Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Other saints: Saint Peter Chanel, Priest, Martyr (1803-1841); Saint Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort, Priest (1673-1716); Blessed Maria Guggiari Echeverria (1925-1959)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 70 The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will
Mass: Acts 12:24-13:5a; Resp Ps 67; Jn 12:44-50
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
MARY, QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS,
PRAY FOR US.
One response to the opening line in today's account from the Acts of the Apostles, The Word of God continued to spread and grow (Acts 12:24), can be found in the Entrance Antiphon for Mass: I will praise, you, Lord, among the nations; I will tell of your name to my kin, alleluia. We are called by the Holy Spirit, as were Barnabas and Saul, and set apart to do such work for the Lord (Acts 13:2), namely, proclaim the word of God in word and deed. May the word of God continue to spread and grow. Alleluia.
We look to our saints for the day for inspiration, encouragement, and intercession.
About Saint Peter Chanel, a lay-brother who worked closely with him on the island of Futuna in the Pacific Ocean said this about Peter: "He displayed unparalleled mildness toward everyone on all occasions without exception. It is no wonder then that the natives used to call him 'good-hearted man' ... quietly he preached Christ and the Gospel, but there was little response. Still with invincible perseverance he pursued his missionary task on both the human and religious level, relying on the example and words of Christ: There is one who sows and another who reaps. And he constantly prayed for help from the Mother of God, to whom he was especially devoted" (From a eulogy for Saint Peter, priest and martyr, Office of Readings, April 28).
What, then, does God look upon with pleasure and delight? It is the man who is fighting for Him, against riches, against the world, hell, and himself, the man who is cheerfully carrying his cross.
(Saint Louis Marie de Montfort)
SAINT PETER CHANEL,
SAINT LOUIS MARIE GRIGNON DE MONTFORT,
BLESSED MARIA GUGGIARI ECHEVERRIA,
SAINT JOSEPH,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: More beauty at d and J's in West Linn, OR.
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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