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Monday, 07 September 2009
Monday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time

St. Cloud, Priest (522-c.560)



Commentary of the day
Saint Ambrose : "There was a man there whose right hand was withered"

Reading

Coloss. 1:24-29.2:1-3.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling
up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body,
which is the church,
of which I am a minister in accordance with God's stewardship given to me
to bring to completion for you the word of God,
the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been
manifested to his holy ones,
to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.
It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with
all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power
working within me.
For I want you to know how great a struggle I am having for you and for
those in Laodicea and all who have not seen me face to face,
that their hearts may be encouraged as they are brought together in love,
to have all the richness of fully assured understanding, for the knowledge
of the mystery of God, Christ,
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.


Lk 6:6-11.
On another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a
man there whose right hand was withered.
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure
on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him.
But he realized their intentions and said to the man with the withered
hand, "Come up and stand before us." And he rose and stood there.
Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath
rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?"
Looking around at them all, he then said to him, "Stretch out your hand."
He did so and his hand was restored.
But they became enraged and discussed together what they might do to Jesus.



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Commentary of the day

Saint Ambrose (c.340-397), Bishop of Milan and Doctor of the Church
Commentary on Saint Luke's Gospel, V, 39 (SC 45, p.197 rev.)

"There was a man there whose right hand was withered"

The same hand that Adam stretched out to pluck the fruit of the
forbidden tree was filled by the Lord with the sap of good deeds so that,
dried up by sin, it might be healed by its good deeds. On this occasion
Christ took to task those enemies of his who, by their false
interpretations, violated the commands of the Law. They considered that
people should even set aside good deeds on the Sabbath day, whereas the Law
was foreshadowing in the present the outlines of the future when, without
any doubt at all, it will be evil that will no longer be working, not
good... You heard, then, the Lord's words: «Stretch out your hand.»
Here is the cure for us all. And as for you who believe your hands are
clean, beware lest avarice and beware lest sacrilege paralyse it. Stretch
it out frequently: stretch it out towards the poor man who is begging you;
stretch it out to assist a neighbour, to bring help to a widow, to rescue
from injustice someone you see to be subjected to undeserved humiliation;
stretch it out towards God for your sins. This is how our hands are
stretched out; this is how they heal.




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Thursday, 03 September 2009

Thursday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time

St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (c.540-604)



Commentary of the day
Saint Antony of Padua : "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men"

Reading

Coloss. 1:9-14.
Therefore, from the day we heard this, we do not cease praying for you and
asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all
spiritual wisdom and understanding
to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in
every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God,
strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might, for all
endurance and patience, with joy
giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the
inheritance of the holy ones in light.
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the
kingdom of his beloved Son,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.


Lk 5:1-11.
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked
and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to
put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the
crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water
and lower your nets for a catch."
Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught
nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets."
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets
were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, "Depart
from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man."
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all
those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of
Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be
catching men."
When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and
followed him.


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Commentary of the day

Saint Antony of Padua (c.1195-1231), Franciscan, Doctor of the Church
Sermons for Sundays and Saints' days

"Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men"

«At your word I will lower the nets.» It is at the command of divine grace
and supernatural inspiration that the nets of preaching are to be spread
out. Otherwise the preacher wastes his time in lowering the lines of his
words. People's faith is won, not by carefully composed speeches but the
grace of a divine vocation... O fruitful humility! When those who so far
haven't caught a thing put their trust in Christ's word, they catch a great
number of fish... «At your word I will lower the nets.»
Whenever I lowered them on my own I wanted to keep what belongs to you for
myself. It was myself I was preaching and not you; my words, not yours.
That's why I caught nothing. Or if I did catch something, it wasn't fish
but frogs, only good for croaking my own praise... «At your
word I will lower the nets.» Running out the net at the word of Jesus
Christ means not attributing anything to oneself but all to him; it means
practising what one preaches. Then a great number of fish will be
caught.




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Wednesday, 02 September 2009

Wednesday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time

Bl. Ingrid of Sweden, (+1282)



Commentary of the day
Saint Eucherius : "Jesus left and went to a deserted place"

Reading

Coloss. 1:1-8.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our
brother,
to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: grace to you
and peace from God our Father.
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we
pray for you,
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have
for all the holy ones
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. Of this you have already
heard through the word of truth, the gospel,
that has come to you. Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and
growing, so also among you, from the day you heard it and came to know the
grace of God in truth,
as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave, who is a
trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalf
and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.


Lk 4:38-44.
After he left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon's
mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with
him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up
immediately and waited on them.
At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to
him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, "You are the Son of God." But
he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he
was the Messiah.
At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went
looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from
leaving them.
But he said to them, "To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news
of the kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent."
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.


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Commentary of the day

Saint Eucherius (?-c.450), Bishop of Lyons
In praise of the desert

"Jesus left and went to a deserted place"

Might we not reasonably suggest that the desert is a limitless temple for
our God? Because undoubtedly, someone living in silence is going to take
pleasure in solitary places. It is there that he often makes himself known
to his saints; it is under cover of the solitude that he condescends to
encounter people.It was in the desert that Moses saw God, his
face bathed in light... It was there that he was permitted to converse
familiarly with the Lord; he exchanged speech with him; he conversed with
the Lord of heaven just as people habitually converse with their fellows.
It was there he received the staff that had power to work wonders and,
after entering the desert as a shepherd of sheep, he left the desert as a
shepherd of peoples (Ex 3; 33,11; 34). Similarly, when the
people of God were to be set free from Egypt and delivered from their
earthly works, did they not make their way into a place apart and take
refuge in the solitudes? Yes indeed, it was in the desert that it was to
draw near to this God who snatched them out of their bondage... And the
Lord made himself the leader of his people, guiding them across the desert.
Day and night along the way he set a pillar, a burning flame or a shining
cloud, as a sign from heaven... Thus the children of Israel, while living
in the solitudes of the desert, attained the vision of God's throne and
heard his voice... Must I add that they did not reach the
land they desired until they had sojourned in the desert? That the people
might one day enter into possession of a land where milk and honey flowed
they had first to pass through dry and uncultivated places. It is always by
means of camps in the desert that we make our way towards our true
homeland. Let those who wish to see «the bounty of the Lord in the land of
the living» (Ps 27[26],13) dwell in an uninhabitable land. Let those who
would become citizens of heaven become guests of the desert.




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Tuesday, 01 September 2009

Tuesday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time

St. Giles of Castaneda, Abbot (640-720)



Commentary of the day
Diadochus of Photike : "Be quiet! Come out of him!"

Reading

1 Thess. 5:1-6.9-11.
Concerning times and seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be
written to you.
For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a
thief at night.
When people are saying, "Peace and security," then sudden disaster comes
upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman,and they will not escape.

But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a
thief.
For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are
not of the night or of darkness.
Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and
sober.
For God did not destine us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our
Lord Jesus Christ,
who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live
together with him.
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you
do.


Lk 4:31-37.
Jesus then went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee. He taught them on the
sabbath,
and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority.
In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and
he cried out in a loud voice,
Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to
destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!
Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet! Come out of him!" Then the demon
threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him
any harm.
They were all amazed and said to one another, "What is there about his
word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and
they come out."
And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.


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Commentary of the day

Diadochus of Photike (c.400-?), Bishop
A century on knowledge, 78-80, in the Philocalia      

"Be quiet! Come out of him!"

Baptism, which is the bath of holiness, takes away the stain of our sins
but does not as yet alter the dividedness of our wills nor prevent the evil
spirits from fighting against us or engaging us in delusions.... But God's
grace has its dwelling in the depth of our soul, that is in the
understanding. For it is said that «all glorious is the king's daughter
within» (Ps 45[44],14): she does not show herself to demons. That is why it
is from the very depths of our hearts that we seem to feel the divine
longing spring up as we fervently call God to mind. But then the evil
spirits jump into our bodily senses and conceal themselves there, taking
advantage of a relaxation of the flesh... Thus, according to the divine
apostle Paul, our understanding always takes delight in the law of the
Spirit (Rom 7,22) but our fleshly senses want to be carried away down the
steep slopes of pleasure...«The light shines in the darkness
and the darkness has not received it» (cf Jn 1,5)...: God's Word, the true
light, counted it fitting to make himself known to creation in his own
flesh by lighting the light of knowledge within us in his immeasurable love
for humankind. The spirit of the world did not accept God's design, that is
to say did not know it...; however, that wonderful theologian, John the
evangelist, adds: «He is the true light enlightening everyone coming into
the world. He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, and
the world did not know him. He came to what was his own but his own people
did not accept him. But to those who did accept him he gave power to become
children of God» (v.9-12). It was not Satan whom the evangelist says did
not accept the true light since, from the beginning, the light was a
stranger to him since it does not shine in him. But he rightly criticises
those people who understand God's power and wonders but, because of their
darkened hearts, don't want to approach the light of knowing him.




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Monday, 31 August 2009

Monday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time

Saint Raymund Nonnatus, (1204-1240)



Commentary of the day
Saint Bonaventure : "Isn't this the son of Joseph?"

Reading

1 Thess. 4:13-18.
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen
asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus,
bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive,
who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not precede those
who have fallen asleep.
For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an
archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the
dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the
Lord.
Therefore, console one another with these words.


Lk 4:16-30.
He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his
custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read
and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and
found the passage where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to
bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to
captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go
free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and
the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them, "Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your
hearing."
And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came
from his mouth. They also asked, "Isn't this the son of Joseph?"
He said to them, "Surely you will quote me this proverb, 'Physician, cure
yourself,' and say, 'Do here in your native place the things that we heard
were done in Capernaum.'"
And he said, "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native
place.
Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah
when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine
spread over the entire land.
It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in
Zarephath in the land of Sidon.
Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the
prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."
When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with
fury.
They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the
hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong.
But he passed through the midst of them and went away.


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Commentary of the day

Saint Bonaventure (1221-1274), Franciscan, Doctor of the Church
Meditations on the life of Christ ; Opera omnia, vol. 12,

"Isn't this the son of Joseph?"

It seems to me that they have attained the highest degree of all who, with
all their hearts and without duplicity, have sufficient mastery over
themselves to seek nothing other than to be despised, accounted for nothing
and live in utter abasement... So long as you haven't attained to this,
believe yourself to have achieved nothing. For since, indeed, we are all
«unprofitable servants», in the Lord's words (Lk 17,10), even were we to
carry out everything well, so long as we haven't attained this degree of
lowliness we shan't yet be standing in the truth but will be, and will be
proceeding in vanity... You know, too, how the Lord Jesus
began to act first of all before he began to teach. Later on he would say:
«Learn from me for I am meek and humble in heart» (Mt 11,29). But first of
all he wanted to put this truly into practice and without duplicity. He did
this with all his heart just as, with all his heart and in very truth, he
was humble and meek. There was no «yes» and «no» in him (cf 2Cor 1,19). He
immersed himself so deeply in humility, scorn and abjection, annihilated
himself so much in the eyes of all, that when he started to preach,
proclaim God's wonders and accomplish miracles and wonderful works, no one
showed him any regard. He was despised and mocked, saying: «Isn't this the
carpenter's son?» and similar words. So the words of the apostle Paul
became true: «He humbled himself, taking the form of a slave» (Phil 2,7).
Not just an ordinary servant through his incarnation, but a slave of no
account according to the manner of a humble and despised life.




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Sunday, 30 August 2009
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Fiaker, Anchorite



Commentary of the day
Vatican Council II : Peace comes from the human heart

Reading

Deut 4:1-2.6-8.
"Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to
observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the
land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
In your observance of the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I
enjoin upon you, you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from
it.
Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and
intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these statutes and say,
'This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.'
For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the LORD,
our God, is to us whenever we call upon him?
Or what great nation has statutes and decrees that are as just as this
whole law which I am setting before you today?


James 1:17-18.21-22.27.
all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the
Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by
change.
He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of
firstfruits of his creatures.
Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word
that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.
Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to
care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself
unstained by the world.


Mk 7:1-8.14-15.21-23.
Now when the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem
gathered around him,
they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that
is, unwashed, hands.
(For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully
washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders.
And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying
themselves. And there are many other things that they have traditionally
observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles (and beds).)
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, "Why do your disciples not
follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean
hands?"
He responded, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is
written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far
from me;
In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.'
You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition."
He summoned the crowd again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and
understand.
Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things
that come out from within are what defile."
From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity,
theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy,
arrogance, folly.
All these evils come from within and they defile."


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Commentary of the day

Vatican Council II
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church in the modern world «Gaudium et spes », § 82 (©Libreria vaticana editrice)

Peace comes from the human heart

The problems of peace and of disarmament have already been the subject of
extensive, strenuous and constant examination. Together with international
meetings dealing with these problems, such studies should be regarded as
the first steps toward solving these serious questions, and should be
promoted with even greater urgency by way of yielding concrete results in
the future. Nevertheless, men should take heed not to entrust themselves
only to the efforts of some, while not caring about their own attitudes...
It does no good to work for peace as long as feelings of
hostility, contempt and distrust, as well as racial hatred and unbending
ideologies, continue to divide men and place them in opposing camps.
Consequently there is above all a pressing need for a renewed education of
attitudes and for new inspiration in public opinion. Those who are
dedicated to the work of education, particularly of the young, or who mold
public opinion, should consider it their most weighty task to instruct all
in fresh sentiments of peace. Indeed, we all need a change of heart as we
regard the entire world and those tasks which we can perform in unison for
the betterment of our race.




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Saturday, 29 August 2009

The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist - Memorial

The Beheading of John the Baptist,Martyr



Commentary of the day
Saint Bede the Venerable : Forerunner in death as in life

Reading

Jer. 1:17-19.
But do you gird your loins; stand up and tell them all that I command you.
Be not crushed on their account, as though I would leave you crushed before
them;
For it is I this day who have made you a fortified city, A pillar of iron,
a wall of brass, against the whole land: Against Judah's kings and princes,
against its priests and people.
They will fight against you, but not prevail over you, for I am with you to
deliver you, says the LORD.


Mk 6:17-29.
Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of
Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.
John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's
wife."
Herodias harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was
unable to do so.
Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him
in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he
liked to listen to him.
She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet
for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.
Herodias's own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod
and his guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask of me whatever you wish and
I will grant it to you."
He even swore (many things) to her, "I will grant you whatever you ask of
me, even to half of my kingdom."
She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" She replied,
"The head of John the Baptist."
The girl hurried back to the king's presence and made her request, "I want
you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist."
The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he
did not wish to break his word to her.
So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his
head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.
He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in
turn gave it to her mother.
When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it
in a tomb.


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Commentary of the day

Saint Bede the Venerable (c.673-735), monk, Doctor of the Church
Hymn for the martyrdom of John the Baptist ; PL 94, 630

Forerunner in death as in life

Great forerunner of grace and messenger of the truth,John the
Baptist, burning light for Christ,became an evangelist of the eternal
Light.The prophetic witness that unceasingly he gave through
his message, life and work,he stamps today with his blood and
martyrdom.He had always gone before his Lord:in birth he
announced his coming to the world;in baptising repentant sinners in
the Jordanhe prefigured him who came to institute baptism.And
John the Baptist also went beforehand through the death of the Redeemer,
his Savior,who restored life to the worldby shedding his blood
through love on his behalf. A cruel tyrant might well conceal
him in prison and in chains,chains could not bind, in Christ, the one
whose heart's freedom opens to the Kingdom.How might the darkness and
torture of a gloomy dungeongain mastery over him who beholds Christ's
glory,who receives from Christ the gifts of the Holy Spirit?Today he rejoices to complete his mission as forerunnerby his
departure from this world.What he witnessed to in his
lifetime,the Christ who comes and even now is here,he proclaims
today by his death.How could the dwellings of the dead hold back this
messenger?All the righteous, with the prophets and martyrs,
rejoiceand go with him to meet the Savior.They all surround
John with their love and praisesand join him in imploring Christ to
come at last to all his own.O great forerunner of the Redeemer,
he no longer tarrieswho will set you free from death forever.Guided by your Lord,enter with all the saints into his glory!




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he is my favorite too! before he was bishop he was like dung! partayy like crazy and married an 11 year old...(back then it was normal cause life expectancy was around 45)...later on he realized he sucked and how he treated his mom sucky (who is also a saint by the way!) =D

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Nam-Phong Le <kylong101@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello All,
Today we honor St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church.
One of my favorite saints. 

Friday, 28 August 2009
Friday of the Twenty-first week in Ordinary Time

St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church



Commentary of the day
Saint Gregory of Nazianzen : "Behold, the bridegroom!"

Reading

1 Thess. 4:1-8.
Finally, brothers, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that,
as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please
God--and as you are conducting yourselves--you do so even more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality,
that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and
honor,
not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God;
not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord
is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly
affirmed.
For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.
Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God,
who (also) gives his holy Spirit to you.


Mt 25:1-13.
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps
and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell
asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet
him!'
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps
are going out.'
But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you.
Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'
While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready
went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for
us!'
But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.'
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

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Commentary of the day

Saint Gregory of Nazianzen (330-390), Bishop and Doctor of the Church
On holy baptism, Oratio 40, 46 ; PG 36, 425 (©Friends of Henry Ashworth)

"Behold, the bridegroom!"

The place before the great sanctuary in which you will stand immediatelly
after your baptism symbolizes the glory of the world to come. The singing
of psalms with which you will be received is a prelude to the hymns of
heaven. The lamps you will light prefigure that great procession of lights
in which we shall go to meet the Bridegroom with the bright lamps of faith,
our souls radiant and pure. Very careful shall we be not to
fall asleep, in case the awaited One should arrive unexpectedly. Nor shall
we come without the oil of good works, for fear of being excluded from the
bridal chamber... Swiftly the Bridegroom will enter and the wise will go in
with him, but the foolish will be shut out because when it was time to
enter they were still busy preparing themselves. They will lament bitterly
when they learn too late the penalty for their carelessness... In another way, they resemble the guests who failed to attend the wedding
feast a noble father gave for a noble bridegroom. One did not come because
he had recently married, another because he had just bought a field, a
third because he had bought a yoke of oxen... There is no place in heaven
for the arrogant and careless, nor yet for one dressed in rags instead of a
wedding garment, even though while on earth such a one may think himself
fit for the resplendence of the world to come and, deceived by vain hopes,
slip in among the faithful without their knowledge.What will
the next world be like? Once we are within the Bridegroom knows what he
will teach the souls that have entered with him, and how he will be united
with them. I believe that he will live with them and teach them yet higher
and holier mysteries.

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Hello All,
Today we honor St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church.
One of my favorite saints. 

Friday, 28 August 2009
Friday of the Twenty-first week in Ordinary Time

St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church



Commentary of the day
Saint Gregory of Nazianzen : "Behold, the bridegroom!"

Reading

1 Thess. 4:1-8.
Finally, brothers, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that,
as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please
God--and as you are conducting yourselves--you do so even more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality,
that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and
honor,
not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God;
not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord
is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly
affirmed.
For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.
Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God,
who (also) gives his holy Spirit to you.


Mt 25:1-13.
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps
and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell
asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet
him!'
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps
are going out.'
But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you.
Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'
While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready
went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for
us!'
But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.'
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.


Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB



Commentary of the day

Saint Gregory of Nazianzen (330-390), Bishop and Doctor of the Church
On holy baptism, Oratio 40, 46 ; PG 36, 425 (©Friends of Henry Ashworth)

"Behold, the bridegroom!"

The place before the great sanctuary in which you will stand immediatelly
after your baptism symbolizes the glory of the world to come. The singing
of psalms with which you will be received is a prelude to the hymns of
heaven. The lamps you will light prefigure that great procession of lights
in which we shall go to meet the Bridegroom with the bright lamps of faith,
our souls radiant and pure. Very careful shall we be not to
fall asleep, in case the awaited One should arrive unexpectedly. Nor shall
we come without the oil of good works, for fear of being excluded from the
bridal chamber... Swiftly the Bridegroom will enter and the wise will go in
with him, but the foolish will be shut out because when it was time to
enter they were still busy preparing themselves. They will lament bitterly
when they learn too late the penalty for their carelessness... In another way, they resemble the guests who failed to attend the wedding
feast a noble father gave for a noble bridegroom. One did not come because
he had recently married, another because he had just bought a field, a
third because he had bought a yoke of oxen... There is no place in heaven
for the arrogant and careless, nor yet for one dressed in rags instead of a
wedding garment, even though while on earth such a one may think himself
fit for the resplendence of the world to come and, deceived by vain hopes,
slip in among the faithful without their knowledge.What will
the next world be like? Once we are within the Bridegroom knows what he
will teach the souls that have entered with him, and how he will be united
with them. I believe that he will live with them and teach them yet higher
and holier mysteries.




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Thank you and God bless you.

--
Nam-Phong Le

" NAKED I CAME FROM MY MOTHER'S WOMB,
NAKED I SHALL RETURN.  
THE LORD GAVE, THE LORD HAS TAKEN BACK,
BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD."
                                                JOB. 1: 21