by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 27, 2021 | Evangelium
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October
SS Simon and Jude, Apostles
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Jude, also called Thaddaeus, is the apostle who at the Last Supper asked the Lord why he showed himself only to the disciples and not to the world. For many centuries he was scarcely venerated because people confused him with Judas Iscariot. He is the patron saint of lost and desperate causes.
Simon is eleventh in the list of the twelve Apostles. He is known as Simon the Zealot, but nothing else is known about him. His other name of “Simon Cananaeus” simply adapts another Hebrew word for “zeal” and has nothing to do with the town of Cana.
Entrance Antiphon
These are the holy men whom the Lord chose in his own perfect love; to them he gave eternal glory.
Collect
O God, who by the blessed Apostles have brought us to acknowledge your name, graciously grant, through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude, that the Church may constantly grow by increase of the peoples who believe in you. 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: Ephesians 2:19-22
You are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit.
Psalm 18(19):2-5
R/ Their word goes forth through all the earth.
1. The heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands. Day unto day takes up the story and night unto night makes known the message.
2. No speech, no word, no voice is heard yet their span extends through all the earth, their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
Gospel Acclamation: Te Deum
Alleluia, alleluia! We praise you, O God, we acknowledge you to be the Lord. The glorious company of the apostles praise you, O Lord. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 6:12-16
Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor.
Prayer over the Offerings
As we venerate the perpetual glory of the holy Apostles Simon and Jude, O Lord, we ask that you receive our prayers and lead us to worthy celebration of the sacred mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Jn 14: 23
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
Prayer after Communion
Having received this Sacrament, O Lord, we humbly implore you in the Holy Spirit, that what we do to honour the glorious passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude may keep us ever in your love. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
In choosing the twelve apostles, Jesus tells us that this mission of the Church is a collaborative one. We need to work with each other in the mission of faith. Also, our minds should be drawn to the action of Christ before he picked the twelve he spent the whole night praying. Before any major decision, we ought to have time to be by ourselves in prayer and meditation.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 27, 2021 | Agenda Biblique
28
Octobre
Saints Simon et Jude, apôtres
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Le surnom de zélote, donné à Simon, indique dans quel parti l’appel de Jésus a été le chercher : il était l’un de ces violents qui voulaient rétablir le royaume d’Israël en soulevant le peuple de Dieu contre les occupants païens. Devenu l’un des Douze, il apprendra de son Maître les chemins de l’humble douceur qui mènent par la croix au Royaume de Dieu. La violence du zélote fera place à la force du témoin du Christ crucifié.
Quant à Jude, appelé aussi Thaddée, la question qu’il pose à Jésus après la Cène montre qu’il attendait un Messie dont la manifestation s’imposerait à l’univers. Jésus, dans sa réponse, lui apprend et nous apprend comment il se manifeste : à travers ceux qui croient en son amour et y répondent par un amour fidèle ; en eux, il est présent avec son Père.
Antienne d’ouverture
Dans un amour sans repentir, le Seigneur a choisi pour apôtres saint Simon et saint Jude et il leur a donné une gloire éternelle.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui nous as conduits à la connaissance de ton nom par la prédication des Apôtres, fais qu’à la prière des saints Simon et Jude, ton Église ne cesse de grandir en accueillant toujours de nouveaux croyants. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Ep 2, 19-22
Frères, vous n’êtes plus des étrangers ni des gens de passage, vous êtes concitoyens des saints, vous êtes membres de la famille de Dieu, car vous avez été intégrés dans la construction qui a pour fondations les Apôtres et les prophètes ; et la pierre angulaire, c’est le Christ Jésus lui-même. En lui, toute la construction s’élève harmonieusement pour devenir un temple saint dans le Seigneur. En lui, vous êtes, vous aussi, les éléments d’une même construction pour devenir une demeure de Dieu par l’Esprit Saint.
Psaume : 18 (19), 2-3, 4-5ab
R/ Par toute la terre s’en va leur message. (cf. Ps 18, 5a)
1. Les cieux proclament la gloire de Dieu, le firmament raconte l’ouvrage de ses mains. Le jour au jour en livre le récit et la nuit à la nuit en donne connaissance.
2. Pas de paroles dans ce récit, pas de voix qui s’entende ; mais sur toute la terre en paraît le message et la nouvelle, aux limites du monde.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. À toi, Dieu, notre louange ! Toi que les Apôtres glorifient, nous t’acclamons : tu es Seigneur ! Alléluia.
Évangile : Lc 6, 12-19
En ces jours-là, Jésus s’en alla dans la montagne pour prier, et il passa toute la nuit à prier Dieu Le jour venu, il appela ses disciples et en choisit douze auxquels il donna le nom d’Apôtres : Simon, auquel il donna le nom de Pierre, André son frère, Jacques, Jean, Philippe, Barthélemy, Matthieu, Thomas, Jacques fils d’Alphée, Simon appelé le Zélote, Jude fils de Jacques, et Judas Iscariote, qui devint un traître. Jésus descendit de la montagne avec eux et s’arrêta sur un terrain plat. Il y avait là un grand nombre de ses disciples et une grande multitude de gens venus de toute la Judée, de Jérusalem, et du littoral de Tyr et de Sidon. Ils étaient venus l’entendre et se faire guérir de leurs maladies ; ceux qui étaient tourmentés par des esprits impurs retrouvaient la santé. Et toute la foule cherchait à le toucher, parce qu’une force sortait de lui et les guérissait tous.
Prière sur les offrandes
En vénérant la gloire éternelle des Apôtres Simon et Jude nous te supplions, Seigneur : accueille nos prières, fais-nous participer dignement à cette eucharistie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Jn 14, 23
« Si quelqu’un m’aime, dit le Seigneur, il restera fidèle à ma parole ; mon Père l’aimera, nous viendrons chez lui, nous irons demeurer auprès de lui. »
Prière après la communion
Après avoir reçu ton sacrement, Seigneur, nous te prions dans l’Esprit Saint : que le sacrifice offert aujourd’hui pour célébrer la passion des Apôtres Simon et Jude, nous garde dans ton amour. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Chaque commémoration des apôtres est une occasion de nous concentrer sur notre devoir missionnaire. À leur suite, nous sommes appelés par nos noms à être témoins de Jésus le Christ. Tout chrétien doit être conscient de son rôle dans la vocation de l’Eglise. Il faut que l’Evangile soit annoncé dans le monde car toute l’humanité a droit à la Bonne Nouvelle. Le salut donné par Jésus Christ est pour tous les hommes. Tout chrétien membre de l’Eglise est donc invité à être témoin de son Sauveur dans son milieu de vie. Les apôtres ont donné leur vie dans la fidélité à cette vocation.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 26, 2021 | Evangelium
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October
Pope St. Clement I
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Clement was Bishop of Rome after Peter, Linus and Cletus. He lived towards the end of the first century, but nothing is known for certain about his life. Clement’s letter to the Corinthian church has survived. It is the first known Patristic document, and exhorts them to peace and brotherly harmony.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 104: 3-4
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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 : Romans 8:26-30
The Spirit comes to help us in our weakness. For when we cannot choose words in order to pray properly, the Spirit himself expresses our plea in a way that could never be put into words, and God who knows everything in our hearts knows perfectly well what he means, and that the pleas of the saints expressed by the Spirit are according to the mind of God. We know that by turning everything to their good God co-operates with all those who love him, with all those that he has called according to his purpose. They are the ones he chose specially long ago and intended to become true images of his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest of many brothers. He called those he intended for this; those he called he justified, and with those he justified he shared his glory.
Psalm 12(13):4-6
R/ Lord, I trust in your mercy.
1. Look at me, answer me, Lord my God! Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in death, lest my enemy say: ‘I have overcome him’; lest my foes rejoice to see my fall.
2. As for me, I trust in your merciful love. Let my heart rejoice in your saving help. Let me sing to the Lord for his goodness to me, singing psalms to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn 14:6
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord; No one can come to the Father except through me. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30
Through towns and villages Jesus went teaching, making his way to Jerusalem. Someone said to him, ‘Sir, will there be only a few saved?’ He said to them, ‘Try your b st to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many will try to enter and will not succeed. Once the master of the house has got up and locked the door, you may find yourself knocking on the door, saying, “Lord, open to us,” but he will answer, “I do not know where you come from.” Then you will find yourself saying, “We once ate and drank in your company; you taught in our streets,” but he will reply, “I do not know where you come from. Away from me, all you wicked men!” Then there will be weeping and grinding of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves turned outside. And men from east and west, from north and south, will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. ‘Yes, there are those now last who will be first, and those now first who will be last.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, we pray, O Lord, on the offerings we make to your majesty, that whatever is done by us in your service may be directed above all to your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 19: 6
We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.
Prayer after Communion
May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The question is: how many will be saved. This is a very lame question, one that does not strengthen faith. Sometimes we, too, like this person, think about irrelevant things about faith. Which denomination will make it to heaven? How many angels can stand on the tip of a pin? These kind of questions will distract the mind from its true search. Jesus takes us to what we ought to bother about-personal salvation. When one seeks to be right with God, he relates well with the other.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 26, 2021 | Agenda Biblique
27
Octobre
Saint Evariste, pape et martyr
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Juif originaire de Bethléem, il se convertit au christianisme. Il organisa les paroisses de Rome et le service diaconal dans cette ville. Il vivait à l’époque où saint Ignace d’Antioche vint à Rome consommer son martyre.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 104, 3-4
Soyez dans la joie, vous qui cherchez Dieu. Cherchez le Seigneur et sa force, sans vous lasser, recherchez son visage.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, augmente en nous la foi, l’espérance et la charité. Et pour que nous puissions obtenir ce que tu promets, fais-nous aimer ce que tu commandes. Par Jésus Christ.
Première Lecture : Romains 8, 26-30
Frères, l’Esprit Saint vient au secours de notre faiblesse, car nous ne savons pas prier comme il faut. L’Esprit lui- même intercède pour nous par des gémissements inexprimables. Et Dieu, qui scrute les coeurs, connaît les intentions de l’Esprit puisque c’est selon Dieu que l’Esprit intercède pour les fidèles. Nous le savons, quand les hommes aiment Dieu, lui-même fait tout contribuer à leur bien, puisqu’ils sont appelés selon le dessein de son amour. Ceux que, d’avance, il connaissait, il les a aussi destinés d’avance à être configurés à l’image de son Fils,pour que ce Fils soit le premier- né d’une multitude de frères. Ceux qu’il avait destinés d’avance, il les a aussi appelés ; ceux qu’il a appelés, il en a fait des justes ; et ceux qu’il a rendus justes, il leur a donné sa gloire.
Psaume : 12 (13), 4-5a, 5b- 6
R/ Moi, je prends appui sur ton amour, Seigneur. (12, 6)
1. Regarde, réponds-moi, Seigneur mon Dieu ! Donne la lumière à mes yeux, garde- moi du sommeil de la mort ; que l’adversaire ne crie pas : « Victoire ! »
2. Que l’ennemi n’ait pas la joie de ma défaite ! Moi, je prends appui sur ton amour ; que mon coeur ait la joie de ton salut !Je chanterai le Seigneur pour le bien qu’il m’a fait.
Évangile : Luc 13, 22-30
En ce temps- là, tandis qu’il faisait route vers Jérusalem, Jésus traversait villes et villages en enseignant. Quelqu’un lui demanda : « Seigneur, n’y a- t-il que peu de gens qui soient sauvés ? » Jésus leur dit : « Efforcez- vous d’entrer par la porte étroite, car, je vous le déclare, beaucoup chercheront à entrer et n’y parviendront pas. Lorsque le maître de maison se sera levé pour fermer la porte, si vous, du dehors, vous vous mettez à frapper à la porte, en disant : “Seigneur, ouvre- nous”, il vous répondra : “Je ne sais pas d’où vous êtes.” Alors vous vous mettrez à dire : “Nous avons mangé et bu en ta présence, et tu as enseigné sur nos places.” Il vous répondra : “Je ne sais pas d’où vous êtes. Éloignez- vous de moi, vous tous qui commettez l’injustice.” Là, il y aura des pleurs et des grincements de dents, quand vous verrez Abraham, Isaac et Jacob, et tous les prophètes dans le royaume de Dieu, et que vous- mêmes, vous serez jetés dehors. Alors on viendra de l’orient et de l’occident, du nord et du midi, prendre place au festin dans le royaume de Dieu. Oui, il y a des derniers qui seront premiers, et des premiers qui seront derniers. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Regarde les présents déposés devant toi, Seigneur notre Dieu. Permets que notre célébration contribue d’abord à ta gloire. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 19, 6
Joyeux d’être sauvés, nous acclamons le nom de notre Dieu.
Prière après la communion
Que tes sacrements, Seigneur, achèvent de produire en nous ce qu’ils signifient, afin que nous entrions un jour en pleine possession du mystère que nous célébrons dans ces rites. Par Jésus.
Méditation
« Alors on viendra de l’Orient et de l’Occident, du nord et du midi, prendre place au festin dans le royaume de Dieu ». Tous ceux qui aiment Dieu sont à l’image de son Fils, de telle sorte qu’il est « le Premier-né d’une multitude de frères ». Jésus a dit : « Ma nourriture c’est de faire la volonté de mon Père ». Vouloir être dans la famille de Dieu et vivre dans l’injustice est une contradiction. Il y a une incompatibilité entre une vie de laisser-aller et la vie en Dieu. Dieu ne se reconnaît pas dans un monde où règnent le mensonge, la méchanceté, la haine, le manque de pardon et de pitié. Dieu ne l’accepte pas car Il « fait tout contribuer » au bien des croyants fidèles à ses commandements.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 25, 2021 | Evangelium
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October
St. Chad
(d. 672)
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He became abbot of Lastingham and was chosen to be bishop of Northumbria, but St. Wilfrid contested his appointment, and Chad obediently withdrew. He was then sent as bishop to Mercia. He died at Lichfield on 2 March 672 and was immediately revered as a saint because of the holiness of his life, his outstanding humility, and his dedication to preaching of the Gospel.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 104: 3-4
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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: Romans 8:18-25
I think that what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory, as yet unrevealed, which is waiting for us. The whole creation is eagerly waiting for God to reveal his sons. It was not for any fault on the part of creation that it was made unable to attain its purpose, it was made so by God; but creation still retains the hope of being freed, like us, from its slavery to decadence, to enjoy the same freedom and glory as the children of God. From the beginning till now the entire creation, as we know, has been groaning in one great act of giving birth; and not only creation, but all of us who possess the first-fruits of the Spirit, we too groan inwardly as we wait for our bodies to be set free. For we must be content to hope that we shall be saved – our salvation is not in sight, we should not have to be hoping for it if it were – but, as I say, we must hope to be saved since we are not saved yet – it is something we must wait for with patience.
Psalm 125(126)
R/ What marvels the Lord worked for us.
1. When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips there were songs.
2. The heathens themselves said: ‘What marvels the Lord worked for them!’ What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. and all that he does shall prosper.
3. Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage as streams in dry land. Those who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap. What marvels the Lord worked for us.
4. They go out, they go out, full of tears, carrying seed for the sowing: they come back, they come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn15:15
Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 13:18-21
Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Another thing he said, ‘What shall I compare the kingdom of God with? It is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, we pray, O Lord, on the offerings we make to your majesty, that whatever is done by us in your service may be directed above all to your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 19: 6
We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.
Prayer after Communion
May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation Faith grows. It always starts little. This is a major characteristic of faith. It is usually small at the start because our experience of God is an ever-growing encounter, one that cannot be fully grasped at the very start. Faith goes through stages: DYING, as with the seed: we die to ourselves. INFUSION, as with the seed, infusion with the nutrients of the soil. We are fed by the effects of the encounter with God. SPROUTING, as with the seed, bringing forth new life. The person gets transformed to someone new.
