O Mass Readings for Seventh Wednesday of Easter, May 19, 2010

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  1. May 19, 2010
    Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter


    Reading 1

    Acts 20:28-38

    At Miletus, Paul spoke to the presbyters of the Church of Ephesus:
    “Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock
    of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers,
    in which you tend the Church of God
    that he acquired with his own Blood.
    I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you,
    and they will not spare the flock.
    And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth
    to draw the disciples away after them.
    So be vigilant and remember that for three years, night and day,
    I unceasingly admonished each of you with tears.
    And now I commend you to God
    and to that gracious word of his that can build you up
    and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.
    I have never wanted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
    You know well that these very hands
    have served my needs and my companions.
    In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort
    we must help the weak,
    and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said,
    ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

    When he had finished speaking
    he knelt down and prayed with them all.
    They were all weeping loudly
    as they threw their arms around Paul and kissed him,
    for they were deeply distressed that he had said
    that they would never see his face again.
    Then they escorted him to the ship.




  1. Responsorial Psalm 68 from the Book of Psalms found in the Old Testament of the Bible

    R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

    Show forth, O God, your power,
    the power, O God, with which you took our part;
    For your temple in Jerusalem
    let the kings bring you gifts.
    R. Sing to God, O Kingdoms of the earth.

    You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God,
    chant praise to the Lord
    who rides on the heights of the ancient heavens.
    Behold, his voice resounds, the voice of power:
    “Confess the power of God!”
    R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.

    Over Israel is his majesty;
    his power is in the skies.
    Awesome in his sanctuary is God, the God of Israel;
    he gives power and strength to his people.
    R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.



  1. Gospel: John 17:11b-19

    Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying:
    “Holy Father, keep them in your name
    that you have given me,
    so that they may be one just as we are one.
    When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me,
    and I guarded them, and none of them was lost
    except the son of destruction,
    in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
    But now I am coming to you.
    I speak this in the world
    so that they may share my joy completely.
    I gave them your word, and the world hated them,
    because they do not belong to the world
    any more than I belong to the world.
    I do not ask that you take them out of the world
    but that you keep them from the Evil One.
    They do not belong to the world
    any more than I belong to the world.
    Consecrate them in the truth.
    Your word is truth.
    As you sent me into the world,
    so I sent them into the world.
    And I consecrate myself for them,
    so that they also may be consecrated in truth.”


  1. May 19 --St. Crispin of Viterbo, OFM Capuchin

    His feast is celebrated on May 19th. Peter Fioretti was born at Viterbo, Italy, on November 13, 1668. His father, Ubald, died when Peter was very young. The raising of the boy and his stepsister was left in the hands of his mother, Marsha. When Peter was five years old, his mother dedicated him to the Virgin Mary at the shrine of Our Lady of the Oaks near Viterbo. "Look," she told her son, "this is also your mother. I have made you a gift to her." Peter never forgot that experience, and throughout his life referred to Mary as his "momma." Since his mother could not afford to educate him, Peter's paternal uncle, Francis, provided for his schooling. After working as a cobbler for his uncle, the frail, lean 25-year-old Peter asked to join the Capuchins, desiring to imitate Felix of Cantalice.

    Peter was received into the Roman Capuchin province on July 22, 1693, taking the name, Crispin (after the patron of cobblers). Crispin knew everyone and everyone knew him, considering him a close personal friend. He possessed an amazing ability to integrate a life of feverish activity, on the one hand, with a solid interior life. Without concern for his own wellbeing, Crispin cared for those stricken during the epidemics that struck the cities Farnese, Gallese and Bracciano. Assigned to the city of Orvieto, he begged for food not only on behalf of his Capuchin brothers, but also to provide for all the needy of his "big Orvietan family." For the friars, he would only beg for necessities, nothing more.

    Crispin accomplished a remarkable amount of good in the area of social and spiritual assistance, energetically ministering among the sick, the imprisoned, sinners, unwed mothers, families experiencing hardship, and those on the brink of despair. He was a skilled peacemaker both within his own Capuchin community and with others. Before beginning any task, Crispin always prayed first to Mary, his mother. He possessed a contagious joviality and his ministry was marked by a profound sense of joy. Daily he visited the sick and local prisoners, pleading their cause, urging the guards to respect their human dignity, bringing them bread, chestnuts and tobacco, and arranging for families to take turns providing the prisoners with good, homecooked meals. Babies were often abandoned on the doorstep of the friary and then placed in the care of Our Lady of the Star Shelter. Crispin took a personal interest in these foundlings, arranging for their being apprenticed in one or the other trade, and keeping in touch with many of them well into their adult lives. Crispin was filled with intuition and insight which prompted many learned people to seek his counsel.

    Crispin was convinced that much of human misery, both material and spiritual, was due to injustice. He therefore set about to confront social injustice by admonishing merchants, reminding people of workers' rights, and asking forgiveness of debts whenever possible. He used his sense of humor to lighten people's burdens. Every little occurrence found its way quickly to Crispin's ears. Without hesitation, he would offer himself as a mediator, friend, and counselor.

    May 19, 1750, the 82-year-old Crispin died of pneumonia at the friary of the Immaculate Conception located near the Piazza Barberini on Rome's famous via Veneto.

    Crispin was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 20, 1982.







Mrs. Moroles
Oratory Athenaeum
Pharr, TX