Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – Wis 2:23–3:9
God formed man to be imperishable; the image of His own nature He made them. But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it. But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace. For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of Himself. As gold in the furnace, He proved them, and as sacrificial offerings He took them to Himself. In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; They shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord shall be their King forever. Those who trust in Him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with Him in love: Because grace and mercy are with His holy ones, and His care is with His elect.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 (R.2a)
R. I will bless the Lord at all times.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear me and be glad. 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 – Lk 17:7-10
Jesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.'”
Featured Saints
St. Serapion, religious and martyr (†1240). Leaving a military career, he became a Mercedarian religious dedicated to the liberation of Christian prisoners. He was crucified and quartered in Algeria, Northern Africa.
St. Rufus, bishop (fourth century). First head of the Catholic community of Avignon, France.
St. Lawrence O’Toole, bishop (†1180). Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland; he reformed ecclesiastical discipline and dedicated himself to establishing peace between princes.
St. Stephen Theodore Cuénot, bishop and martyr (†1861). He suffered martyrdom in Vietnam, after twenty-five years of apostolic labour there.
Sts. Nicholas Tavelic, Deodato Aribert, Stephen of Cuneo and Peter of Narbona, priests and martyrs (†1391). Franciscan friars burned alive by the Saracens in Jerusalem, where they preached Christianity.
St. Siard, abbot (†1230). Premonstratensian Abbot of Mariëngaarde in Holland, outstanding in observance to the rule and generosity toward the poor.
Blessed John Liccio, priest (†1511). Dominican religious, he stood out for his tireless charity toward neighbour, dedication in preaching the Holy Rosary and the observance of the Rule. He died in Caccamo, Italy, at 111 years of age.
Blessed Maria Teresa of Jesus, virgin (†1889). She founded the Institute of the Sisters of Our Lady of Carmel in Montevarchi, Italy.
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