Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Priest
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, priest (†1968). From the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, he was favoured with many mystical gifts, including that of bearing the sacred stigmata. He was a renowned wonder-worker and apostle of the Sacrament of Confession.
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Mass Readings
First Reading – Prv 3:27-34
Refuse no one the good on which he has a claim when it is in your power to do it for him. Say not to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give,” when you can give at once. Plot no evil against your neighbor, against one who lives at peace with you. Quarrel not with a man without cause, with one who has done you no harm. Envy not the lawless man and choose none of his ways: To the LORD the perverse one is an abomination, but with the upright is his friendship. The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but the dwelling of the just he blesses; When dealing with the arrogant, he is stern, but to the humble he shows kindness.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 (R.1)
R. The just one shall live on your holy mountain, O Lord.
He who walks blamelessly and does justice;
who thinks the truth in his heart
and slanders not with his tongue. R.
Who harms not his fellow man,
nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;
By whom the reprobate is despised,
while he honors those who fear the LORD. R.
Who lends not his money at usury
and accepts no bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
shall never be disturbed. R.
Gospel – Lk 8:16-18
Jesus said to the crowd: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care, then, how you hear. To anyone who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away.”
Featured Saints
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St. Linus, Pope and martyr. The second Pope of history, chosen by St. Peter himself. He is mentioned by St. Paul the Apostle in the second letter to Timothy (cf. 2 Tim 4:21).
St. Adamnan of Iona, priest and abbot (†704). Abbot of Iona Abbey in Scotland, as well as general superior over the other Columban houses in his native Ireland to which he made lengthy visits, introducing the Roman Paschal observance there. His Life of Columba is one of the most important works from the time to reach the present day.
Blessed Joseph Stanek, priest and martyr (†1944). Religious from the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, imprisoned and hanged in Warsaw during the Second World War.
Blesseds Christopher, Anthony and John, martyrs (†1527-1529). Indigenous youths who died in Tlaxcala (Mexico), during the first evangelization of America, for helping to propagate the Christian Faith.
Blessed Elena Duglioli, widow (+1520). Born in Bologna, Italy. In her youth, she desired to consecrate herself to God, but faced with opposition from her family, she was obliged to marry. After her husband’s death, she dedicated herself to works of charity.
Blessed Bernardina Jablonska, virgin (†1940). Foundress of the Congregation of the Sister Servants of the Poor in Krakow, Poland. She was the Spiritual daughter of St. Albert Chmielowski.
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