Daily Archives: October 19, 2024

St. Ada

St. Ada

Feast dayAugust 11
Death 3rd century

St. Ada is a lesser-known early Christian saint venerated primarily in parts of Europe. She lived in the 7th century and is often associated with the Benedictine tradition. Ada was the abbess of a convent in France, most likely in Le Mans, where she devoted her life to the service of God and the care of her fellow sisters. Her leadership and sanctity earned her a lasting reputation of holiness.

Though not much is documented about her life, she is often remembered for her piety and dedication to her monastic community. Ada’s feast day is celebrated on December 4. As with many early saints, details of her life may be scarce, but her example as a religious leader remains significant within the Church.


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St. Seraphina

St. Seraphina

Feast dayAugust 11
Death 3rd century

St. Seraphina, also known as St. Fina, was born in 1238 in San Gimignano, Italy. She is a beloved saint known for her great patience and acceptance of suffering. Fina was afflicted with a severe and debilitating illness at a young age, which left her paralyzed. Despite her immense physical pain and the hardship of her condition, she offered her suffering to God with remarkable grace and trust in His will.

Fina’s devotion to God deepened through her suffering. She lived on a wooden board for several years, as her body was too weak to move. According to tradition, during her illness, she experienced a vision of St. Gregory the Great, who told her that she would pass away on the anniversary of his death, which she did on March 12, 1253.

One of the most well-known miracles attributed to St. Fina happened after her death. As her body was being prepared for burial, white violets bloomed on the board where she lay, and these flowers still bloom every spring in San Gimignano.

St. Fina is honored as a patron of those who suffer from chronic or terminal illnesses, and her story is one of hope, endurance, and trust in God’s providence, even in the midst of great suffering.


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Bible readings

Daily mass readings for Oct 27, 2024

Daily mass readings : Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Jer 31:7-9

Thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst, the mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng. They departed in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my first-born.

Responsorial Psalm : Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6

R. (3) The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion,
we were like men dreaming.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with rejoicing.
R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
The LORD has done great things for us;
we are glad indeed.
R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like the torrents in the southern desert.
Those that sow in tears
shall reap rejoicing.
R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
Although they go forth weeping,
carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing,
carrying their sheaves.
R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Reading II : Heb 5:1-6

Brothers and sisters:
Every high priest is taken from among men
and made their representative before God,
to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring,
for he himself is beset by weakness
and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself
as well as for the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself
but only when called by God,
just as Aaron was.
In the same way,
it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest,
but rather the one who said to him:
You are my son:
this day I have begotten you;
just as he says in another place:
You are a priest forever
according to the order of Melchizedek.

Alleluia : Cf. 2 Tm 1:10

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed death
and brought life to light through the Gospel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel : Mk 10:46-52

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus,
sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out and say,
“Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he kept calling out all the more,
“Son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way.


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