Saturday, January 26, Second Week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS
SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS (1st century AD), Disciples of St. Paul, Bishops
Timothy and Titus are both mentioned by St. Paul several times in his letters, especially Timothy, and in fact, two letters to Timothy
and one to Titus are part of the New Testament. Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis on December 13, 2006, to them, following
his catecheses on the Twelve Apostles and Paul himself. Both were Greek-born (though Timothy's mother was Jewish), met up with Paul
during his missionary travels, and travelled with him or were sent on missions by him. Paul's affection and confidence in his two
disciples are evident in his letters. Indeed, Timothy went on to be Bishop of Ephesus, and Titus, Bishop of Crete. Legend says that
St. John first came to stay with Timothy in Ephesus before he was exiled to Patmos (in which case, Timothy would also have hosted Mary
who had been 'in John's care' since the Crucifixion). The Orthodox Church also venerates Timothy as a martyr, because it is said he was
stoned to death (around 80 AD) by pagans who protested a Christian procession led by him. Titus apparently lived peacefully to age 95
(around 107 AD).
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/bible/readings/012613.cfm
AT THE VATICAN TODAY
The Holy Father met with
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops (weekly meeting)
- Mons. Pio Vito Pinto, Dean of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
- Members of the College of Prelate-Auditors, Tribunal of the Roman Rota. Address in Italian.
One year ago...
The world first heard the opening salvo in what would come to be known as the Vatileaks affair, after
journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi hosted a TV broadcast the night before in which he disclosed letters written to
Pope Benedict XVI and to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone in mid-2011 by frustrated cardinal wannabe Mons.
Carlo Maria Vigano, Apostolic Nuncio to the USA since November 2011. In the letters, Vigano 1) protested
his reassignment from the Vatican where he had expected to be named Governor of Vatican City-State, and
therefore, in sure line for a cardinal's hat, after serving as its Secretary since 2009; 2) beat his
breast about what he claimed to be his achievements in cleaning
up the Governatorate, and 3) accused
a cast of minor characters orbiting the Vatican, whom he claimed to be proteges of Cardinal Bertone,
of personal financial misdeeds, in letters that can only be described as scurrilous in tone and content,
and certainly unworthy of an aspiring cardinal. See Page 282 of this thread
http://benedettoxviforum.freeforumzone.leonardo.it/discussione.aspx?idd=8527207&p=282
for an idea of the initial disclosures, as well as commentary by Andrea Tornielli and Sandro Magister..
- Also the first anniversary of Cardinal Timothy Dolan's letter to Barack Obama on behalf of the USCCB
denouncing the assault on religious freedom by the Obamacare legislation requiring Catholic institutions
to provide contraceptive services in all health insurance plans for their employees.
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