Daily Bible Readings Friday June 5 2009 Memorial of Saint Boniface

June 5 2009 Friday Memorial Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr
Saint of the Day – St. Boniface

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Tobit 11:5-17
Douay-Rheims Challoner

But Anna sat beside the way daily, on the top of a hill, from whence she might see afar off. And while she watched his coming from that place, she saw him afar off, and presently perceived it was her son coming: and returning she told her husband, saying:

Behold thy son cometh.

And Raphael said to Tobias:

As soon as thou shalt come into thy house, forthwith adore the Lord thy God: and giving thanks to him, go to thy father, and kiss him. And immediately anoint his eyes with this gall of the fish, which thou carriest with thee. For be assured that his eyes shall be presently opened, and thy father shall see the light of heaven, and shall rejoice in the sight of thee.

Then the dog, which had been with them in the way, ran before, and coming as if he had brought the news, shewed his joy by his fawning and wagging his tail. And his father that was blind, rising up, began to run stumbling with his feet: and giving a servant his hand, went to meet his son. And receiving him kissed him, as did also his wife, and they began to weep for joy. And when they had adored God, and given him thanks, they sat down together.

Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his father’s eyes. And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. And Tobias took hold of it, and drew it from his eyes, and recovered his sight. And they glorified God, both he and his wife and all that knew him. And Tobias said:

I bless thee, O Lord God of Israel, because thou hast chastised me, and thou hast saved me and behold I see Tobias my son.

And after seven days Sara his son’s wife and all the family arrived safe, and the cattle, and the camels, and an abundance of money of his wife’s: and that money also which he had received of Gabelus, And he told his parents all the benefits of God, which he had done to him by the man that conducted him. And Achior and Nabath the kinsmen of Tobias came, rejoicing for Tobias, and congratulating with him for all the good things that God had done for him. And for seven days they feasted and rejoiced all with great joy.

Responsorial Psalm 146:1b-2, 6c-7-10
DR Challoner Text Only

Alleluia
Praise the Lord, O my soul,
in my life I will praise the Lord:
I will sing to my God as long as I shall be.
Who keepeth truth for ever:
who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong:
who giveth food to the hungry.
The Lord looseth them that are fettered:
The Lord enlighteneth the blind.
The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down:
the Lord loveth the just.
The Lord keepeth the strangers,
he will support the fatherless and the widow:
and the ways of sinners he will destroy.
The Lord shall reign for ever:
thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.

The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Mark 12:35-37
Haydock New Testament

And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple:

How do the Scribes say, that Christ is the son of David? For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy foot-stool. David, therefore, himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son?

And the great multitude heard him gladly.

Haydock Commentary Tobias 11:5-21
Notes Copied From Haydock Commentary Site

• Ver. 6. Cometh. Gr. adds, “and the man who went with him.”
• Ver. 7. To. Gr. “I know, Tobias, that thy father will open his eyes.  Ancient, therefore, the gall upon his eyes, and feeling the smart, he will rub and remove the white specks, and shall see thee.”  H. — God. This laudable custom was observed by the ancient solitaries, and prescribed by the rule of S. Benedict, c. 53.
• Ver. 9. The dog, &c.  This may seem a very minute circumstance to be recorded in sacred history; but, as we learn from our Saviour, (S. Matt. v. 18) there are iotas and tittles in the word of God, that is to say, things that appear minute, but which have indeed a deep mysterious meaning in them. Ch. — V. Bede.  S. Jer. in Isai. lvi. 8.  S. Aug. con. Faust. xxii. 56.  W. — The other versions relate this event, v. 4.
• Ver. 10. And. After v. 7, Gr. adds, “and Anna running before, fell upon the neck of her son, and said to him, I have beheld thee, son; henceforth I may die.  And they both wept.  And Tobit went out towards the door, and he stumbled.  But his son ran up to him, and took hold of his father, and spread the gall upon his father’s eyes, saying, Have confidence, father.  But as soon as they began to smart, he rubbed his eyes, and the white specks came off like skins from the corners: and beholding his son, he fell upon his neck, and wept.  Then he said,” v. 17.  H.
• Ver. 14. Hour. This is not in the other versions.  C. — It would intimate that the operation was natural. M. — Yet some think that the cure was too instantaneous; (Drusius) or that the miracle consisted in the revelation of a remedy, till then unknown.  Serarius. — The effect seems to have been of the same nature as that produced by the heart, &c.  C. vi. 8. W.  C. — Estius believes that the optic nerve was entirely burnt.  If the external coat of the eyes was only covered with a sort of skin, it might be removed by the gall of several fishes.  C. — Callionymi fel cicatrice sanat & carnes oculorum supervacuas consumit. Pliny xxxii 4.  M.
• Ver. 17. Lord. Gr. “Blessed be God, and blessed be thy name for ever, and blessed be all thy holy angels; because thou hast scourged, and hast shewn mercy, and,” &c.
• Ver. 18. Days. Or perhaps hours; (H.) as the other versions intimate that Sara Arrived the same day.  C. — Gr. “And his son entered, rejoicing, and related to his father the great things which had taken place in Media.  And Tobit went out to meet his daughter-in-law, rejoicing, and blessing God, to the gate of Ninive.  And those who saw him walking were astonished, because he saw.  And Tobit confessed before them that God had taken pity on him.  And as Tobit approached to Sarra, his daughter-in-law, he blessed her, saying, Mayst thou come with safety, daughter.  Blessed be God, who has brought thee to us, and blessed be thy father and thy mother.  And there was joy among all his brethren at Ninive. And,” v. 20.  H.
• Ver. 20. Achior. Gr. “Achiachar,” mentioned C. i. 24.  This text insinuates that he was also styled Anael (H.) and Nasbas, and was the nephew of Tobit.  Grot.  C. — Gr. “And there came Achiachar, and Nasbas, his brother’s son, and the wedding of Tobias was kept in joy for seven days.”  H.
• Ver. 21. Joy. Old Vulg. adds, “and many presents were made to him.”

Haydock Commentary Mark 12:35-37

• Ver. 35. According to S. Mat. it was principally to the Pharisees that Christ proposed this question.  See Mat. 22, 41.
• Ver. 37. This interrogation of Jesus instructs us how to refute the adversaries of truth; for if any assert that Christ was but a simple and holy man, a mere descendant of the race of David, we will ask them, after the example of Jesus: If Christ be man only, and the Son of David, how does David, under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, call him Lord?  The Jews were not blamed for calling him the Son of David, but for denying him to be the Son of God.  Ven. Bede.