by | May 9, 2022 | Evangelium

Tuesday 10th may 2022

 

St. Damien of Molokai

(1840 – 1889)

Joseph de Veuster was born in Belgium and took the name Damien on entering the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at Leuven. At his own request, he took up residence at the leper colony at Kalaupapa and ministered to them until he caught leprosy himself and eventually died of it.

 

Entrance Antiphon : Rv 19: 7, 6

Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to God, for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns, alleluia.

 

Collect

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, celebrating the mysteries of the Lord’s Resurrection, we may merit to receive the joy of our redemption. 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 11:19-26

Those who had escaped during the persecution that happened because of Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they usually proclaimed the message only to Jews. Some of them, however, who came from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch where they started preaching to the Greeks, proclaiming the Good News of the Lord Jesus to them as well. The Lord helped them, and a great number believed and were converted to the Lord. The Church in Jerusalem heard about this and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. There he could see for himself that God had given grace, and this pleased him, and he urged them all to remain faithful to the Lord with heartfelt devotion; for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. And a large number of people were won over to the Lord. Barnabas then left for Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. As things turned out they were to live together in that Church a whole year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’

 

Psalm 86:1-7

R/  O praise the Lord, all you nations!

 

  1. On the holy mountain is his city cherished by the Lord. The Lord prefers the gates of Zion
  2. To all Jacob’s dwellings. Of you are told glorious things, O city of God!
  3. ‘Babylon and Egypt I will count among those who know me; Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia, these will be her children and Zion  shall be called “Mother” for all shall be her children.’
  4. It is he, the Lord Most High, who gives each his place. In his register of peoples, he writes: ‘These are her children,’ and while they dance, they will sing: ‘In you all find their home.’

 

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 : John 10:22-30

It was the time when the feast of Dedication was being celebrated in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the Temple walking up and down in the Portico of Solomon. The Jews gathered round him and said, ‘How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Jesus replied: ‘I have told you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name are my witness; but you do not believe, because you are no sheep of mine. The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father. The Father and I are one.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries, so that the renewal constantly at work within us may be the cause of our unending joy. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon : Cf. Lk 24: 46, 26

The Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and so enter into his glory, alleluia.

 

Prayer after Communion

Hear, O Lord, our prayers, that this most holy exchange, by which you have redeemed us, may bring your help in this present life and ensure for us eternal gladness. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

Who is your master? Who is the master of your house? Who is the cornerstone of your life? The Words of Christ direct and give order and life to the sheep that belong to Him. It is possible to be a Christian and not be a sheep of the Lord. How sad will it be in the end that many who call themselves Christians today are not counted among the saints in heavenbecause of neglect of the Words and promptings of Christ. Can I just focus today on the things that God tells me in His Word?

by | May 8, 2022 | Agenda Biblique

Lundi 09 Mai 2022

 

St. Pacôme

 

A 20 ANS, PACOME (VERS 292-348) FUT ENROLE DANS L’ARMEE ROMAINE. A THEBES, ALORS QU’IL EST EMPRISONNE AVEC LES AUTRES CONSCRITS RECALCITRANTS, DES CHRETIENS CHARITABLES VIENNENT LEUR RENDRE VISITE ET LEUR APPORTER A MANGER.

 

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

Dieu qui as relevé le monde par les abaissements de ton Fils, donne à tes fidèles une joie sainte : tu les as tirés de l’esclavage du péché ; fais-leur connaître le bonheur impérissable. Par Jésus.

 

1ère lecture : Act 11, 1-18

En ces jours-là, les Apôtres et les frères qui étaient en Judée avaient appris que les nations, elles aussi, avaient reçu la parole de Dieu. Lorsque Pierre fut de retour à Jérusalem, ceux qui étaient juifs d’origine le prirent à partie, en disant: « Tu es entré chez des hommes qui ne sont pas circoncis, et tu as mangé avec eux ! » Alors Pierre reprit l’affaire depuis le commencement et leur exposa tout dans l’ordre, en disant : « J’étais dans la ville de Jaffa, en train de prier, et voici la vision que j’ai eue dans une extase: c’était un objet qui descendait. On aurait dit une grande toile tenue aux quatre coins ; venant du ciel, elle se posa près de moi. Fixant les yeux sur elle, je l’examinais je vis les quadrupèdes de la terre, les bêtes sauvages, les reptiles et les oiseaux du ciel. J’entendis une voix qui me disait : “Debout, Pierre, offre-les en sacrifice, et mange !”Je répondis : “Certainement pas, Seigneur ! Jamais aucun aliment interdit ou impur n’est entré dans ma bouche. Une deuxième fois, du haut du ciel la voix répondit : “Ce que Dieu a déclaré pur, toi, ne le déclare pas interdit. ” Cela se produisit par trois fois, puis tout fut remonté au ciel. Et voici qu’à l’instant même, devant la maison où j’étais, survinrent trois hommes qui m’étaient envoyés de Césarée. L’Esprit me dit d’aller avec eux sans hésiter. Les six frères qui sont ici m’ont accompagné, et nous sommes entrés chez le centurion Corneille. Il nous raconta comment il avait vu l’ange se tenir dans sa maison et dire : “Envoie quelqu’un à Jaffa pour chercher Simon surnommé Pierre. Celui-ci t’adressera des paroles par lesquelles tu seras sauvé, toi et toute ta maison. Au moment où je prenais la parole, l’Esprit Saint descendit sur ceux qui étaient là, comme il était descendu sur nous au commencement. Alors je me suis rappelé la parole que le Seigneur avait dite : “Jean a baptisé avec l’eau, mais vous, c’est dans l’Esprit Saint que vous serez baptisés. ”Et si Dieu leur a fait le même don qu’à nous, parce qu’ils ont cru au Seigneur Jésus Christ, qui étais-je, moi, pour empêcher l’action de Dieu ? » En entendant ces paroles, ils se calmèrent et ils rendirent gloire à Dieu, en disant : « Ainsi donc, même aux nations, Dieu a donné la conversion qui fait entrer dans la vie ! »

 

Psaume 41 (42), 2, 3 ; 42 (43), 3, 4

R/ Mon âme a soif de Dieu, le Dieu vivant.

Ou : Alléluia ! 41,3ab

 

  1. Comme un cerf altéré cherche l’eau vive, ainsi mon âme te cherche   toi, mon Dieu.
  2. Mon âme a soif de Dieu, le Dieu vivant ; quand pourrai-je m’avancer, paraître face à Dieu ?
  3. Envoie ta lumière et ta vérité: qu’elles guident mes pas et me conduisent à ta montagne sainte, jusqu’en ta demeure.
  4. J’avancerai jusqu’à l’autel de Dieu, vers Dieu qui est toute ma joie ; je te rendrai grâce avec ma harpe, Dieu, mon Dieu !

 

Acclamation

Alléluia. Alléluia. Je suis le bon pasteur, dit le Seigneur ; je connais mes brebis et mes brebis me connaissent. Alléluia. (Jn 10, 14)

 

Évangile :  Jean 10, 1-10

En ce temps-là, Jésus disait : « Moi, je suis le bon pasteur, le vrai berger, qui donne sa vie pour ses brebis. Le berger mercenaire n’est pas le pasteur, les brebis ne sont pas à lui : s’il voit venir le loup, il abandonne les brebis et s’enfuit ; le loup s’en empare et les disperse. Ce berger n’est qu’un mercenaire, et les brebis ne comptent pas vraiment pour lui. Moi, je suis le bon pasteur ; je connais mes brebis, et mes brebis me connaissent, comme le Père me connaît, et que je connais le Père ; et je donne ma vie pour mes brebis. J’ai encore d’autres brebis, qui ne sont pas de cet enclos : celles-là aussi, il faut que je les conduise. Elles écouteront ma voix : il y aura un seul troupeau et un seul pasteur. Voici pourquoi le Père m’aime : parce que je donne ma vie, pour la recevoir de nouveau. Nul ne peut me l’enlever : je la donne de moi-même. J’ai le pouvoir de la donner, j’ai aussi le pouvoir de la recevoir de nouveau : voilà le commandement que j’ai reçu de mon Père. »

 

 

Prière sur les offrandes

Accueille, Seigneur, les dons de ton Église 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, débout 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

« Il y a un seul troupeau et un seul pasteur». Pourquoi donc tant de clivages entre nous frères et sœurs qui se réclament du Christ ? Voulons-nous dire que nous sommes plus en droit d’être au Christ que d’autres ? Certes il faut discerner les esprits pour ne pas prêter foi à tout, cependant notre rigueur religieuse ne doit pas être une fermeture du cœur et des portes d’accès au Christ à d’autres. Souvenons-nous de cette parole de Pierre : « qui étais-je, moi, pour empêcher l’action de Dieu ? ». Travaillons à la fidélité de la foi sans empêcher d’autres personnes d’y adhérer.

by | May 8, 2022 | Evangelium

Monday 09th may 2022

 

St. George Preca

(1880 – 1962)

 

He founded the Society for Christian Doctrine in 1907. He composed the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary in 1957. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on 3 June 2007, being described as “Malta’s second father in faith” after St Paul.

 

Entrance Antiphon : Rm 6: 9

Christ, having risen from the dead, dies now no more; death will no longer have dominion over him, alleluia.

 

Collect

O God, perfect light of the blessed, by whose gift we celebrate the paschal mysteries on earth, bring us, we pray, to rejoice in the full measure of your grace for ages unending. 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 11:1-18

The apostles and the brothers in Judaea heard that the pagans too had accepted the word of God, and when Peter came up to Jerusalem the Jews criticised him and said, ‘So you have been visiting the uncircumcised and eating with them, have you?’ Peter in reply gave them the details point by point: ‘One day, when I was in the town of Jaffa,’ he began ‘I fell into a trance as I was praying and had a vision of something like a big sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners. This sheet reached the ground quite close to me. I watched it intently and saw all sorts of animals and wild beasts – everything possible that could walk, crawl or fly. Then I heard a voice that said to me, “Now, Peter; kill and eat!” But I answered: Certainly not, Lord; nothing profane or unclean has ever crossed my lips. And a second time the voice spoke from heaven, “What God has made clean, you have no right to call profane.” This was repeated three times, before the whole of it was drawn up to heaven again. ‘Just at that moment, three men stopped outside the house where we were staying; they had been sent from Caesarea to fetch me, and the Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going back with them. The six brothers here came with me as well, and we entered the man’s house. He told us he had seen an angel standing in his house who said, “Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon known as Peter; he has a message for you that will save you and your entire household.” ‘I had scarcely begun to speak when the Holy Spirit came down on them in the same way as it came on us at the beginning, and I remembered that the Lord had said, “John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.” I realised then that God was giving them the identical thing he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; and who was I to stand in God’s way?’ This account satisfied them, and they gave glory to God. ‘God’ they said ‘can evidently grant even the pagans the repentance that leads to life.’

 

Psalm 41:2-3,42:3-4

R/  My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life.

 

  1. Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God.
  2. My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life; when can I enter and see the face of God?
  3. O send forth your light and your truth; let these be my guide. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
  4. And I will come to the altar of God, the God of my joy. My redeemer, I will thank you on the harp, O God, my God.

 

Gospel Acclamation : Jn10:14

Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my own sheep and my own know me. Alleluia!

 

Gospel : John 10:1-10

Jesus said: ‘I tell you most solemnly, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but gets in some other way is a thief and a brigand. The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock; the gatekeeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own sheep and leads them out. When he has brought out his flock, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow because they know his voice. They never follow a stranger but run away from him: they do not recognise the voice of strangers.’ Jesus told them this parable but they failed to understand what he meant by telling it to them. So Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I tell you most solemnly, I am the gate of the sheepfold. All others who have come are thieves and brigands; but the sheep took no notice of them. I am the gate. Anyone who enters through me will be safe: he will go freely in and out and be sure of finding pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, we pray, these offerings of your exultant Church, and, as you have given her cause for such great gladness, grant also that the gifts we bring may bear fruit in perpetual happiness. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon : Jn 20: 19

Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them: Peace be with you, alleluia.

 

Prayer after Communion

Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord, and grant, we pray, that those you were pleased to renew by eternal mysteries may attain in their flesh the incorruptible glory of the resurrection. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

the world has a lot about people who have attempted to usurp the place of God in the life of mankind. Many of such individuals think that the only road to salvation or to be saved is through them and out of them there is no real salvation. Today, Christ makes us know that all who want to be saved must pass through Him. He is not just the shepherd but also the gate through which all who desire true salvation must pass. Out of Christ, we shall be misled and led to ruins instead of to a feast. Through Him, we are sure of salvation. Without Him, we are sure of damnation

by | May 7, 2022 | Evangelium

 

Sunday 08th may 2022

 

4th Sunday of Easter,

Psalter IV

 

Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 32: 5-6

The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth; by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia.

 

Collect

Almighty ever-living God, lead us to a share in the joys of heaven, so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd htas gone before. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

 

First reading : Acts 13:14,43-52

Paul and Barnabas carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue on the Sabbath and took their seats. When the meeting broke up many Jews and devout converts joined Paul and Barnabas, and in their talks with them Paul and Barnabas urged them to remain faithful to the grace God had given them. The next sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, prompted by jealousy, used blasphemies and contradicted everything Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. ‘We had to proclaim the word of God to you first, but since you have rejected it, since you do not think yourselves worthy of eternal life, we must turn to the pagans. For this is what the Lord commanded us to do when he said: I have made you a light for the nations, so that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.’ It made the pagans very happy to hear this and they thanked the Lord for his message; all who were destined for eternal life became believers. Thus the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside. But the Jews worked upon some of the devout women of the upper classes and the leading men of the city and persuaded them to turn against Paul and Barnabas and expel them from their territory. So they shook the dust from their feet in defiance and went off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

 

Psalm 99(100):1-3,5

R/  We are his people, the sheep of his flock.

 

  1. Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing for joy.
  2. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the sheep of his flock.
  3. Indeed, how good is the Lord, eternal his merciful love. He is faithful from age to age.

 

Second reading : Apocalypse 7:9, 14-17

I, John, saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. One of the elders said, ‘These are the people who have been through the great persecution, and because they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb, they now stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his sanctuary; and the One who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. They will never hunger or thirst again; neither the sun nor scorching wind will ever plague them, because the Lamb who is at the throne will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.’

 

Gospel Acclamation : Jn10:14

Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my own sheep and my own know me. Alleluia!

 

Gospel : John 10:27-30

Jesus said: ‘The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal from the Father. The Father and I are one.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we may always find delight in these paschal mysteries, so that the renewal constantly at work within us may be the cause of our unending joy. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon

The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.

 

Prayer after Communion

Look upon your flock, kind Shepherd, and be pleased to settle in eternal pastures, the sheep you have redeemed by the Precious Blood of your Son. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

 

 

 

Meditation

The Good Shepherd is Jesus who knows the sheep, gives them Eternal Life, in whom they are never lost, and no one can steal them from Him. None can be lost if he or she accepts Jesus as the Shepherd. Safety and soundness are found only in Him. True happiness and holiness come from Him. We may betray and hurt him through sin, but He never abandons us because He abandoned everything to save us. The Good Shepherd never gives up on His sheep. Let us always remember this in our hearts as we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday and World Day of Vocations. May Christ be the true Shepherd of our souls and activities. Amen.

by | May 7, 2022 | Agenda Biblique

 Dimanche 08 Mai 2022

 

4ème Dimanche de Pâques

Psautier IV

 

Antienne d’ouverture : Psaume 32, 1. 5. 6

Criez au Seigneur votre joie : la terre est remplie de son amour, par sa Parole, les cieux ont été faits, alléluia.

 

Prière d’ouverture

Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, guide-nous jusqu’au bonheur du ciel; Que le troupeau parvienne, malgré sa faiblesse, là où son Pasteur est entré victorieux. Lui qui.

 

1ère lecture : Act 13.43-52

En ces jours-là, Paul et Barnabé poursuivirent leur voyage au-delà de Pergé et arrivèrent à Antioche de Pisidie. Le jour du sabbat, ils entrèrent à la synagogue et prirent place. Une fois l’assemblée dispersée, beaucoup de Juifs et de convertis qui adorent le Dieu unique les suivirent. Paul et Barnabé, parlant avec eux, les encourageaient à rester attachés à la grâce de Dieu. Le sabbat suivant, presque toute la ville se rassembla pour entendre la parole du Seigneur. Quand les Juifs virent les foules, ils s’enflammèrent de jalousie; ils contredisaient les paroles de Paul et l’injuriaient. Paul et Barnabé leur déclarèrent avec assurance : « C’est à vous d’abord qu’il était nécessaire d’adresser la parole de Dieu. Puisque vous la rejetez et que vous-mêmes ne vous jugez pas dignes de la vie éternelle, eh bien ! nous nous tournons vers les nations païennes. C’est le commandement que le Seigneur nous a donné : J’ai fait de toi la lumière des nations pour que, grâce à toi, le salut parvienne jusqu’aux extrémités de la terre. » En entendant cela, les païens étaient dans la joie et rendaient gloire à la parole du Seigneur ; tous ceux qui étaient destinés à la vie éternelle devinrent croyants. Ainsi la parole du Seigneur se répandait dans toute la région. Mais les Juifs provoquèrent l’agitation parmi les femmes de qualité adorant Dieu, et parmi les notables de la cité ; ils se mirent à poursuivre Paul et Barnabé, et les expulsèrent de leur territoire. Ceux-ci secouèrent contre eux la poussière de leurs pieds et se rendirent à Iconium, tandis que les disciples étaient remplis de joie et d’Esprit Saint.

 

Psaume 99 (100), 1-2, 3, 5)

R/ Nous sommes son peuple, son troupeau.

Ou : Alléluia. (cf. Ps 99, 3c)

 

  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.

 

2ème lecture : Apocalypse  7, 9.14b-17

Moi, Jean, j’ai vu : et voici une foule immense, que nul ne pouvait dénombrer, une foule de toutes nations, tribus, peuples et langues. Ils se tenaient debout devant le Trône et devant l’Agneau, vêtus de robes blanches, avec des palmes à la main. L’un des Anciens me dit : « Ceux-là viennent de la grande épreuve ; ils ont lavé leurs robes, ils les ont blanchies par le sang de l’Agneau. C’est pourquoi ils sont devant le trône de Dieu, et le servent, jour et nuit, dans son sanctuaire. Celui qui siège sur le Trône établira sa demeure chez eux. Ils n’auront plus faim, ils n’auront plus soif, ni le soleil ni la chaleur ne les accablera, puisque l’Agneau qui se tient au milieu du Trône sera leur pasteur pour les conduire aux sources des eaux de la vie. Et Dieu essuiera toute larme de leurs yeux. »

 

Acclamation

Alléluia. Alléluia. Je suis, le bon Pasteur, dit le Seigneur ; je connais mes brebis et mes brebis me connaissent.  Alléluia.

 

Évangile : Jean 10, 27-30

En ce temps-là, Jésus déclara : « Mes brebis écoutent ma voix ; moi, je les connais, et elles me suivent. Je leur donne la vie éternelle : jamais elles ne périront, et personne ne les arrachera de ma main. Mon Père, qui me les a données, est plus grand que tout, et personne ne peut les arracher de la main du Père. Le Père et moi, nous sommes UN. »

 

Prière sur les offrandes

Donne-nous, Seigneur, de te rendre grâce toujours par ces mystères de Pâques; Ils continuent en nous ton œuvre de rédemption, qu’ils nous soient une source intarissable de joie. Par Jésus.

 

Antienne de la communion

Il est ressuscité, Jésus, le vrai Pasteur, lui qui a donné sa vie pour son troupeau, lui qui a choisi de mourir pour nous sauver, alléluia.

 

Prière après la communion

Père tout-puissant et Pasteur plein de bonté, veille sur tes enfants avec tendresse; Tu nous as sauvés par le sang de ton Fils: ouvre-nous une demeure dans le Royaume des cieux. Par Jésus.

 

 

Méditation

Les textes de ce jour nous donnent de l’assurance : « jamais elles (mes brebis) ne périront, et personne ne les arrachera de ma main ». Jésus par ces paroles se portent garant de ceux et celles qui écoutent sa voix. Il assure ses brebis qu’elles n’ont pas à craindre qui que ce soit. Car le Père (Dieu) est plus grand que tout. Ainsi, quand bien même des Hommes useraient de ruse pour s’interposer à leur message sacré, les véritables brebis du Seigneur doivent savoir, raison garder, continuer leur mission sans en vouloir à personne.