The commemoration of Saint Augustine, bishop and distinguished doctor of the Church, who, after a youth unquiet in both doctrine and morals, was converted to catholic faith, baptized by Ambrose of Milan and, having returned to his own country, led an ascetical life dedicated to God and the study of the Scriptures with some friends; later chosen bishop of Hippo in Africa, for thirty-four years he was an example to his flock, instructing it with a great many sermons and writings, in which also he vigorously fought against the errors of his day or learnedly shed light on right faith.

**Saint/Feast of the day segment copied from the USCCB page.

Reading 1: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

I'm starting to get the hang of these letters. At least the salutations. Paul says "hi", tells the church that they are doing well, thanks to God. He tells them (and us) that if we keep our faith in God, and keep him in our sight, we will be able to stay strong through anything that could affect us or our faith.

Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51

I love it when Jesus snaps at the disciples. It reminds us that even the men who were closest to God when he was here needed to be nudged on to the right path all the time. After the crucifixion and then the Ascension, Christians were literally looking over their shoulders all day long. They expected Jesus to be there. He was, and still is, just not in the way anybody thought. The second coming was further away than they could have imaged, but it was always expected to be tomorrow. Jesus is telling us to act as if he is coming to our homes tomorrow. In the old testament, they used to say "get your house in order". I think this means to stop putting off the spiritual things and charitable acts that we don't think we have time for. Maybe we should go further. We should act as if He's a guest in our homes, not just coming tomorrow.