by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 28, 2022 | Agenda Biblique
Dimanche 29 Mai 2022
7ème Dimanche de Pâques
Psautier III
Antienne d’ouverture : Psaume 26, 7-9
Écoute, Seigneur, je t´appelle. En mon cœur je t´ai dit: Je cherche ton visage; ton visage, Seigneur, je le recherche: ne détourne pas de moi ta face, alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture
Entends notre prière, Seigneur : nous croyons que le Sauveur des hommes est auprès de toi dans la gloire ; Fais-nous croire aussi qu´il est encore avec nous jusqu´à la fin des temps, comme il nous l´a promis. Lui qui.
1ère lecture : Act. 7, 55-60
En ces jours-là, Étienne était en face de ses accusateurs. Rempli de l’Esprit Saint, il fixait le ciel du regard : il vit la gloire de Dieu, et Jésus debout à la droite de Dieu. Il déclara : « Voici que je contemple les cieux ouverts et le Fils de l’homme debout à la droite de Dieu. » Alors ils poussèrent de grands cris et se bouchèrent les oreilles. Tous ensemble, ils se précipitèrent sur lui, l’entraînèrent hors de la ville et se mirent à le lapider. Les témoins avaient déposé leurs vêtements aux pieds d’un jeune homme appelé Saul. Étienne, pendant qu’on le lapidait, priait ainsi: « Seigneur Jésus, reçois mon esprit.» Puis, se mettant à genoux, il s’écria d’une voix forte: « Seigneur, ne leur compte pas ce péché. » Et, après cette parole, il s’endormit dans la mort.
Psaume 96 (97), 1-2b, 6.7c, 9
R/ Le Seigneur est roi, le Très-Haut sur toute la terre !
Ou : Alléluia !
- Le Seigneur est roi ! Exulte la terre! Joie pour les îles sans nombre ! Justice et droit sont l’appui de son trône.
- Les cieux ont proclamé sa justice, et tous les peuples ont vu sa gloire.
- À genoux devant lui, tous les dieux! Tu es, Seigneur, le Très-Haut sur toute la terre : tu domines de haut tous les dieux.
2ème lecture : Ap. 22, 12-14.16-17. 20
Moi, Jean, j’ai entendu une voix qui me disait : « Voici que je viens sans tarder, et j’apporte avec moi le salaire que je vais donner à chacun selon ce qu’il a fait. Moi, je suis l’alpha et l’oméga, le premier et le dernier, le commencement et la fin. Heureux ceux qui lavent leurs vêtements : ils auront droit d’accès à l’arbre de la vie et, par les portes, ils entreront dans la ville. Moi, Jésus, j’ai envoyé mon ange vous apporter ce témoignage au sujet des Églises. Moi, je suis le rejeton, le descendant de David, l’étoile resplendissante du matin.» L’Esprit et l’Épouse disent : « Viens !» Celui qui entend, qu’il dise : « Viens ! » Celui qui a soif, qu’il vienne. Celui qui le désire, qu’il reçoive l’eau de la vie, gratuitement. Et celui qui donne ce témoignage déclare : « Oui, je viens sans tarder. » – Amen ! Viens, Seigneur Jésus !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Je ne vous laisserai pas orphelins, dit le Seigneur, je reviens vers vous, et votre cœur se réjouira. Alléluia. (cf. Jn 14, 18)
Évangile : Jean 17, 20-26
En ce temps-là, les yeux levés au ciel, Jésus priait ainsi : « Père saint, je ne prie pas seulement pour ceux qui sont là, mais encore pour ceux qui, grâce à leur parole, croiront en moi. Que tous soient un, comme toi, Père, tu es en moi, et moi en toi. Qu’ils soient un en nous, eux aussi, pour que le monde croie que tu m’as envoyé. Et moi, je leur ai donné la gloire que tu m’as donnée, pour qu’ils soient un comme nous sommes UN : moi en eux, et toi en moi. Qu’ils deviennent ainsi parfaitement un, afin que le monde sache que tu m’as envoyé, et que tu les as aimés comme tu m’as aimé. Père, ceux que tu m’as donnés, je veux que là où je suis, ils soient eux aussi avec moi, et qu’ils contemplent ma gloire, celle que tu m’as donnée parce que tu m’as aimé avant la fondation du monde. Père juste, le monde ne t’a pas connu, mais moi je t’ai connu, et ceux-ci ont reconnu que tu m’as envoyé. Je leur ai fait connaître ton nom, et je le ferai connaître, pour que l’amour dont tu m’as aimé soit en eux, et que moi aussi, je sois en eux. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Avec ces offrandes, Seigneur, reçois les prières de tes fidèles; Que cette liturgie célébrée avec amour nous fasse passer à la gloire du ciel. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Jn 17, 22
« Père, dit Jésus, je prie pour qu´ils soient un comme nous sommes un », alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Exauce-nous, Dieu notre Sauveur: Que notre communion au mystère du salut nous confirme dans cette assurance que tu glorifieras tout le corps de l´Église comme tu as glorifié son chef, Jésus le Christ. Lui qui.
Méditation
Jésus prie pour l’unité de ses disciples au cours de sa grande prière adressée à son Père. Il le fait non seulement pour le petit nombre qui est avec lui, mais aussi pour tous ceux-là qui, grâce à la parole de ces disciples, vont croire en lui. Il prie pour qu’ils soient UN comme Lui et son Père sont UN. Cette unité témoigne de la communion et de l’amour du Père et du Fils qui existent entre les disciples. Chaque chrétien est appelé à prier pour cultiver et préserver cette unité basée en Dieu, et qui manque tant à notre monde.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 27, 2022 | Evangelium
Saturday 28th may 2022
Blessed Margaret Pole,
Countess of Salisbury
(1473 – 1541)
Margaret Plantagenet was the niece of King Edward IV, and was born in 1473. She was beheaded on East Smithfield Green, on 27th May 1541 for opposing King Henry VIII.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9
O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia.
Collect
O God, whose Son, at his Ascension to the heavens, was pleased to promise the Holy Spirit to the Apostles, grant, we pray,that, just as they received manifold gifts of heavenly teaching, so on us, too, you may bestow spiritual gifts. 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 18:23-28
Paul came down to Antioch, where he spent a short time before continuing his journey through the Galatian country and then through Phrygia, encouraging all the followers. An Alexandrian Jew named Apollos now arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, with a sound knowledge of the scriptures, and yet, though he had been given instruction in the Way of the Lord and preached with great spiritual earnestness and was accurate in all the details he taught about Jesus, he had only experienced the baptism of John. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him speak boldly in the synagogue, they took an interest in him and gave him further instruction about the Way. When Apollos thought of crossing over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote asking the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived there he was able by God’s grace to help the believers considerably by the energetic way he refuted the Jews in public and demonstrated from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
Psalm 46:2-3,8-10
R/ God is king of all the earth.
- All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear, great king over all the earth.
- God is king of all the earth, sing praise with all your skill. God is king over the nations; God reigns on his holy throne.
- The princes of the people are assembled with the people of Abraham’s God. The rulers of the earth belong to God, to God who reigns over all.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn14:16
Alleluia, alleluia! I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 16:23-28
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I tell you most solemnly, anything you ask for from the Father he will grant in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and so your joy will be complete. I have been telling you all this in metaphors, the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in metaphors; but tell you about the Father in plain words. When that day comes you will ask in my name; and I do not say that I shall pray to the Father for you, because the Father himself loves you for loving me and believing that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world and now I leave the world to go to the Father.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray, and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice, make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Jn 17: 24
Father, I wish that, where I am, those you gave me may also be with me, that they may see the glory that you gave me, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred mystery, humbly imploring, O Lord, that what your Son commanded us to do in memory of him may bring us growth in charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Most Catholic prayers end with the doxology “Through Christ our Lord.” This is not by any mistake or carelessness. Christ is assuring us today in the Gospel that whatever we ask in His name, we are sure of receiving. It is like saying His name is a sure pass for us to acquire all we need. And why shall we not, therefore, ask? At the mention of His name, knees bow and tongues confess that He is Lord. Could we, therefore, take off time and trust in His name when we ask for anything from God. Do we believe in the name through which we pray?
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 26, 2022 | Evangelium
Friday 27th may 2022
St. Augustine of Canterbury
(- 605)
Augustine was consecrated archbishop of the English, and then returned to Canterbury to set up his see. The mission prospered, and he founded two more sees, at London and at Rochester in Kent. Augustine died at Canterbury on 26 May 605.
Entrance Antiphon : Rv 5: 9-10
You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.
Collect
O God, who restore us to eternal life in the Resurrection of Christ, raise us up, we pray, to the author of our salvation, who is seated at your right hand, so that, when our Saviour comes again in majesty, those you have given new birth in Baptism may be clothed with blessed immortality. 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 18:9-18
At Corinth one night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid to speak out, nor allow yourself to be silenced: I am with you. I have so many people on my side in this city that no one will even attempt to hurt you.’ So Paul stayed there preaching the word of God among them for eighteen months. But, while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a concerted attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal. ‘We accuse this man’ they said ‘of persuading people to worship God in a way that breaks the Law.’ Before Paul could open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, ‘Listen, you Jews. If this were a misdemeanour or a crime, I would not hesitate to attend to you; but if it is only quibbles about words and names, and about your own Law, then you must deal with it yourselves-I have no intention of making legal decisions about things like that.’ Then he sent them out of the court, and at once they all turned on Sosthenes, the synagogue president, and beat him in front of the court house. Gallio refused to take any notice at all. After staying on for some time, Paul took leave of the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut off, because of a vow he had made.
Psalm 46:2-7
R/ God is king of all the earth.
or Alleluia!
- All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear, great king over all the earth.
- He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet. Our inheritance, our glory, is from him, given to Jacob out of love.
- God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast. Sing praise for God, sing praise, sing praise to our king, sing praise.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn14:26
Alleluia, alleluia! The Holy Spirit will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 16:20-23
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I tell you most solemnly, you will be weeping and wailing while the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy. A woman in childbirth suffers, because her time has come; but when she has given birth to the child she forgets the suffering in her joy that a man has been born into the world. So it is with you: you are sad now, but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you. When that day comes, you will not ask me any questions.’
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 : Rm 4: 25
Christ our Lord was handed over for our transgressions and was raised again for our justification, 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
Many voices and people out there are barriers to our growth. The Lord tells Paul not to be afraid or allow himself to be silenced. It is for him to be a true disciple of Christ by overcoming fear and shame. To be a Christian nowadays is also to be bold. Many people have abandoned the way and many others are ashamed or afraid of the faith they profess. Shall we be like them or shall we take the word of the Lord to Paul as directed to us? Let us ask God to grant us the grace to be courage and fortitude as we prepare for Pentecost.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 26, 2022 | Agenda Biblique
Vendredi 27 Mai 2022
St. Augustin
de Canterbury
Évêque de Cantorbéry en Angleterre. Envoyé avec d’autres moines romains par le pape saint Grégoire le Grand pour annoncer l’Évangile au peuple des Angles, il fut accueilli avec bienveillance par le roi du Kent, Éthelbert, et imitant la vie apostolique de l’Église primitive, il convertit à la foi chrétienne le roi lui-même et beaucoup de son peuple, et établit plusieurs sièges épiscopaux sur cette terre. Il mourut le 26 mai, vers 604.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ap 5, 9-10
Seigneur, par ton sang, tu as racheté pour Dieu des hommes de toute race, langue, peuple et nation : tu en as fait pour notre Dieu un royaume de prêtres, alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture
Tu nous recrées, Seigneur, pour la vie éternelle dans la résurrection de notre Sauveur qui règne désormais auprès de toi ; dirige nos cœurs vers sa gloire, afin qu’au jour où il viendra de nouveau, ceux que tu as fait renaître par le baptême soient revêtus de sa lumière impérissable. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Ac 18, 9-18
À Corinthe, une nuit, le Seigneur dit à Paul dans une vision : « Sois sans crainte : parle, ne garde pas le silence. Je suis avec toi, et personne ne s’en prendra à toi pour te maltraiter, car dans cette ville j’ai pour moi un peuple nombreux. » Paul y séjourna un an et demi et il enseignait parmi les Corinthiens la parole de Dieu. Sous le proconsulat de Gallion en Grèce, les Juifs, unanimes, se dressèrent contre Paul et l’amenèrent devant le tribunal, en disant : « La manière dont cet individu incite les gens à adorer le Dieu unique est contraire à la loi. » Au moment où Paul allait ouvrir la bouche, Gallion déclara aux Juifs : « S’il s’agissait d’un délit ou d’un méfait grave, je recevrais votre plainte à vous, Juifs, comme il se doit. Mais s’il s’agit de débats sur des mots, sur des noms et sur la Loi qui vous est propre, cela vous regarde. Être juge en ces affaires, moi je m’y refuse. » Et il les chassa du tribunal. Tous alors se saisirent de Sosthène, chef de synagogue, et se mirent à le frapper devant le tribunal, tandis que Gallion restait complètement indifférent. Paul demeura encore assez longtemps à Corinthe. Puis il fit ses adieux aux frères et s’embarqua pour la Syrie, accompagné de Priscille et d’Aquila. À Cencrées, il s’était fait raser la tête, car le vœu qui le liait avait pris fin.
Psaume : 46 (47), 2-3, 4-5, 6-7
R/ Dieu est le roi de toute la terre.
- Tous les peuples, battez des mains, acclamez Dieu par vos cris de joie ! Car le Seigneur est le Très-Haut, le redoutable, le grand roi sur toute la terre.
- Celui qui nous soumet des nations, qui tient des peuples sous nos pieds ; il choisit pour nous l’héritage, fierté de Jacob, son bien-aimé.
- Dieu s’élève parmi les ovations, le Seigneur, aux éclats du cor. Sonnez pour notre Dieu, sonnez, sonnez pour notre roi, sonnez !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Le Christ devait souffrir et ressusciter d’entre les morts pour entrer dans la gloire. Alléluia. (cf. Lc 24, 46.26)
Évangile : Jn 16, 20-23a
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Amen, amen, je vous le dis : vous allez pleurer et vous lamenter, tandis que le monde se réjouira ; vous serez dans la peine, mais votre peine se changera en joie. La femme qui enfante est dans la peine parce que son heure est arrivée. Mais, quand l’enfant est né, elle ne se souvient plus de sa souffrance, tout heureuse qu’un être humain soit venu au monde. Vous aussi, maintenant, vous êtes dans la peine, mais je vous reverrai, et votre cœur se réjouira ; et votre joie, personne ne vous l’enlèvera. En ce jour-là, vous ne me poserez plus de questions.
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 qu’il découvre ceux qui demeurent toujours. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Rm 4, 25
Le Christ, notre Seigneur, livré pour nos péchés, Dieu l’a ressuscité pour nous rendre saints, alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Ne cesse pas de protéger avec amour, Seigneur, ceux que tu as sauvés ; la passion de ton Fils les as rachetés, qu’ils mettent leur joie dans sa résurrection. Lui qui.
Méditation
On a coutume de dire après la pluie le beau temps. Paul en fait l’expérience dans l’annonce de l’évangile. Après avoir essuyé persécutions et moqueries, le voilà à Corinthe, en terre de paix, en terre fertile où il peut annoncer la Bonne Nouvelle du Christ avec sérénité. Comme il l’a fait pour Paul, le Christ nous invite aujourd’hui à être sans crainte et à avoir le courage de l’annoncer. Il nous précède et touche les cœurs pour que son message porte du fruit. N’ayons donc ni peur, ni honte d’être annonciateur du Christ. Il est avec nous.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | May 25, 2022 | Evangelium
Thursday 26th may 2022
The Ascension of the Lord
St. Philip Neri
(1515 – 1595)
He was born in Florence in 1515. At the age of eighteen he went to Rome, and earned his living as a tutor. He undertook much-needed charitable work among the young men of the city, and started a brotherhood to help the sick poor and pilgrims.
Entrance Antiphon : Acts 1: 11
Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder at the heavens? This Jesus whom you saw ascending into heaven will return as you saw him go, alleluia.
Collect
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God, and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ your Son is our exaltation, and, where the Head has gone before in glory, the Body is called to follow in hope. 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 1:1-11
In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. He had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he had continued to appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God. When he had been at table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. What you have heard me speak about: John baptised with water but you, not many days from now, will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’ Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come? Are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to the ends of the earth.’ As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight. They were still staring into the sky when suddenly two men in white were standing near them and they said, ‘Why are you men from Galilee standing here looking into the sky? Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, this same Jesus will come back in the same way as you have seen him go there.’
Psalm 46:2-3,6-9
R/ God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.
or Alleluia!
- All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear, great king over all the earth.
- God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast. Sing praise for God, sing praise, sing praise to our king, sing praise.
- God is king of all the earth, sing praise with all your skill. God is king over the nations; God reigns on his holy throne.
Second Reading : Ephesians 1:17-23
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perception of what is revealed, to bring you to full knowledge of him. May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you, what rich glories he has promised the saints will inherit and how infinitely great is the power that he has exercised for us believers. This you can tell from the strength of his power at work in Christ, when he used it to raise him from the dead and to make him sit at his right hand, in heaven, far above every Sovereignty, Authority, Power, or Domination, or any other name that can be named not only in this age but also in the age to come. He has put all things under his feet and made him, as the ruler of everything, the head of the Church; which is his body, the fullness of him who fills the whole creation.
Gospel Acclamation : Mt 28:19,20
Alleluia, alleluia! Go, make disciples of all the nations. I am with you always; yes, to the end of time. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 24:46-53
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this. ‘And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until you are clothed with the power from on high.’ Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshipped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy; and they were continually in the Temple praising God.
Prayer over the Offerings
We offer sacrifice now in supplication, O Lord, to honour the wondrous Ascension of your Son: grant, we pray, that through this most holy exchange, we too, may rise up to the heavenly realms. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Mt 28: 20
Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Almighty ever-living God, who allow those on earth to celebrate divine mysteries, grant, we pray, that Christian hope may draw us onward to where our nature is united with you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Ascension comes from the Latin ascendere, which means to ascend. Indeed, to say that Christ ascended to the Father is more theological than geographical. Taken in a literal sense, it could mean that he dwells in the clouds. The Ascension would be better translated as the day of the end of Jesus’ physical manifestation to his apostles. He has been forming them for three years and considers them mature enough to continue on their own the mission of going out to make disciples, teach them and baptise them in the name of the Trinity. Their testimony will be credible if and only if it remains faithful to the witness of Christ. The Apostles were expected to be witnesses to what they had learnt from Jesus during the time spent together. This preaching through witnessing was to be “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Jesus affirms this so powerfully in the Gospel of today: “You are witnesses to this” (Luke 24:48).
