Information: St. Silverius
| Feast Day: | June 20 |
| Born: | 480 at Frosinone (in modern Italy) |
| Died: | November 537 |
| Patron of: | Ponza, Italy |
Posted on 06/19/2011 7:13:01 PM PDT by Salvation
June 20, 2011
Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
Responsorial Psalm
Gospel
Reading 1
Gn 12:1-9
The LORD said to Abram:
“Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk
and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.
“I will make of you a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
so that you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you
and curse those who curse you.
All the communities of the earth
shall find blessing in you.”
Abram went as the LORD directed him, and Lot went with him.
Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
Abram took his wife, Sarai, his brother’s son Lot,
all the possessions that they had accumulated,
and the persons they had acquired in Haran,
and they set out for the land of Canaan.
When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land
as far as the sacred place at Shechem,
by the terebinth of Moreh.
(The Canaanites were then in the land.)
The LORD appeared to Abram and said,
“To your descendants I will give this land.”
So Abram built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him.
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel,
pitching his tent with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east.
He built an altar there to the LORD and invoked the LORD by name.
Then Abram journeyed on by stages to the Negeb.
R. (12) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down;
he sees all mankind.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
For as you judge, so will you be judged,
and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.
Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye,
but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?
How can you say to your brother,
‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’
while the wooden beam is in your eye?
You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first;
then you will see clearly
to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.”
| Feast Day: | June 20 |
| Born: | 480 at Frosinone (in modern Italy) |
| Died: | November 537 |
| Patron of: | Ponza, Italy |
The young mother anxiously tried to find happiness in the things around her. She attended one party after another and was always on the look out for fun and fancy meals. She couldn't seem to have enough of the good things that life offered.
After a while though, she realized that her son needed her more and that she was also responsible for how she used her money and time. Michelina felt as though her life was empty and decided to settle down and became a responsible adult.
A holy Franciscan lay woman named Syriaca lived in Pesaro. Syriaca realized that Michelina was really a wonderful person who needed guidance. Syriaca and Michelina became good friends and soon Michelina became prayerful too. She took good care of her child and home. She spent her free time helping the poor and needy. She visited the lonely and took care of those too sick or too old to look after themselves.
Then her son died and she became a lay Franciscan. At first, her relatives were concerned and were not happy when she gave away her fancy clothes and started to eat plain food. They thought she was mad and decided to lock her up. But after a while, they realized that Michelina was truly a holy woman.
Michelina lived her whole life in the same house in Pesaro. She died in 1356 at the age of fifty-six. In her memory, the people of her town kept a lamp always lit in her home. In 1590, Blessed Michelina's house was made into a church.
Reflection: Do I know someone who needs guidance and help to be more spiritual?
1. Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. The Apostles Creed: I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
3. The Lord's Prayer: OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
4. (3) Hail Mary: HAIL Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen. (Three times)
5. Glory Be: GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Fatima Prayer: Oh, my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of your mercy.
Announce each mystery, then say 1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and 1 Fatima prayer. Repeat the process with each mystery.
End with the Hail Holy Queen:
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve! To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears! Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus!
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Final step -- The Sign of the Cross
The Mysteries of the Rosary
By tradition, Catholics meditate on these Mysteries during prayers of the Rosary.
The biblical references follow each of the Mysteries below.
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle
Be our protection against the wickedness
and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
Cast into hell Satan and all evil spirits
who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
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"Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8"
Psalm 109:8
"Let his days be few; and let another take his place of leadership."
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The devotion consists in the divine worship of the human heart of Christ, which is united to His divinity and which is a symbol of His love for us. The aim of the devotion is to make our Lord king over our hearts by prompting them to return love to Him (especially through an act of consecration by which we offer to the Heart of Jesus both ourselves and all that belongs to us) and to make reparation for our ingratitude to God.
INVOCATION
O Heart of love, I put all my trust in Thee; for I fear all things from my own weakness, but I hope for all things from Thy goodness.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
Devotion to the Sacred Heart was the characteristic note of the piety of Saint Gertrude the Great (1256-1302), Benedictine nun and renowned mystic. She was, in fact, the first great exponent of devotion to the Sacred Heart. In our efforts to honor the Heart of Jesus we have this prayer as a model for our own:
Hail! O Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and quickening source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the Divinity, and burning furnace of divine love. Thou art my refuge and my sanctuary, 0 my amiable Savior. Consume my heart with that burning fire with which Thine is ever inflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Thy love, and let my heart be so united with Thine, that our wills may be one, and mine in all things be conformed to Thine. May Thy divine will be equally the standard and rule of all my desires and of all my actions. Amen.
Saint Gertrude
FOR THE CHURCH
O most holy Heart of Jesus, shower Thy blessings in abundant measure upon Thy holy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff and upon all the clergy; to the just grant perseverance; convert sinners; enlighten unbelievers; bless our relations, friends and benefactors; assist the dying; deliver the holy souls in purgatory; and extend over all hearts the sweet empire of Thy love. Amen.
A PRAYER OF TRUST
O God, who didst in wondrous manner reveal to the virgin, Margaret Mary, the unsearchable riches of Thy Heart, grant that loving Thee, after her example, in all things and above all things, we may in Thy Heart find our abiding home.
Roman Missal
ACT OF LOVE
Reveal Thy Sacred Heart to me, O Jesus, and show me Its attractions. Unite me to It for ever. Grant that all my aspirations and all the beats of my heart, which cease not even while I sleep, may be a testimonial to Thee of my love for Thee and may say to Thee: Yes, Lord, I am all Thine;
pledge of my allegiance to Thee rests ever in my heart will never cease to be there. Do Thou accept the slight amount of good that I do and be graciously pleased to repair all m] wrong-doing; so that I may be able to bless Thee in time and in eternity. Amen.
Cardinal Merry del Val
MEMORARE TO THE SACRED HEART
Remember, O most sweet Jesus, that no one who has had recourse to Thy Sacred Heart, implored its help, or sought it mercy was ever abandoned. Encouraged with confidence, O tenderest of hearts, we present ourselves before Thee, crushes beneath the weight of our sins. In our misery, O Sacred Hear. of Jesus, despise not our simple prayers, but mercifully grant our requests.
Prayer Source: Prayer Book, The by Reverend John P. O'Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A., The Catholic Press, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1954
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Only for Love: The Sacred Heart and the Priesthood [Catholic Caucus]
Catholic Word of the Day: LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART, 10-19-09
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Sacred Heart Today
The Biblical Foundation of Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus [Ecumenical]
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"Behold this Heart which has loved men so much, and yet men do not want to love Me in return. Through you My divine Heart wishes to spread its love everywhere on earth." - Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary
Our Lord also made 12 promises to St. Margaret Mary for those that are devoted to His Sacred Heart.
I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life.
I will give peace in their families.
I will console them in all their troubles.
They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and especially at the hour of death.
I will pour abundant blessings on all their undertakings.
Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
Tepid souls shall become fervent.
Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection.
I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and honoured.
I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.
Those who propagate this devotion shall have their name written in My Heart, and it shall never be effaced.
The all-powerful love of My Heart will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Heart shall be their assured refuge at the last hour.
June 2011
Pope Benedict XVI's Intentions
General Intention: That priests, united to the Heart of Christ, may always be true witnesses of the caring and merciful love of God.
Missionary Intention: That the Holy Spirit may bring forth from our communities numerous missionary vocations, willing to fully consecrate themselves to spreading the Kingdom of God.
From: Genesis 12:1-9
Abram and Lot
[[4] So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was
seventy-five years old when he departed from. [5] And Abram took Sarai his wife,
and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions which they had gathered, and
the persons that they had gotten in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of
Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan, [6] Abram passed through
the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Cana-
anites were in the land. [7] Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “To your
descendants I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had
appeared to him. [8] Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel,
and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he
built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. [9] And Abram jour-
neyed on, still going toward the Negeb.
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Commentary:
12:1-6. God’s call to Abraham (the name he would give him instead of Abram: cf.
17:5) marks the start of a new stage in his dealings with mankind, because his
covenant with Abraham will prove a blessing to all nations. It means that Abraham
has to break earthly ties, ties with family and place, and put his trust entirely in
God’s promise—an unknown country, many descendants (even though his wife is
barren: cf. 11:30) and God’s constant protection. This divine calling also involves
a break with the idolatrous cult followed by Abraham’s family in the city of Haran
(apparently a moon cult) so as to worship the true God.
Abraham responds to God’s call; believing and trusting totally in the divine word,
he leaves his country and heads for Canaan. Abraham’s attitude is in sharp con-
trast with the human pride described earlier in connection with the tower of Babel
(cf. 11:1-9), and even more so with the disobedience of Adam and Eve which was
the cause of mankind’s break with God.
The divine plan of salvation begins to operate by requiring man to make an act of
obedience: in Abraham’s case, he is asked to set out on a journey. This plan will
reach its ultimate goal with the perfect obedience shown by Jesus Christ “made
obedient unto death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8), whereby all mankind will
obtain the mercy of God (cf. Rom 5:19). Everyone who listens and obeys the
voice of the Lord, all believers, can therefore be regarded as children of Abraham.
“Thus Abraham ‘believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ So
you see that it is men of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the scripture
foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel
beforehand to Abraham, saying, ‘In you shall all the nations be blessed.’ So then,
those who are men of faith are blessed with Abraham who had faith” (Gal 3:6-9).
Jewish and Christian tradition sees the three things God requires Abram to give
up as epitomizing the demands of faith: “Through these three departures—from
country, kindred and father’s house,” according to Alcuin’s interpretation, “is
meant that we have to leave behind the earthly man, the ties of our vices, and
the world under the devil’s power” (”lnterrogationes in Genesim”, 154).
Abraham’s response also involves an attitude of prayer, an intimate relationship
with God. Although prayer makes its appearance at the very start of the Old
Testament (cf. 4:4, 26; 5:24; etc.), it really comes into its own with our father
Abraham, as the “Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “When God calls
him, Abraham goes forth ‘as the Lord had told him’ (Gen 12:4). Abraham’s heart
is entirely submissive to the Word and so he obeys. Such attentiveness of the
heart, whose decisions are made according to God’s will, is essential to prayer,
while the words used count only in relation to it. Abraham’s prayer is expressed
first by deeds: a man of silence, he constructs an altar to the Lord at each stage
of his journey. Only later does Abraham ‘s first prayer in words appear: a veiled
complaint reminding God of his promises which seem unfulfilled (cf. Gen 15:2-3).
Thus one aspect of the drama of prayer appears from the beginning: the test of
faith in the fidelity of God” (no.2570).
Abraham gets as far as the central part of Palestine, [whence] he moves south,
building as he goes altars to the Lord, to the true God, in places which will be-
come important shrines in later periods. The biblical text shows that Yahweh
accompanies Abraham and that the latter renders him acceptable worship, in
contrast with the idolatrous cult practised by the inhabitants of the country (gi-
ven the generic name of “Canaanites”). God, for his part, in all his appearances
to the patriarch, promises to give this land to his descendants (cf. 13:15; 15:18;
17:8; 26:4). In this way the text is showing the radical source of the legitimacy
of Israel’s possession of the land of Canaan. However, this promise of a land to
the descendants of Abraham goes beyond the empirical fact of acquiring territory,
and becomes a symbol of the blessings and the divine gifts in which all mankind
will share.
Speaking about Abraham’s faith in the word of God, St Paul interprets Abraham’s
“descendants” in the singular, as referring to one descendant only, Jesus Christ,
because only he, being the Son of God and making himself obedient unto death,
possesses all the divine goods and communicates them to man: “Christ re-
deemed us [...] that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon
the Gentiles, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit. [...] Now the promi-
ses were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, ‘And to off-
springs,’ referring to many; but, referring to one, ‘ And to your offspring,’ which is
Christ” (Gal 3:13-16).
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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.
From: Matthew 7:1-5
Various Precepts: Do Not Judge
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Commentary:
1. Jesus is condemning any rash judgments we make maliciously or carelessly
about our brothers’ behavior or feelings or motives. “Think badly and you will not
be far wrong” is completely at odds with Jesus’ teaching.
In speaking of Christian charity St. Paul lists its main features: “Love is patient
and kind [...]. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures
all things” (1 Corinthians 13:4, 5, 7). Therefore, “Never think badly of anyone,
not even if the words or conduct of the person in question give you good grounds
for doing so” (St. J. Escriva, “The Way”, 442).
“Let us be slow to judge.—Each one sees things from his own point of view, as
his mind, with all its limitations, tells him, and through eyes that are often
dimmed and clouded by passion” (”ibid”., 451).
1-2. As elsewhere, the verbs in the passive voice (”you will be judged”, “the mea-
sure you will be given”) have God as their subject, even though He is not explicit-
ly mentioned: “Do not judge OTHERS, that you be not judged BY GOD”. Clearly
the judgment referred to here is always a condemnatory judgment; therefore, if
we do not want to be condemned by God, we should never condemn our neigh-
bor. “God measures out according as we measure out and forgives as we forgive,
and comes to our rescue with the same tenderness as He sees us having to-
wards others” (Fray Luis de Leon, “Exposicion Del Libro De Job”, chapter 29).
3-5. A person whose sight is distorted sees things as deformed, even though in
fact they are not deformed. St. Augustine gives this advice: “Try to acquire those
virtues which you think your brothers lack, and you will no longer see their de-
fects, because you will not have them yourselves” (”Enarrationes In Psalmos”,
30, 2, 7). In this connection, the saying, “A thief thinks that everyone else is a
thief” is in line with this teaching of Jesus.
Besides: “To criticize, to destroy, is not difficult; any unskilled laborer knows how
to drive his pick into the noble and finely-hewn stone of a cathedral. To construct:
that is what requires the skill of a master” (St. J. Escriva, “The Way”, 456).
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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.
| First reading | Genesis 12:1-9 © |
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| Psalm | Psalm 32:12-13,18-20,22 |
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| Gospel | Matthew 7:1-5 © |
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The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
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I understand that FR had posting problems yesterday. Something I posted was duplicated too....BUT...I honestly think that the Holy Spirit is EMPHASIZING that we need to pray for our priests.
If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm.
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| Psalm 72 (73) Why should the just suffer? |
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| Psalm 72 (73) |
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| Reading | 1 Samuel 17:1-10,32,38-51 © |
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| Reading | A treatise on Christian Perfection by St Gregory of Nyssa |
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| The Christian is another Christ |
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