"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."[John 6:68]
Thursday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
Feast of the Church : Our Lady of Mercy In England: Our Lady of Walsingham
Our Lady of Mercy | |
 OUR LADY OF MERCYSt. Peter, of the noble family of Nolasco, was born in Languedoc, about 1189. At the age of twenty-five he took a vow of chastity, and made over his vast estates to the Church. Some time after, he conceived the idea of establishing an order for the redemption of captives. The divine will was soon manifested. The Blessed Virgin appeared on the same night to Peter, to Raymund of Pennafort, his confessor, and to James, King of Arragon, his ward, and bade them prosecute without fear their holy designs. After great opposition, the Order was solemnly established, and approved by Gregory IX., under the name of Our Lady of Mercy.By the grace of God, and under the protection of His Virgin Mother, the Order spread rapidly, its growth being increased by the charity and piety of its members, who devoted themselves not only to collecting alms for the ransom of the Christians, but even gave themselves up to voluntary slavery to aid the good work. It is to return thanks to God and the Blessed Virgin that a feast was instituted which was observed in the Order of Mercy, then in Spain and France, and at last extended to the whole Church by Innocent XII., and the 24th September named as the day on which it is to be observed. Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. [1894] | |
The Book Haggai 1: 1 In the second year of Daryavesh the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the following word of Adonai came through Hagai the prophet to Z’rubavel the son of Sh’alti’el, governor of Y’hudah, and to Y’hoshua the son of Y’hotzadak, the cohen hagadol: 2 “Here is what Adonai-Tzva’ot says: ‘This people is saying that now isn’t the time — the time hasn’t yet arrived for Adonai’s house to be rebuilt.’”
3 Then this word of Adonai came through Hagai the prophet: 4 “So is now the time for you to be living in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Therefore here is what Adonai-Tzva’ot says:
‘Think about your life!
6 You sow much but bring in little;
you eat but aren’t satisfied;
you drink but never have enough;
you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
and he who works for a living earns wages
that are put in a bag full of holes.’”
7 “Here is what Adonai-Tzva’ot says: ‘Think about your life! 8 Go up into the hills, get wood, and rebuild the house. I will be pleased with that, and then I will be glorified,’ says Adonai.
Psalm 149:1 Halleluyah!
Sing to Adonai a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Isra’el rejoice in their maker,
let Tziyon’s children take joy in their king.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
make melody to him with tambourine and lyre;
4 for Adonai takes delight in his people,
he crowns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the faithful exult gloriously,
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats,
but a two-edged sword in their hands9 to execute the judgments decreed for them;
for this will glorify all his faithful.
Halleluyah!
The Holy Gospel of Yeshua the Messiah according to Saint Luke 9:7 Herod the governor heard about all that was going on and was perplexed, because it was said by some that Yochanan had been raised from the dead, 8 by others that Eliyahu had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. 9 Herod said, “I had Yochanan beheaded, so who is this about whom I keep hearing such things?” And he began trying to see him.
Sing to Adonai a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Isra’el rejoice in their maker,
let Tziyon’s children take joy in their king.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
make melody to him with tambourine and lyre;
4 for Adonai takes delight in his people,
he crowns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the faithful exult gloriously,
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats,
but a two-edged sword in their hands9 to execute the judgments decreed for them;
for this will glorify all his faithful.
Halleluyah!
The Holy Gospel of Yeshua the Messiah according to Saint Luke 9:7 Herod the governor heard about all that was going on and was perplexed, because it was said by some that Yochanan had been raised from the dead, 8 by others that Eliyahu had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. 9 Herod said, “I had Yochanan beheaded, so who is this about whom I keep hearing such things?” And he began trying to see him.
Thursday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
Commentary of the day:
Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (c.130-c.208), Bishop, theologian and martyr
Against Heresies, Bk IV, 20, 5 ; SC 100 (trans. ©Ante Nicene Fathers, alt.)
Herod kept trying to see Jesus
The prophets indicated beforehand that God should be seen by us, as the Lord also says: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Mt 5,8). But in respect to his greatness, and his wonderful glory: "no one shall see God and live" (Ex 33,20), for the Father is incomprehensible. But in regard to his love and kindness, and as to his infinite power, he grants even this to those who love him, namely, to see God - which the prophets also predicted. "For those things that are impossible to us are possible with God" (Lk 18,27).
For we do not see God by our own powers; but when God pleases he will be seen by those whom he wills, and when he wills, and as he wills. For God is powerful in all things. Indeed, having been seen formerly according to prophecy through the mediation of the Spirit, and seen, too, adoptively through the Son, he shall also be seen paternally in the kingdom of heaven, the Spirit truly preparing us beforehand for the Son of God, and the Son leading us to the Father, while the Father, too, confers incorruption upon us for eternal life, which comes to everyone from the fact of seeing God. For as those who see the light are within the light and partake of its brilliancy, so those who see God are in God and receive of his splendor. But his splendor is vivifying. Therefore those who see God participate in his life.
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Saint Irenaeus of Lyons (c.130-c.208), Bishop, theologian and martyr
Against Heresies, Bk IV, 20, 5 ; SC 100 (trans. ©Ante Nicene Fathers, alt.)
For we do not see God by our own powers; but when God pleases he will be seen by those whom he wills, and when he wills, and as he wills. For God is powerful in all things. Indeed, having been seen formerly according to prophecy through the mediation of the Spirit, and seen, too, adoptively through the Son, he shall also be seen paternally in the kingdom of heaven, the Spirit truly preparing us beforehand for the Son of God, and the Son leading us to the Father, while the Father, too, confers incorruption upon us for eternal life, which comes to everyone from the fact of seeing God. For as those who see the light are within the light and partake of its brilliancy, so those who see God are in God and receive of his splendor. But his splendor is vivifying. Therefore those who see God participate in his life.
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