by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 10, 2021 | Evangelium
11
October
Pope John XXIII
(1881 – 1963)
Green / White
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was born in the village of Sotto il Monte, near Bergamo, in 1881. At the age of 11 he entered the seminary at Bergamo and later pursued his studies at the Pontifical Seminary in Rome. He was ordained priest in 1904. He was secretary to the Bishop of Bergamo but from 1921 onwards he served the Holy See directly in various posts, both in Rome and in Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece, culminating as Apostolic Nuncio to France from 1944 until 1953, when he was created cardinal and made the Patriarch of Venice. He was elected Pope in 1958.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 129: 3-4
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But with you is found forgiveness, O God of Israel.
Collect
May your grace, O Lord, we pray, at all times go before us and follow after and make us always determined to carry out good works. 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 1:1-7
From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus who has been called to be an apostle, and specially chosen to preach the Good News that God promised long ago through his prophets in the scriptures. This news is about the Son of God who, according to the human nature he took was a descendant of David: it is about Jesus Christ our Lord who, in the order of the spirit, the spirit of holiness that was in him, was proclaimed Son of God in all his power through his resurrection from the dead. Through him we received grace and our apostolic mission to preach the obedience of faith to all pagan nations in honour of his name. You are one of these nations, and by his call belong to Jesus Christ. To you all, then, who are God’s beloved in Rome, called to be saints, may God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send grace and peace.
Psalm 97(98):1-4
R/ The Lord has made known his salvation.
1. Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation.
2. The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel.
3. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord, all the earth, ring out your joy.
Gospel Acclamation : Ps118:88
Alleluia, alleluia! Because of your love give me life, and I will do your will. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 11:29-32
The crowds got even bigger, and Jesus addressed them: ‘This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. On Judgement day the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here. On Judgement day the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation and condemn it, because when Jonah preached they repented; and there is something greater than Jonah here.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful with the sacrificial offerings, that, through these acts of devotedness, we may pass over to the glory of heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 33: 11
The rich suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing.
Prayer after Communion
We entreat your majesty most humbly, O Lord, that, as you feed us with the nourishment which comes from the most holy Body and Blood of your Son, so you may make us sharers of his divine nature. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Meditation
We live in a world in which signs, wonders and miracles are put before faith. Many Christians are not different from the large crowd following Jesus in the gospel. St. Paul underlines in the first reading that Christianity is not a matter of miracles; rather it is a call to faith in Christ Jesus. The people of Nineveh show a contrast compared to those of the gospel. These needed no sign; all they heard was the word of the Lord, “Repent”. This was enough to set back them back on track.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 10, 2021 | Agenda Biblique
11
Octobre
St Jean XXIII
Vert / Blanc
Élu à 76 ans comme simple pape de transition, Jean XXIII a pourtant chamboulé le Vatican pour se rapprocher du peuple, au point d’hériter du surnom de “bon pape” auprès des fidèles. L’italien Angelo Roncalli a profondément marqué l’Église par son pontificat. Celui qui devient Jean XXIII en 1958 crée principalement la surprise en lançant Vatican II, un concile qu’il veut synonyme d’aggiornamento, c’est-à-dire de “mise à jour”, moins de trois mois après son élection.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 129, 3-4
Si tu retiens les fautes, Seigneur, qui donc subsistera? Mais près de toi se trouve le pardon, Dieu fidèle.
Prière d’ouverture
Nous t’en prions, Seigneur, que ta grâce nous devance et qu’elle nous accompagne toujours, pour nous rendre attentifs à faire le bien sans relâche. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Romain 1, 1-7
Paul, serviteur du Christ Jésus, appelé à être Apôtre, mis à part pour l’Évangile de Dieu, à tous les bien-aimés de Dieu qui sont à Rome. Cet Évangile, que Dieu avait promis d’avance par ses prophètes dans les saintes Écritures concerne son Fils qui, selon la chair, est né de la descendance de David et, selon l’Esprit de sainteté, a été établi dans sa puissance de Fils de Dieu par sa résurrection d’entre les morts, lui, Jésus Christ, notre Seigneur. Pour que son nom soit reconnu, nous avons reçu par lui grâce et mission d’Apôtre, afin d’amener à l’obéissance de la foi toutes les nations païennes, dont vous faites partie, vous aussi que Jésus Christ a appelés. À vous qui êtes appelés à être saints, la grâce et la paix de la part de Dieu notre Père et du Seigneur Jésus Christ.
Psaume : 97 (98), 1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4
R/ La terre tout entière a vu le salut que Dieu nous donne. ou : Alléluia ! (cf. 97,3)
1. Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, car il a fait des merveilles; par son bras très saint, par sa main puissante, il s’est assuré la victoire.
2. Le Seigneur a fait connaître sa victoire et révélé sa justice aux nations ; il s’est rappelé sa fidélité, son amour, en faveur de la maison d’Israël.
3. La terre tout entière a vu la victoire de notre Dieu. Acclamez le Seigneur, terre entière, sonnez, chantez, jouez.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Aujourd’hui, ne fermez pas votre cœur, mais écoutez la voix du Seigneur. Alléluia. (cf. Ps 94, 8a.7d)
Évangile : Luc 11, 29-32
En ce temps-là, comme les foules s’amassaient, Jésus se mit à dire : « Cette génération est une génération mauvaise : elle cherche un signe, mais en fait de signe il ne lui sera donné que le signe de Jonas. Car Jonas a été un signe pour les habitants de Ninive; il en sera de même avec le Fils de l’homme pour cette génération. Lors du Jugement, la reine de Saba se dressera en même temps que les hommes de cette génération, et elle les condamnera. En effet, elle est venue des extrémités de la terre pour écouter la sagesse de Salomon, et il y a ici bien plus que Salomon. Lors du Jugement, les habitants de Ninive se lèveront en même temps que cette génération, et ils la condamneront ; en effet, ils se sont convertis en réponse à la proclamation faite par Jonas, et il y a ici bien plus que Jonas.
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 : Ps 33, 11
Le riche est dépourvu, affamé, mais, à la table du Seigneur, celui qui cherche Dieu ne manque de rien.
Prière après la communion
Dieu souverain, nous te le demandons humblement: Rends-nous participants de la nature divine, puisque tu nous as fait communier au corps et au sang du Christ. Lui qui.
Méditation
L’annonce de la Bonne Nouvelle de Jésus Christ est destinée à toutes les nations. Saint Paul dira que tous les hommes de la terre sont pécheurs, ils sont tous appelés à la sainteté en Jésus Christ sans exception. La reine de Saba montre l’exemple, elle s’est rendue quêter la Sagesse auprès de Salomon. Les gens de Ninive se sont détournés de leurs mauvaises conduites à l’appel de Jonas proclamant la Parole de Dieu. Jésus Christ est ici plus que tout autre prophète de Dieu. Quand sa Voix se lève, tout homme doit se mouvoir vers lui, tout homme doit se détourner de ses péchés et se convertir.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 9, 2021 | Evangelium
10
October
Twenty-Eigth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalter IV
St. Paulinus (d. 644)
Green
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 129: 3-4
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But with you is found forgiveness, O God of Israel.
Collect
May your grace, O Lord, we pray, at all times go before us and follow after and make us always determined to carry out good works. 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: Wisdom 7:7-11
I prayed, and understanding was given me; I entreated, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. I esteemed her more than sceptres and thrones; compared with her, I held riches as nothing. I reckoned no priceless stone to be her peer, for compared with her, all gold is a pinch of sand, and beside her silver ranks as mud. I loved her more than health or beauty, preferred her to the light, since her radiance never sleeps. In her company all good things came to me, at her hands riches not to be numbered.
Psalm 89(90):12-17
R/ Fill us with your love so that we may rejoice.
1. Make us know the shortness of our life that we may gain wisdom of heart. Lord, relent! Is your anger forever? Show pity to your servants.
2. In the morning, fill us with your love; we shall exult and rejoice all our days. Give us joy to balance our affliction for the years when we knew misfortune.
3. Show forth your work to your servants; let your glory shine on their children. Let the favour of the Lord be upon us: give success to the work of our hands.
Second reading: Hebrews 4:12-13
The word of God is something alive and active: it cuts like any double-edged sword but more finely: it can slip through the place where the soul is divided from the spirit, or joints from the marrow; it can judge the secret emotions and thoughts. No created thing can hide from him; everything is uncovered and open to the eyes of the one to whom we must give account of ourselves.
Gospel Acclamation : Mt 11:25
Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 10:17-30
Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up, knelt before him and put this question to him, ‘Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You must not kill; You must not commit adultery; You must not steal; You must not bring false witness; You must not defraud; Honour your father and mother.’ And he said to him, ‘Master, I have kept all these from my earliest days.’ Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him, and he said, ‘There is one thing you lack. Go and sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ But his face fell at these words and he went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth. Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!’ The disciples were astounded by these words, but Jesus insisted, ‘My children,’ he said to them, ‘how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’ They were more astonished than ever. ‘In that case,’ they said to one another, ‘who can be saved?’ Jesus gazed at them. ‘For men,’ he said, ‘it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God.’ Peter took this up. ‘What about us?’ he asked him. ‘We have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, children or land for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land – not without persecutions – now in this present time and, in the world to come, eternal life.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful with the sacrificial offerings, that, through these acts of devotedness, we may pass over to the glory of heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 33: 11
The rich suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing.
Prayer after Communion
We entreat your majesty most humbly, O Lord, that, as you feed us with the nourishment which comes from the most holy Body and Blood of your Son, so you may make us sharers of his divine nature. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Meditation
Detachment from things makes us follow Christ fully and enables our hearts to be moved by compassion and charity. This is evidently a declaration of our faith, a testimony of a ‘living faith’. Detachment makes both the poor and the wealthy a source of blessing to those in need. May God grant us the grace to be charitable with what we have received freely from him so that they constitute for us not an obstacle to his Kingdom but a bridge drawing us closer to him, and our neighbours.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 9, 2021 | Agenda Biblique
10
Octobre
28ème DIMANCHE DU TEMPS ORDINAIRE
Psautier IV
Saint Jean XXIII, Pape
Vert
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 129, 3-4
Si tu retiens les fautes, Seigneur, qui donc subsistera? Mais près de toi se trouve le pardon, Dieu fidèle.
Prière d’ouverture
Nous t’en prions, Seigneur, que ta grâce nous devance et qu’elle nous accompagne toujours, pour nous rendre attentifs à faire le bien sans relâche. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Sg 7, 7-11
J’ai prié, et le discernement m’a été donné. J’ai supplié, et l’esprit de la Sagesse est venu en moi. Je l’ai préférée aux trônes et aux sceptres; à côté d’elle, j’ai tenu pour rien la richesse ; je ne l’ai pas comparée à la pierre la plus précieuse ; tout l’or du monde auprès d’elle n’est qu’un peu de sable, et, en face d’elle, l’argent sera regardé comme de la boue. Plus que la santé et la beauté, je l’ai aimée ; je l’ai choisie de préférence à la lumière, parce que sa clarté ne s’éteint pas. Tous les biens me sont venus avec elle et, par ses mains, une richesse incalculable.
Psaume : 89 (90), 12-13, 14-15, 16-17
R/ Rassasie-nous de ton amour, Seigneur : nous serons dans la joie.
1. Apprends-nous la vraie mesure de nos jours : que nos cœurs pénètrent la sagesse. Reviens, Seigneur, pourquoi tarder ? Ravise-toi par égard pour tes serviteurs.
2. Rassasie-nous de ton amour au matin, que nous passions nos jours dans la joie et les chants. Rends-nous en joies tes jours de châtiment et les années où nous connaissions le malheur.
3. Fais connaître ton œuvre à tes serviteurs et ta splendeur à leurs fils. Que vienne sur nous la douceur du Seigneur notre Dieu ! Consolide pour nous l’ouvrage de nos mains; oui, consolide l’ouvrage de nos mains.
Deuxième lecture : He 4, 12-13
Frères, elle est vivante, la parole de Dieu, énergique et plus coupante qu’une épée à deux tranchants ; elle va jusqu’au point de partage de l’âme et de l’esprit, des jointures et des moelles ; elle juge des intentions et des pensées du cœur. Pas une créature n’échappe à ses yeux, tout est nu devant elle, soumis à son regard ;nous aurons à lui rendre des comptes.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Heureux les pauvres de cœur, car le royaume des Cieux est à eux ! Alléluia. (Mt 5, 3)
Évangile : Mc 10, 17-30
En ce temps-là, Jésus se mettait en route quand un homme accourut et, tombant à ses genoux, lui demanda : « Bon Maître, que dois-je faire pour avoir la vie éternelle en héritage? » Jésus lui dit : « Pourquoi dire que je suis bon ? Personne n’est bon, sinon Dieu seul. Tu connais les commandements: Ne commets pas de meurtre, ne commets pas d’adultère, ne commets pas de vol, ne porte pas de faux témoignage, ne fais de tort à personne, honore ton père et ta mère. » L’homme répondit: « Maître, tout cela, je l’ai observé depuis ma jeunesse. » Jésus posa son regard sur lui, et il l’aima. Il lui dit : « Une seule chose te manque : va, vends ce que tu as et donne-le aux pauvres ; alors tu auras un trésor au ciel. Puis viens, suis-moi. » Mais lui, à ces mots, devint sombre et s’en alla tout triste, car il avait de grands biens. Alors Jésus regarda autour de lui et dit à ses disciples : « Comme il sera difficile à ceux qui possèdent des richesses d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu! » Les disciples étaient stupéfaits de ces paroles. Jésus reprenant la parole leur dit: « Mes enfants, comme il est difficile d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu ! Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par le trou d’une aiguille qu’à un riche d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu. » De plus en plus déconcertés, les disciples se demandaient entre eux : « Mais alors, qui peut être sauvé?» Jésus les regarde et dit: « Pour les hommes, c’est impossible, mais pas pour Dieu ; car tout est possible à Dieu. » Pierre se mit à dire à Jésus : « Voici que nous avons tout quitté pour te suivre. » Jésus déclara : « Amen, je vous le dis : nul n’aura quitté, à cause de moi et de l’Évangile, une maison, des frères, des sœurs, une mère, un père, des enfants ou une terre sans qu’il reçoive, en ce temps déjà, le centuple : maisons, frères, sœurs, mères, enfants et terres, avec des persécutions, et, dans le monde à venir, la vie éternelle. »
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 : Ps 33, 11
Le riche est dépourvu, affamé, mais, à la table du Seigneur, celui qui cherche Dieu ne manque de rien.
Prière après la communion
Dieu souverain, nous te le demandons humblement: Rends-nous participants de la nature divine, puisque tu nous as fait communier au corps et au sang du Christ. Lui qui.
Méditation
L’on doit être en mesure de tout vendre en vue d’avoir la Vie éternelle. Rien ne tient devant cette Vie. Aucune richesse n’a de la valeur par rapport à ceci. « Va, vends ce que tu as et donne-le aux pauvres ». On ne peut rien posséder de plus valeureux que l’Eternité en Dieu. La recherche de la Vie en Dieu est une sagesse qui n’a rien de comparable sur terre. C’est elle qu’il faut demander dans nos prières. Elle se découvre dans la Parole divine à laquelle
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Oct 8, 2021 | Evangelium
09
October
Bl. John Henry Newman
SS Denis and his Companions, Martyrs
St. John Leonardi
Green / White / Red
Cardinal John Henry Newman was born in London in 1801, he was for over twenty years an Anglican clergyman. His studies of the early Church led him progressively towards Catholicism, and in 1845 he embraced “the one true fold of the Redeemer”. He was a prolific and influential writer on a variety of subjects. In 1879 he was created Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. He died in Birmingham on 11th August 1890.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Est 4: 17
Within your will, O Lord, all things are established, and there is none that can resist your will. For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are the Lord of all.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who in the abundance of your kindness surpass the merits and the desires of those who entreat you, pour out your mercy upon us to pardon what conscience dreads and to give what prayer does not dare to ask. 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: Joel 4:12-21
The Lord says this: ‘Let the nations rouse themselves, let them march to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for I am going to sit in judgement there on all the nations round. Put the sickle in: the harvest is ripe; come and tread: the winepress is full, the vats are overflowing, so great is their wickedness!’ Host on host in the Valley of Decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the Valley of Decision! Sun and moon grow dark, the stars lose their brilliance. The Lord roars from Zion, makes his voice heard from Jerusalem; heaven and earth tremble. But the Lord will be a shelter for his people, a stronghold for the sons of Israel. ‘You will learn then that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be a holy place, no alien will ever pass through it again.’ When that day comes, the mountains will run with new wine and the hills flow with milk, and all the river beds of Judah will run with water. A fountain will spring from the house of the Lord to water the wadi of Acacias. Egypt will become a desolation, Edom a desert waste on account of the violence done to the sons of Judah whose innocent blood they shed in their country. But Judah will be inhabited for ever, Jerusalem from age to age. ‘I will avenge their blood and let none go unpunished’, and the Lord shall make his home in Zion.
Psalm 96(97):1-2,5-6,11-12
R/ Rejoice, you just, in the Lord.
1. The Lord is king, let earth rejoice, let all the coastlands be glad. Cloud and darkness are his raiment; his throne, justice and right.
2. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The skies proclaim his justice; all peoples see his glory.
3. Light shines forth for the just and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice, you just, in the Lord; give glory to his holy name.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn14:23
Alleluia, alleluia! If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 11:27-28
As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, ‘Happy the womb that bore you and the breasts you sucked!’ But he replied, ‘Still happier those who hear the word of God and keep it!’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, we pray, the sacrifices instituted by your commands and, through the sacred mysteries, which we celebrate with dutiful service, graciously complete the sanctifying work by which you are pleased to redeem us. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Lam 3: 25
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
Prayer after Communion
Grant us, almighty God, that we may be refreshed and nourished by the Sacrament which we have received, so as to be transformed into what we consume. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Belonging to the family of Jesus entails listening, keeping the word of God and putting it into practice. We must be faithfully following Christ, doing our work faithfully day by day, hour by hour and minute by minute as it comes. On this day, we are invited to make the word of God part of us for it is our only source of happiness, the lamp unto our feet and the light on our path like the psalmist says.
