Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Saints: Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop (283-371); Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868); Saint Peter Faber (1506-1546)

Readings of the Day

Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 51 Brothers on a Short Journey

Mass: Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Resp Ps 101; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14

The Lord looked down from His holy height.

MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,

PRAY FOR US.

You shall be my people, and I will be your God.

(Jer 30:22)

In one of today's Gospel scenes, Jesus and His disciples arrive at Gennesaret. The men of that place recognize Jesus and essentially alert the media. With the news, people bring to Jesus all those who were sick, and they begged Him that they might touch only the tassel on His cloak. As many as touched it were healed (Mt 14:34-36). Today may be a good day to pay closer attention and recognize Jesus in our midst. He is present in myriad ways. We can touch the tassel on His cloak and be healed. We go forth, united in faith and prayer, with wisdom from the beloved Persian poet Hafiz (c. 1320-1389), who may help us to recognize Jesus in our midst.

Where is the Door to the Tavern?

Where is the door to God?

In the sound of a barking dog,

In the ring of a hammer,

In a drop of rain,

In the face of

Everyone

I see.

Dear beloved, I rejoice in your faith, in the salvation that comes from faith, in your good works, which are not confined to your own surroundings but spread far and wide ...

So I beg you to keep the faith with all vigilance, to preserve harmony, to be earnest in prayer, to remember me always, so that the Lord may grant freedom to His Church which is suffering throughout the world, and that I may be set free form the sufferings that weigh upon me, and so be able to rejoice with you.

(From a letter by Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop, in Office of Readings, August 2)

SAINT EUSEBIUS OF VERCELLI,

SAINT PETER JULIAN EYMARD,

SAINT PETER FABER,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: Another view from last Saturday's "Beauty of the Lost Coast: Layers of History" hike. Look at the sea, great and wide.

© Gertrude Feick 2022