Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Dec 14

St. Francis de Sales, St. John of God, and St. Augustine on the danger and foolishness of judging rashly.From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Zephaniah 3: 14-18a Philippians 4: 4-7 Luke 3: 10-18 Haydock Biblical Commentary + Commentary of Fr. Charles Callan

St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Ambrose on the vice of anger. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Sirach 48: 1-4, 9-11 Matthew 17: 9a, 10-13 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Fr. Claude de la Colombiere and Fr. Paul Segneri on the danger and horror of venial sins. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 48: 17-19 Matthew 11: 16-19 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Augustine, Abbé Flechier, and Père Croiset on the innumerable dangers in our earthly lives. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Revelation 11:19, 12:1-6, 10 Luke 1: 39-47 Haydock Biblical Commentary

French priests Bourdaloue and Masson on Confession. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 40: 25-31 Matthew 11: 28-20 The Great Commentary by Cornelius a Lapide