Mass Readings: 11/20/2024
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Gospel:
Saint of the Day
St. Felix of Valois (1127-1212)
At an early age, Felix renounced all his possessions to live a life of prayer and contemplation in a forest. There he was joined by Saint John of Matha, with whom he founded the Order of Trinitarians in order to raise money for the ransom of Christians held as slaves by the Moors of Spain and Northern Africa. He worked in France, where he looked after his congregation until his death.
Bl. John of Avila Speaks
Withdraw your heart from the world before God takes your body from it.
Scripture Verse of the Day
The Words of St. Escriva
Citizenship
Some people feel embittered all the time. Everything makes them uneasy. They go to sleep with a physical obsession: that this sleep, the only possible escape, is not going to last very long. They wake up with the unwelcome and disheartening feeling that they now have another day in front of them.
Many have forgotten that the Lord has placed us in the world on our way to eternal happiness. They do not realise that only those who walk on earth with the joy of the children of God will be able to attain it.
(Furrow, #305)
Catholic Catechism #2495
"It is necessary that all members of society meet the demands of justice and charity in this domain. They should help, through the means of social communication, in the formation and diffusion of sound public opinion." Solidarity is a consequence of genuine and right communication and the free circulation of ideas that further knowledge and respect for others.
