Sts. Simon and Jude (October 28) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

<p>A meditation for the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saints Simon and Jude were two of the twelve Apostles chosen by Our Lord Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel and bear witness to His Resurrection. St. Simon, called the Zealot, is traditionally said to have preached the Faith in Egypt, while St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, evangelized in Mesopotamia. St. Jude is traditionally identified as the author of the Epistle of St. Jude, in which he exhorts Christians to persevere in the true Faith and resist false teachers. According to tradition, the two Apostles eventually preached together in Persia, where they suffered martyrdom for their faithfulness to Christ. Their feast is celebrated together on October 28, honoring their apostolic zeal, their courage in proclaiming the Gospel, and their steadfast devotion to Our Lord even unto death.Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year (including this reading), from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger&#39;s The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi (&quot;the law of prayer is the law of belief&quot;), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the di