Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Year of Saint Joseph

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

Saints: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336); Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest (1502-1539); Saint Modwen, Irish Virgin and Hermit (7th century); Blessed George Nichols, Richard Yaxley, Thomas Belson, Humphrey Pritchard, Martyrs (-1589)

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 28 Those Who Refuse to Amend After Frequent Reproofs

Mass: Gn 28:10-22a; Resp Ps 91; Mt 9:18-26

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

COME, YOU BLESSED OF MY FATHER, SAYS THE LORD: I WAS SICK, AND YOU VISITED ME. AMEN, I SAY TO YOU: WHATEVER YOU DID FOR THE ONE OF THE LEAST OF MY BRETHREN YOU DID IT FOR ME.

(Entrance Antiphon, Mass)

May our faith, like that of the woman who touches the tassel on Jesus' cloak (Mt 9:20), save us. Corraggio. 

We should love and feel compassion for those who oppose us, rather than abhor and despise them, since they harm themselves and do us good, and adorn us with crowns of everlasting glory while they incite God's anger against themselves. And even more than this, we should pray for them and not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil by goodness.

(From a sermon to fellow members of his society by Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest, in Office of Readings, July 5)

Peace among brethren is the will of God, the joy of Christ, the completion of holiness, the rule of justice, the teacher of truth, the guardian of morals and a praiseworthy discipline in every regard. Peace lends strength to our prayers; it is the way our petitions can reach God easily and be credited; it is the plentitude which fulfills our desires. 

(From a sermon attributed to Peter Chrysologus, bishop, in Office of Readings, July 4)

Search within your heart for what is pleasing to God. Your heart must be crushed. Are you afraid that it might perish so? You have the reply: Create a clean heart in me, O God. For a clean heart to be created, the unclean one must be crushed.

(From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop, Office of Readings, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

SAINT ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL,

SAINT ANTONY MARY ZACCARIA,

SAINT MODWEN,

BLESSED GEORGE NICHOLS, RICHARD YAXLEY, THOMAS BELSEN, HUMPHREY PRITCHARD,

SAINT JOSEPH,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: I discovered this beauty, tucked away nicely, in the late afternoon yesterday.

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