Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – ***
Brothers and sisters: For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law. You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we await the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
Responsorial Psalm – PS 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 (R. 41a)
R. Let your mercy come to me, O Lord.
Let your mercy come to me, O LORD,
your salvation according to your promise. R.
Take not the word of truth from my mouth,
for in your ordinances is my hope. R.
And I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever. R.
And I will walk at liberty,
because I seek your precepts. R.
And I will delight in your commands,
which I love. R.
And I will lift up my hands to your commands
and meditate on your statutes. R.
Gospel – Lk 11:37-41
After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that He did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. You fools! Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside? But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.”
Featured Saints
St. Philip the Deacon, One of the seven first deacons of the Church chosen by the Apostles (cf. Acts 6:1-6). He converted the Samarian and baptized the minister of Queen Candace of Ethiopia.
St. Firminus (†circa 553) Bishop. In his youth, a disciple of St. Caesarius of Arles. He became the Bishop of Uzès, France, and assisted at several synods.
St. Bruno, bishop (†965). Brother of the Emperor Otto I; he was simultaneously Bishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia.
St. Radim Gaudentius, bishop (†c. 1011). Benedictine monk, brother and missionary companion of St. Adalbert, Bishop of Prague, whose martyrdom he witnessed. He became the Archbishop de Gniezno, Poland.
St. Meinard, bishop (†1196). German monk who set out to evangelize Latvia in his old age; he was ordained Bishop there
St. Alexander Sauli, bishop (†1592). He abandoned his position in the court of Emperor Charles V to enter the Barnabite Congregation. He was the confessor of St. Charles Borromeu and Superior General of the congregation. Appointed Bishop of Aleria, her is considered the “Apostle of Corsica”.
St. Anastasius, presbítero (†666). Companion of St. Maximus the Confessor in suffering and defending the Faith; he died in exile in the Caucasus Mountains.
St. Peter Lê Tuy, priest and martyr (†1833). Beheaded at the time of Emperor Minh Mang, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
St. Maria Soledade Torres Acosta, virgin (†1887). From her youth she displayed extraordinary dedication to the sick and needy. To this end, she founded the Congregation of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to
the Sick.
Blessed Jacob Griesinger of Ulm, religious (†1491). Of German origin, he travelled to Italy at the age of 25 and eventually became a Dominican lay brother in Bologna, where for 50 years he dedicated himself with exemplary virtue and much skill to the art of stained glass painting.
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