On the day of 14 August
In commemoration of Maximilian Mary (Raymond) Kolbe, priest of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventual and martyr, founder of the Militia of Mary Immaculate,* who, deported to different places of captivity, at length delivered himself up to the executioners for the sake of a fellow prisoner in the death camp of Oswiecim or Auschwitz near Cracow in Poland, offering his own ministry as a holocaust of charity and an example of faithfulness toward God and men.
*Known in the United States as the Knights of the Immaculata. **Saint/Feast of the day segment copied from the USCCB page.
In commemoration of Maximilian Mary (Raymond) Kolbe, priest of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventual and martyr, founder of the Militia of Mary Immaculate,* who, deported to different places of captivity, at length delivered himself up to the executioners for the sake of a fellow prisoner in the death camp of Oswiecim or Auschwitz near Cracow in Poland, offering his own ministry as a holocaust of charity and an example of faithfulness toward God and men.
*Known in the United States as the Knights of the Immaculata. **Saint/Feast of the day segment copied from the USCCB page.
Reading 1: Ezekiel 12:1-12
My first thought on this is: Wow what an elaborate piece of performance art! The footnotes don't exactly argue with me on this point:
1 [5] Dig a hole in the wall: the exiles are to leave Jerusalem through the broken walls of the ruined city.
2 [13] But he shall not see it: Zedekiah was blinded by Nebuchadnezzar before being deported to Babylonia; cf 2 Kings 25:7.
2 [13] But he shall not see it: Zedekiah was blinded by Nebuchadnezzar before being deported to Babylonia; cf 2 Kings 25:7.
God was so anxious for his people to understand what was in store for them that he actually had his prophet act this scene out. God talks to us all the time, in so many ways. We should actually listen sometime.
Gospel: Matthew 18:21–19:1
This is a familiar theme. Forgive other people what you expect, want, need to be forgiven. The forgiveness will be returned to you by God. It seems so simple, except for me, this is the most difficult concept. I don't have a hard time grasping the idea, just doing it. I should have it written on the back of my hand so that I can see it all the time, because when I'm mad, or feel slighted, this is the easiest one to forget.
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