May 11 2009 Monday Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day – St. Ignatius of Laconi
About the sources used. The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the USA, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable readings alongside traditional Catholic commentary as published in the Haydock Bible for your own personal study. Readings vary depending on your local calendar.
Official Readings of the Liturgy at – http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/051109.shtml
The Acts of the Apostles 14:5-18
Haydock NT
And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to treat them contumeliously, and to stone them: Understanding it, they fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the whole country round about, and were there preaching to gospel. Now there sat a certain man at Lystra disabled in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who never had walked. This man heard Paul speaking: who looking upon him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice:
Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.
And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying:
The gods, in the likeness of men, are come down to us.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury; because he was the chief speaker. The priest also of Jupiter, that was before the city, bringing oxen and garlands before the gate, would have offered sacrifice with the people. Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, had heard, rending their clothes, they ran among the people, crying out, And saying:
Men, why do ye these things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, preaching to you to be converted from these vain things to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them: Who in past generations suffered all nations to walk in their own way. Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
And speaking these things, they scarce restrained the people from sacrificing to them. Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitude, and stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.
Responsorial Psalm 115:1-4, 15-16 NAB (113:9-12, 23-24 DR)
DR Challoner Text
Not to us, O Lord, not to us;
but to thy name give glory.
For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake:
lest the Gentiles should say: Where is their God?
But our God is in heaven:
he hath done all things whatsoever he would.
The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold,
the works of the hands of men.
Blessed be you of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The heaven of heaven is the Lord’s:
but the earth he has given to the children of men.
The Gospel According to Saint John 14:21-26
Haydock NT
Jesus saith:
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them: he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father: and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Judas saith to him, not the Iscariot,
Lord, how is it, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?
Jesus answered, and said to him:
If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and will make our abode with him: He that loveth me not, keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine: but the Father’s who sent me. These things I have spoke to you, remaining with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you.
Haydock Commentary Acts 14:5-18
Notes copied from Haydock Commentary Site
- Ver. 8. Perceiving that he had. It does not appear that S. Paul had any previous conversation with the man he healed on this occasion, or demanded from him any testimony of his faith. But he saw that he had faith, perhaps by inspiration, or by the confidence and eagerness the lame man may have shewn in his countenance and actions. Calmet, &c.
- Ver. 11. And they called Barnabas, Jupiter. Perhaps because he was of taller and finer stature; for, according to Nicephorus (hist. ii. 37.) S. Paul was very low in size, and much bent; hence S. Chrysostom says of him, tricubitalis est, & cœlos transcendit, though not more than three cubits high, he yet transcends the heavens, and hence for his eloquence, he was called Mercury. Jupiter was said to take Mercury with him, as may be seen in Amphitryone Plauti.
- Ver. 12. Garlands. These might be for the victims, as they generally were crowned, or had gilded horns.
- Victima labe carens, præstantissima forma,
- Sistitur ante aras, vittis præsignis et auro.—Ovid.
- — Or they might be for the two pretended gods, as it was usual to crown their statues. Pliny, lib. xvi. c. 4. — The priests likewise themselves, who sacrificed, wore crowns. Virgil, Æneid ii.
- Ver. 14. We also are mortals. The enraptured people wished to pay divine homage, qoein, to the apostles, and therefore they indignantly reject the proffered honours. The Catholic Church has but one external sacrifice, and this she offereth to God only, and “neither to Peter nor to Paul, saith S. Augustin, though the priest that sacrificeth, standeth over their bodies, and offereth in their memories.” l. viii. de Civit. Dei. c. 27.
- Ver. 15. Suffered all nations to walk in their own way. Lit. dismissed all nations, suffering them to run on in their idolatry, and other sins, not favouring them with a written law, as he did the Jews, &c. Wi.
- Ver. 16. He left not himself without testimony. Inasmuch as the Gentiles had always the light of reason, and such lights, that the created things of this world, and from the visible effects of God’s providence, they might have come to the knowledge of the true God, the creator of all things. See Rom. c. i. Wi. — God did not leave himself without testimony among the Gentiles. He did not leave them without the means of discovering the way which led to him. They had the law of nature engraved in their hearts, the knowledge of good and evil, &c. Menochius. — Therefore they were inexcusable, if they did not know him. The invisible things of God, his eternal divinity might have been known to them from the consideration of the visible creation. Rom. i. 20.
Haydock Commentary John 14:21-26
- Ver. 21. Now that Christ in this place speaks only of this imperfect union of affection, appears by the following words: he that keepeth my commandments, loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, by a recompense of glory in the next life. Wi.
- Ver. 22-25. Lord, how is it? Lit. what is done, or, what will be done, that thou art about to manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? This apostle imagined, that the Messias would make manifest his glory of a temporal kingdom, not to them only, but to all the world. But Christ, by his answer, lets him know, that he spoke only of a manifestation of his love to those that loved him. If any man love me, my Father will love him, and we will come to him, that is, the three divine persons, will come to his soul, in a special manner, so as to bless him with an infusion of graces, and make our abode in his soul. Wi.
- Ver. 26. The Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, as proceeding also from me: and therefore Christ saith, in the next chapter, (v. 26) that he himself will send him from the Father. He will teach you all things, &c. He will give you a more perfect knowledge of all those truths, which I have taught you. Wi. — Teach you all things. Here the Holy Ghost is promised to the apostles, and their successors, particularly, in order to teach them all truth, and to preserve them from error. Ch. — The Scripture, in different places, remarks, that the apostles did not understand the accomplishment of prophecies, as soon as they were fulfilled. Luke xxiv. 27. They could not draw the comparison between the actions of our Saviour, and the figures of the old law: but no sooner had the Holy Ghost descended upon them, than they explained the Scriptures, their hearts and eyes being opened and enlightened by the light of the Holy Spirit. Calmet. — See c. xvi. v. 12. and 13.
Daily Bible Readings Monday May 11 2009 Fifth Week of Easter
Posted by Bob on May 11, 2009
May 11 2009 Monday Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day – St. Ignatius of Laconi
About the sources used. The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the USA, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable readings alongside traditional Catholic commentary as published in the Haydock Bible for your own personal study. Readings vary depending on your local calendar.
Official Readings of the Liturgy at – http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/051109.shtml
The Acts of the Apostles 14:5-18
Haydock NT
And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to treat them contumeliously, and to stone them: Understanding it, they fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the whole country round about, and were there preaching to gospel. Now there sat a certain man at Lystra disabled in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who never had walked. This man heard Paul speaking: who looking upon him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice:
Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.
And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying:
The gods, in the likeness of men, are come down to us.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury; because he was the chief speaker. The priest also of Jupiter, that was before the city, bringing oxen and garlands before the gate, would have offered sacrifice with the people. Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, had heard, rending their clothes, they ran among the people, crying out, And saying:
Men, why do ye these things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, preaching to you to be converted from these vain things to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them: Who in past generations suffered all nations to walk in their own way. Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
And speaking these things, they scarce restrained the people from sacrificing to them. Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitude, and stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.
Responsorial Psalm 115:1-4, 15-16 NAB (113:9-12, 23-24 DR)
DR Challoner Text
Not to us, O Lord, not to us;
but to thy name give glory.
For thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake:
lest the Gentiles should say: Where is their God?
But our God is in heaven:
he hath done all things whatsoever he would.
The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold,
the works of the hands of men.
Blessed be you of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The heaven of heaven is the Lord’s:
but the earth he has given to the children of men.
The Gospel According to Saint John 14:21-26
Haydock NT
Jesus saith:
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them: he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father: and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Judas saith to him, not the Iscariot,
Lord, how is it, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?
Jesus answered, and said to him:
If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and will make our abode with him: He that loveth me not, keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine: but the Father’s who sent me. These things I have spoke to you, remaining with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you.
Haydock Commentary Acts 14:5-18
Notes copied from Haydock Commentary Site
Haydock Commentary John 14:21-26
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