Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, priest (†1680 Caen – France). For many years, he dedicated himself to preaching popular missions in diverse parishes, combatting the errors of Jansenism. He founded the Eudist Fathers, dedicated to preaching missions, and the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity to help wayward girls wishing to amend their lives. This saint was a great propagator of the devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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Mass Readings
First Reading – Ez 24:15-23
The word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, by a sudden blow I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes, but do not mourn or weep or shed any tears. Groan in silence, make no lament for the dead, bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet, do not cover your beard, and do not eat the customary bread. That evening my wife died, and the next morning I did as I had been commanded. Then the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what all these things that you are doing mean for us?” I therefore spoke to the people that morning, saying to them: Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord GOD: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the stronghold of your pride, the delight of your eyes, the desire of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword. Ezekiel shall be a sign for you: all that he did you shall do when it happens. Thus you shall know that I am the LORD. You shall do as I have done, not covering your beards nor eating the customary bread. Your turbans shall remain on your heads, your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away because of your sins and groan one to another.
Responsorial Psalm – Dt 18-19, 20, 21 (R.see 18a)
R. You have forgotten God who gave you birth.
You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you.
You forgot the God who gave you birth.
When the LORD saw this, he was filled with loathing
and anger toward his sons and daughters. R.
“I will hide my face from them,” he said,
“and see what will then become of them.
What a fickle race they are,
sons with no loyalty in them!” R.
“Since they have provoked me with their ‘no-god’
and angered me with their vain idols,
I will provoke them with a ‘no-people’;
with a foolish nation I will anger them.” R.
Gospel – Mt 19:16-22
A young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” He answered him, “Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He asked him, “Which ones?” And Jesus replied, “You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to him, “All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
Featured Saints
St. Louis of Anjou, bishop (†1297). Nephew of King St. Louis IX, at age 22 he was raised to the Episcopal See of Toulouse, France, after embracing the Franciscan vocation.
Blessed Hugh Green, priest and martyr (†1642). Catholic priest executed in Dorchester, England, for his fidelity to the Church and to his ministry during the reign of Charles I.
Blessed Louis Flores and Peter of Zúñiga, priests, and companions, martyrs (†1622). They were captured, tortured and martyred as they disembarked at the port of Nagasaki, Japan.
St. Ezekiel Moreno y Díaz, bishop (†1906). Spanish Augustinian religious, missionary in Philippines and later Bishop of Pasto, Colombia. He contributed to the construction of the present Shrine of Our Lady of Las Lajas in Ipiales, located within his diocese.
St. Bartholomew of Simeri, abbot (†1130). Hermit from the forested region surrounding Sila, Italy. Under the inspiration of Our Lady, he gathered many disciples and built the monastery of Santa Maria Nuova Odigitria.
Blessed Jordan of Pisa, priest (†circa 1311). Dominican Florentine religious, and professor of theology in Paris. He masterfully explained sublime doctrine in simple language.
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