by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 13, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
Dimanche 14 mai
Saint Matthias, apôtre
Apres l’ascension du Seigneur, Matthias est élu pour remplacer judas et compléter le nombre des douze. Avant l’élection, pierre rappelle quelle est la mission essentielle des apôtres, afin de définir les conditions que doit remplir l’élu. Les douze doivent témoigner que Jésus, cet homme dont ils ont partagé la vie avant qu’il ne meure crucifie, a été ressuscite par dieu dont il partage maintenant la gloire. Le seigneur ressuscite, en qui il faut croire pour être sauve, est donc bien le Jésus de l’histoire, dont les apôtres ont été les amis. Des lors, si Matthias a pu être choisi pour porter le témoignage qui fonde la foi de l’église, c’est parce qu’il a été un ami de Jésus.
6ème Dimanche de Pâques
Antienne d’ouverture : Rm 6, 9
Le Christ, ressuscité des morts, ne meurt plus ; sur lui la mort n’a plus aucun pouvoir, alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture :
Accorde-nous, Dieu très bon, de voir fructifier tout au long de notre vie les grâces que nous offre le temps pascal. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture (Ac 8, 5-8.14-17)
En ces jours-là, Philippe, l’un des Sept, arriva dans une ville de Samarie, et là il proclamait le Christ. Les foules, d’un même cœur, s’attachaient à ce que disait Philippe, car elles entendaient parler des signes qu’il accomplissait, ou même les voyaient. Beaucoup de possédés étaient délivrés des esprits impurs, qui sortaient en poussant de grands cris. Beaucoup de paralysés et de boiteux furent guéris. Et il y eut dans cette ville une grande joie. Les Apôtres, restés à Jérusalem, apprirent que la Samarie avait accueilli la parole de Dieu. Alors ils y envoyèrent Pierre et Jean. À leur arrivée, ceux-ci prièrent pour ces Samaritains afin qu’ils reçoivent l’Esprit Saint ; en effet, l’Esprit n’était encore descendu sur aucun d’entre eux : ils étaient seulement baptisés au nom du Seigneur Jésus. Alors Pierre et Jean leur imposèrent les mains, et ils reçurent l’Esprit Saint.
Psaume 65 (66), 1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a, 16.20
R/ Terre entière, acclame Dieu, chante le Seigneur ! ou : Alléluia ! (Ps 65, 1)
1. Acclamez Dieu, toute la terre ; fêtez la gloire de son nom, glorifiez-le en célébrant sa louange. Dites à Dieu : « Que tes actions sont redoutables ! »
2. « Toute la terre se prosterne devant toi, elle chante pour toi, elle chante pour ton nom. » Venez et voyez les hauts faits de Dieu, ses exploits redoutables pour les fils des hommes.
3. Il changea la mer en terre ferme : ils passèrent le fleuve à pied sec. De là, cette joie qu’il nous donne. Il règne à jamais par sa puissance.
4. Venez, écoutez, vous tous qui craignez Dieu : je vous dirai ce qu’il a fait pour mon âme ; Béni soit Dieu qui n’a pas écarté ma prière, ni détourné de moi son amour !
Deuxième lecture (1 P 3, 15-18)
Bien-aimés, honorez dans vos cœurs la sainteté du Seigneur, le Christ. Soyez prêts à tout moment à présenter une défense devant quiconque vous demande de rendre raison de l’espérance qui est en vous ; mais faites-le avec douceur et respect. Ayez une conscience droite, afin que vos adversaires soient pris de honte sur le point même où ils disent du mal de vous pour la bonne conduite que vous avez dans le Christ. Car mieux vaudrait souffrir en faisant le bien, si c’était la volonté de Dieu, plutôt qu’en faisant le mal. Car le Christ, lui aussi, a souffert pour les péchés, une seule fois, lui, le juste, pour les injustes, afin de vous introduire devant Dieu ; il a été mis à mort dans la chair ; mais vivifié dans l’Esprit.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Si quelqu’un m’aime, il gardera ma parole, dit le Seigneur ; mon Père l’aimera, et nous viendrons vers lui. Alléluia (Jn 14, 23)
Évangile : Jn 14, 15-21
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Si vous m’aimez, vous garderez mes commandements. Moi, je prierai le Père, et il vous donnera un autre Défenseur qui sera pour toujours avec vous : l’Esprit de vérité, lui que le monde ne peut recevoir, car il ne le voit pas et ne le connaît pas ; vous, vous le connaissez, car il demeure auprès de vous, et il sera en vous. Je ne vous laisserai pas orphelins, je reviens vers vous. D’ici peu de temps, le monde ne me verra plus, mais vous, vous me verrez vivant, et vous vivrez aussi. En ce jour-là, vous reconnaîtrez que je suis en mon Père, que vous êtes en moi, et moi en vous. Celui qui reçoit mes commandements et les garde, c’est celui-là qui m’aime ; et celui qui m’aime sera aimé de mon Père ; moi aussi, je l’aimerai, et je me manifesterai à lui. »
Prière sur les offrandes :
Accueille, Seigneur, les dons de ton Eglise en fête : tu es à l’origine d’un si grand bonheur, qu’il s’épanouisse en joie éternelle. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Jn 20, 19
Jésus, debout au milieu des disciples, leur dit : « La paix soit avec vous », alléluia.
Prière après la communion :
Regarde avec bonté, Seigneur, le peuple que tu as rénové par tes sacrements ; accorde-nous de parvenir à la résurrection bienheureuse, toi qui nous as destinés à connaître ta gloire. Par Jésus.
MÉDITATION
Jésus est conscient que la perte imminente de sa présence physique sera un coup dur pour ses disciples. Il les rassure « Je ne vous laisserai pas orphelins ». Son absence physique sera compensée par l’envoi du Saint-Esprit, qui sera avec eux en permanence. Dans notre société changeante et de plus en plus sécularisée, on peut facilement ressentir un sentiment de perte et d’abandon, mais de nos jours et de façon pertinente, le Saint-Esprit continue de nous guider et de nous inspirer dans des formes nouvelles et créatives de communication de la Bonne Nouvelle. Je n’ai pas besoin de compter sur mes propres ressources mais de me tourner vers Dieu qui promet de m’aider en m’envoyant le Saint-Esprit. Pour être ouvert à l’esprit, je dois y soumettre mon corps et mon cœur. Savoir que je n’agis pas seul, mais que je suis accompagné de l’Esprit toujours présent de Dieu.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 13, 2023 | Evangelium
SUNDAY 14 MAY
6th Sunday of Easter
Psalter week II
SAINT MATHIAS
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Is 48: 20
Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard; proclaim to the ends of the earth: The Lord has freed his people, alleluia.
Collect
Grant, almighty God, that we may celebrate with heartfelt devotion, these days of joy which we keep in honour of the risen Lord, and that what we relive in remembrance, we may always hold to in what we do. 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: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Philip went to a Samaritan town and proclaimed the Christ to them. The people united in welcoming the message Philip preached, either because they had heard of the miracles he worked or because they saw them for themselves. There were, for example, unclean spirits that came shrieking out of many who were possessed, and several paralytics and cripples were cured. As a result there was great rejoicing in that town. When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, and they went down there, and prayed for the Samaritans to receive the Holy Spirit, for as yet he had not come down on any of them: they had only been baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 65(66):1-7,16,20
R/ Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.
Cry out with joy to God all the earth, O sing to the glory of his name. O render him glorious praise. Say to God: How tremendous your deeds!
Before you all the earth shall bow; shall sing to you, sing to your name! Come and see the works of God, tremendous his deeds among men.
He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the river dry-shod. Let our joy then be in him; he rules for ever by his might.
Come and hear, all who fear God. I will tell what he did for my soul: Blessed be God who did not reject my prayer nor withhold his love from me.
Second reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18
Reverence the Lord Christ in your hearts, and always have your answer ready for people who ask you the reason for the hope that you all have. But give it with courtesy and respect and with a clear conscience, so that those who slander you when you are living a good life in Christ may be proved wrong in the accusations that they bring. And if it is the will of God that you should suffer, it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong. Why, Christ himself, innocent though he was, had died once for sins, died for the guilty, to lead us to God. In the body he was put to death, in the spirit he was raised to life.
Gospel Acclamation: Jn 14: 23
Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said: “If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him.” Alleluia!
Gospel: John 14:15-21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me you will keep my commandments. I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever, that Spirit of truth whom the world can never receive since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you. In a short time the world will no longer see me; but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will understand that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you. Anybody who receives my commandments and keeps them will be one who loves me; and anybody who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him and show myself to him.”
Prayer over the Offerings
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord, together with the sacrificial offerings, so that, purified by your graciousness, we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Jn 14: 15-16
If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord, and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete, to abide with you for ever, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Almighty ever-living God, who restore us to eternal life in the Resurrection of Christ, increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus is aware that the imminent loss of his physical presence will be a hard blow to his disciples. So he reassures them, “I will not leave you orphans”. His physical absence will be compensated by the coming of the Holy Spirit who will be with them always. In our changing and increasingly secularized society, it is easy to feel a sense of loss and abandonment, but the Holy Spirit continues to guide and inspire us in new and creative ways so that we can relevantly communicate the Good News to today’s world. We must therefore be open to the Holy Spirit. In this time of stillness, God teaches us to see our world differently; we do not act on our own; we are accompanied by the ever-present Spirit of God.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 12, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
Samedi 13 mai
Notre Dame de Fatima
Sainte Rolande ; saint Hubert
Fille de Didier, le roi des Lombards, Rolande avait toutes les qualités, y compris une grande beauté. Donnée en mariage par son père au roi d’Ecosse, elle faussa compagnie aux seigneurs écossais qui la conduisaient vers son prétendant. Elle voulut se réfugier à Cologne au monastère de Sainte-Ursule, mais elle tomba malade à Villiers-Poterie où elle mourut en 774.
Blanc
Antienne d’ouverture : Col 2, 12
Par le baptême, vous avez été mis au tombeau avec le Christ, avec lui vous avez été ressuscités, parce que vous avez cru en la force de Dieu qui a ressuscité le Christ d’entre les morts, alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui donnes la vie éternelle aux hommes en les faisant renaître par le baptême, nous te prions : dans le Christ, tu nous as justifiés et rendus capables d’une existence immortelle ; conduis-nous désormais par ta grâce jusqu’à la gloire qu’il possède en plénitude. Lui qui.
Première lecture : Act 16, 1-10
En ces jours-là, Paul, qui avait quitté Antioche avec Silas, arriva ensuite à Derbé, puis à Lystres. Il y avait là un disciple nommé Timothée ; sa mère était une Juive devenue croyante, mais son père était grec. À Lystres et à Iconium, les frères lui rendaient un bon témoignage. Paul désirait l’emmener ; il le prit avec lui et le fit circoncire à cause des Juifs de la région, car ils savaient tous que son père était grec. Dans les villes où Paul et ses compagnons passaient, ils transmettaient les décisions prises par les Apôtres et les Anciens de Jérusalem, pour qu’elles entrent en vigueur. Les Églises s’affermissaient dans la foi le nombre de leurs membres augmentait chaque jour. Paul et ses compagnons traversèrent la Phrygie et le pays des Galates, car le Saint-Esprit les avait empêchés de dire la Parole dans la province d’Asie. Arrivés en Mysie, ils essayèrent d’atteindre la Bithynie, mais l’Esprit de Jésus s’y opposa. Ils longèrent alors la Mysie et descendirent jusqu’à Troas. Pendant la nuit, Paul eut une vision : un Macédonien lui apparut, debout, qui lui faisait cette demande : « Passe en Macédoine et viens à notre secours. » À la suite de cette vision de Paul, nous avons aussitôt cherché à partir pour la Macédoine, car nous en avons déduit que Dieu nous appelait à y porter la Bonne Nouvelle.
Psaume 99 (100), 1-2, 3, 5
R/ Acclamez le Seigneur, terre entière ! ou : Alléluia ! 99, 1
1. Acclamez le Seigneur, terre entière, servez le Seigneur dans l’allégresse, venez à lui avec des chants de joie !
2. Reconnaissez que le Seigneur est Dieu : il nous a faits, et nous sommes à lui, nous, son peuple, son troupeau.
3. Oui, le Seigneur est bon, éternel est son amour, sa fidélité demeure d’âge en âge.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Si vous êtes ressuscités avec le Christ, recherchez les réalités d’en haut: c’est là qu’est le Christ, assis à la droite de Dieu. Alléluia. (Col 3, 1)
Évangile : Jean 15, 18-21
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Si le monde a de la haine contre vous, sachez qu’il en a eu d’abord contre moi. Si vous apparteniez au monde, le monde aimerait ce qui est à lui. Mais vous n’appartenez pas au monde, puisque je vous ai choisis en vous prenant dans le monde ; voilà pourquoi le monde a de la haine contre vous. Rappelez-vous la parole que je vous ai dite : un serviteur n’est pas plus grand que son maître. Si l’on m’a persécuté, on vous persécutera, vous aussi. Si l’on a gardé ma parole, on gardera aussi la vôtre. Les gens vous traiteront ainsi à cause de mon nom, parce qu’ils ne connaissent pas Celui qui m’a envoyé. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Reçois avec bonté, Seigneur, les offrandes de ton peuple : garde-le sous ta protection, pour qu’il ne perde aucun des biens que tu lui donnes, et découvre ceux qui demeurent toujours. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Jn 17, 20-21
Jésus priait ainsi : « Pour ceux qui croiront en moi, je te demande, Père, qu’ils soient un en nous, afin que le monde reconnaisse que tu m’as envoyé », alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Ne cesse pas de protéger avec amour, Seigneur, ceux que tu as sauvés : la passion de ton Fils les a rachetés, qu’ils mettent leur joie dans sa résurrection. Lui qui.
MÉDITATION
Être un disciple de Jésus signifie parfois faire des choix impopulaires. Suis-je prêt à me lever et défendre mon être chrétien ? Y a-t-il quelque chose que je dois faire ou dire maintenant en tant que chrétien, mais que j’ai peur de faire ? Demandons-en le courage à Jésus. Rappelons-nous qu’il est humain de craindre l’avis des autres sur nos actes ; et si pour ces raisons nous nous sommes abstenus d’être de bons chrétiens dans le passé, parlons-en honnêtement à Jésus, Il nous aime, peu importe comment nous nous sommes comportés, tout comme il a continué à aimer son ami Pierre après que Pierre l’ait renié.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 12, 2023 | Evangelium
SATURDAY 13 MAY
Saint John the Silent
Our LADY OF FATIMA
Also known as St John the Hesychast he was a Christian saint known for living alone for seventy-six years. He was given the surname because he loved recollection and silence.
Entrance Antiphon: Col 2: 12
You have been buried with Christ in Baptism, through which you also rose again by faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead, alleluia.
Collect
Almighty and eternal God, who, through the regenerating power of Baptism, have been pleased to confer on us heavenly life, grant, we pray, that those you render capable of immortality by justifying them may by your guidance attain the fullness of glory. 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: Acts 16:1-10
From Cilicia Paul went to Derbe, and then on to Lystra. Here there was a disciple called Timothy, whose mother was a Jewess who had become a believer; but his father was a Greek. The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy, and Paul, who wanted to have him as a travelling companion, had him circumcised. This was on account of the Jews in the locality where everyone knew his father was a Greek. As they visited one town after another, they passed on the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, with instructions to respect them. So the Churches grew strong in the faith, as well as growing daily in numbers. They travelled through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been told by the Holy Spirit not to preach the word in Asia. When they reached the frontier of Mysia they thought to cross it into Bithynia, but as the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them, they went through Mysia and came down to Troas. One night Paul had a vision: a Macedonian appeared and appealed to him in these words, “Come across to Macedonia and help us.” Once he had seen this vision we lost no time in arranging a passage to Macedonia, convinced that God had called us to bring them the Good News.
Psalm 99:1-3, 5
R/ Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing for joy.
Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
Indeed, how good is the Lord, eternal his merciful love. He is faithful from age to age.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord, who hung for us upon the tree, has risen from the tomb. Alleluia!
Gospel: John 15:18-21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me before you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you do not belong to the world, because my choice withdrew you from the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the words I said to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you too; if they kept my word, they will keep yours as well. But it will be on my account that they will do all this, because they do not know the one who sent me.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray, the offerings of your family, that under your protective care, they may never lose what they have received, but attain the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Jn 17: 20-21
Father, I pray for them, that they may be one in us, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me, says the Lord, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray, those whom you have saved by your kindness, that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son, they may rejoice in his Resurrection. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Meditation
Being a follower of Jesus sometimes means making unpopular choices. Am I ready to stand up and be counted as a Christian? Maybe there is something I need to do or say now as a Christian, but I am afraid to do. So I ask Jesus now for courage. I remind myself that it is only human to refrain from taking a position that others may not like. Maybe I have failed to do this in the past. I speak honestly to Jesus about it, knowing that he loves me no matter how I have behaved, just as he continued to love his friend Peter even after Peter denied him.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 10, 2023 | Evangelium
THURSDAY 11 MAY
SAINT John Houghton and
Companions
He was one of the Carthusian martyrs under Henry VIII. He was recognized as a man of sanctity even before his martyrdom. His community was a model of observance and austerity
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ex 15: 1-2
Let us sing to the Lord, for he has gloriously triumphed. The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation, alleluia.
Collect
O God, by whose grace, though sinners, we are made just and, though pitiable, made blessed, stand, we pray, by your works, stand by your gifts, that those justified by faith may not lack the courage of perseverance. 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: Acts 15:7-21
After the discussion had gone on a long time, Peter stood up and addressed the apostles and the elders. “My brothers,” he said “you know perfectly well that in the early days God made his choice among you: the pagans were to learn the Good News from me and so become believers. In fact God, who can read everyone’s heart, showed his approval of them by giving the Holy Spirit to them just as he had to us. God made no distinction between them and us, since he purified their hearts by faith. It would only provoke God’s anger now, surely, if you imposed on the disciples the very burden that neither we nor our ancestors were strong enough to support? Remember, we believe that we are saved in the same way as they are: through the grace of the Lord Jesus.” This silenced the entire assembly, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had worked through them among the pagans. When they had finished it was James who spoke. “My brothers,” he said, “Listen to me. Simeon has described how God first arranged to enlist a people for his name out of the pagans. This is entirely in harmony with the words of the prophets, since the scriptures say: After that I shall return and rebuild the fallen House of David; I shall rebuild it from its ruins and restore it. Then the rest of mankind, all the pagans who are consecrated to my name, will look for the Lord, says the Lord who made this known so long ago. I rule, then, that instead of making things more difficult for pagans who turn to God, we send them a letter telling them merely to abstain from anything polluted by idols, from fornication, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. For Moses has always had his preachers in every town, and is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
Psalm 95(96):1-3,10
R/ Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.
O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his name.
Proclaim his help day by day, tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples.
Proclaim to the nations: “God is king.” The world he made firm in its place; he will judge the peoples in fairness.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! Christ has risen, he who created all things, and has granted his mercy to men. Alleluia!
Gospel: John 15:9-11
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O God, who by the wonderful exchange effected in this sacrifice have made us partakers of the one supreme Godhead, grant, we pray, that, as we have come to know your truth, we may make it ours by a worthy way of life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: 2 Cor 5: 15
Christ died for all, that those who live may live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them and is risen, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Graciously be present to your people, we pray, O Lord, and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries to pass from former ways to newness of life. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
If we could grasp God’s unconditional love for us, we would see life radically as a journey of joy. There can be joy amidst trials. The joy of Jesus is deep and profound, even in his Passion. It is the joy of being loved by the Father. Similarly, my joy must be born of the deep awareness that I am overwhelmingly loved by God. Lord, I do not know why you should care if my joy is complete. But you do, so let me now have time to savour this. Give me the awareness and the grace to always praise and thank You.
