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CITY OF GOD IN EXILE Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles 2027-10-28 - Time after Pentecost - Double of the Second Class - red PLAIN-LANGUAGE GUIDE FOR TODAY Martyr: a Christian who was killed rather than deny Christ or abandon the Faith. Apostolic: belonging to the faith, mission, teaching, or authority handed down from Christ through the apostles. Spiritual consolation: encouragement, peace, light, or strength permitted by God in prayer; it is a help toward fidelity, not the purpose of the spiritual life. The full Breviary lessons preserve an older English translation. Read the modern explanation first; it identifies the people, event, and doctrine before the historical wording appears. TODAY IN THE ROMAN YEAR Ss. Simon and Jude belonged to the apostolic company from which the Church received doctrine, authority, sacraments, and mission. We honor them badly if we praise their courage while treating their Faith as material for revision. Hold fast one Catholic truth that the age finds difficult, and ask for the charity to hand it on unchanged. Before going farther, stand with St. Louis de Montfort beneath the infinite majesty and complete sufficiency of God. Adore the Blessed Trinity first, then receive with gratitude the Mother whom God freely chose to employ in His works of grace. "I avow, with all the Church, that Mary, being a mere creature that has come from the hands of the Most High, is in comparison with His Infinite Majesty less than an atom; or rather, she is nothing at all, because only He is “He who is” (Exod. 3:14); consequently that grand Lord, always independent and sufficient to Himself, never had, and has not now, any absolute need of the holy Virgin for the accomplishment of His will and for the manifestation of His glory. He has but to will in order to do everything." St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, no. 14 St. Louis de Montfort pauses before teaching Mary's necessity in God's freely chosen order because devotion must remain beneath theology. Mary is a creature. God alone is Being of Himself, infinitely perfect and sufficient. He did not employ Our Lady because His power lacked anything; He chose her because His wisdom and goodness willed this beautiful order. This truth makes devotion both safer and deeper. You do not approach Mary as a rival source of grace or an easier substitute for God. You honor the creature precisely by reverencing the Creator's choice. Let every Marian prayer end where she desires it to end: in adoration of the Blessed Trinity and more perfect servitude to Jesus Christ. PRACTICE Fulfill your ordinary duties promptly and offer them for the glory of God. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints." St. Jude, Jude 1:3, Douay-Rheims ROMAN MARTYROLOGY - October 28 The birthday of the blessed apostles Simon the Cananean, and Thaddeus, who is called Jude. Simon preached the Gospel in Egypt, Thaddeus in Mesopotamia. Afterwards, entering Persia together, they converted to Christ a numberless multitude of the inhabitants, and then underwent martyrdom. — At Rome, in the reign of Claudius, St. Cyrilla, virgin, daughter of St. Tryphonia, who was pierced through the throat for the faith of Christ. — In the same city, the holy martyrs Anastasia the Elder, virgin, and Cyril. In the persecution of Valerian, under the prefect Probus, Anastasia was bound with chains, buffeted, subjected to fire and scourging, and, as she remained immovable in the confession of Christ, her breasts were cut off, her nails plucked out, her teeth broken, and her hands, feet and head severed from her body. Bedecked with her sufferings as with so many jewels, she went to her spouse. At her request, Cyril gave her some water to drink, and for his reward became a martyr. — At Como, St. Fidelis, martyr, under the emperor Maximian. — At Mayence, St. Ferrutius, martyr. — At Meaux, SL Faro, bishop and confessor. — At Naples, St. Gaudiosus, an African bishop, who came to Campania because of the persecution of the Vandals, and closed peacefully his holy career in a monastery near that city. — At Vercelli, St. Honoratus, bishop. I GOSPEL OF THE DAY I have chosen you out of the world. Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles - John 15:17-25 "If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you." Let the apostles make you steady. You need not become hard because the world is hard; you need only remain faithful. THE CHURCH'S READING OF THE GOSPEL What This Gospel Teaches The apostles are chosen out of the world and must not expect the world's approval. Hatred of Christ continues in hatred of His faithful witnesses. Error corrected: The desire to be loved by the world on terms that betray Christ. - Where does this error tempt me in practice? - What act does this Gospel require of me today? HIGHLIGHTED SAINT Ss. Simon and Jude Apostles of perseverance when help seems hidden. Ss. Simon and Jude are honored among the apostles sent by Christ to preach the Gospel. Their feast teaches the faithful to remain with apostolic doctrine even when the Church's life seems obscure, difficult, or opposed. Let these apostles make you steady. Fidelity may cost approval, but it need not make the soul bitter. FROM MATINS Contend for the faith once delivered. Matins - Second Nocturn - Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles Roman Breviary "The faith which was once delivered unto the Saints." - The Breviary remembers St. Simon preaching in Egypt and St. Jude in Mesopotamia before they met in Persia, preached Christ there together, and died for the Faith. - The feast sets before the Church St. Jude's warning against corrupt teachers and his exhortation to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. - Their martyrdom teaches that apostolic charity is missionary, doctrinal, and public: they glorified the name of Jesus Christ by preaching, miracles, and blood. Let the apostles make fidelity firm without making charity harsh. Contend for the received Faith because souls are loved and because Christ's name must not be surrendered. FULL BREVIARY LESSONS Fourth Lesson - Apostolic Mission and Martyrdom Simon the Canaanite, called also Zelotes, went through Egypt preaching the Gospel, while the same was done in Mesopotamia by Thaddaeus, called also in the Gospel Judas the brother of James, and the writer of one of the Catholic Epistles. They met together afterwards in Persia, where they begat countless children in Jesus Christ, spread the faith far and wide in those lands, amid raging heathens, and glorified together by their teaching and miracles, and, in the end, by a glorious martyrdom, the most holy name of Jesus Christ. Fifth Lesson - The Apostles Strengthened by the Holy Ghost So much power then as have preachers, so much garniture have the heavens. Wherefore again it is written: "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made." For the Word of the Lord is the Son of the Father. But, to the end that all the Holy Trinity may be made manifest as the Maker of the heavens, that is, of the Apostles, it is straightway added touching God the Holy Ghost: "and all the host of them by the Breath of His mouth." Therefore the might of the same heavens is the might of the Spirit, for they had not braved the powers of this world, unless the strength of the Holy Ghost had comforted them. For we know what manner of men the Teachers of the Holy Church were before the coming of this Spirit: and since He came we see in Whose strength they are made strong. Sixth Lesson - Obedience to God above Men Verily, if we ask of the damsel that kept the door, she will tell us what was the measure of weakness and of strength in that Shepherd of the Church nigh to whose most holy body we are now sitting, before that the Spirit came. He was so stricken by the words of one woman, that for fear of death, he denied Life. And we may well remember that Peter denied in captivity Him, Whom the thief confessed, even when He was lifted up upon the Cross. But let us hear what that craven was after that the Spirit came. When the rulers and elders were gathered together, the Apostles were beaten, and commanded not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. And Peter answered with great boldness, "We ought to obey God rather than men." THE PILGRIM'S SPIRITUAL CONFERENCE True Devotion to Mary Forms the Soul in Christ The Church places this truth before you today: True Marian devotion is not sentiment detached from obedience. It brings the soul more deeply under Christ's rule. Do not hurry past it as though doctrine belonged only to books and controversies. A revealed truth is also a light by which the soul must judge its loyalties, its fears, its habits, and the duties immediately before it. Our Lady does not compete with her Son. She forms servants who hear Him, believe Him, and remain beneath His Cross. The grace to be practiced is Apostolic perseverance under contradiction, drawn from today's saintly witness. Ask God for more than the natural appearance of this virtue. Temperament may make an action seem easy for a time, but supernatural virtue remains faithful because God is worthy of obedience, even when feeling offers no assistance and no one notices the cost. Practice theological order: worship God alone, honor Our Lady according to His will, and let every devotion serve union with Christ. There is also an enemy to recognize: Resist false Marian devotion that seeks comfort, novelty, or emotion without conversion. Do not study this danger only in other people. Look quietly for the door by which it seeks entrance into your own soul - perhaps through delay, curiosity, resentment, human respect, attachment to comfort, or the desire to control the outcome. Dying to self today means choosing apostolic perseverance under contradiction when pride, comfort, fear, resentment, or human respect asks for control. Do the faithful act and entrust its fruit to divine Providence, God's wise and loving governance of all things. Place effort and outcome into Our Lady's hands so that the whole offering may be presented to her Divine Son. Confidence in God is not passivity: obey, pray, work, and accept that visible success, consolation, or immediate relief may not be given. God remains faithful when the duty is hidden and the outcome uncertain. Therefore, perform the duty that belongs to you, use the lawful means God has provided, and then surrender the fruit. Renounce both irreverent neglect of Mary and sentimental exaggeration; truth is a narrower and more beautiful road than either distortion. End your Marian prayers with deliberate adoration and obedience to Jesus Christ. The Church's witness: this truth manifests the Church's mark of holy; the witness placed beside it is St. Louis-Marie de Montfort. Your resolution before God: Fulfill your ordinary duties promptly and offer them for the glory of God. Carry this word: Grace is guarded by ordinary fidelity. THE PILGRIM'S MIRROR "It behoveth thee to break thine own will in many things, if thou wilt have peace and concord with others." Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Book I, chapter 17, p. 27 Concord bought by surrendering truth is false, but many quarrels arise from preference rather than principle. Yield what belongs to self-will while holding fast what belongs to God. Learn to distinguish the two before the moment of conflict. Doctrine, purity, justice, and necessary duty may require firmness. Your preferred method, timing, recognition, or last word usually does not. The soul becomes strong when it stops spending zeal upon the defense of self. Today's Practice: Yield harmless preferences cheerfully whenever truth and duty do not require firmness. DAILY EXAMEN Ask whether your devotion magnified God, diminished self-will, and made obedience to Christ more exact. - For what grace or mercy should I thank God today? - What sin, fault, neglected duty, or resistance to grace must I confess? - What definite amendment will I carry into tomorrow? PRAYER O Lord, strengthen the little duties of this day with Thy grace, that nothing entrusted to me may be wasted through negligence or vanity. DAILY RULE FOR THE PILGRIM A brief rule to keep every day: Begin with morning prayer Adore the Blessed Trinity and offer the whole day to Jesus through Mary before other duties claim the mind. Keep the Angelus Pause morning, noon, and evening to remember the Incarnation. Seek Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament Attend Holy Mass when duty permits; otherwise make a Spiritual Communion and renew desire for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Return to Jesus and Mary Use frequent holy aspirations during work, waiting, suffering, and temptation. Pray the Rosary Keep the mysteries of Christ before the mind with Our Lady and learn to imitate what they contain. End with night prayer and examen Give thanks, confess faults, forgive injuries, make a practical amendment, and entrust the night to Our Lady. CONTINUE STUDY True Devotion to Mary: https://cityofgodinexile.com/mary-and-the-typologies-of-the-church/true-devotion-to-mary-not-sentiment-but-formation-in-christ?entered=1 Open this day in the Sacred Calendar: https://cityofgodinexile.com/sacred-calendar?date=2027-10-28&entered=1 Open this day's Daily Pilgrimage: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch?date=2027-10-28&entered=1 Browse the Formation Index: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch/formation?entered=1
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CIUDAD DE DIOS EN EXILIO Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles 2027-10-28 - Time after Pentecost - Double of the Second Class - red Nota: las secciones fijas de formación se presentan en español; los textos diarios variables permanecen en el idioma mantenido en la fuente hasta que se agregue una traducción revisada. HOY EN EL AÑO ROMANO Ss. Simon and Jude belonged to the apostolic company from which the Church received doctrine, authority, sacraments, and mission. We honor them badly if we praise their courage while treating their Faith as material for revision. Hold fast one Catholic truth that the age finds difficult, and ask for the charity to hand it on unchanged. PRÁCTICA Fulfill your ordinary duties promptly and offer them for the glory of God. CITA DEL DÍA "Earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints." St. Jude, Jude 1:3, Douay-Rheims MARTIROLOGIO ROMANO - October 28 The birthday of the blessed apostles Simon the Cananean, and Thaddeus, who is called Jude. Simon preached the Gospel in Egypt, Thaddeus in Mesopotamia. Afterwards, entering Persia together, they converted to Christ a numberless multitude of the inhabitants, and then underwent martyrdom. — At Rome, in the reign of Claudius, St. Cyrilla, virgin, daughter of St. Tryphonia, who was pierced through the throat for the faith of Christ. — In the same city, the holy martyrs Anastasia the Elder, virgin, and Cyril. In the persecution of Valerian, under the prefect Probus, Anastasia was bound with chains, buffeted, subjected to fire and scourging, and, as she remained immovable in the confession of Christ, her breasts were cut off, her nails plucked out, her teeth broken, and her hands, feet and head severed from her body. Bedecked with her sufferings as with so many jewels, she went to her spouse. At her request, Cyril gave her some water to drink, and for his reward became a martyr. — At Como, St. Fidelis, martyr, under the emperor Maximian. — At Mayence, St. Ferrutius, martyr. — At Meaux, SL Faro, bishop and confessor. — At Naples, St. Gaudiosus, an African bishop, who came to Campania because of the persecution of the Vandals, and closed peacefully his holy career in a monastery near that city. — At Vercelli, St. Honoratus, bishop. I EVANGELIO DEL DÍA I have chosen you out of the world. Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles - John 15:17-25 "If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you." Let the apostles make you steady. You need not become hard because the world is hard; you need only remain faithful. LA LECTURA DE LA IGLESIA DEL EVANGELIO Lo que enseña este Evangelio The apostles are chosen out of the world and must not expect the world's approval. Hatred of Christ continues in hatred of His faithful witnesses. Error corregido: The desire to be loved by the world on terms that betray Christ. - ¿Dónde me tienta este error en la práctica? - ¿Qué acto exige de mí este Evangelio hoy? SANTO DESTACADO Ss. Simon and Jude Apostles of perseverance when help seems hidden. Ss. Simon and Jude are honored among the apostles sent by Christ to preach the Gospel. Their feast teaches the faithful to remain with apostolic doctrine even when the Church's life seems obscure, difficult, or opposed. Let these apostles make you steady. Fidelity may cost approval, but it need not make the soul bitter. TESTIMONIO DEL BREVIARIO Chosen by Christ to preach His Gospel even when the world resists it. Matins - Ss. Simon and Jude - The Breviary honors Ss. Simon and Jude among the apostolic witnesses sent by Christ to preach the Gospel. - Their feast teaches perseverance when apostolic fidelity brings contradiction from the world. Do not purchase peace by softening Christ's claims. The apostles teach charity that remains faithful when the world withholds approval. Instrucción del Breviario El testimonio del Breviario para Ss. Simon and Jude forma parte de la enseñanza diaria de la Iglesia. No debe leerse como una lista de datos aislados: la Sagrada Escritura, las vidas de los santos, la doctrina y la oración de la Iglesia se unen para formar el juicio y la vida católica. El testimonio de hoy se reúne bajo Chosen by Christ to preach His Gospel even when the world resists it.. Su primer punto es: The Breviary honors Ss. Simon and Jude among the apostolic witnesses sent by Christ to preach the Gospel. La instrucción práctica es: Do not purchase peace by softening Christ's claims. The apostles teach charity that remains faithful when the world withholds approval. Pregunte qué verdad se custodia, qué virtud se alaba y qué peligro u olvido se corrige. - ¿Qué verdad enseña o defiende este testimonio del Breviario? - ¿Qué virtud pone la Iglesia ante mí? - ¿Qué juicio o acción debe cambiar por haber recibido esta lección? SERMÓN O LECCIÓN DEL BREVIARIO Contend for the faith once delivered. Matins - Second Nocturn - Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles Roman Breviary "The faith which was once delivered unto the Saints." - The Breviary remembers St. Simon preaching in Egypt and St. Jude in Mesopotamia before they met in Persia, preached Christ there together, and died for the Faith. - The feast sets before the Church St. Jude's warning against corrupt teachers and his exhortation to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. - Their martyrdom teaches that apostolic charity is missionary, doctrinal, and public: they glorified the name of Jesus Christ by preaching, miracles, and blood. Let the apostles make fidelity firm without making charity harsh. Contend for the received Faith because souls are loved and because Christ's name must not be surrendered. LECCIONES COMPLETAS DEL BREVIARIO Fourth Lesson - Apostolic Mission and Martyrdom Simon the Canaanite, called also Zelotes, went through Egypt preaching the Gospel, while the same was done in Mesopotamia by Thaddaeus, called also in the Gospel Judas the brother of James, and the writer of one of the Catholic Epistles. They met together afterwards in Persia, where they begat countless children in Jesus Christ, spread the faith far and wide in those lands, amid raging heathens, and glorified together by their teaching and miracles, and, in the end, by a glorious martyrdom, the most holy name of Jesus Christ. Fifth Lesson - The Apostles Strengthened by the Holy Ghost So much power then as have preachers, so much garniture have the heavens. Wherefore again it is written: "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made." For the Word of the Lord is the Son of the Father. But, to the end that all the Holy Trinity may be made manifest as the Maker of the heavens, that is, of the Apostles, it is straightway added touching God the Holy Ghost: "and all the host of them by the Breath of His mouth." Therefore the might of the same heavens is the might of the Spirit, for they had not braved the powers of this world, unless the strength of the Holy Ghost had comforted them. For we know what manner of men the Teachers of the Holy Church were before the coming of this Spirit: and since He came we see in Whose strength they are made strong. Sixth Lesson - Obedience to God above Men Verily, if we ask of the damsel that kept the door, she will tell us what was the measure of weakness and of strength in that Shepherd of the Church nigh to whose most holy body we are now sitting, before that the Spirit came. He was so stricken by the words of one woman, that for fear of death, he denied Life. And we may well remember that Peter denied in captivity Him, Whom the thief confessed, even when He was lifted up upon the Cross. But let us hear what that craven was after that the Spirit came. When the rulers and elders were gathered together, the Apostles were beaten, and commanded not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. And Peter answered with great boldness, "We ought to obey God rather than men." VERDAD DE LA FE True Devotion to Mary Forms the Soul in Christ True Marian devotion is not sentiment detached from obedience. It brings the soul more deeply under Christ's rule. Nota de la Iglesia: Holy Defensor: St. Louis-Marie de Montfort Defensa católica: Our Lady does not compete with her Son. She forms servants who hear Him, believe Him, and remain beneath His Cross. Error que resistir: Resist false Marian devotion that seeks comfort, novelty, or emotion without conversion. VIRTUD QUE PRACTICAR Apostolic perseverance under contradiction. La virtud de hoy es Apostolic perseverance under contradiction.. No debe quedar como un buen pensamiento: la gracia ha de entrar en los deberes reales del día, en la oración, la vida familiar, el trabajo, la corrección necesaria, el silencio paciente y la resistencia a la tentación. La virtud no es solamente una disposición natural o un temperamento agradable. La virtud católica ordena el alma y sus actos hacia Dios; está gobernada por la verdad, fortalecida por la gracia, purificada por el arrepentimiento y perfeccionada por la caridad. Ponga la virtud en práctica de este modo: Persevere when consolation is lacking. Ponga la virtud en práctica de este modo: Call on apostolic intercession in difficulty. Ponga la virtud en práctica de este modo: Keep the faith received from Christ's witnesses. - ¿Dónde será probada esta virtud en mis deberes reales de hoy? - ¿Qué mera apariencia natural podría confundir con la virtud misma? - ¿Qué acto concreto realizaré antes de la noche? ORACIÓN O Lord, strengthen the little duties of this day with Thy grace, that nothing entrusted to me may be wasted through negligence or vanity. REGLA DIARIA DEL PEREGRINO Una regla breve para guardar cada día: Comenzar con la oración de la mañana Reconozca a Dios y ofrézcale el día antes de atender otras obligaciones. Guardar el Ángelus Deténgase por la mañana, al mediodía y por la tarde para recordar la Encarnación. Hacer una comunión espiritual Renueve el deseo de Nuestro Señor en el Santísimo Sacramento sin tratar el exilio como algo normal. Rezar el Rosario Mantenga ante la mente los misterios de Cristo con Nuestra Señora. Volver a Dios con jaculatorias Use una breve aspiración santa durante el trabajo, la espera, el sufrimiento o la tentación. Terminar con oración nocturna y examen Dé gracias, confiese las faltas, perdone las ofensas y haga un propósito concreto. EXAMEN DIARIO - ¿Por qué gracia o misericordia debo dar gracias a Dios hoy? - ¿Qué pecado, falta, deber descuidado o resistencia a la gracia debo confesar? - ¿Qué propósito concreto llevaré a mañana? Continuar estudio: https://cityofgodinexile.com/mary-and-the-typologies-of-the-church/true-devotion-to-mary-not-sentiment-but-formation-in-christ?entered=1 Abrir este día en el Calendario Sagrado: https://cityofgodinexile.com/sacred-calendar?date=2027-10-28&entered=1 Abrir vista web: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch?date=2027-10-28&entered=1 Índice de formación: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch/formation?entered=1