Posted on 02/05/2020 9:10:03 PM PST by Salvation
When the time of Davids death drew near,
he gave these instructions to his son Solomon:
I am going the way of all flesh.
Take courage and be a man.
Keep the mandate of the LORD, your God, following his ways
and observing his statutes, commands, ordinances, and decrees
as they are written in the law of Moses,
that you may succeed in whatever you do,
wherever you turn, and the LORD may fulfill
the promise he made on my behalf when he said,
If your sons so conduct themselves
that they remain faithful to me with their whole heart
and with their whole soul,
you shall always have someone of your line
on the throne of Israel.
David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David.
The length of Davids reign over Israel was forty years:
he reigned seven years in Hebron
and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Solomon was seated on the throne of his father David,
with his sovereignty firmly established.
For the readings of the Memorial of Saints Paul Miki and Companions, please go here.
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From: Mark 6:7-13
The Mission of the Twelve
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Commentary:
7. Cf. note on Mk 1:27; 3:14-19.
[The note on Mk 1:17 states:
27. The same authority that Jesus showed in His teaching (1:22) is now to be seen in His actions. His will is His command: He has no need of long prayers or incantations. Jesus’ words and actions already have a divine power which provokes wonder and fear in those who hear and see Him.
Jesus continues to impress people in this way (Mark 2:12; 5:20-42; 7:37; 15:39; Luke 19:48; John 7:46). Jesus of Nazareth is the long-awaited Savior. He knows this Himself and He lets it be known by His actions and by His words; according to the gospel accounts (Mark 1:38-39; 2:10-11; 4:39) there is complete continuity and consistency between what He says and He does. As Vatican II teaches (”Dei Verbum”, 2) Revelation is realized by deeds and words intimately connected with each other: the words proclaim the deeds and clarify the mystery contained in them; the deeds confirm the teaching. In this way Jesus progressively reveals the mystery of His Person: first the people sense His exceptional authority; later on, the Apostles, enlightened by God’s grace, recognize the deepest source of this authority: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16).]
[The note on Mk 3:14-19 states:
14-19. The Twelve chosen by Jesus (cf. 3:14) receive a specific vocation to be “people sent out”, which is what the word “apostles” means. Jesus chooses them for a mission which He will give them later (6:6-13) and to enable them to perform this mission He gives them part of His power. The fact that He chooses “twelve” is very significant. This is the same number as the twelve Patriarchs of Israel, and the Apostles represent the new people of God, the Church founded by Christ. Jesus sought in this way to emphasize the continuity that exists between the Old and New Testaments. The Twelve are the pillars on which Christ builds His Church (cf. Gal 2:9); their mission to make disciples of the Lord (to teach) all nations, sanctifying and governing the believers (Mt 28:16-20; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:45-48; Jn 20:21-23).]
8-9. Jesus requires them to be free of any form of attachment if they are to preach the Gospel. A disciple, who has the mission of bringing the Kingdom of God to souls through preaching, should not rely on human resources but on God’s Providence. Whatever he does not in order to live with dignity as a herald of the Gospel, he must obtain from those who benefit from his preaching, for the laborer deserves his maintenance (cf. Mt 10:10).
“The preacher should so trust in God that he is convinced that he will have everything he needs to support life, even if he cannot himself obtain it; for he should not neglect eternal things worrying about temporal things” (St Bede, “In Marci Evangelium Expositio, in loc.”). “By these instructions the Lord did not mean that the evangelists should not seek to live in any other way than by depending on what was offered to them by those to whom they preached the Gospel; otherwise this very Apostle (St Paul) would have acted contrary to this precept when he earned his living by the labors of his own hands” (St Augustine, “De Consensu Evangelistarum”, II, 30).
13. St Mark is the only evangelist who speaks of anointing the sick with oil. Oil was often used for treating wounds (cf. Is 1:6; Lk 10:34), and the Apostles also use it for the miraculous cure of physical illnesses by virtue of the power given them by Jesus. Hence the use of oil as the matter of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, which cures wounds of the soul and even, if appropriate, bodily diseases. As the Council of Trent teaches—”Doctrina De Sacramento Extremae Unctionis”, chap. 1—in this verse of St Mark there can be seen a “hint” of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, which our Lord will institute and which later on “is recommended and promulgated to the faithful by St James the Apostle” (cf. Jas 5:14ff).
Liturgical Colour: Red.
These are the readings for the feria
First reading |
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1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12 © |
Responsorial Psalm |
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1 Chronicles 29:10-12 © |
Gospel Acclamation | Jn15:15 |
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Or: | Mk1:15 |
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Gospel | Mark 6:7-13 © |
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These are the readings for the memorial
First reading |
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Galatians 2:19-20 © |
Responsorial Psalm | Psalm 125(126) © |
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Gospel Acclamation | Mt28:19,20 |
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Gospel |
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Matthew 28:16-20 © |
Saint Paul Miki and his 26 companions
I remember reading a story about a woman being martyred in Japan. She was burned alive. To console her, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her. I am not sure when or where that happened, but I remember reading it...
The commando team who must destroy the bridge surprise a contingent of Japanese on patrol. The leader of the team Maj. Warden and the young Lt. Joyce pursue one of the enemy on foot through the jungle. When Joyce hesitates to kill his young counterpart with his knife, Warden stabs the man to death in the chest. The camera lingers on the personal effects of the dead soldier--a picture of his mother and a pale blue rosary.
A curious choice for the filmmakers I thought considering how few Catholics there are in Japan. It made me think of those who would be consumed near the end of the war in the holocaust of Nagasaki. Now more curious as last night was the eve of this feast of the earliest Japanese martyrs.
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7. | And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. | Et vocavit duodecim : et cpit eos mittere binos, et dabat illis potestatem spirituum immundorum. | και προσκαλειται τους δωδεκα και ηρξατο αυτους αποστελλειν δυο δυο και εδιδου αυτοις εξουσιαν των πνευματων των ακαθαρτων |
8. | And he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, but a staff only: no scrip, no bread, nor money in their purse, | Et præcepit eis ne quid tollerent in via, nisi virgam tantum : non peram, non panem, neque in zona æs, | και παρηγγειλεν αυτοις ινα μηδεν αιρωσιν εις οδον ει μη ραβδον μονον μη πηραν μη αρτον μη εις την ζωνην χαλκον |
9. | But to be shod with sandals, and that they should not put on two coats. | sed calceatos sandaliis, et ne induerentur duabus tunicis. | αλλ υποδεδεμενους σανδαλια και μη ενδυσησθε δυο χιτωνας |
10. | And he said to them: Wheresoever you shall enter into an house, there abide till you depart from that place. | Et dicebat eis : Quocumque introieritis in domum, illic manete donec exeatis inde : | και ελεγεν αυτοις οπου εαν εισελθητε εις οικιαν εκει μενετε εως αν εξελθητε εκειθεν |
11. | And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you; going forth from thence, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them. | et quicumque non receperint vos, nec audierint vos, exeuntes inde, excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris in testimonium illis. | και οσοι αν μη δεξωνται υμας μηδε ακουσωσιν υμων εκπορευομενοι εκειθεν εκτιναξατε τον χουν τον υποκατω των ποδων υμων εις μαρτυριον αυτοις αμην λεγω υμιν ανεκτοτερον εσται σοδομοις η γομορροις εν ημερα κρισεως η τη πολει εκεινη |
12. | And going forth they preached that men should do penance: | Et exeuntes prædicabant ut pnitentiam agerent : | και εξελθοντες εκηρυσσον ινα μετανοησωσιν |
13. | And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. | et dæmonia multa ejiciebant, et ungebant oleo multos ægros, et sanabant. | και δαιμονια πολλα εξεβαλλον και ηλειφον ελαιω πολλους αρρωστους και εθεραπευον |
(*) In v.11: αμην λεγω υμιν ανεκτοτερον εσται σοδομοις η γομορροις εν ημερα κρισεως η τη πολει εκεινη -- "Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city" is not in the translations
Nagasaki, Japan, is familiar to Americans as the city on which the second atomic bomb was dropped, immediately killing over 37,000 people. Three and a half centuries before, 26 martyrs of Japan were crucified on a hill, now known as the Holy Mountain, overlooking Nagasaki. Among them were priests, brothers, and laymen, Franciscans, Jesuits, and members of the Secular Franciscan Order; there were catechists, doctors, simple artisans, and servants, old men and innocent childrenall united in a common faith and love for Jesus and his Church.
Brother Paul Miki, a Jesuit and a native of Japan, has become the best known among the martyrs of Japan. While hanging upon a cross, Paul Miki preached to the people gathered for the execution: The sentence of judgment says these men came to Japan from the Philippines, but I did not come from any other country. I am a true Japanese. The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I certainly did teach the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this reason I die. I believe that I am telling only the truth before I die. I know you believe me and I want to say to you all once again: Ask Christ to help you to become happy. I obey Christ. After Christs example I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.
When missionaries returned to Japan in the 1860s, at first they found no trace of Christianity. But after establishing themselves they found that thousands of Christians lived around Nagasaki and that they had secretly preserved the faith. Beatified in 1627, the martyrs of Japan were finally canonized in 1862.
Today, a new era has come for the Church in Japan. Although the number of Catholics is not large, the Church is respected and has total religious freedom. The spread of Christianity in the Far East is slow and difficult. Faith such as that of the 26 martyrs is needed today as much as in 1597.
Pray for Pope Francis.
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We thank you, God our Father, for those who have responded to your call to priestly ministry.
Accept this prayer we offer on their behalf: Fill your priests with the sure knowledge of your love.
Open their hearts to the power and consolation of the Holy Spirit.
Lead them to new depths of union with your Son.
Increase in them profound faith in the Sacraments they celebrate as they nourish, strengthen and heal us.
Lord Jesus Christ, grant that these, your priests, may inspire us to strive for holiness by the power of their example, as men of prayer who ponder your word and follow your will.
O Mary, Mother of Christ and our mother, guard with your maternal care these chosen ones, so dear to the Heart of your Son.
Intercede for our priests, that offering the Sacrifice of your Son, they may be conformed more each day to the image of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Saint John Vianney, universal patron of priests, pray for us and our priests
This icon shows Jesus Christ, our eternal high priest.
The gold pelican over His heart represents self-sacrifice.
The border contains an altar and grapevines, representing the Mass, and icons of Melchizedek and St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney.
Melchizedek: king of righteousness (left icon) was priest and king of Jerusalem. He blessed Abraham and has been considered an ideal priest-king.
St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney is the patron saint of parish priests.
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