Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 22-Jan-2022; Saint Vincent, Deacon and Marty

Universalis/Jerusalem Bible ^ | 22 January 2022

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January 22nd, 2021

Memorial of Saint Anthony
Monday of Week Two in Ordinary Time

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Readings at Mass

Liturgical Colour: Green

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First reading

2 Samuel 1:1-4,11-12,17,19,23-27 ©

David's lament over Saul and Jonathan

David returned from his rout of the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. On the third day a man came from the camp where Saul had been, his garments torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did homage. ‘Where do you come from?’ David asked him. ‘I have escaped from the Israelite camp’ he said. David said to him, ‘What happened? Tell me.’ He replied, ‘The people have fled from the battlefield and many of them have fallen. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead too.’

  Then David took hold of his garments and tore them, and all the men with him did the same. They mourned and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, for the people of the Lord and for the House of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

  Then David made this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

Alas, the glory of Israel has been slain on your heights!

How did the heroes fall?

Saul and Jonathan, loved and lovely,

neither in life, nor in death, were divided.

Swifter than eagles were they,

stronger were they than lions.

O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul

who clothed you in scarlet and fine linen,

who set brooches of gold

on your garments.

How did the heroes fall

in the thick of the battle?

O Jonathan, in your death I am stricken,

I am desolate for you, Jonathan my brother.

Very dear to me you were,

your love to me more wonderful

than the love of a woman.

How did the heroes fall

and the battle armour fail?

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Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 79(80):2-3,5-7 ©

Let your face shine on us, O Lord, and we shall be saved.

O shepherd of Israel, hear us,

  you who lead Joseph’s flock,

shine forth from your cherubim throne

  upon Ephraim, Benjamin, Manasseh.

O Lord, rouse up your might,

  O Lord, come to our help.

Let your face shine on us, O Lord, and we shall be saved.

Lord God of hosts, how long

  will you frown on your people’s plea?

You have fed them with tears for their bread,

  an abundance of tears for their drink.

You have made us the taunt of our neighbours,

  our enemies laugh us to scorn.

Let your face shine on us, O Lord, and we shall be saved.

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Gospel Acclamation	2Co5:19

Alleluia, alleluia!

God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself,

and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled.

Alleluia!

Or:	cf.Ac16:14

Alleluia, alleluia!

Open our heart, O Lord,

to accept the words of your Son.

Alleluia!

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Gospel	Mark 3:20-21 ©

Jesus' relatives were convinced he was out of his mind

Jesus went home, and once more such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal. When his relatives heard of this, they set out to take charge of him, convinced he was out of his mind.

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Catena Aurea by St. Thomas Aguinas

Mark CHAP. 3

3:19–22

19. —And they went into an house.

20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22. And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

BEDE. (ubi sup.) The Lord leads the Apostles, when they were elected, into a house, as if admonishing them, that after having received the Apostleship, they should retire to look on their own consciences. Wherefore it is said, And they came into a house, and the multitude came together again, so that they could not eat bread.

PSEUDO-CHRYSOSTOM. (Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) Ungrateful indeed were the multitudes of princes, whom their pride hinders from knowledge, but the grateful multitude of the people came to Jesus.

BEDE. (ubi sup.) And blessed indeed the concourse of the crowd, flocking together, whose anxiety to obtain salvation was so great, that they left not the Author of salvation even an hour free to take food. But Him, whom a crowd of strangers loves to follow, his relations hold in little esteem: for it goes on: And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold upon him. For since they could not take in the depth of wisdom, which they heard, they thought that He was speaking in a senseless way, wherefore it continues, for they said, He is beside himself.

THEOPHYLACT. That is, He has a devil and is mad, and therefore they wished to lay hold upon Him, that they might shut Him up as one who had a devil. And even His friends wished to do this, that is, His relations, perchance His countrymen, or His brethren. 1But it was a silly insanity in them, to conceive that the Worker of such great miracles of Divine Wisdom had become mad.

BEDE. (ubi sup.) Now there is a great difference between those who do not understand the word of God from slowness of intellect, such as those, who are here spoken of, and those who purposely blaspheme, of whom it is added, And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, &c. For what they could not deny, they endeavour to pervert by a malicious interpretation, as if they were not the works of God, but of a most unclean spirit, that is, of Beelzebub, who was the God of Ekron. For ‘Beel’ means Baal himself, and ‘zebub’ a fly; the meaning of Beelzebub therefore is the man of flies, on account of the filth of the blood which was offered, from which most unclean rite, they call him prince of the devils, adding, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

PSEUDO-JEROME. But mystically, the house to which they came, is the early Church. The crowds which prevent their eating bread are sins and vices; for he who eateth unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself. (1 Cor. 11:29)

BEDE. (ubi sup.) The Scribes also coming down from Jerusalem blaspheme. But the multitude from Jerusalem, and from other regions of Judæa, or of the Gentiles, followed the Lord, because so it was to be at the time of His Passion, that a crowd of the people of the Jews should lead Him to Jerusalem with palms and praises, and the Gentiles should desire to see Him; but the Scribes and Pharisees should plot together for His death.

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NAVARRE BIBLE COMMENTARY (RSV)

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (To the Greater Glory of God)

From: 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27

David Learns of Saul’s Death
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[1] After the death of Saul when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag, [2] and on the third day behold a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes rent and earth upon his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance. [3] David said to him, “Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." [4] And David said to him, "How did it go? Tell me." And he answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead."

[11] Then David took hold of his clothes, and rent them; and so did all the men who were with him; [12] and they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

David’s Elegy over Saul and Jonathan (Continuation)
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(David said:) [19] ”Thy glory, 0 Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

[23] ”Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

[24] ”Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you daintily in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

[25] ”How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!

“Jonathan lies slain upon thy high places.[26] I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

[27] ”How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!”

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Commentary:

1:1-8:18. The second book of Samuel covers the career of David from just before he becomes king. In the first part we are told about vicissitudes in the period before he consolidates his position as king in the Holy City of Jerusalem (chaps. 1-8); the second deals with his sons’ intrigues about the succession (chaps. 9-24). Chapter 1 serves as a link between the Saul period (Saul’s death is related again) and that of David. From the second chapter onwards the focus of attention is David and all the difficulties he has before gaining general acceptance: to begin with he is elected king of Judah only, at Hebron (2:1-4); then he has to use all his wisdom and astuteness to thwart the attempts of Saul’s descendants to succeed their father (2:5-4:12), and eventually he will be recognized as king of all Israel again at Hebron (5:1-5). Once he has won general acceptance, he will have to work to set his throne on a secure foundation at Jerusalem (5:6-8:18).

As in 1 Samuel, the main thing about this book is its religious interpretation of events: David the king is an instrument used by God who is there in the background, governing his people and delivering them from all their enemies. In this sense David occupies a very important place in salvation history and he is a figure of Jesus Christ, for with him the tradition of royal messianism begins (cf. 7:1-17).

1:1-16. “After the death of Saul” (v. 1): these words, similar to those in Joshua 1:1 and Judges 1:1, may be why the two books of Samuel are divided at this point (that is, if they ever did form a unit). In any event, it is a form of words which indicates that a new stage is beginning.

David learned of the death of Saul from a fugitive (vv. 1-10), an Amalekite, who gave quite a different version of Saul’s capture from the one in 1 Samuel 31:4-5: there the king fell on his own sword; here the Amalekite says he killed him. He may have thought he would be rewarded for bringing the news and the royal insignia (v. 10), but he is quite mistaken. David always respected “the Lord’s anointed” (v. 16).He mourned him as he deserved (vv. 11-12), and he never sought his own advantage by overthrowing the king chosen by God.

1:17-27. David’s elegy over Saul and Jonathan is one of the most beautiful poems in the Bible; it is attributed to David and it is known to have been part of the Book of Jashar (or, the Book of the Upright: v. 18), a collection of national and military writings rather than a religious book such as the Psalms. There is in fact no mention of God in the elegy, nor any religious themes; whereas it is full of patriotic (vv. 19-20, 24-25, etc.) and martial language (vv. 19, 21). Its elevated lyrical tone (vv. 23-25) indicates that the time and circumstances in which it was composed were marked by very great sorrow and anxiety about the future.

Also, the strategic position it has in the book brings the Saul period to an end, and marks the start of the Davidic period. From now on, the way is open for David, whom Samuel privately anointed king (cf. 1 Sam 16:13), to become accepted as such by the people.

1:19. “Thy glory, O Israel, is slain,”: the Hebrew original is given various translations in early versions of the Bible. The Greek takes it to start with a verb: “Consider, 0 Israel, those who have died slain on the mountains”; the Syriac uses a noun: “The gazelle of Israel lies slain”; the Latin, an adjective: “The glorious (ones), 0 Israel, have been wounded?"

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From: Mark 3:20-21

His Relatives Are Concerned About Jesus
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Then He (Jesus) went home; [20] and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. [21] And when His friends heard it, they went out to seize Him, for they said, "He is beside Himself."

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Commentary:

20-21. Some of His relatives, whose outlook was too human, regarded Jesus' total commitment to apostolate as excessive: the only explanation, they thought, was that He was out of His mind. On reading these words of the Gospel, we cannot help being moved, realizing what Jesus did for love of us: people even thought Him mad. Many saints, following Christ's example, have been taken for madmen--but they were mad with love, mad with love for Jesus Christ.

Source: Daily Word for Reflection—Navarre Bible Commentary

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Mark
	English: Douay-Rheims	Latin: Vulgata Clementina	Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000)
	Mark 3
20.	And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.	Et veniunt ad domum : et convenit iterum turba, ita ut non possent neque panem manducare.	και συνερχεται παλιν οχλος ωστε μη δυνασθαι αυτους μητε αρτον φαγειν
21.	And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.	Et cum audissent sui, exierunt tenere eum : dicebant enim : Quoniam in furorem versus est.	και ακουσαντες οι παρ αυτου εξηλθον κρατησαι αυτον ελεγον γαρ οτι εξεστη

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Catena Aurea by St. Thomas Aguinas

3:19–22

19. —And they went into an house.

20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22. And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

BEDE. (ubi sup.) The Lord leads the Apostles, when they were elected, into a house, as if admonishing them, that after having received the Apostleship, they should retire to look on their own consciences. Wherefore it is said, And they came into a house, and the multitude came together again, so that they could not eat bread.

PSEUDO-CHRYSOSTOM. (Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) Ungrateful indeed were the multitudes of princes, whom their pride hinders from knowledge, but the grateful multitude of the people came to Jesus.

BEDE. (ubi sup.) And blessed indeed the concourse of the crowd, flocking together, whose anxiety to obtain salvation was so great, that they left not the Author of salvation even an hour free to take food. But Him, whom a crowd of strangers loves to follow, his relations hold in little esteem: for it goes on: And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold upon him. For since they could not take in the depth of wisdom, which they heard, they thought that He was speaking in a senseless way, wherefore it continues, for they said, He is beside himself.

THEOPHYLACT. That is, He has a devil and is mad, and therefore they wished to lay hold upon Him, that they might shut Him up as one who had a devil. And even His friends wished to do this, that is, His relations, perchance His countrymen, or His brethren. 1But it was a silly insanity in them, to conceive that the Worker of such great miracles of Divine Wisdom had become mad.

BEDE. (ubi sup.) Now there is a great difference between those who do not understand the word of God from slowness of intellect, such as those, who are here spoken of, and those who purposely blaspheme, of whom it is added, And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, &c. For what they could not deny, they endeavour to pervert by a malicious interpretation, as if they were not the works of God, but of a most unclean spirit, that is, of Beelzebub, who was the God of Ekron. For ‘Beel’ means Baal himself, and ‘zebub’ a fly; the meaning of Beelzebub therefore is the man of flies, on account of the filth of the blood which was offered, from which most unclean rite, they call him prince of the devils, adding, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

PSEUDO-JEROME. But mystically, the house to which they came, is the early Church. The crowds which prevent their eating bread are sins and vices; for he who eateth unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself. (1 Cor. 11:29)

BEDE. (ubi sup.) The Scribes also coming down from Jerusalem blaspheme. But the multitude from Jerusalem, and from other regions of Judæa, or of the Gentiles, followed the Lord, because so it was to be at the time of His Passion, that a crowd of the people of the Jews should lead Him to Jerusalem with palms and praises, and the Gentiles should desire to see Him; but the Scribes and Pharisees should plot together for His death.

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Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

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St. Vincent is a famous martyr whose relics rest in the main altar in the Basilica on campus.

Vincent was a deacon in the third century. He lived in what is now Spain, and was arrested with his bishop when Christians were being persecuted under the Roman emperor Diocletian.

The bishop was banished, but Vincent, as his deacon and assistant, was tortured and killed. His captors tore his flesh with hooks, burned him on a hot gridiron, and cast him into a prison cell filled with shards of pottery. He was given the opportunity to be released if he turned over the book of Scriptures to be burned, but he refused.

He survived all of this and remained constant in his faith, which inspired his jailer and led to his conversion. At the end, his friends were allowed to take him from prison so he could die among them on a comfortable bed.

St. Vincent’s relics rest in the main altar of the Basilica, along with those from Sts. Sebastian and Stephen, who are also martyrs of the early Church. His image is used here with permission from Catholic.org.

St. Vincent Saragossa, who protected the Scriptures even when tortured, pray for us!

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The “campus” refers to Notre Dame university in Indiana.

The painting on the left is “Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr”, by Tomas Giner, 1462-1466, Spanish School