Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter

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

Saint: Saint Clotilde (475-545)

First Saturday of the Month

Readings of the Day

Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 7:49-50 Humility

Mass: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Resp Ps 11; Jn 21:20-25

The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.

MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,

PRAY FOR US.

HEART OF JESUS, ABYSS OF ALL VIRTUES,

HAVE MERCY ON US.

Welcome to the First Saturday of the Month of June, a month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us.

With today's Gospel, where Peter asks Jesus about the disciple whom Jesus loved, Peter is curious. He asks, "Lord, what about him?" I think about something Sister Josephine of happy memory said to me some years ago. I said, "curiosity killed the cat." Matter-of-factly, Sister Josephine replied with a comment I had not heard before, namely, "satisfaction got it back." As Jesus replied to Peter, "what concern is it of yours"?, most things don't concern us. Of our concern should be what else Jesus said to Peter: You follow me (Jn 21:22).

The following, taken from a sermon by a sixth century African author, included in today's Office of Readings, is not without relevance 15 centuries later. 

This Church is the house of God, built up of living stones, whose master is almighty God. It is His delight to dwell here. Take care, then, that He never has the sorrow of seeing it undermined by schism and collapsing in ruins.

A prayer for us, then, as we prepare to celebrate Pentecost Sunday, is this one, a Catholic Byzantine Prayer, included in the site FrassatiUSA, a site in honor of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925). Blessed Pier was a remarkable young man. Let us pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit ...

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth,

Who is everywhere present and fills all things,

Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life,

come and dwell within us,

cleanse us of all stain, 

and save our souls,

O Gracious Lord. Amen.

SAINT CLOTILDE,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: This one, found in our garden of delights, was taken early yesterday morning. The upright shall see His face.

© Gertrude Feick 2022