Mass Readings: October 14
Saint of the Day
Pope St. Callistus (3rd century)
Born a slave to a Roman who worked for Caesar, Callistus was the sixteenth Pope. Numerous critics, including an anti-pope, charged him with heresy. He was hated for teaching that serious sinners who repented and did penance could return to Communion. He was a martyr.
Reflections from the Saints
Hear Mass daily; it will prosper the whole day. All your duties will be performed the better for it, and your soul will be stronger to bear its daily cross. The Mass is the most holy act of religion; you can do nothing that can give greater glory to God or be more profitable for your soul than to hear Mass both frequently and devoutly. It is the favorite devotion of the saints.
– St. Peter Julian Eymard