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Easter: April 14th: Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Easter: April 14th: Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter

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Other Commemorations: Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, Martyrs (RM); St. Peter Gonzales, Priest (RM); St. Benezet (RM)

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter: Enable us, we pray, almighty God, to proclaim the power of the risen Lord, that we, who have received the pledge of his gift may come to possess all he gives when it is fully revealed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

“Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat, and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in, because of the number of fish. So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” ( Jn 21:1-14)

Over the charcoal fire, Peter is given the opportunity to tell Jesus he loves Him, three times, repairing for his triple denial of Christ at His Passion.

The Roman Martyrology commemorates Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, martyrs who died with St. Cecilia in the 3rd century.

St. Bénézet (1163-1184) the Bridge Builder is also commemorated today. He was the founder of the Bridge-Building Brotherhood. Legend states he was a shepherd boy who saw a vision during an eclipse in 1177 for him to build a bridge over the Rhine River at Avignon. The church and city officials refused to help him, so Bénézet lifted a huge stone into place, and announced it would be the start of the foundation. Eighteen miracles occurred, around the area and the officials recanted, and they built the bridge. The fame of Bénézet’s bridge in Avignon was spread far beyond the borders of France by the children’s song, Sur le Pont d’Avignon, which is sung all over the world, even in China.

Blessed Peter Gonzales (1190-1246), also known as St. Elmo or St. Telmo, is included in the Dominican Martyrology. He was born to a Castilian family of nobility and was educated by his uncle, the Bishop of Astorga, and named canon of the local cathedral. He was famous for his penances and mortifications, joined the Dominican Order, preached and made chaplain of the court of King St. Ferdinand III. He converted and influenced the soldiers of his country, evangelized, and died on Easter Sunday.

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