Monday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

Respect Life Month

Saint: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr (-107)

Readings of the Day

Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 13:12-14 The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days

Mass: Eph 2:1-10; Resp Ps 100; Lk 12:13-21

Know that the Lord is God.

MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,

MARY, QUEEN OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY,

SAINT JOSEPH, DEFENDER OF LIFE,

SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL,

PRAY FOR US.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is a gift of God; it is not from works, so no one may boast.

(Eph 2:8-9)

Essentially, if we are going to boast about anything at all, we should make our boast in the Lord (see 2 Cor; 10:17/Rule of Saint Benedict Prologue 32). All is gift; all is grace. Made in the image and likeness of God, we are united in faith and prayer and go forth. We ask another great intercessor, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, whose one desire was to belong to God, to help us be courageous and strong in our faith. Saint Ignatius was not going to let anyone, or anything stand in the way of his martyrdom. On his journey to Rome to be martyred, Ignatius was clear in his letter to the Romans: "I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire." Mary, Queen of martyrs, pray for us. 

For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works that God has prepared in advance that we should live in them.

(Eph 2:10)

SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: Martyr red berries in honor of Saint Ignatius of Antioch and all the martyrs, past and present. He made us, we are His.

© Gertrude Feick 2022