Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Pentecost
Week
Week 1 of Time After Pentecost
Rank
Simple feast
Introit (Daily Prayer)
O Lord, I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation: I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things.
Ps 12:1
How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me?
Glory Be to the Father…
We who have been filled with Your sacred gifts, humbly pray You, O Lord, that, what we celebrate as an act of our bounded duty, we may feel in the increase of Your saving grace.
Through our Lord…
Weekly Prayer
Act of Spiritual Communion
I believe that Thou art present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love Thee above all things,
and I desire to receive Thee into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace Thee as if Thou wert already there,
and unite myself wholly to Thee.
Never permit me to be separated from Thee. Amen.
Weekly Formation
Commandment 6
The Ten Commandments
Be faithful in marriage and respect God’s gift of the body.
The Sixth Commandment guards fidelity in marriage and the holiness of God’s gift of the body. It requires purity appropriate to each state of life, respect for personal boundaries, and faithful conduct in thought, word, and action.
Saint & Feast
Marcellinus, Peter
Sts. Marcellinus, Peter, and Erasmus, Martyrs
christian saints and martyrs
Saints Marcellinus and Peter are venerated within the Catholic Church as martyrs who were beheaded. Hagiographies place them in 4th century Rome. They are generally represented as men in middle age, with tonsures and palms of martyrdom; sometimes they hold a crown each.
Learn more about Marcellinus, PeterToday in Church History
The Gordon Riots of 1780: Anti-Catholic Violence in London
1780PersecutionThe Gordon Riots were a significant anti-Catholic uprising in London, reflecting the deep-seated prejudices against Catholics in Britain. The violence resulted in widespread destruction and highlighted the challenges faced by Catholics in seeking civil rights and acceptance during this period. While there were deaths, the exact number is debated and not definitively in the hundreds.
In times of persecution, the resilience of faith can shine brightly.
Pope John Paul II's Historic Visit to Poland (1979)
1979EventIn June 1979, Pope John Paul II made a groundbreaking visit to Poland, marking the first time a Pope visited a Communist country. This event was pivotal in strengthening the faith of Polish Catholics and inspiring movements for freedom and human rights across Eastern Europe.
The visit underscored the power of faith in overcoming oppression and uniting people.
Catechism
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Children also need the new birth of Baptism because they are born with a fallen human nature and original sin. In Baptism, they are freed from the power of darkness and brought into the freedom of God’s children. The Church encourages parents to have their children baptized shortly after birth, recognizing both the priceless grace offered to the child and parents’ role as nurturers of the life God has entrusted to them. Infant Baptism is an immemorial tradition of the Church, with explicit testimony from the second century onward.