Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12
Hear this word, O children of Israel, that the Lord pronounces over you, over the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt: You alone have I favored, more than all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your crimes.Do two walk together unless they have agreed? Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den unless it has seized something? Is a bird brought to earth by a snare when there is no lure for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground without catching anything? If the trumpet sounds in a city, will the people not be frightened? If evil befalls a city, has not the Lord caused it? Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets.The lion roars– who will not be afraid! The Lord God speaks– who will not prophesy! I brought upon you such upheaval as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah: you were like a brand plucked from the fire; Yet you returned not to me, says the Lord. So now I will deal with you in my own way, O Israel! and since I will deal thus with you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 5:4B-6A, 6B-7, 8 (R.9a)
R. Lead me in your justice, Lord.
At dawn I bring my plea expectantly before you.
For you, O God, delight not in wickedness;
no evil man remains with you;
the arrogant may not stand in your sight. R.
You hate all evildoers;
you destroy all who speak falsehood;
The bloodthirsty and the deceitful
the Lord abhors. R.
But I, because of your abundant mercy,
will enter your house;
I will worship at your holy temple
in fear of you, O Lord. R.
Gospel – Mt 8:23-27
As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?”
Featured Saints
Blessed Peter of Luxembourg, Bishop (†1387). A Belgian noble, he was appointed bishop at a very young age. A great devotee of the Passion and often favoured with visions of Our Lord Crucified.
Blessed Eugenie Joubert, virgin (†1904). Religious of the Congregation of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart, in Le-Puy-en-Velay, France. She taught catechism to young children and died of tuberculosis in Liege, Belgium.
St. Swithun, bishop (+862). Bishop of Winchester; according to tradition, he was chaplain of King Egbert of Wessex and tutor of his son, the prince Ethelwulf. Miracles were associated with his relics, but his shrine in Winchester was destroyed during the Reformation.
St. Bernardine Realino, priest (†1616). Italian Jesuit, outstanding preacher, spiritual director, and confessor.
St. Lidanus of Sezze, abbot (†1118). Benedictine monk who founded an abbey in Sezze, Italy.
Sts. Liberatus, abbot, Boniface, deacon, Servus and Rusticus, subdeacons, Rogatus and Septimus, monks, (†484). They were cruelly tortured during the Vandals persecution in Carthage.
St. Monegunda, hermit (†570). With the consent of her spouse, she withdrew to a grotto outside of Tours, France, to lead a hermetic life.
Blesseds John and Peter Becchetti, priests (†circa 1420). Hermit Priests of St. Augustine, belonging to the same family. They died in the monastery of the Order in Fabriano, Italy.
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