| Start: | Aug 4, '10 |
| Location: | France |
SAINT JOHN MARY VIANNEY
Priest
(1786-1859)
St. John Mary Vianney was born in 1786, near Lyons in France.
He was not quick at study and had great difficulty in being accepted for ordination.
He was sent to the parish of Ars, which he transformed by his preaching,
his personal mortification, his life of prayer and charity for all, and particularly by
his fame as a confessor. People came to him for spiritual help from all over the world.
He died in 1859.
Father of mercy,
you made Saint John Vianney
outstandingin his priestly zeal and concern for your people.
By his example and prayers,
enable us to win our brothers and sisters
to the love of Christ
and come with them to eternal glory.
The Weekday Missal (1975)
AntwortenLöschenWednesday of the Eighteenth week in Ordinary Time
Today the Church celebrates : St. John Mary Vianney, Priest (1786-1859) - Memorial
Reading
Commentary of the day : John Tauler
"O woman, great is your faith!"
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 15:21-28.
Then Jesus went from that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, "Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon."
But he did not say a word in answer to her. His disciples came and asked him, "Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."
He said in reply, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
But the woman came and did him homage, saying, "Lord, help me."
He said in reply, "It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs."
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters."
Then Jesus said to her in reply, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
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