On the day of 12 August
Of Saint Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantel, religious, who from Christian marriage had six children that she piously educated; after the death of her husband, she hastened eagerly along the way of perfection under the direction of Saint Frances de Sales and occupied herself in works of charity, especially on behalf of the poor and the sick. She founded the Order of the Visitation of Saint Mary, which she also directed wisely. Her death occurred at Molins on the banks of the Allier near Nivern in France on the thirteenth day of December.

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

First Reading: Ezekiel 2:8—3:4

I love all of this description of the meetings with God that we are having lately. I also like to take them literally. First of all, it's easier for me than trying to find imagery and symbolism, and also, it's frankly lovely to imagine it all happening just like the prophets say it did. Even with the lamentation and woe, the picture that my mind forms about being in the presence of God is beautiful. There were also not many footnotes except for the for this one: [3] As sweet as honey: though the prophet must foretell terrible things, the word of God is sweet to him who receives it. I love that!

Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

This is what the footnotes had to say about verse 3: Become like children: the child is held up as a model for the disciples not because of any supposed innocence of children but because of their complete dependence on, and trust in, their parents. So must the disciples be, in respect to God. I think this tells us not only how we should behave towards God, but also how to behave with children. If we try to be the parent that God is to us, even to other people's kids, we may go wrong a lot less often.