Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – 2 Cor 1:18-22
As God is faithful, our word to you is not “yes” and “no.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, Silvanus and Timothy and me, was not “yes” and “no,” but “yes” has been in him. For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through him to God for glory. But the one who gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us is God; he has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps. 119:129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135 R. (135a)
R. Lord, let your face shine on us.
Wonderful are your decrees;
therefore I observe them. R.
The revelation of your words sheds light,
gives understanding to the simple. R.
I gasp with open mouth
in my yearning for your commands. R.
Turn to me in pity
as you turn to those who love your name. R.
Steady my footsteps according to your promise,
and let no iniquity rule over me. R.
Let your countenance shine upon your servant,
and teach me your statutes. R.
Gospel – Mt 5:13-16
Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
Featured Saints
Blessed John Dominici, bishop (†1419). Bishop of Ragusa (Croatia), he restored the regular observance in the Dominican monasteries of Italy, and died in Buda, Hungary, where he was sent to combat the heresy of John Huss.
Blessed Edward Poppe, priest (†1924). Born to a large, modest Belgium family, in his youth, he consecrated himself as a slave to the Blessed Virgin. Ordained a priest in 1916, he was an ardent apostle of the Eucharist and of Our Lady. He died at the age of 33.
Blessed Diana of Andalò, virgin (†1236). From a wealthy family of Bologna, she renounced the world and and made her religious profession in the hands of St. Dominic of Guzman. Overcoming fierce opposition from her parents, she founded a Dominican convent where she lived until her death.
Blessed Henry of Bolzano, layman (†1315). An uneducated carpenter, he gave all of his possessions to the poor. Despite his weak health, he shared the meagre alms he obtained with the needy and suffered extreme want at the end of his life.
St. Bogumil (†1182). Bishop of Gniezno, Poland, who renounced the Episcopal See to lead an austere hermetic life.
St. Ithamar of Rochester, bishop (†656). A man of considerable learning, he was the first Anglo-Saxon-born priest to be made a Bishop, succeeding St. Paulinus to the see of Rochester.
Blesseds Thomas Green and Walter Pierson, martyrs (†1537). Carthusian monks who were starved to death in prison during the reign of Henry VIII of England for their fidelity to the Chair of Peter.
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