Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Pentecost
Week
Week 13 of Time After Pentecost
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Feast
Introit (Daily Prayer)
In the midst of the assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory. (Allelúja, allelúja.)
Ps 91:2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.
Glory Be to the Father…
Filled with heavenly blessings, O Lord, we beseech Your mercy that, by the intercession of blessed Hermes, Your Martyr, we may experience the saving effects of the rite we humbly perform.
Through our Lord…
Weekly Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit
and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
℣ Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
℟ And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Weekly Formation
The Corporal Works of Mercy
The Corporal Works of Mercy
Feed the hungry
Feeding the hungry supplies necessary nourishment to those who lack it. It is a corporal work because it serves a bodily need, and an act of mercy because charity responds to another’s misery rather than ignoring preventable want.
Give drink to the thirsty
Giving drink to the thirsty provides the water or other wholesome refreshment needed for life and health. The work includes direct aid and reasonable support for efforts that make safe water available to people in need.
Clothe the naked
Clothing the naked provides suitable clothing and protection to those who lack them. It safeguards bodily health and personal dignity while recognizing that unused or excess goods can answer another person’s genuine necessity.
Visit the imprisoned
Visiting the imprisoned brings humane presence and assistance to those deprived of liberty, including people unjustly confined or otherwise held captive. It neither approves wrongdoing nor abandons justice, but refuses to treat any prisoner as beyond dignity, truth, or mercy.
Shelter the homeless
Sheltering the homeless provides safe lodging or helps secure it for those without a stable place to live. Traditional language calls this harboring the harborless, extending hospitality and protection to the stranger and displaced person.
Visit the sick
Saint & Feast
Augustine
St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
- Born
- 0354-11-13 · Thagaste
- Died
- 0430-08-28 · Hippo Regius
Augustine of Hippo was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings deeply influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. His many important works include The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, and Confessions.
Learn more about AugustineCustoms & Fasting
No traditional fast · Complete abstinence
Traditional Friday complete abstinence.
Today in Church History
Death of Saint Augustine of Hippo
430Church FatherSaint Augustine, one of the most influential Church Fathers and theologians, died on August 28, 430. His writings, including 'Confessions' and 'The City of God,' have significantly shaped Christian theology.
Augustine's life reminds us of the power of conversion and the pursuit of truth.