Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – Phil 1:18B-26
Brothers and sisters: As long as in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Indeed I shall continue to rejoice, for I know that this will result in deliverance for me through your prayers and support from the Spirit of Jesus Christ. My eager expectation and hope is that I shall not be put to shame in any way, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me life is Christ, and death is gain. If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose. I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit. And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me when I come to you again.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 42:2, 3, 5CDEF
R. My soul is thirsting for the living God.
As the hind longs for the running waters,
so my soul longs for You, O God. R.
Athirst is my soul for God, the living God.
When shall I go and behold the face of God? R.
I went with the throng
and led them in procession to the house of God.
Amid loud cries of joy and thanksgiving,
with the multitude keeping festival. R.
Gospel – Lk 14:1, 7-11
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing Him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Featured Saints
St. Narcissus, bishop (†circa 222). He was elected Bishop of Jerusalem at 100 years of age, and held that office as a model of patience and faith until his death at 116.
St. Zenobius, priest and martyr († fourth century). Also a physician, he was killed for his faith in Sidon, Lebanon, while exhorting his companions to give their lives for Christ.
St. Honoratus of Vercelli, bishop (†415). Disciple of St. Eusebius, he accompanied him in exile. He was ordained bishop by St. Ambrose, whom he assisted at the hour of his death.
St. Theodarius, abbot (†cerca de 575). Monk from the region of Vienne, France, he was appointed “intercessor before God” by his bishop, and major penitentiary for the entire diocese.
St. Abraham, anchorite (†366). Born into a wealthy family of Edessa, Syria, he became a hermit in small cell. The bishop ordained him a priest and sent him to evangelize the region, but he soon returned to live as a hermit.
Blessed Cajetan Errico, priest (†1860). Endowed with the supernatural gifts of bilocation, ecstasies and reading of souls, he founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Naples, Italy.
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