Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – 1 Cor 15:12-20
I am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the Gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. After that he appeared to James, then to all the Apostles. Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. For I am the least of the Apostles, not fit to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of God that is with me. Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 17:1bcd, 6-7, 8b, 15 (R. 15b)
R. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
Hear, O LORD, a just suit;
attend to my outcry;
hearken to my prayer from lips without deceit. R.
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
incline your ear to me; hear my word.
Show your wondrous mercies,
O savior of those who flee
from their foes to refuge at your right hand. R.
Hide me in the shadow of your wings,
But I in justice shall behold your face;
on waking, I shall be content in your presence. R.
Gospel – Lk 8:1-3
Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.
Featured Saints
St. Joseph of Cupertino, priest (†1663). Religious from the Order of Friars Minor Conventual of Osimo (Italy). Although little endowed with natural gifts, he was, nonetheless, favoured with extraordinary mystical graces.
St. Dominic Trach, priest and martyr (†1840). Arrested during the religious persecution in Vietam, he succeeded, while in prison, in leading St. Thomas Toán back to the Faith which he had abandoned out of weakness. Defying threats and torture, he refused to tread upon a cross e was decapitated.
St. Ferreolus, martyr (†third century). Roman tribune in the city of Vienne (France), he was imprisoned during the time of persecution, tortured, and finally decapitated for refusing to arrest Christians.
St. Richardis (†895). Spouse of Holy Roman Emperor Charles III. After her husband’s death, she retired to the monastery of Andlau, which she had founded.
Blesseds Fernando García Sendra and José García Mas, priests and martyrs (†1936). Captured and executed during the Spanish Civil War.
Blessed Joseph Kut, priest and martyr (†1942). Polish priest, imprisoned and tortured in Dachau concentration camp, where he died.
Blessed David Okelo and Gildo Irwa, martyrs (†1918). Two youths speared with lances in a village in northern Uganda for having proclaimed the Gospel to their people.
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