Saint of the day · July 7
Feria of Ordinary Time
Liturgical colour : Green
Today in the Roman Catholic Church calendar is an ordinary weekday, or 'feria,' during the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. These feria days are not dedicated to any particular saint or feast, but rather focus on the ongoing journey of faith through the daily liturgy. Ordinary Time is uniquely valuable; rather than being 'ordinary' in the sense of mundane, it comes from 'ordinalis,' meaning 'numbered,' marking the ordered weeks of the Church’s year that recount the public ministry of Jesus. The liturgical readings of these days invite the faithful to deeper reflection on Jesus’ teachings, miracles, and the call to Christian discipleship.
The green vestments used today symbolize growth and hope, reminding Christians to cultivate virtues in their everyday lives. The absence of a specific feast allows for a more personal and contemplative engagement with Scripture and the Eucharist, grounding faith in the rhythms of the ordinary week. While not marked by celebration of a saint or a major event from salvation history, a feria provides an invitation to find God in the ordinary and to sanctify the daily routine through prayer, service, and attention to the Church’s liturgical year.
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“They sowed the wind, they will reap the whirlwind” — Os 8, 4-7.11-13
Thus says the Lord:
The children of Israel have set up kings without consulting me,
they have appointed princes without my approval;
with their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves.
They will be destroyed.
I reject your calf, Samaria!
My anger blazes against your children.
Will they never return to innocence?
This calf is the work of Israel,
an artisan made it,
it is not a god;
this calf of Samaria will be smashed to pieces.
They sowed the wind,
they will reap the whirlwind.
The stalk will yield no grain;
if there were grain,
it would yield no flour;
and if it did yield flour,
it would be devoured by foreigners.
Ephraim has multiplied altars to atone for sin;
and these altars serve only for sinning.
Even though I write out for him all the articles of my law,
he regards them as a foreign law.
They offer sacrifices to please me
and they eat the meat,
but the Lord takes no pleasure in them.
On the contrary, he sees in them a reminder of all their faults,
he keeps account of their sins.
Let them return, then, to Egypt!
– The Word of the Lord.
Ps 113b (115), 3-4, 5-6, 7ab.8, 9-10
Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he wills.
Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.
They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes but cannot see,
ears but cannot hear,
noses but cannot smell.
Their hands cannot feel,
their feet cannot walk,
May all who make them become like them,
all who put their trust in them.
Israel, put your trust in the Lord:
he is their help and shield!
House of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord:
he is their help and shield!
“The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few” — Mt 9, 32-38
At that time,
they brought to Jesus
a man possessed who was mute.
When the demon had been cast out,
the mute man spoke.
The crowds were amazed, and they said:
“Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
But the Pharisees said:
“It is by the prince of demons
that he casts out demons.”
Jesus went through all the towns and villages,
teaching in their synagogues,
proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and healing every disease and illness.
When he saw the crowds, Jesus was moved with compassion for them
because they were harassed and helpless
like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples:
“The harvest is abundant,
but the laborers are few.
Therefore ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.”
– Let us acclaim the Word of God.
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