Mass: Job 1:6-22; Resp Ps 17; Lk 9:46-50
Incline your ear to me and hear my word.
HEART OF JESUS, IN WHOM THERE DWELLS THE FULLNESS OF GOD,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
After what poor Job experienced as proclaimed in today's first reading, it seems that Job had plenty to complain about. Yet, "in all this Job did not sin, nor did he say anything disrespectful of God" (Jb 1:22). Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, grant us courage, grant us perseverance. I believe, help my unbelief.
One must never despair; an evil never goes beyond the limits God has laid down. However, God is jealous, and he crushes men, or suspends their activity, so that no one can boast, even in the depths of his heart, that he has achieved something. Humiliation is the most important element of success today.
(Dom Prosper Gueranger, from The Spirit of Solesmes, in The Tablet, September 19, 2020, p. 16)
SAINT WENCESLAUS, SAINTS RUIZ AND HIS COMPANIONS,
PRAY FOR US.
© Gertrude Feick 2020
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