by L'équipe de publication | Jun 16, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint Hervé
Psautier: III
Vert
Aveugle depuis son jeune âge, guidé par un loup, selon la légende, il mena une vie de pèlerin avant de mourir en 568.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 26, 7-9
Écoute, Seigneur, je t’appelle. Toi qui t’es fait mon protecteur, ne me quitte pas, ne m’abandonne pas, Dieu, mon sauveur !
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu tout-puissant, force de ceux qui espèrent en toi, sois favorable à nos appels: Puisque l’homme est fragile et que, sans toi, il ne peut rien, donne-nous toujours le secours de ta grâce. Ainsi nous pourrons, en observant tes commandements, vouloir et agir de manière à répondre à ton amour. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : 2 Co 8, 1-9
Frères, nous voulons vous faire connaître la grâce que Dieu a accordée aux Églises de Macédoine. Dans les multiples détresses qui les mettaient à l’épreuve, l’abondance de leur joie et leur extrême pauvreté ont débordé en trésors de générosité. Ils y ont mis tous leurs moyens, et davantage même, j’en suis témoin ; spontanément, avec grande insistance, ils nous ont demandé comme une grâce de pouvoir s’unir à nous pour aider les fidèles de Jérusalem. Au-delà même de nos espérances, ils se sont eux-mêmes donnés d’abord au Seigneur, et ensuite à nous, par la volonté de Dieu. Et comme Tite avait déjà commencé, chez vous, cette œuvre généreuse, nous lui avons demandé d’aller jusqu’au bout. Puisque vous avez tout en abondance, la foi, la Parole, la connaissance de Dieu, toute sorte d’empressement et l’amour qui vous vient de nous, qu’il y ait aussi abondance dans votre don généreux ! Ce n’est pas un ordre que je donne, mais je parle de l’empressement des autres pour vérifier l’authenticité de votre charité. Vous connaissez en effet le don généreux de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ : lui qui est riche, il s’est fait pauvre à cause de vous, pour que vous deveniez riches par sa pauvreté.
Psaume : 145 (146), 2, 5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a
Je veux louer le Seigneur tant que je vis, chanter mes hymnes pour mon Dieu tant que je dure.
Heureux qui s’appuie sur le Dieu de Jacob, qui met son espoir dans le Seigneur son Dieu, lui qui a fait le ciel et la terre et la mer et tout ce qu’ils renferment !
Il garde à jamais sa fidélité, il fait justice aux opprimés, aux affamés, il donne le pain ; le Seigneur délie les enchaînés.
Le Seigneur ouvre les yeux des aveugles, le Seigneur redresse les accablés, le Seigneur aime les justes, le Seigneur protège l’étranger.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Je vous donne un commandement nouveau, dit le Seigneur : « Aimez- vous les uns les autres, comme je vous ai aimés. » Alléluia. (cf. Jn 13, 34)
Évangile : Mt 5, 43-48
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Vous avez appris qu’il a été dit : Tu aimeras ton prochain et tu haïras ton ennemi. Eh bien ! moi, je vous dis : Aimez vos ennemis, et priez pour ceux qui vous persécutent, afin d’être vraiment les fils de votre Père qui est aux cieux ; car il fait lever son soleil sur les méchants et sur les bons, il fait tomber la pluie sur les justes et sur les injustes. En effet, si vous aimez ceux qui vous aiment, quelle récompense méritez-vous ? Les publicains eux-mêmes n’en font-ils pas autant ? Et si vous ne saluez que vos frères, que faites-vous d’extraordinaire ? Les païens eux-mêmes n’en font-ils pas autant ? Vous donc, vous serez parfaits comme votre Père céleste est parfait. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Tu as voulu que nous trouvions, Seigneur dans les biens de la Vie, de l’Amour, de la Charité, de la Vérité et de la Sagesse que nous te présentons, les nourritures de cette vie et le sacrement de Vie, d’Amour, de Charité, de Vérité, et de Sagesse d’une vie nouvelle; fais que nos corps et nos âmes puissent toujours en bénéficier. Par Jésus
Antienne de la communion : Ps 26, 4
J’ai demandé une chose au Seigneur, la seule que je cherche ; habiter la maison du Seigneur tous les jours de ma vie.
Prière après la communion
Cette communion à tes mystères de Vie, d’Amour, de Charité, de Vérité, et de Sagesse, Seigneur, préfigure l’union des fidèles en toi ; fais qu’elle serve à l’unité de Foi, d’Amour, de Charité, de Fidélité et de Sagesse dans ton Eglise. Par Jésus.
Méditation
la perfection dans la doctrine chrétienne n’est en aucun cas l’absence total du mal dans la vie de celui qui croit. Au contraire, elle émane de la capacité à surmonté charitablement les epreuves de la vie, à fuir le mal et à toujours reconnaitre la miséricorde de Dieu pour soit et pour les autres lorsque arrive l’échec. vu dans ce sens, nos énemis loins de nous perdre deviendrons la porte de notre salut.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 15, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint jean françois regis
Psautier: III
Vert
Entré très tôt dans la Compagnie de Jésus, Jean François Régis (1597-1640) fut l’un des plus grands prédicateurs du XVIIe siècle, parcourant des régions qui avaient été très marquées par les Guerres de religion. Il mourut des suites d’épuisement.
Antienne d’ouverture
Les sages brilleront comme la splendeur du firmament, et ceux qui sont des maîtres de justice pour la multitude resplendiront comme des étoiles, dans les siècles des siècles.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, tu as voulu que ton peuple trouve en saint Antoine de Padoue un grand prédicateur de l’Évangile et un défenseur des pauvres ; permets qu’avec son aide, et fidèles à ses leçons de vie chrétienne, nous ressentions dans toutes nos épreuves le bienfait de ton secours. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 2 Co 6, 1-10
Frères, en tant que coopérateurs de Dieu, nous vous exhortons encore à ne pas laisser sans effet la grâce reçue de lui. Car il dit dans l’Écriture : Au moment favorable je t’ai exaucé, au jour du salut je t’ai secouru. Le voici maintenant le moment favorable, le voici maintenant le jour du salut. Pour que notre ministère ne soit pas exposé à la critique, nous veillons à ne choquer personne en rien. Au contraire, en tout, nous nous recommandons nous-mêmes comme des ministres de Dieu : par beaucoup d’endurance, dans les détresses, les difficultés, les angoisses, les coups, la prison, les émeutes, les fatigues, le manque de sommeil et de nourriture, par la chasteté, la connaissance, la patience et la bonté, la sainteté de l’esprit et la sincérité de l’amour, par une parole de vérité, par une puissance qui vient de Dieu ; nous nous présentons avec les armes de la justice pour l’attaque et la défense, dans la gloire et le mépris, dans la mauvaise et la bonne réputation. On nous traite d’imposteurs, et nous disons la vérité ; on nous prend pour des inconnus, et nous sommes très connus ; on nous croit mourants, et nous sommes bien vivants ; on nous punit, et nous ne sommes pas mis à mort ; on nous croit tristes, et nous sommes toujours joyeux ; pauvres, et nous faisons tant de riches ; démunis de tout, et nous possédons tout.
Psaume : Ps 97 (98), 1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4
R/ Le Seigneur a fait connaître son salut.
Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, car il a fait des merveilles ; par son bras très saint, par sa main puissante, il s’est assuré la victoire.
Le Seigneur a fait connaître sa victoire et révélé sa justice aux nations ; il s’est rappelé sa fidélité, son amour, en faveur de la maison d’Israël.
La terre tout entière a vu la victoire de notre Dieu.
Acclamez le Seigneur, terre entière, sonnez, chantez, jouez !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Ta parole est la lumière de mes pas, la lampe de ma route. Alléluia. (Ps 118, 105)
Évangile : Mt 5, 38-42
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Vous avez appris qu’il a été dit : Œil pour œil, et dent pour dent. Eh bien ! moi, je vous dis de ne pas riposter au méchant ; mais si quelqu’un te gifle sur la joue droite, tends-lui encore l’autre. Et si quelqu’un veut te poursuivre en justice et prendre ta tunique, laisse-lui encore ton manteau. Et si quelqu’un te réquisitionne pour faire mille pas, fais-en deux mille avec lui. À qui te demande, donne ; à qui veut t’emprunter, ne tourne pas le dos. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que ton Esprit Saint, Seigneur notre Dieu, nous donne dans cette eucharistie la lumière de la foi qui éclairait saint Antoine de Padoue quand il s’employait à faire connaître ta gloire. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion
Nous proclamons un Messie crucifié, le Christ, puissance de Dieu et sagesse de Dieu.
Prière après la communion
Déjà réconfortés par le pain du ciel, nous t’adressons, Seigneur, cette humble prière : en suivant les leçons de saint Antoine de Padoue, que nous demeurions dans l’action de grâce pour les dons que nous avons reçus. Par Jésus.
Méditation
La logique chrétienne de la vie voudrait que le croyant ne soit en aucun cas porté à la rencune. cette Inovation apportée par le Christ au monde est en vue de la construction du royaume des cieux et de sa justice qui ne consiste pas à «rendre à chacun selon son du» mais à amener le pécheur, par la douceur et le pardon à la conversion. par cet acte pacifique, le croyant également consolide sa relation à Dieu qui est «doux et humble de coeur.»
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 15, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Richard of Chichester
(1197 – 1253)
Psalter: Week III
Green
Richard Wych was, born at Droitwich (then known as Wych) in about 1197. In 1252 the Pope appointed Richard to preach the Crusade. He died on 3rd April 1253. His body was brought back to Chichester, where he was immediately hailed as a saint.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 26: 7, 9
O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; be my help. Do not abandon or forsake me, O God, my Saviour!
Collect
O God, strength of those who hope in you, graciously hear our pleas, and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing, grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you by our resolve and our deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
As his fellow workers, we beg you once again not to neglect the grace of God that you have received. For he says: At the favourable time, I have listened to you; on the day of salvation I came to your help. Well, now is the favourable time; this is the day of salvation. We do nothing that people might object to, so as not to bring discredit on our function as God’s servants. Instead, we prove we are servants of God by great fortitude in times of suffering: in times of hardship and distress; when we are flogged, or sent to prison, or mobbed; labouring, sleepless, starving. We prove we are God’s servants by our purity, knowledge, patience and kindness; by a spirit of holiness, by a love free from affectation; by the word of truth and by the power of God; by being armed with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left, prepared for honour or disgrace, for blame or praise; taken for impostors while we are genuine; obscure yet famous; said to be dying and here are we alive; rumoured to be executed before we are sentenced; thought most miserable and yet we are always rejoicing; taken for paupers though we make others rich, for people having nothing though we have everything.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 97(98):1-4
R/ The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation.
The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord, all the earth, ring out your joy.
Gospel Acclamation: Jn14:23
Alleluia, alleluia! If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well; if a man takes you to law and would have your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone orders you to go one mile, go two miles with him. Give to anyone who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow, do not turn away.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O God, who in the offerings presented here provide for the twofold needs of human nature, nourishing us with food and renewing us with your Sacrament,
grant, we pray, that the sustenance they provide may not fail us in body or in spirit. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 26: 4
There is one thing I ask of the Lord, only this do I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Prayer after Communion
As this reception of your Holy Communion, O Lord, foreshadows the union of the faithful in you, so may it bring about unity in your Church. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Christianity extends beyond the reception of baptism and other sacraments. It also goes beyond attending church on Sundays, or participating in church groups. It is about adopting a distinctive way of life. Saint Paul sheds light on the components of this life, stressing that a genuine servant of God practises and promotes righteousness, maintains purity in thoughts, words, and actions. Such an individual demonstrates patience and kindness towards others; standing firm in the face of troubles, difficulties, and challenges, and not giving in to despair but facing them head-on with trust in God. In harmony with Paul’s teachings, Jesus emphasises that a true servant of God does not return evil for evil. For us, Christianity should transcend mere words and lip service, and become a way of life. Today, let us seek God’s grace to live as true servants, embodying the principles of patience, kindness, and overcoming evil with goodness.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 14, 2025 | Evangelium
The Most Holy Trinity –
Solemnity
Blessed Peter Snow and Ralph Grimston
Psalter: Week III
White
Entrance Antiphon
Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit, for he has shown us his merciful love.
Collect
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading : Proverbs 8:22-31
The Wisdom of God cries aloud: The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded, before the oldest of his works. From everlasting I was firmly set, from the beginning, before earth came into being. The deep was not, when I was born, there were no springs to gush with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I came to birth; before he made the earth, the countryside, or the first grains of the world’s dust. When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there, when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep, when he thickened the clouds above, when he fixed fast the springs of the deep, when he assigned the sea its boundaries – and the waters will not invade the shore – when he laid down the foundations of the earth, I was by his side, a master craftsman, delighting him day after day, ever at play in his presence, at play everywhere in his world, delighting to be with the sons of men.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 8:4-9
R/ How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, the moon and the stars which you arranged, what is man that you should keep him in mind, mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; with glory and honour you crowned him,gave him power over the works of your hand, put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle, yes, even the savage beasts, birds of the air, and fish that make their way through the waters.
Second reading : Romans 5:1-5
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith we are judged righteous and at peace with God, since it is by faith and through Jesus that we have entered this state of grace in which we can boast about looking forward to God’s glory. But that is not all we can boast about; we can boast about our sufferings. These sufferings bring patience, as we know, and patience brings perseverance, and perseverance brings hope, and this hope is not deceptive, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given us.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Rv1:8
Alleluia, alleluia! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; the God who is, who was, and who is to come. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 16:12-15
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now. But when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking as from himself but will say only what he has learnt; and he will tell you of the things to come. He will glorify me, since all he tells you will be taken from what is mine. Everything the Father has is mine; that is why I said: All he tells you will be taken from what is mine.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Sanctify by the invocation of your name, we pray, O Lord our God, this oblation of our service, and by it make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Gal 4: 6
Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father.
Prayer after Communion
May receiving this Sacrament, O Lord our God, bring us health of body and soul, as we confess your eternal holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
We believe in one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is present everywhere in our liturgy and prayer, evident in baptism, blessings and prayers in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This frequently used Trinitarian formula contains the core of our Christian faith. God the Father, Creator of all things, brought forth creation. He did so through His Son, the Word of God and the Wisdom of God. Through His Son, God redeemed us from sin and death, adopting us as His sons and daughters. In the sacrament of baptism, God imparts the Holy Spirit to us. In turn, the Holy Spirit bestows upon us the gifts of faith in God, hope in the promise of eternal life, and love for Him and our neighbours. Moreover, the Spirit also enables us to know and understand the truth about God as revealed in His Word. Our Christian existence is thus summarised in the Trinity. Each encounter with the Trinitarian formula serves as a reminder of who God is and what He has done and continues to do for us. Let us, therefore, regularly invoke the triune God, seeking His help in deepening our understanding of the truth about Him.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 14, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
The Most Holy Trinity –
Solemnity
Blessed Peter Snow and Ralph Grimston
Psalter: Week III
White
Entrance Antiphon
Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit, for he has shown us his merciful love.
Collect
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading : Proverbs 8:22-31
The Wisdom of God cries aloud: The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded, before the oldest of his works. From everlasting I was firmly set, from the beginning, before earth came into being. The deep was not, when I was born, there were no springs to gush with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I came to birth; before he made the earth, the countryside, or the first grains of the world’s dust. When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there, when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep, when he thickened the clouds above, when he fixed fast the springs of the deep, when he assigned the sea its boundaries – and the waters will not invade the shore – when he laid down the foundations of the earth, I was by his side, a master craftsman, delighting him day after day, ever at play in his presence, at play everywhere in his world, delighting to be with the sons of men.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 8:4-9
R/ How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!
When I see the heavens, the work of your hands, the moon and the stars which you arranged, what is man that you should keep him in mind, mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; with glory and honour you crowned him,gave him power over the works of your hand, put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle, yes, even the savage beasts, birds of the air, and fish that make their way through the waters.
Second reading : Romans 5:1-5
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith we are judged righteous and at peace with God, since it is by faith and through Jesus that we have entered this state of grace in which we can boast about looking forward to God’s glory. But that is not all we can boast about; we can boast about our sufferings. These sufferings bring patience, as we know, and patience brings perseverance, and perseverance brings hope, and this hope is not deceptive, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given us.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Rv1:8
Alleluia, alleluia! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; the God who is, who was, and who is to come. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 16:12-15
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now. But when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking as from himself but will say only what he has learnt; and he will tell you of the things to come. He will glorify me, since all he tells you will be taken from what is mine. Everything the Father has is mine; that is why I said: All he tells you will be taken from what is mine.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Sanctify by the invocation of your name, we pray, O Lord our God, this oblation of our service, and by it make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Gal 4: 6
Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father.
Prayer after Communion
May receiving this Sacrament, O Lord our God, bring us health of body and soul, as we confess your eternal holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
We believe in one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is present everywhere in our liturgy and prayer, evident in baptism, blessings and prayers in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This frequently used Trinitarian formula contains the core of our Christian faith. God the Father, Creator of all things, brought forth creation. He did so through His Son, the Word of God and the Wisdom of God. Through His Son, God redeemed us from sin and death, adopting us as His sons and daughters. In the sacrament of baptism, God imparts the Holy Spirit to us. In turn, the Holy Spirit bestows upon us the gifts of faith in God, hope in the promise of eternal life, and love for Him and our neighbours. Moreover, the Spirit also enables us to know and understand the truth about God as revealed in His Word. Our Christian existence is thus summarised in the Trinity. Each encounter with the Trinitarian formula serves as a reminder of who God is and what He has done and continues to do for us. Let us, therefore, regularly invoke the triune God, seeking His help in deepening our understanding of the truth about Him.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 13, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saturday memorial of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
Saint Davnet
Psalter: Week II
Green
She is the patron saint of the diocese of Clogher. Nothing is known about her for certain. She may have lived and died at Tydavnet in County Monaghan, possibly in the seventh century.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 26: 1-2
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread? When those who do evil draw near, they stumble and fall.
Collect
O God, from whom all good things come, grant that we, who call on you in our need, may at your prompting discern what is right, and by your guidance do it. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
The love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead; and the reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for them. From now onwards, therefore, we do not judge anyone by the standards of the flesh. Even if we did once know Christ in the flesh, that is not how we know him now. And for anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old creation has gone, and now the new one is here. It is all God’s work. It was God who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the work of handing on this reconciliation. In other words, God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, not holding men’s faults against them, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. So we are ambassadors for Christ; it is as though God were appealing through us, and the appeal that we make in Christ’s name is: be reconciled to God. For our sake God made the sinless one into sin, so that in him we might become the goodness of God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 102(103):1-4,9-12
R/ The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings.
It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion.
His wrath will come to an end; he will not be angry for ever. He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to our faults.
For as the heavens are high above the earth so strong is his love for those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west so far does he remove our sins.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps118:18
Alleluia, alleluia! Open my eyes, O Lord, that I may consider the wonders of your law. Alleluia!
Gospel: Ps118:18
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors: You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your oaths to the Lord. But I say this to you: do not swear at all, either by heaven, since that is God’s throne; or by the earth, since that is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great king. Do not swear by your own head either, since you cannot turn a single hair white or black. All you need say is “Yes” if you mean yes, “No” if you mean no; anything more than this comes from the evil one.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look kindly upon our service, O Lord, we pray, that what we offer may be an acceptable oblation to you and lead us to grow in charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 17: 3
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my saving strength.
Prayer after Communion
May your healing work, O Lord, free us, we pray, from doing evil and lead us to what is right. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.” God manifests his love for us through His mercy. Even though we deserve damnation for our sins, God does not judge us solely based on our faults. Instead, He has reconciled us to Himself through the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. Through this divine act, He has transformed us into a new creation, renewing us and adopting us as His sons and daughters. Reflection on this profound reality is a daily practice for Christians; being a Christian means acknowledging that God forgives our sins and adopts us as His beloved children. Take time today to express thanks to God for this act of love and mercy. Additionally, be mindful that God has appointed you as His ambassador, and entrusted you to carry this message of His love to those around you. Invite others to embrace God’s love and reconcile themselves to Him. As a new creation, live in accordance with God’s will, abstaining from all forms of sin. This includes being a person of integrity in your words. When you speak, say what you mean and mean what you say, embodying the principles of truthfulness and reliability.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 13, 2025 | Evangelium
Saturday memorial of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
Saint Davnet
Psalter: Week II
Green
She is the patron saint of the diocese of Clogher. Nothing is known about her for certain. She may have lived and died at Tydavnet in County Monaghan, possibly in the seventh century.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 26: 1-2
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread? When those who do evil draw near, they stumble and fall.
Collect
O God, from whom all good things come, grant that we, who call on you in our need, may at your prompting discern what is right, and by your guidance do it. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
The love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead; and the reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for them. From now onwards, therefore, we do not judge anyone by the standards of the flesh. Even if we did once know Christ in the flesh, that is not how we know him now. And for anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old creation has gone, and now the new one is here. It is all God’s work. It was God who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the work of handing on this reconciliation. In other words, God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, not holding men’s faults against them, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. So we are ambassadors for Christ; it is as though God were appealing through us, and the appeal that we make in Christ’s name is: be reconciled to God. For our sake God made the sinless one into sin, so that in him we might become the goodness of God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 102(103):1-4,9-12
R/ The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings.
It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion.
His wrath will come to an end; he will not be angry for ever. He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to our faults.
For as the heavens are high above the earth so strong is his love for those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west so far does he remove our sins.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps118:18
Alleluia, alleluia! Open my eyes, O Lord, that I may consider the wonders of your law. Alleluia!
Gospel: Ps118:18
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors: You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your oaths to the Lord. But I say this to you: do not swear at all, either by heaven, since that is God’s throne; or by the earth, since that is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great king. Do not swear by your own head either, since you cannot turn a single hair white or black. All you need say is “Yes” if you mean yes, “No” if you mean no; anything more than this comes from the evil one.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look kindly upon our service, O Lord, we pray, that what we offer may be an acceptable oblation to you and lead us to grow in charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 17: 3
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my saving strength.
Prayer after Communion
May your healing work, O Lord, free us, we pray, from doing evil and lead us to what is right. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.” God manifests his love for us through His mercy. Even though we deserve damnation for our sins, God does not judge us solely based on our faults. Instead, He has reconciled us to Himself through the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. Through this divine act, He has transformed us into a new creation, renewing us and adopting us as His sons and daughters. Reflection on this profound reality is a daily practice for Christians; being a Christian means acknowledging that God forgives our sins and adopts us as His beloved children. Take time today to express thanks to God for this act of love and mercy. Additionally, be mindful that God has appointed you as His ambassador, and entrusted you to carry this message of His love to those around you. Invite others to embrace God’s love and reconcile themselves to Him. As a new creation, live in accordance with God’s will, abstaining from all forms of sin. This includes being a person of integrity in your words. When you speak, say what you mean and mean what you say, embodying the principles of truthfulness and reliability.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 12, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint antoine de padoue,
prêtre et docteur de l’eglise
Psautier: II
Blanc
Né à Lisbonne, Fernand fut d’abord chanoine régulier à Coïmbre. Il prit le nom d’Antoine quand il entra chez les Franciscains. D’abord retiré dans la solitude, il se voua ensuite à la prédication. Grâce à ses dons d’orateur et à la connaissance de l’Ecriture, son ministère fut fécond et justifie son titre de ‘’docteur évangélique’’.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 26, 1-2
Les sages brilleront comme la splendeur du firmament, et ceux qui sont des maîtres de justice pour la multitude resplendiront comme des étoiles, dans les siècles des siècles.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, tu as voulu que ton peuple trouve en saint Antoine de Padoue un grand prédicateur de l’Évangile et un défenseur des pauvres ; permets qu’avec son aide, et fidèles à ses leçons de vie chrétienne, nous ressentions dans toutes nos épreuves le bienfait de ton secours. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 2 Co 4, 7-15
Frères, nous portons un trésor comme dans des vases d’argile ; ainsi, on voit bien que cette puissance extraordinaire appartient à Dieu et ne vient pas de nous. En toute circonstance, nous sommes dans la détresse, mais sans être angoissés ; nous sommes déconcertés, mais non désemparés ; nous sommes pourchassés, mais non pas abandonnés ; terrassés, mais non pas anéantis. Toujours nous portons, dans notre corps, la mort de Jésus, afin que la vie de Jésus, elle aussi, soit manifestée dans notre corps. En effet, nous, les vivants, nous sommes continuellement livrés à la mort à cause de Jésus, afin que la vie de Jésus, elle aussi, soit manifestée dans notre condition charnelle vouée à la mort. Ainsi la mort fait son œuvre en nous, et la vie en vous. L’Écriture dit : J’ai cru, c’est pourquoi j’ai parlé. Et nous aussi, qui avons le même esprit de foi, nous croyons, et c’est pourquoi nous parlons. Car, nous le savons, celui qui a ressuscité le Seigneur Jésus nous ressuscitera, nous aussi, avec Jésus, et il nous placera près de lui avec vous. Et tout cela, c’est pour vous, afin que la grâce, plus largement répandue dans un plus grand nombre, fasse abonder l’action de grâce pour la gloire de Dieu.
Psaume : Ps 115 (116b), 10-11, 15-16ac, 17-18
R/ Seigneur, je t’offrirai le sacrifice d’action de grâce. ou : Alléluia ! (Ps 115, 17a)
Je crois, et je parlerai, moi qui ai beaucoup souffert, moi qui ai dit dans mon trouble : « L’homme n’est que mensonge. »
Il en coûte au Seigneur de voir mourir les siens ! Ne suis-je pas, Seigneur, ton serviteur, moi, dont tu brisas les chaînes ? Je t’offrirai le sacrifice d’action de grâce,
j’invoquerai le nom du Seigneur. Je tiendrai mes promesses au Seigneur, oui, devant tout son peuple.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia.
Vous brillez comme des astres dans l’univers en tenant ferme la parole de vie. Alléluia. (Ph 2, 15d.16a)
Évangile : Mt 5, 27-32
En ce temps-là,
Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Vous avez appris qu’il a été dit : Tu ne commettras pas d’adultère. Eh bien ! moi, je vous dis : Tout homme qui regarde une femme avec convoitise a déjà commis l’adultère avec elle dans son cœur. Si ton œil droit entraîne ta chute, arrache-le et jette-le loin de toi, car mieux vaut pour toi perdre un de tes membres que d’avoir ton corps tout entier jeté dans la géhenne. Et si ta main droite entraîne ta chute, coupe-la et jette-la loin de toi, car mieux vaut pour toi perdre un de tes membres que d’avoir ton corps tout entier qui s’en aille dans la géhenne. Il a été dit également : Si quelqu’un renvoie sa femme, qu’il lui donne un acte de répudiation. Eh bien ! moi, je vous dis : Tout homme qui renvoie sa femme, sauf en cas d’union illégitime, la pousse à l’adultère ; et si quelqu’un épouse une femme renvoyée, il est adultère. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que ton Esprit Saint, Seigneur notre Dieu, nous donne dans cette eucharistie la lumière de la foi qui éclairait saint Antoine de Padoue quand il s’employait à faire connaître ta gloire. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : 1 Jn 4
Nous proclamons un Messie crucifié, le Christ, puissance de Dieu et sagesse de Dieu.
Prière après la communion
Déjà réconfortés par le pain du ciel, nous t’adressons, Seigneur, cette humble prière : en suivant les leçons de saint Antoine de Padoue, que nous demeurions dans l’action de grâce pour les dons que nous avons reçus. Par Jésus.
Méditation La fragilité humaine est si immense que parfois l’homme est porté à prendre des décisions qui pour lui semblent juste et de bonne motivation alors qu’il ne fait qu’exprimer cette fragilité et son sentiment de soif de sécurité. Dans ce sens saint Paul interpelle les consciences sur cette fragilité qui appuyé sur le Christ trouve tout son pesant d’or, car sa présence est force pour celui qui croit.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 12, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Antony of Padua (1195 – 1231)
Psalter: Week II
White
Saint Antony was first of all an Augustinian monk, and later a Franciscan. Illness prevented him going to Africa to preach. His sermons are full of gentleness, but he reproved the wicked with fearless severity – especially backsliding clergy and the oppressors of the weak.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Sir 15: 5
In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who gave Saint Anthony of Padua to your people as an outstanding preacher and an intercessor in their need, grant that, with his assistance, as we follow the teachings of the Christian life, we may know your help in every trial. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
We are only the earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us. We are in difficulties on all sides, but never cornered; we see no answer to our problems, but never despair; we have been persecuted, but never deserted; knocked down, but never killed; always, wherever we may be, we carry with us in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus, too, may always be seen in our body. Indeed, while we are still alive, we are consigned to our death every day, for the sake of Jesus, so that in our mortal flesh the life of Jesus, too, may be openly shown. So death is at work in us, but life in you. But as we have the same spirit of faith that is mentioned in scripture – I believed, and therefore I spoke – we too believe and therefore we too speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus to life will raise us with Jesus in our turn, and put us by his side and you with us. You see, all this is for your benefit, so that the more grace is multiplied among people, the more thanksgiving there will be, to the glory of God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 115(116):10-11,15-18
R/ A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord.
I trusted, even when I said: ‘I am sorely afflicted,’ and when I said in my alarm: ‘No man can be trusted.’
O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful. Your servant, Lord, your servant am I; you have loosened my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make; I will call on the Lord’s name. My vows to the Lord I will fulfill before all his people.
Gospel Acclamation: Jn10:27
Alleluia, alleluia! The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: You must not commit adultery. But I say this to you: if a man looks at a woman lustfully, he has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye should cause you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; for it will do you less harm to lose one part of you than to have your whole body thrown into hell. And if your right hand should cause you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; for it will do you less harm to lose one part of you than to have your whole body go to hell. ‘It has also been said: Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a writ of dismissal. But I say this to you: everyone who divorces his wife, except for the case of fornication, makes her an adulteress; and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May the sacrifice which we gladly present on the feast day of blessed N., be pleasing to you, O God, for, taught by him, we, too, give ourselves entirely to you in praise. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Lk 12: 42
Behold a faithful and prudent steward to give them their allowance of food at the proper time.
Prayer after Communion
Through Christ the teacher, O Lord, instruct those you feed with Christ, the living Bread, that on the feast day of blessed N. they may learn your truth and express it in works of charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“If your right eye should cause you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.” Jesus is not asking us to pluck out our eyes or cut off our hands, He is merely urging us to eliminate habits, attitudes, and even certain relationships that lead us down the path to sin. We all have aspects of our lives that need transformation – bad habits to break, places to avoid, certain “friends” whose influence may not be conducive to our spiritual well-being. Developing intimacy with God entails pruning; just as we prune a branch to bear more fruit. We must cleanse ourselves of anything or anyone standing between us and God. This is a long and painful but necessary process. If we resolve to embark on this path, we can be assured that God will support us. Just as God stood by Saint Paul and his companions through the difficulties they faced in spreading the Gospel, He will guide us through the difficult task of purifying our thoughts, words, and deeds, provided we turn to Him for help.
by L'équipe de publication | Jun 11, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Onuphrius (d. 400)
Psalter: Week II
Green
Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert for seventy years. In the desert he suffered much from privation of food and drink, and also from many temptations. He spent his life praying and working until his death at the age of ninety. It was about the year 400.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 26: 1-2
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread? When those who do evil draw near, they stumble and fall.
Collect
O God, from whom all good things come, grant that we, who call on you in our need, may at your prompting discern what is right, and by your guidance do it. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1,3-6
Even today, whenever Moses is read, the veil is over their minds. It will not be removed until they turn to the Lord. Now this Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, with our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord, all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the image that we reflect; this is the work of the Lord who is Spirit. Since we have by an act of mercy been entrusted with this work of administration, there is no weakening on our part. If our gospel does not penetrate the veil, then the veil is on those who are not on the way to salvation; the unbelievers whose minds the god of this world has blinded, to stop them seeing the light shed by the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For it is not ourselves that we are preaching, but Christ Jesus as the Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. It is the same God that said, ‘Let there be light shining out of darkness’, who has shone in our minds to radiate the light of the knowledge of God’s glory, the glory on the face of Christ.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 84(85):9-14(Thu10)
R/ The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
I will hear what the Lord God has to say, a voice that speaks of peace. His help is near for those who fear him and his glory will dwell in our land.
Mercy and faithfulness have met; justice and peace have embraced. Faithfulness shall spring from the earth and justice look down from heaven.
The Lord will make us prosper and our earth shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march before him and peace shall follow his steps.
Gospel Acclamation: cf.1Th2:13
Alleluia, alleluia! Accept God’s message for what it really is: God’s message, and not some human thinking. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. ‘You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors: You must not kill; and if anyone does kill he must answer for it before the court. But I say this to you: anyone who is angry with his brother will answer for it before the court; if a man calls his brother “Fool” he will answer for it before the Sanhedrin; and if a man calls him “Renegade” he will answer for it in hell fire. So then, if you are bringing your offering to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then come back and present your offering. Come to terms with your opponent in good time while you are still on the way to the court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge and the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. I tell you solemnly, you will not get out till you have paid the last penny.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look kindly upon our service, O Lord, we pray, that what we offer may be an acceptable oblation to you and lead us to grow in charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 17: 3
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my saving strength.
Prayer after Communion
May your healing work, O Lord, free us, we pray, from doing evil and lead us to what is right. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus regularly accuses the Pharisees for hypocrisy, that is, acting to attract attention whereas their hearts remain distant from God. To surpass the virtue of the Pharisees, our commitment must extend beyond mere words and actions. God’s Word must penetrate our very hearts, the source of all our words and actions. We must let Christ transform our hearts, so that our lives too will be transformed. It is not enough not to kill; we must rid our hearts of the anger and resentment that drive destructive words and actions towards others. As we often say of witchcraft in our society, the essence lies not only in manipulating mystical powers but in the jealousy and wickedness we harbour in our hearts that propel us to seek the means to harm others. Let us invite the Holy Spirit to purify our hearts and cleanse us of all evil intentions, so that Christ’s image may be imprinted forever in our lives.
