Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent
Optional Memorial of St. John of God, religious (†1550). Optional Memorial. After having successively practised the occupation of shepherd, soldier and merchant, he was converted by the preaching of St. John of Avila, and went on to found the Order of Brother Hospitallers.
Mass Readings
First Reading – Is 55:10-11
Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heaven the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.
Responsorial Psalm – 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 (R.18b)
R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
Glorify the LORD with me,
let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears. R.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him. R.
The LORD has eyes for the just,
and ears for their cry.
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. R.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
and from all their distress he rescues them.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. R.
Gospel – Mt 6:7-15
Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
“This is how you are to pray:
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
“If you forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.”
Other featured Saints
St. Provinus, bishop (†420). Disciple of St. Ambrose of Milan, he was appointed as bishop of Como, Italy. This ministry he exercised with outstanding wisdom and holiness.
St. Felix of Dunwich, bishop (†circa 646). Of Burgundian birth, he preached the Gospel in East Anglia, where he founded churches, monasteries and schools.
St. Humphrey, Bishop (†871). He worked to unite and comfort his people after the destruction of Therouanne, France, by Norman invaders.
Blessed Vincent Kadlubek, bishop and monk (†1223). Polish nobleman who entered ecclesiastical life. He was elected Bishop of Krakow and reformed the chapter and monasteries. After renouncing his ministry, he professed monastic life in Jedrzejow Abbey.
St. Faustino Míguez, priest (†1925). Piarist religious who founded the Congregation of the Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.
St. Pontius of Carthage, deacon (†third century). Companion of St. Cyprian in exile, he left a precious account of the saint’s life and martyrdom.
St. Veremund, abbot (†c. 1095). Born in Estella, Navarre, he entered the Benedictine monastery of Our Lady of Irache, of which he was elected abbot.
St. Stephen of Obazine, abade (†1159). First abbot of the monastery of Obazine, in France. He united the three monasteries of his founding to the Cistercian Order.
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