Ezekiel 37:1-4; Psalm 107; Matthew 22:34-40
In the First reading, dry bones symbolize the state of the house of Israel. They had lost all hope. God desires to restore them back from Babylon to their own homeland in Palestine and give them life anew. We pray that whatever is dead, lost or destroyed because of our sins may be restored because of God’s mercy. Precisely because of this the psalm of today calls us to give thanks to the Lord for his mercy endures forever. In the Gospel, in response to the Pharisees Christ says love is the greatest commandment. We must love God above all things and our neighbour as ourselves. Beloved in Christ, let us have a heart that loves genuinely and sincerely not artificially and falsely. Pope Pius X, pray for us.
POPE PIUS X
Pope Pius X, born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the first Pope elected in the 20th century. He came to the papal office in 1903 and died 11 years later in 1914, just as World War I was beginning.
He was born in 1835 at Riese, near Venice, and was one of eight children. His family was poor. He felt a calling to be a priest at a young age and was ordained in 1858. After 26 years, he was named bishop of Mantua, Italy, and in 1893, he became patriarch of Venice.
As Pope, he issued decrees making the age of First Holy Communion earlier (at the age of 7) and advocated frequent and even daily reception of the Eucharist. He promoted the reading of the Bible among laypeople, reformed the liturgy, promoted clear and simple homilies, and brought back Gregorian chant. He revised the Breviary, reorganized the curia, and initiated the codification of canon law.
He died in 1914 of natural causes reportedly aggravated by worries over the beginning of World War I. Pope Pius X was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
Like!! Great article post.Really thank you! Really Cool.
I learn something new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon everyday.
Thank you ever so for you article post.
Thanks for fantastic info I was looking for this info for my mission.