THE FEAST OF ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY. BISHOP AND MISSIONARY.

THE FEAST OF ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY. Bishop and Missionary. 

THE GOODNEWS:

"They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. 

And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, 

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, 

and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; 

and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise."

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him,

 "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."

 And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

 And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."

 But Jesus said to them, 

"You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" 

And they said to him, "We are able." 

And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; 

but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.

 And Jesus called them to him and said to them,

 "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. 

But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 

and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.

 For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

(Mark 10: 32 - 45).

Wednesday 27th May 2026, in the 8th Week of Ordinary Time is 

the feast of St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop and Missionary. (+ 604).

St Augustine of Canterbury was an Italian Benedictine monk sent by Pope St Gregory the Great to evangelize the Anglo-Saxon people who conquered England and dominated the original Celtic population, who embraced Christianity centuries earlier.

St Augustine baptized Ethelbert, the Anglo-Saxon king and the people followed their king into the Church. St Augustine made Canterbury his Episcopal See and became the first Primate of all England.

Our key Scripture from Mark 10 is Jesus' third prediction of His Passion. 

It is unthinkable that the disciples could forget such a prediction. 

Even His foretelling of His Resurrection was totally forgotten.

 We just celebrated Pentecost after 50 days of the Season of Easter. We all remember that Jesus has risen from the dead.

In what ways is the Risen Jesus available to us?

 He is no longer available to us in flesh and blood.

 He is truly present to us in the Eucharist, in the Blessed Sacrament, in His word especially when it is proclaimed in Holy Mass. 

He is present in us in the Sacrament of the Present Moment when we remember Him and call upon Him.

Let us never forget all these ways Jesus is truly and uniquely present to us. Let us pray to the Holy Spirit to keep this truth alive in us.

The Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Month of May.  

1. "Everything in the economy of salvation passes through Mary's hands; such is the divine order established by the sovereign will of God."

2. "The Shield of  "No one is lost who recommends himself to Mary with perseverance, for her intercession is a shield against the divine justice we deserve."

Honor Mary through the Holy Rosary, Litany, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Consecration to The Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pilgrimages, etc.

For the Litany, 15 Promises of Mary, Consecration Prayer, etc and Prayer intentions click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-devotion-to-mary.html?m=1