Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time

Year of Saint Joseph

Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"

Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint: Blessed Mary Josephine Catanea (1894-1948)

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 19 The Discipline of Psalmody

Mass: Gn 18:1-5; Resp Ps (Lk 1); Mt 8:5-17

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.

MARY MOTHER OF MERCY,

PRAY FOR US.

There are three stories in today's Gospel, stories about people of faith who go to Jesus to be healed of their infirmities. One of my favorites is the second one, it's brief. Jesus enters Peter's house; He sees Peter's mother-in-law in bed with a fever; the Divine Physician touches her hand; the fever leaves her; she rises and waits on Jesus (Mt 8:14-15). May we be people of such faith and action and go to Jesus who took away our infirmities and bore our diseases (Mt 8:17). 

Serve the Lord with fear, and again, In the presence of the angels I will sing to you. Let us consider, then, how we ought to behave in the presence of God and His angels, and let us stand to sing the psalms in such a way that our minds are in harmony with our voices.

(Rule of Saint Benedict, 19:3-7)

If by a diligent life of virtue you wash away the film of dirt that covers yours heart, then the divine beauty will shine forth in you.

(From a homily by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishop, in Office of Readings, Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday) 

BLESSED MARY JOSEPHINE CATANEA,

SAINT JOSEPH,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: Another look at the sunrise from the top of Black Butte, OR. God is praised.

© Gertrude Feick 2021