FEAST OF THE DAY
St. Pontian was ordained bishop of Rome in 231 but was banished
from his diocese to the island of Sardinia four years later by Emperor
Maximinus. While exiled on Sardinia, he resigned his office so a new
pope could be elected. On the island, he was treated harshly working
in the mines and died in the year 235. After his death, his body was
taken back to Rome and buried along the Via Tiburtina.
During his lifetime, St. Hippolytus was an adamant advocate for
orthodoxy. He held back no punches and censured everyone who
did not live up to his standard. He had vocal disagreements with
several popes. Hippolytus is one of the most important theologian
and religious writer from before the age of Constantine. His writings
are the fullest source for information on liturgy and the structure of
the Church in the second and third centuries. In the year 235,
Hippolytus was banished to Sardinia with St. Pontian. He died after
harsh treatment working in mines later that year. After his death, his
body was taken back to Rome and buried along the Via Tiburtina.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Christ, like a skillful physician, understands the weakness of men. He
loves to teach the ignorant and the erring he turns again to his own
true way. He is easily found by those who live by faith and to those of
pure eye and holy heart, who desire to knock at the door, he opens
immediately. -St. Hyppolytus (Treatise on Christ and Antichrist)
TODAY IN HISTORY
533 Election of Pope John I
587 Death of St. Radegund, Queen of the Franks
622 Death of St. Maximus the Confessor
1173 Death of St. Narses the Gracious
TODAY'S TIDBIT
The foundation of the daily praying of the Liturgy of the Hours is
Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. These times of prayer are the
hinges for the rest of the day. Morning Prayer opens the day and
Evening Prayer closes the day. Morning and Evening Prayer are composed
of a hymn, two psalms, an Old or New Testament canticle, a short
biblical reading, the Canticle of Zecharia or Mary, responsories
intercessions and a concluding prayer. People who take promises or
vows to say the Liturgy of the Hours are usually committed to say
Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, one of the sections of Daytime Prayer,
the Office of Readings and Night Prayer.
INTENTION FOR THE DAY
Please pray for the pope, for his health and for his intentions.
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.......................... †JMJ† .......................... -- Friday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time -- ....................... † AMDG † ....................... FIRST READING – Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty: for thou wast perfect through my beauty, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his. (NAB: You are perfect because of my splendor, which I bestowed on you, you became a harlot.) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God to Jerusalem: Thy root, and thy nativity is of the land of Chanaan, thy father was an Amorrhite, and thy mother a Cethite. And when thou wast born, in the day of thy nativity thy navel wits not cut, neither wast thou washed with water for thy health, nor salted with salt, nor swaddled with clouts. No eye had pity on thee to do any of these things for thee, out of compassion to thee: but thou wast cast out upon the face of the earth in the abjection of thy soul, in the day that thou wast born. And passing by thee, I saw that thou wast trodden under foot in thy own blood. and I said to thee when thou wast in thy blood: Live: I have said to thee: Live in thy blood. I caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field: and thou didst increase and grow great, and advancedst, and camest to woman's ornament: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: and thou wast naked, and full of confusion. And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine. And I washed thee with water, and cleansed away thy blood from thee: and I anointed thee with oil. And I clothed thee with embroidery, and shed thee with violet coloured shoes: and I girded thee about with fine linen, and clothed thee with fine garments. I decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thy hands, and a chain about thy neck. And I put a jewel upon thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head. And thou wast adorned with gold, and silver, and wast clothed with fine linen, and embroidered work, and many colours: thou didst eat fine hour, and honey, and oil, and wast made exceeding beautiful: and wast advanced to be a queen. And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty: for thou wast perfect through my beauty, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his. Thou hast borne thy wickedness, and thy disgrace, saith the Lord God. For thus saith the Lord God: I will deal with thee, as thou hast despised the oath, in breaking the covenant: And I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth: and I will establish with thee an everlasting covenant. And thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed: when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thy elder and thy younger: and I will give them to thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. And I will establish my covenant with thee: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and mayest no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I shall be pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God. --------------- 2 "Make known to Jerusalem"... That is, by letters, for the prophet was then in Babylon. 11 "I decked thee also with ornaments"... That is, with spiritual benefits, giving you a law with sacrifices, sacraments, and other holy rites. REPONSORIAL PSALM – Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Convérsus est furor tuus, et consolátus es me. Thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me (NAB: You have turned from your anger.) Thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me Behold, God is my saviour, I will deal confidently, and will not fear: O because the Lord is my strength, and my praise, and he is become my salvation. You shall draw waters with joy out of the saviour's fountains: Thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make his works known among the people: remember that his name is high. Thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath done great things: shew this forth in all the earth. Rejoice, and praise, O thou habitation of Sion: for great is he that is in the midst of thee, the Holy One of Israel. Thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me ALLELUIA – 1 Thess 2:13 Accípte verbum Dei, non ut verbum Hóminum, sed, sicut est vere, verbum Dei. R. Alleluia, alleluia [Therefore, we also give thanks to God without ceasing: because,] that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but (as it is indeed) the word of God, who worketh in you that have believed. R. Alleluia, alleluia GOSPEL – Mt 19:3-12 Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, Made them male and female? And he said: For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away? He saith to them: Because Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry. Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that can take, let him take it. ---------------------- 9 "Except it be"... In the case of fornication, that is, of adultery, the wife may be put away: but even then the husband cannot marry another as long as the wife is living. |