655A SAINT JOHN XXIII, POPE

OCTOBER 11

655A SAINT JOHN XXIII, POPE

CCC Cross Reference:

Ez 34:11-31 754

Ps 23:5 1293

Jn 21:13-15 645; Jn 21:15-17 553, 881, 1429, 1551

Below are the readings suggested for this Memorial. However, readings for the Memorial may also be taken from the Common of Pastors: For a Pope (#719-724).

Reading 1: Ez 34:11-16

Thus says the Lord GOD:

I myself will look after and tend my sheep.

As a shepherd tends his flock

when he finds himself among his scattered sheep,

so will I tend my sheep.

I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered

when it was cloudy and dark.

I will lead them out from among the peoples

and gather them from the foreign lands;

I will bring them back to their own country

and pasture them upon the mountains of Israel

in the land's ravines and all its inhabited places.

In good pastures will I pasture them,

and on the mountain heights of Israel

shall be their grazing ground.

There they shall lie down on good grazing ground,

and in rich pastures shall they be pastured

on the mountains of Israel.

I myself will pasture my sheep;

I myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD.

The lost I will seek out,

the strayed I will bring back,

the injured I will bind up,

the sick I will heal,

but the sleek and the strong I will destroy,

shepherding them rightly.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6

R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

In verdant pastures he gives me repose;

Beside restful waters he leads me;

he refreshes my soul. 

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Even though I walk in the dark valley

I fear no evil; for you are at my side

With your rod and your staff

that give me courage. 

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You spread the table before me

in the sight of my foes;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows. 

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me

all the days of my life;

And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD

for years to come. 

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Gospel: Jn 21:15-17

After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and

eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter,

"Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?"

Simon Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."

Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs."

He then said to Simon Peter a second time,

"Simon, son of John, do you love me?"

Simon Peter answered him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."

He said to him, "Tend my sheep."

He said to him the third time,

"Simon, son of John, do you love me?"

Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time,

"Do you love me?" and he said to him,

"Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you."

Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep."

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NOVEMBER 25 - MEMORIAL OF SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

NOVEMBER 25 - MEMORIAL OF SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR

683C

Below are the readings suggested for this Memorial. However, readings for the Memorial may also be taken from the Common of Martyrs (#713-718), or the Common of Virgins (#731-736).

CCC Cross Reference:
Rv 21:1-22:5 117; Rv 21:5 1044; Rv 21:6 694,1137; Rv 21:7 2788
Ps 124:8 287
Mt 10:28 363,1034; Mt 10:29-31 305; Mt 10:32-33 1816; Mt 10:32 14,2145

Reading 1: Rv 21:5-7 

The One who was seated on the throne said:
"Behold, I make all things new."
Then he said, "Write these words down,
for they are trustworthy and true."
He said to me, "They are accomplished.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
To the thirsty I will give a gift
from the spring of life-giving water.
The victor will inherit these gifts,
and I shall be his God,
and he will be my son."

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8

R. (7) Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler's snare.

Had not the LORD been with us–
When men rose up against us,
then would they have swallowed us alive
When their fury was inflamed against us. 
R. Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler's snare.

Then would the waters have overwhelmed us;
The torrent would have swept over us;
over us then would have swept
the raging waters. 
R. Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler's snare.

Broken was the snare,
and we were freed.
Our help is in the name of the LORD,
who made heaven and earth. 
R. Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler's snare.

Gospel: Mt 10:28-33

Jesus said to his Apostles:
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body
but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,

I will deny before my heavenly Father."

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September 28 - Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and companions, martyrs

September 28 - Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and companions, martyrs

#645A -These readings are suggested by the USCCB.  No formal Proper has been approved.  Readings for the Memorial may also be taken from the Common of Martyrs (#713-718).

CCC Cross Reference

2 Mc 7:9 992; 2 Mc 7:14 992

Ps 34:3 716; Ps 34:8 336

Jn 15:19-20 675; Jn 15:20 530, 765

Reading 1: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14

It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested

and tortured with whips and scourges by the king,

to force them to eat pork in violation of God's law.

One of the brothers, speaking for the others, said:

"What do you expect to achieve by questioning us?

We are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors."

At the point of death, the second brother said:

"You accursed fiend, you are depriving us of this present life,

but the King of the world will raise us up to live again forever.

It is for his laws that we are dying."

After him the third suffered their cruel sport.

He put out his tongue at once when told to do so,

and bravely held out his hands, as he spoke these noble words:

"It was from Heaven that I received these;

for the sake of his laws I disdain them;

from him I hope to receive them again."

Even the king and his attendants marveled at the young man's courage,

because he regarded his sufferings as nothing.

After he had died,

they tortured and maltreated the fourth brother in the same way.

When he was near death, he said,

"It is my choice to die at the hands of men

with the hope God gives of being raised up by him;

but for you, there will be no resurrection to life."

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

R. (5) The Lord delivered me from all my fears.

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 delivered me from all my fears.

Glorify the LORD with me,

let us together extol his name.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

R. The Lord delivered me from all my fears.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,

and your faces may not blush with shame.

When the afflicted man called out, the LORD heard,

and from all his distress he saved him.

R. The Lord delivered me from all my fears.

The angel of the LORD encamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Taste and see how good the LORD is;

blessed the man who takes refuge in him.

R. The Lord delivered me from all my fears.

Gospel: Jn 15:18-21

Jesus said to his disciples:

"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own;

but because you do not belong to the world,

and I have chosen you out of the world,

the world hates you.

Remember the word I spoke to you,

'No slave is greater than his master.'

If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.

If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

And they will do all these things to you on account of my name,

because they do not know the one who sent me."

Scriptural Cheat Sheet for Catholic Apologetics

Scriptural Cheat Sheet for Catholic Apologetics
From Ave Maria Radio

Against Sola Fide/Need for Good Works

    Jas 2:14-26 ... what good is faith without works'.'

    Heb 10:26 ... must avoid sin.

    Jas 5:20 ... "earning" forgiveness.

Lk 6:46; Mt 7:21; Mt 19:16-21; Jn 5:29 ... must do the will of God.

    1 Cor 9:27 .. "buffet my body ..."

Phil 2:12; 2 Cor 5:10; Rom 2:6-10,13,3:31; Mt 25:32-46:

    Gal 6:6-10; Rev 20:12 ... works have merit.

    1 Jn 2:3-4; 1 Jn 3:24: 1 Jn 5:3 ... keep commandments.

 

Against Sola Scriptura / Need for Tradition

Jn 21:25 ... not everything is in the Bible.

2 Thes 2:15; 2 Tim 2:2: 1 Cor 11:2; 1 Thes 2:13 ... Paul speaks

    of oral tradition.

Acts 2:42 ... early Christians followed apostolic tradition.

2 Pet 3:16 ... Bible hard to understand, get distorted.

2 Jn 1:12;3 Jn 1:13-14 ... more oral tradition.

2 Pet 1:20-21 ... against personal interpretation.

Acts 8:31; Heb 5:12 ... guidance needed to interpret scriptures.

 

Baptism of Infants

Acts 2:38-39: Acts 16:15, 16:33, 18:8; 1 Cor 1:16 ... suggests

    baptism of all, including children.

Jn 3:5; Rom 6:4 ... necessity of baptism.

Col 2:11-12 ... circumcision (normally performed on infants c.f.

    Gen 17:12) replaced by baptism.

 

 "Brothers" of Jesus

 Mary wife of Cleophas and "sister" of the Virgin Mary (Jn 19:25)

    is the mother of James and Joset (Mk 15:47; Mt 27:56) who arc

    called the "brothers ol'Jesus" (Mk 6:3).

Acts 1:12-15 ... apostles, Mary. "some women" and Jesus'

    "brothers" number about 120. That is a lot of "brothers."

Gen 14:14 ... Lot, Abraham's nephew (Gen 11:26-28), described as

    Abraham's brother (KJV).

Gen 29:15 ... Laban, Jacob's uncle, calls Jacob his "brother"

    (KJV).

John 19:26-27 ... Jesus gives care of Mary to John, not one of his

    "brothers."

 2 Sam 6:23. Gen 8:7, Dt 34:6 ..."until."

Church and Authority

Acts 2:42 ... doctrine, community, sacred rite (bread).

Eph 5:25-26 ... Christ loved the Church.

1 Tim 3:15 ... church is pillar/foundation of truth.

Mt 16:18; 20:20 ... Christ protects Church.

Heb 13:17 ...obey.

Mt 18:17-18 ... church as final authority.

Mt 23:2 ... Pharisees succeeded Moses (seat of Moses).

1 Cor 5:5; 1 Tim 1:20 ... excommunication.

 

Deuterocanonicals / Greek OT Canon

Dcuterocanonicals used in NT: 2 Mc 6:18-7:42 ... Heb 11:35;

    Wisdom 3:5-6 ... 1 Pet 1:6-7; Wisdom 13:1-9 ... Rom 1:18-32

Septuagint (Gk, w/Dcutcrocanonicals) version ofOT quoted in NT,

    noticably different from Hebrew version: Is 7:14 ... Mt 1:23; Is

    40:3 ... Mt 3:3; Joel 2:30-31 ... Acts 2:19-29; Ps 95:7-9 ... Heb

    3:7-9 ... etc.

 

Eucharist

Mt 26:26-27; Mk 14:22,24; Lk 22:19-20; 1 Cor 10:24-25 ... this is

    my body ... this is my blood.

 1 Cor 11:26-30 ... sinning against the body and blood.

Jn 6:32-58 ... long discourse on Eucharist.

Gen 14:18; Ps 110:4; Heb 7:1-17 ... Melchizedek.

Acts 2:42 ... breaking of bread.

Ps 27:l-2; Is 9:18-20; Is 49:26; Micah 3:3; Rev 17:6,16...

    symbolic interpretation ofJn 6 inappropriate.

 

Forgiveness of Sins

Jn 20:22-23 ... "if you forgive ... they are forgiven."

 Mt 18:18 ... binding on earth and heaven.

2 Cor 5:18 ... ministry of reconciliation.

Jas 5:14-16 ... forgiveness of sins, anointing of the sick, confession.

 

Justification

 1 Jn 1:7, 2 Pet 1:9 ... purified from sins.

Jn 1:29, Heb 9:26-28 ... takes away sin.

Ps 50:3, Ps 102:12, Is 43:25 ... blot out, clear away sin.

Rom 2:13, Rom 3:20... future justification.

Heb 11:8...Gen 12:1-4; Rom 4:2-3...Gen 15:6; Jas 2:21-23...

    Gen 22:1-18 ...justifications of Abraham.

2 Pet 1:4 ... become partakers of the divine nature.

 

Mary

 Gen 5:24; Heb 11:5; 2 Kings 2:1-13 ... Enoch and Elijah taken

    to heaven.

 Lk 1:28 ... annunciation.

 Lk 1:42-48 ... blessed are you among women.

 2 Tim 4:8, Jas 1:12, 1 Pet 5:4, Rev 2:10 ... coronation awaits saints.

 Jn 2:1-5 ... Mary's intercession.

 

Papacy/Infallibility

Mt 10:l-4; Mk 3:16-19; Lk 6:14-16; Acts 1:13; Lk 9:32 ...

    Peter always mentioned first, as foremost apostle.

Mt 18:21; Mk 8:29; Lk 12:41; Jn 6:69 ... Peter speaks for

    the apostles.

Acts 2:14-40 ... Pentecost: Peter who first preached.

Acts 3:6-7 ... Peter worked lirst healing.

Acts 10:46-48 ... Gentiles to be baptized revealed to Peter.

Jn 1:42 ... Simon is Cephas (Aramaic: Kepha for rock).

Mt 16:18-19 ... "on this Rock ... keys ... bind ... loose"

Is 22:22; Rev 1:18 ... keys as symbol of authority.

Jn 21:17 ... "feed my sheep"

Lk 22:31-32 ... "Simon ... strengthen your brethren".

Lk 10:1-2, 16; Jn 13:20; 2 Cor 5:20; Gal 4:14; Acts 5:1-5 ...

    "vicars" (substitutes) of Christ.

Mk 6:20;Lk 1:70,2:23; Rom 12:1: Act 3:21. 1 Cor 7:14: Eph 3:5;

    Col 1:22 ... humans can be holy ("call no one holy").

 

Priesthood and Worship

Acts 1:15-26; 2 Tim 2:2; Tit 1:5 ...unbroken succession.

Acts 15:6,23; 1 Tim 4:14, 5:22; 1 Tim 5:17; Jas 5:13-15 .;.

    presbyters/elders (priests) were ordained, preached and taught

    the flock, administered sacraments.

Lk 16:24; Rom 4; 1 Cor 4:14-15; Acts 7:2; 1 Thes 2:11;

    1 Jn 2:13-14 ... "call no one father"".'

 1 Cor 7:7-9 ... Paul unmarried.

Mt 19:12; 1 Cor 7:32,33 ...celibacy.

Gen 14:18;Ps 110:4; Heb 7:1-17... Melchizedek.

Rev 4:8 ... "vain repetition"?

 1 Kg 8:54; 2 Chr 6:13; Ezra 9:5; Mt 17:14; Lk 5:8 ... kneeling.

Rev 8:3-4 ... incense.

 1 Cor 12 ... different roles of members ofbody.

 

Purgatory

Lk 12:59; 1 Cor3:15; 1 Pet 1:7; Mt 5:25-26 ... temporary agony

Heb 12:6-11 ... God's painful discipline.

Mt 12:32 ... no forgiveness ... nor in the age to come.

 1 Pet 3:19 ... purgatory (limbo?).

Rev 21:27 ... nothing unclean shall enter heaven.

Heb 12:23 ... souls in heaven are perfect.

Col 1:24; 2 Sam 12:14 ... "extra" suffering.

2 Mac 12:43-16 ... sacrifice for the dead.

2 Tim 1:15-18 ... prayer for Onesiphorus for "that Day."

1 Jn 5:14-17 ... mortal/venial sins

 

Saints

Mk 12:26-27 ... "not God of the dead, but of the living."

Jn 15:1-8 ... vine and its branches.

1 Cor 12:25-27; Rom 12:4-5 ... body of Christ.

Eph 6:18; Rom 15:30; Col 4:3; 1 Thes 1:11 ... intercessory prayer.

Jos 5:14; Dan 8:17; Tob 12:16 ... veneration of angels united

    with God (Mt 18:10).

1 Cor 13:12; 1 John 3:2 ... saints also united with God.

Lk 20-34-38 ... those wlio died are like angels.

2 Mc 15:11-16 ... deceased Onias and Jeremiah interceded

    for Jews.

Rev 8:3-4; Jer 15:1 ... saints' intercession.

 

Salvation (once and for all?)

 1 Cor 9:27 ... after preaching ... I myself disqualified.

 1 Cor 10:12 ... thinks that he stands ... lest he fall.

Phil 2:12 ... work out salvation with fear and trembling.

Heb 4:1 ... fear of failing to reach salvation.

 1 Jn 5:16,17 ... some sins arc mortal, some not.

Rom 11:21,22 ... spare branches, continue or be cut off.

 

Statues, Images and Relics

Ex 25:18-22, 26:1,31; Num 21:8-9... God commands images

    made.

 1 Kings 6:23-29, 35, 7:29 ... Solomon's temple: statues and

    images.

Acts 19:11,12... Paul's handkerchiefs and aprons.

2 Kg 13:20-21 ... Elisha's bones.

Acts 5:15-16 ... Peter's shadow.

Mt 9:20-22 ... Jesus' garment cures woman.