Posted on 04/15/2019 11:04:45 PM PDT by Salvation
St. Ignatius of Loyola
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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.
Amen. "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1:28) "Blessed are you among women, |
Feast Day: April 16
Born: 7 January 1844 at Lourdes, France
Died: 16 April 1879, Nevers, France
Canonized: December 8, 1933, Rome by Pope Pius XI
Patron of: Sick people, poverty, the family, Lourdes, shepherds
Feast Day: April 16
Born: 25 March 1748 at Amettes, Boulogne, France
Died: 17 April 1783 at Rome
Canonized: 8 December 1883 by Pope Leo XIII
Major Shrine: Tomb at Santa Maria ai Monti
Patron of: Unmarried men, rejects, mental illness, mentally ill people, insanity, beggars, hobos, the homeless
Wednesday, April 17
Liturgical Color: White
Pope Pius X gave an address to new cardinals
on this day in 1907, in which he condemned the
heresy of Modernism. This heresy tries to
change truths taught by the Church to fit the
thinking of the day.
April 16, 2019 (Readings on USCCB website)
Almighty ever-living God, grant us so to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord's Passion that we may merit to receive your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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Old Calendar: Tuesday of Holy Week
Like the Pharisees we are quick to condemn the faults of others, often as a means of justifying ourselves. We cannot expect Christ to approve self-righteous indignation at our neighbor's weakness. He gives us the example of prudent silence and the incontrovertible principle: "He that is without sin . . . let him first cast a stone." In the face of these words and the consciousness of our own sinfulness, do we dare to condemn another? We have need to remember that only God can read the heart of man and that He alone can judge the guilt or merit of an action.
Meditation
Today, again, our Savior sets out in the morning for Jerusalem. His intention is to repair to the temple, and continue His yesterday's teachings. It is evident that His mission on earth is fast drawing to its close. He says to His disciples: "You know that after two days shall be the Pasch, and the Son of Man shall be delivered up to be crucified."
On the road from Bethania to Jerusalem, the disciples are surprised at seeing the fig-tree, which their divine Master had yesterday cursed, now dead. Addressing himself to Jesus, Peter says: "Rabbi, behold, the fig-tree, which Thou didst curse, is withered away." In order to teach us that the whole of material nature is subservient to the will of God, Jesus replies: "Have the faith of God. Amen I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain: Be thou removed and cast into the sea! and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe that whatsoever he saith shall be done, it shall be done unto him."
Having entered the city, Jesus directs His steps towards the temple. No sooner has He entered, than the chief priests, the scribes, and the ancients of the people, accost Him with these words: "By what authority dost Thou do these things and who has given Thee this authority, that Thou shouldst do these things?" We shall find our Lord's answer given in the Gospel. Our object is to mention the leading events of the last days of our Redeemer on earth; the holy volume will supply the details.
As on the two preceding days, Jesus leaves the city towards evening: He passes over Mount Olivet, and returns to Bethania, where He finds His blessed Mother and His devoted friends.
— The Liturgical Year, Abbot Gueranger O.S.B.
Tuesday of Holy Week
Station at St. Prisca (Santa Prisca all'Aventino):
The Station today is at the church of St. Prisca. Saint Prisca was baptized by Saint Peter when she was thirteen. She was thrown to the lions by Claudius (41-54), but the lion only licked her feet. She was then beheaded. Her home was made into a church by Pope Saint Eutychianus (275-283), who placed her remains under the high altar. It was probably one of the first gathering places for Christians in Rome.
Saint Romanos Melodios (?-c 560)
composer of hymns
Hymn 34 (SC 128, p.111f.)
Peter's denial
O Good Shepherd, you who have laid down your life for your sheep (Jn 10:11), come quickly, O holy One, and save your flock...
After the meal Christ said: “Children, my dear disciples, this night you will all deny and abandon me” (cf. Jn 16:32). And since all were seized by the same astonishment, Peter exclaimed: “Even though all deny you, I shall not deny you. I shall remain with you and die with you, crying out to you: Come quickly, O Holy One, and save your flock.”
“Master, what are you talking about? I deny you? I abandon you and flee? And am I no longer to remember your call and the honor you have shown me? I still call to mind how you washed my feet and now, do you say: “You will deny me”? Once again I see you coming, carrying a basin, you who uphold the earth and support the sky. With the hands that fashioned me my feet have just been washed, and do you now assert that I will fall and I will no longer cry out to you: "Come quickly, O Holy One, and save your flock ?”...
At these words man's Creator answered Peter: “What are you saying, Peter, my friend? You will never deny me? never flee from me? never reject me? I, too, would wish to think so. But your faith is unstable and you do not stand up to temptation. Do you not you remember how you might nearly have drowned had I not stretched out my hand to you? You most certainly walked on the sea as I did myself, but immediately you hesitated and quickly gave way (Mt 14:28f.). Then I ran towards you who were crying aloud: "Come quickly, O Holy One, and save your flock."
“See, from now on I tell you: before the cock crows three times you will deny me and, letting yourself be attacked on all sides and your spirit submerged as by the waves of the sea, you will deny me three times. You who cried out to me then and are about to weep, you will find me no longer now extending my hand as before, for I shall be using it to write a bill of remission on behalf of all Adam's descendants. My visible flesh I will take as my paper and my blood as ink to write out this gift, which I endlessly distribute to those who cry aloud: "Come quickly, O Holy One, and save your flock!”
Daily Marriage Tip for April 16, 2019:
Gather your family to reflect on the Passion tonight. Take turns reading from the Gospel of John (Jn 19:17-34) and silently reflecting or sharing thoughts.
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