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Today is the feast of St. Isaiah.  Yes, that is Isaiah the Prophet.  Many of you might not know that great figures of the Old Testament are considered saints by the Church, though they are not remembered at the altar for Mass.

Here is the entry about Isaiah from 9 May in the Martyrologium Romanum.  Maybe one or more of you you can take a crack at it?  It isn’t too difficult.

1. Commemoratio sancti Isaiae, prophetae, qui, in diebus Oziae, Iotham, Achaz et Ezechiae, regum Iudae, missus est ut populo infideli et peccatori Dominum fidelem et salvatorem revelaret, ad implementum promissionis David a Deo iuratae.  Apud Iudaeos sub Manasse rege martyr occubuisse traditur.

Here is a second version.

Oratio pro interpretibus

Omnipotens et misericors Deus,
qui super Unigeniti Filii tui Ecclesiam
Sanctum Spiritum abundanter misisti,
tribue, quaesumus, inspirationem et fortitudinem
laborantibus magno cum studio
in preces eiusdem sanctae Ecclesiae Latinas
in omnium gentium sermones convertendo,
ut nos, superbia dissociati vetusta,
et orationes offere tibi valeamus decore
et unanimiter a te accipere salutifera.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

A friend sent me this alarming article from the Brussels Journal.  Allah Takes Over Catholic Church.  Belgian bishops are allowing muslim illegal immigrants to squat in Catholic churches. 

There are incredible photos. 

There are links to other articles as well.