Daily Readings:
Saints/Feasts/Fasts to be commemmorated/celebrated:
ST. JOSEPH MOSCATI
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Born: July 25, 1880 at Benevento as Joseph Mario Charles Alphonse Moscati
Died: April 12, 1927 of natural causes in his office between patient appointments
Beatified: November 12, 1975 by Pope Paul VI
Canonized: October 25, 1987 by Pope John Paul II
St. Joseph Moscati is the first modern medical doctor to be canonized. Born on July 25, 1880, in Benevento, Italy, he lived out the Gospel through his position as a teacher and physician. As he once wrote, "Remember that living is a mission, a duty, a grief! Everyone of us must have his own battle station." St. Joseph Moscati's station was in the medical field, and, by all accounts, he was a marvelously talented doctor.
St. Moscati understood the need to bring Christ into his daily work. Christ was intimately linked to his calling as a doctor. To quote him:
"Remember that you have to deal not only with the bodies but also with the moaning souls coming to you. How many suffering people you will more easily soothe by advising and going straight to their souls, instead of giving good prescriptions to be given to the chemist! Be joyful because great will be your reward; but you will have to set a good example of your elevation to God."
There are a number of stories of Dr. Moscati paying close attention to the state of his patient's soul as well as his body, sometimes even bringing the patient back to the sacraments. The Catholic understanding of body and soul clearly informed his understanding of illness and medicine. He saw Confession and Communion as the "first medicine". To help the poor, St. Moscati often donated his medical services or paid for his patients' prescriptions.
He felt it was important to support priests and those in religious life with his prayers because, as he said: "They are easily forgotten by the living, since Christians often consider that they do not need prayers."
He carried a rosary in his pocket as a reminder throughout his day and as a way to draw him to Our Lady -- and through her, to Jesus -- when he needed to make important decisions.
Many suggest his skill as a doctor seemed at times to be divinely inspired. At the very least, he approached his work with a dedication and a sense of duty, which was clearly given meaning through his love of Christ. He tried to give his patients comfort and consolation.
The holy doctor's body rests in Naples, Italy, in the Church of Gesu Nuovo.
Prayer to St.Joseph Moscati
"Dear St Joseph Moscati, true model of Christian doctors, in the exercise of your medical profession, you always took care of both the body and soul of every patient.
Look on us, who have recourse to your heavenly intercession, and obtain for us both physical and spiritual health, and a share in the dispensation of heavenly favours.
Soothe the pains of our suffering people; give comfort to the sick, consolation to the afflicted and hope to the despondent.
May our young people find in you an ideal, our workers an example, the aging a comfort, the dying the hope of eternal salvation.
To all of us be a pattern of industriousness, honesty and charity; so we may comply with our Christian duties and glorify God our Father."
Amen
ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLANDTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Margaret was the queen of Scotland and the mother of eight. She was born in Hungary in 1045 to royalty. Her father was Edward Atheling, heir to the English throne, and her mother was Princess Agatha of Hungary. Her family returned to England when she was 10 years old but the Norman Conquest forced them into exile. By this time, her father had died, and her mother fled with her children. They boarded a ship which crashed onto the coast of Scotland where her family remained.
Four years later, in 1070, at the age of 25, Margaret married the king of Scotland, Malcolm Canmore, and they had eight children. Her Christian virtue was an important influence on her husband’s reign. She was a model mother who worked for justice for the poor, improving their conditions, rebuilt churches, invited the Benedictines to Scotland and worked to build strong ties between the Celtic Church and Rome.
She died in 1093, just four days after her husband and one of her sons were killed in battle. She was canonized in 1251 and named patron of Scotland in 1673
Scriptural Readings:
First Reading - Rev 3:1-6,14-22
1 “And to the Angel of the Church of Sardis write: Thus says he who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name which is alive, but you are dead.2 Be vigilant, and confirm the things that remain, lest they soon die out. For I do not find your works to be full in the sight of my God.3 Therefore, keep in mind the way that you have received and heard, and then observe it and repent. But if you will not be vigilant, I will come to you like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.4 But you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments. And these shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.5 Whoever prevails, so shall he be clothed in white vestments. And I will not delete his name from the Book of Life. And I will confess his name in the presence of my Father and in the presence of his Angels.6 Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.14 And to the Angel of the Church of Laodicea write: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, who is the Beginning of the creation of God:15 I know your works: that you are neither cold, nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot.16 But because you are lukewarm and are neither cold nor hot, I will begin to vomit you out of my mouth.17 For you declare, ‘I am wealthy, and I have been enriched further, and I have need of nothing.’ And you do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.18 I urge you to buy from me gold, tested by fire, so that you may be enriched and may be clothed in white vestments, and so that the shame of your nakedness may disappear. And anoint your eyes with an eye salve, so that you may see.19 Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone will hear my voice and will open the door to me, I will enter to him, and I will dine with him, and he with me.21 Whoever prevails, I will grant to him to sit with me on my throne, just as I also have overcome and have sat down with my Father on his throne.22 Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.”
11:11 PM (1 hour ago)
Gospel - Lk 19:1-10
1 And having entered, he walked through Jericho.2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.3 And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.4 And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.5 And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: “Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.”6 And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.7 And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.8 But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: “Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold.”9 Jesus said to him: “Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.10 For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”
11:11 PM (1 hour ago)
Psalm - Ps 15:2-4b, 5
2 He who walks without blemish and who works justice.3 He who speaks the truth in his heart, who has not acted deceitfully with his tongue, and has not done evil to his neighbor, and has not taken up a reproach against his neighbors.4 but he glorifies those who fear the Lord.5 He who has not given his money in usury, nor accepted bribes against the innocent. He who does these things will be undisturbed for eternity.
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