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From: Luke 10:13-16

Jesus Condemns Cities For Their Unbelief

(Jesus said,) [13] "Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if
the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they
would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. [14] But
it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for
you. [15] And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to Heaven? You
shall be brought down to Hades.

[16] "He who hears you hears Me, and he who rejects you rejects Me, and
he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me."

Commentary:

16. On the evening of the day of His resurrection, our Lord entrusts
His Apostles with the mission received from the Father, endowing them
with powers similar to His own (John 20:21). Some days later He will
confer on Peter the primacy He had already promised him (John
21:15-17). The Pope is the successor of Peter, and the bishops the
successor of the Apostles (cf. "Lumen Gentium", 20). Therefore,
"Bishops who teach in communion with the Roman Pontiff are to be
revered by all as witnesses of divine and Catholic truth [...]. This
loyal submission of the will and intellect must be given, in a special
way, to the authentic teaching authority of the Roman Pontiff, even
when he does not speak "ex cathedra" (Vatican II, "Lumen Gentium",
25).

Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text
taken from the Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries
made by members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of
Navarre, Spain. Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock,
Co. Dublin, Ireland.

FEAST OF THE DAY

Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, nicknamed "Little
Flower," was a Carmelite nun who lived at the end of the nineteenth
century in the Lisieux, France. She was born in 1873 and was the
last of nine children. Her family was moderately well off and had the
income of two parents, her father worked as a watchmaker and her
mother made lace. The family was loving, supportive, and taught a
strong love of God and each other.

Therese's childhood was not completely happy. When Therese was
only four her mother died of cancer. Seeking to give his children the
best he could, Louis, Therese's father, sold his business and moved
in with his brother-in-law, who lived in Lisieux. Louis was now able to
provide individual attention and a stable life for his children. Louis
spent large amounts of time with Therese, many times going to the
Carmelite chapel to pray together.

At the age of 15, after gaining special permission from the pope,
Therese entered the Carmelite monastery, where she spent the rest
of her life. In her daily life, Therese lived a holy life and did not go out
of her way to show her virtue. She sought to please God by doing
the simple things, this became the basis of her "little way."

In April 1896, Therese began to develop tuberculosis. She died 18
months later on October 1, 1897. Therese was canonized in 1927,
and declared a doctor of the Church in 1997. During her life, she had
many writings, which were complied into books. One of the most
famous is "The Story of a Soul." She is the patroness of florists,
missions and France.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the
greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love
with which we do them -St. Therese

TODAY IN HISTORY

1897 Death of St. Therese of Lisieux

TODAY'S TIDBIT

St. Therese is one of the patrons of missions. Although Therese
never left the convent, she had a great desire to be a missionary and
prayed fervently for missions. One of the reasons Therese was
chosen as a patron of missions is to highlight the importance of
praying for the success of missionaries.

INTENTION FOR THE DAY

Please pray, through the intercession of St. Therese, for all
missionaries and for all missions.