by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 1, 2022 | Agenda Biblique
VENDREdi 02 SEPTEMBRE 2022
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Princesse suédoise, devenue veuve, elle fit un pèlerinage aux Lieux Saints. À son retour, passant par Rome, elle obtint du pape l’autorisation de fonder un couvent de religieuses cloîtrées dans son pays, qui furent des tertiaires dominicaines. Ce couvent fut inauguré en 1281 à Skanninge, un an avant son rappel à Dieu
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 85, 3. 5
Prends pitié de moi, Seigneur, toi que je supplie tout le jour, toi, tu es bon, tu pardonnes, tu es plein d’amour pour tous ceux qui t’appellent.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu puissant, de qui vient tout don parfait enracine en nos cœurs l’amour de ton nom. Resserre nos liens avec toi, pour développer ce qui est bon en nous, veille sur nous avec sollicitude, pour protéger ce que tu as fait grandir. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 Co 4, 1-5
Frères, que l’on nous regarde donc comme des auxiliaires du Christ et des intendants des mystères de Dieu. Or, tout ce que l’on demande aux intendants, c’est d’être trouvés dignes de confiance. Pour ma part, je me soucie fort peu d’être soumis à votre jugement, ou à celui d’une autorité humaine ; d’ailleurs, je ne me juge même pas moi-même. Ma conscience ne me reproche rien, mais ce n’est pas pour cela que je suis juste : celui qui me soumet au jugement, c’est le Seigneur. Ainsi, ne portez pas de jugement prématuré, mais attendez la venue du Seigneur, car il mettra en lumière ce qui est caché dans les ténèbres, et il rendra manifestes les intentions des cœurs. Alors, la louange qui revient à chacun lui sera donnée par Dieu.
Psaume : 36 (37), 3-4, 5-6, 27-28ab, 39-40ac
R/ Le salut des justes vient du Seigneur.
- Fais confiance au Seigneur, agis bien, habite la terre et reste fidèle ; mets ta joie dans le Seigneur : il comblera les désirs de ton cœur.
- Dirige ton chemin vers le Seigneur, fais-lui confiance, et lui, il agira. Il fera lever comme le jour ta justice, et ton droit comme le plein midi.
- Évite le mal, fais ce qui est bien, et tu auras une habitation pour toujours, car le Seigneur aime le bon droit, il n’abandonne pas ses amis.
- Le Seigneur est le salut pour les justes, leur abri au temps de la détresse. Le Seigneur les aide et les délivre, car ils cherchent en lui leur refuge.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia! Moi, je suis la lumière du monde, dit le Seigneur. Celui qui me suit aura la lumière de la vie. Alléluia! (Jn 8, 12)
Évangile : Lc 5, 33-39
En ce temps-là, les pharisiens et les scribes dirent à Jésus : « Les disciples de Jean le Baptiste jeûnent souvent et font des prières ; de même ceux des pharisiens. Au contraire, les tiens mangent et boivent ! » Jésus leur dit : « Pouvez-vous faire jeûner les invités de la noce, pendant que l’Époux est avec eux ? Mais des jours viendront où l’Époux leur sera enlevé ; alors, en ces jours-là, ils jeûneront. » Il leur dit aussi en parabole : « Personne ne déchire un morceau à un vêtement neuf pour le coudre sur un vieux vêtement. Autrement, on aura déchiré le neuf, et le morceau qui vient du neuf ne s’accordera pas avec le vieux. Et personne ne met du vin nouveau dans de vieilles outres ; autrement, le vin nouveau fera éclater les outres, il se répandra et les outres seront perdues. Mais on doit mettre le vin nouveau dans des outres neuves. Jamais celui qui a bu du vin vieux ne désire du nouveau. Car il dit : “C’est le vieux qui est bon.”»
Prière sur les offrandes
Que l’offrande eucharistique, Seigneur, nous apporte toujours la grâce du salut. Que ta puissance accomplisse elle-même ce que nous célébrons dans cette liturgie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 30, 20
Qu’elle est grande, Seigneur, ta bonté envers ceux qui t’adorent!
Prière après la communion
Rassasiés par le pain de la vie, nous te prions, Seigneur : Que cette nourriture fortifie l’amour en nos cœurs , et nous incite à te servir dans nos frères. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Notre foi en Jésus Christ nous conduit à la joie. C’est justement cette joie qui scandalise les pharisiens quand ils posent la question à Jésus : pourquoi tes disciples sont-ils dans la joie en buvant et mangeant, alors que ceux de Jean le baptiste vivent dans une grande austérité ? Le Seigneur répond que celui qui est avec lui doit être dans la joie. Le jeûne a pour but d’écarter de nos vies tout ce qui ne rime pas avec l’Evangile. Alors suis-je un baptisé joyeux ?
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 1, 2022 | Evangelium
Friday 02nd September 2022
Blessed André Grasset
(1758 – 1792)
He was born in Montréal on 3 April 1758 and ordained priest in 1783. In the face of persecution he took shelter with the Eudist Fathers in Paris. He was executed in 1792 together with almost 200 other priests. He was beatified by Pope Pius XI on 17 October 1926.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
Collect
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. 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 : 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
People must think of us as Christ’s servants, stewards entrusted with the mysteries of God. What is expected of stewards is that each one should be found worthy of his trust. Not that it makes the slightest difference to me whether you, or indeed any human tribunal, find me worthy or not. I will not even pass judgement on myself. True, my conscience does not reproach me at all, but that does not prove that I am acquitted: the Lord alone is my judge. There must be no passing of premature judgement. Leave that until the Lord comes; he will light up all that is hidden in the dark and reveal the secret intentions of men’s hearts. Then will be the time for each one to have whatever praise he deserves, from God.
Psalm 36:3-6,27-28,39-40
R/ The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
- If you trust in the Lord and do good, then you will live in the land and be secure. If you find your delight in the Lord, he will grant your heart’s desire.
- Commit your life to the Lord, trust in him and he will act, so that your justice breaks forth like the light, your cause like the noon-day sun.
- Then turn away from evil and do good and you shall have a home for ever; for the Lord loves justice and will never forsake his friends.
- The salvation of the just comes from the Lord, their stronghold in time of distress. The Lord helps them and delivers them and saves them: for their refuge is in him.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Ps18:9
Alleluia, alleluia! Your words gladden the heart, O Lord, they give light to the eyes. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 5:33-39
The Pharisees and Scribes said to Jesus, ‘John’s disciples are always fasting and saying prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees too, but yours go on eating and drinking.’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely you cannot make the bridegroom’s attendants fast while the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come, the time for the bridegroom to be taken away from them; that will be the time when they will fast. He also told them this parable, ‘No one tears a piece from a new cloak to put it on an old cloak; if he does, not only will he have torn the new one, but the piece taken from the new will not match the old. And nobody puts new wine into old skins; if he does, the new wine will burst the skins and then run out, and the skins will be lost. No; new wine must be put into fresh skins. And nobody who has been drinking old wine wants new. “The old is good” he says.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 30: 20
How great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.
Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that, being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
There will always be tensions between the old and the new because the Christian life is always marked by renewal and a constant effort to understand the Gospel; the ever ancient, ever new. As a matter of fact, that’s God’s nature; He is always old and new. Walking with Jesus is a new experience, an opportunity to enjoy a joyful relationship. The old wine skin of our mind resists it. The teaching of Jesus presents a new way of looking at God and religion and/or worship. Pope Francis reminds us: “Whenever we make the effort to return to the source and to recover the original freshness of the Gospel, new avenues arise, new paths of creativity open up, with different forms of expression, more eloquent signs and words with new meaning for today’s world. Every form of authentic evangelization is always ‘new.’” (Evangelii Gaudium no. 11). Let us experience things in newer ways.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Aug 31, 2022 | Evangelium
Thursday 01st September 2022
- Giles,
Abbot
St. Giles was a seventh century Athenian of noble birth. His piety and learning made him an object of much admiration. He spent many years in solitude with God. He founded a monastery with an excellent discipline therein. St. Giles died in about the year 724.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
Collect
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. 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 : 1 Corinthians 3:18-23
Make no mistake about it: if any one of you thinks of himself as wise, in the ordinary sense of the word, then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise. Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As Scripture says: The Lord knows wise men’s thoughts: he knows how useless they are; or again: God is not convinced by the arguments of the wise. So there is nothing to boast about in anything human: Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life and death, the present and the future, are all your servants; but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.
Psalm 23:1-6
R/ The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness.
- The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm.
- Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, who desires not worthless things.
- He shall receive blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.2 Thess 2:14
Alleluia, alleluia! Through the Good News God called us to share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 5:1-11
Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats – it was Simon’s – and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’ ‘Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear, so they signalled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, they filled the two boats to sinking point. When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’ For he and all his companions were completely overcome by the catch they had made; so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ Then, bringing their boats back to land, they left everything and followed him.
Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 30: 20
How great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.
Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that, being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
We all have a certain voice (inner or outer as coming from someone else) which tells us what to do in a particular situation. Sometimes, that voice of the Lord might not appear very meaningful to us when we begin to apply human wisdom to it. Peter tried to do so when he said, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing!” (Luke 5:5a). But he was able to allow his faith to carry him beyond the place his reason stopped and so added, “But at your word I will let down the nets for a catch” (Luke 5:5b). That is what the Church teaches us about faith and reason. And Thomas Merton reminds us: “Reason is in fact the path to faith, and faith takes over when reason can say no more.”
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Aug 30, 2022 | Evangelium
Wednesday 31 th august 2022
St. Aidan
(651)
He was born in Ireland and became a monk of Iona. He preached the Gospel, founded churches and monasteries, and freed slaves throughout the kingdom. He died at Bamburgh in Northumberland in 651.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
Collect
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. 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 : 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Brothers, I myself was unable to speak to you as people of the Spirit: I treated you as sensual men, still infants in Christ. What I fed you with was milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it; and indeed, you are still not ready for it since you are still unspiritual. Isn’t that obvious from all the jealousy and wrangling that there is among you, from the way that you go on behaving like ordinary people? What could be more unspiritual than your slogans, ‘I am for Paul’ and ‘I am for Apollos’? After all, what is Apollos and what is Paul? They are servants who brought the faith to you. Even the different ways in which they brought it were assigned to them by the Lord. I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God made things grow. Neither the planter nor the waterer matters: only God, who makes things grow. It is all one who does the planting and who does the watering, and each will duly be paid according to his share in the work. We are fellow workers with God; you are God’s farm, God’s building.
Psalm 32:12-15,20-21
R/ Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
- They are happy, whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as his own. From the heavens the Lord looks forth, he sees all the children of men.
- From the place where he dwells he gazes on all the dwellers on the earth; he who shapes the hearts of them all; and considers all their deeds.
- Our soul is waiting for the Lord. The Lord is our help and our shield. In him do our hearts find joy. We trust in his holy name.
Gospel Acclamation : 1P1:25
Alleluia, alleluia! The word of the Lord remains for ever: What is this word? It is the Good News that has been brought to you. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 4:38-44
Leaving the synagogue Jesus went to Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever and they asked him to do something for her. Leaning over her he rebuked the fever and it left her. And she immediately got up and began to wait on them. At sunset all those who had friends suffering from diseases of one kind or another brought them to him, and laying his hands on each he cured them. Devils too came out of many people, howling, ‘You are the Son of God.’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ. When daylight came he left the house and made his way to a lonely place. The crowds went to look for him, and when they had caught up with him they wanted to prevent him leaving them, but he answered, ‘I must proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, because that is what I was sent to do.’ And he continued his preaching in the synagogues of Judaea.
Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 30: 20
How great is the goodness, Lord that you keep for those who fear you.
Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that, being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The crowds wanted to hold Jesus back. They had recognised in Him a source of life, and did not want to lose it. They wanted to hold Jesus back, to monopolise him in order to benefit from his goodness! But Jesus does not play this game. He says to them: ‘I must proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, because that is what I was sent to do”. For Jesus did not come for a few, but for all, and no one can take him for himself. No one can use him for his own benefit. Jesus is a source of life for all. This is important for us, because every Christian must follow him and carry the message of the good news around. This is not the prerogative of the religious, but a duty of every Christian, of every person who has met Jesus and benefited from his forgiveness, his healing, his life. Thus Peter’s mother-in-law who is healed and who stands up can serve.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Aug 30, 2022 | Agenda Biblique
JEudi 01 SEPTEMBRE 2022
- Gilles
Ayant décidé de vivre en ermite dans les forêts près de Nîmes dans le Gard, il y fonda une abbaye qui prit son nom. Sa popularité lui vient de ce que le monastère, construit dès le 6e siècle, se trouvait sur l’un des itinéraires de Rome à Compostelle.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 85, 3. 5
Prends pitié de moi, Seigneur, toi que je supplie tout le jour, toi, tu es bon, tu pardonnes, tu es plein d’amour pour tous ceux qui t’appellent.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu puissant, de qui vient tout don parfait enracine en nos cœurs l’amour de ton nom. Resserre nos liens avec toi, pour développer ce qui est bon en nous, veille sur nous avec sollicitude, pour protéger ce que tu as fait grandir. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 Co 3, 18-23
Frères, que personne ne s’y trompe: si quelqu’un parmi vous pense être un sage à la manière d’ici-bas, qu’il devienne fou pour devenir sage. Car la sagesse de ce monde est folie devant Dieu. Il est écrit en effet : C’est lui qui prend les sages au piège de leur propre habileté. Il est écrit encore : Le Seigneur le sait: les raisonnements des sages n’ont aucune valeur ! Ainsi, il ne faut pas mettre sa fierté en tel ou tel homme. Car tout vous appartient, que ce soit Paul, Apollos, Pierre, le monde, la vie, la mort, le présent, l’avenir : tout est à vous, mais vous, vous êtes au Christ, et le Christ est à Dieu.
Psaume : 23 (24), 1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R/ La terre est au Seigneur, et toute sa richesse.
- Au Seigneur, le monde et sa richesse, la terre et tous ses habitants ! C’est lui qui l’a fondée sur les mers et la garde inébranlable sur les flots.
- Qui peut gravir la montagne du Seigneur et se tenir dans le lieu saint ? L’homme au cœur pur, aux mains innocentes, qui ne livre pas son âme aux idoles.
- Il obtient, du Seigneur, la bénédiction, et de Dieu son Sauveur, la justice. Voici le peuple de ceux qui le cherchent! Voici Jacob qui recherche ta face !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia! « Venez à ma suite, dit le Seigneur, et je vous ferai pêcheurs d’hommes. » Alléluia! (Mt 4, 19)
Évangile : Lc 5, 1-11
En ce temps-là, la foule se pressait autour de Jésus pour écouter la parole de Dieu, tandis qu’il se tenait au bord du lac de Génésareth. Il vit deux barques qui se trouvaient au bord du lac ; les pêcheurs en étaient descendus et lavaient leurs filets. Jésus monta dans une des barques qui appartenait à Simon, et lui demanda de s’écarter un peu du rivage. Puis il s’assit et, de la barque, il enseignait les foules. Quand il eut fini de parler, il dit à Simon : « Avance au large, et jetez vos filets pour la pêche. »Simon lui répondit : « Maître, nous avons peiné toute la nuit sans rien prendre ; mais, sur ta parole, je vais jeter les filets. » Et l’ayant fait, ils capturèrent une telle quantité de poissons que leurs filets allaient se déchirer. Ils firent signe à leurs compagnons de l’autre barque de venir les aider. Ceux-ci vinrent, et ils remplirent les deux barques, à tel point qu’elles enfonçaient. à cette vue, Simon-Pierre tomba aux genoux de Jésus, en disant : «Éloigne-toi de moi, Seigneur, car je suis un homme pécheur. » En effet, un grand effroi l’avait saisi, lui et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, devant la quantité de poissons qu’ils avaient pêchés ; et de même Jacques et Jean, fils de Zébédée, les associés de Simon. Jésus dit à Simon : « Sois sans crainte, désormais ce sont des hommes que tu prendras. » Alors ils ramenèrent les barques au rivage et, laissant tout, ils le suivirent.
Prière sur les offrandes
Que l’offrande eucharistique, Seigneur, nous apporte toujours la grâce du salut. Que ta puissance accomplisse elle-même ce que nous célébrons dans cette liturgie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 30, 20
Qu’elle est grande, Seigneur, ta bonté envers ceux qui t’adorent!
Prière après la communion
Rassasiés par le pain de la vie, nous te prions, Seigneur : Que cette nourriture fortifie l’amour en nos cœurs , et nous incite à te servir dans nos frères. Par Jésus.
Méditation
L’Evangile que nous avons lu nous révèle que la mission dans l’Eglise est une question d’équipe dans laquelle une personne tient la responsabilité. En effet, c’est à Pierre que Jésus dit : « avance au large ». Cependant, Pierre répond : « nous avons peiné toute la nuit… » Et c’est encore avec toute l’équipe qu’il ramène les barques aux rivages, et laissant tout, ils suivirent Jésus. Prions afin que nous apprenions au quotidien à travailler avec les autres dans une collaboration parfaite pour conduire la mission de Dieu dans l’obéissance à nos responsables.
