by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Jan 15, 2023 | Evangelium
MONDAY 16 January
SAINT FURSA
He was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia, at a time when a high Christian civilization existed in Ireland but had been largely wiped out elsewhere.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 65: 4
All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High!
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who govern all things, both in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the pleading of your people and bestow your peace on our times. 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: Hebrews 5:1-10
Every high priest has been taken out of mankind and is appointed to act for men in their relations with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins; and so he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or uncertain because he too lives in the limitations of weakness. That is why he has to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honour on himself, but each one is called by God, as Aaron was. Nor did Christ give himself the glory of becoming high priest, but he had it from the one who said to him: You are my son, today I have become your father, and in another text: You are a priest of the order of Melchizedek, and for ever. During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, to the one who had the power to save him out of death, and he submitted so humbly that his prayer was heard. Although he was Son, he learnt to obey through suffering; but having been made perfect, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation and was acclaimed by God with the title of high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
Psalm 109(110): 1-4
R/ You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.
The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right: your foes I will put beneath your feet.’
The Lord will wield from Zion your sceptre of power: rule in the midst of all your foes.
A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains; from the womb before the dawn, I begot you.
The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change. ‘You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.’
Gospel Acclamation: cf. 1Th 2: 13
Alleluia, alleluia! Accept God’s message for what it really is: God’s message, and not some human thinking. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 2:18-22
One day when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and said to him, “Why is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?” Jesus replied, “Surely the bridegroom’s attendants would never think of fasting while the bridegroom is still with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they could not think of fasting. But the time will come for the bridegroom to be taken away from them, and then, on that day, they will fast. No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak; if he does, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear gets worse. And nobody puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins too. No! New wine, fresh skins!”
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, O Lord, we pray, that we may participate worthily in these mysteries, for whenever the memorial of this sacrifice is celebrated the work of our redemption is accomplished. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 22: 5
You have prepared a table before me, and how precious is the chalice that quenches my thirst.
Prayer after Communion
Pour on us, O Lord, the Spirit of your love, and in your kindness make those you have nourished by this one heavenly Bread one in mind and heart. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Change is not always easy and sometimes is resistant to time. Often the fear of change makes us cling to our customs, traditions and social laws that determine our worldview and actions. However, Jesus once again confronts the Pharisees with new teaching about the non-observance of fasting by his disciples. He calls us to do something new instead of living according to our old ways. What are the important changes to make in our lives? What are the old habits we need to drop? May the Lord give us the grace to become guests at His wedding.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Jan 15, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
LUNDI 16 JANVIER
Saint Marcel 1er, Pape et Martyr ;
saint Honorat.
Natif de Rome, il fut le 30e pape (308-309). Il se consacra à la réorganisation de l’Église ravagée par la persécution de Dioclétien. Il géra les cas des chrétiens apostats lors de la persécution de Dèce. Il n’exigea d’eux qu’un acte de pénitence. Ce qui lui valut une animosité de plusieurs chrétiens qui le dénoncèrent à l’empereur. Il fut condamné à être esclave, chargé d’entretenir des écuries dans sa propre église.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 65, 4
Que toute la terre se prosterne devant toi: Seigneur, qu’elle chante pour toi, qu’elle chante à la gloire de ton nom, Dieu très-haut.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, qui régis l’univers du ciel et de la terre: Exauce, en ta bonté, les prières de ton peuple et fais à notre temps la grâce de la paix. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Hb 5, 1-10
Tout grand prêtre est pris parmi les hommes ; il est établi pour intervenir en faveur des hommes dans leurs relations avec Dieu ; il doit offrir des dons et des sacrifices pour les péchés. Il est capable de compréhension envers ceux qui commettent des fautes par ignorance ou par égarement, car il est, lui aussi, rempli de faiblesse; et, à cause de cette faiblesse, il doit offrir des sacrifices pour ses propres péchés comme pour ceux du peuple. On ne s’attribue pas cet honneur à soi- même, on est appelé par Dieu, comme Aaron. Il en est bien ainsi pour le Christ : il ne s’est pas donné à lui-même la gloire de devenir grand prêtre ; il l’a reçue de Dieu, qui lui a dit : Tu es mon Fils, moi, aujourd’hui, je t’ai engendré, car il lui dit aussi dans un autre psaume : Tu es prêtre de l’ordre de Melkisédek pour l’éternité. Pendant les jours de sa vie dans la chair, il offrit, avec un grand cri et dans les larmes, des prières et des supplications à Dieu qui pouvait le sauver de la mort, et il fut exaucé en raison de son grand respect. Bien qu’il soit le Fils, il apprit par ses souffrances l’obéissance et, conduit à sa perfection, il est devenu pour tous ceux qui lui obéissent la cause du salut éternel, car Dieu l’a proclamé grand prêtre de l’ordre de Melkisédek.
Psaume : 109 (110), 1, 2, 3, 4
R/ Tu es prêtre à jamais, selon l’ordre de Melkisédek.
Oracle du Seigneur à mon seigneur: « Siège à ma droite, et je ferai de tes ennemis le marchepied de ton trône. »
De Sion, le Seigneur te présente le sceptre de ta force: « Domine jusqu’au cœur de l’ennemi. »
Le jour où paraît ta puissance, tu es prince, éblouissant de sainteté: « Comme la rosée qui naît de l’aurore, je t’ai engendré. »
Le Seigneur l’a juré dans un serment irrévocable : « Tu es prêtre à jamais selon l’ordre du roi Melkisédek. »
Acclamation
Alléluia, alléluia ! Elle est vivante, efficace, la parole de Dieu ; elle juge des intentions et des pensées du cœur. Alléluia. (cf. He 4, 12)
Évangile : Marc 2, 18-22
En ce temps-là, comme les disciples de Jean le Baptiste et les pharisiens jeûnaient, on vint demander à Jésus : « Pourquoi, alors que les disciples de Jean et les disciples des Pharisiens jeûnent, tes disciples ne jeûnent-ils pas ?» Jésus leur dit : « Les invités de la noce pourraient-ils jeûner, pendant que l’Époux est avec eux ? Tant qu’ils ont l’Époux avec eux, ils ne peuvent pas jeûner. Mais des jours viendront où l’Époux leur sera enlevé ; alors, ce jour-là, ils jeûneront. Personne ne raccommode un vieux vêtement avec une pièce d’étoffe neuve ; autrement le morceau neuf ajouté tire sur le vieux tissu et la déchirure s’agrandit. Ou encore, personne ne met du vin nouveau dans de vieilles outres ; car alors, le vin fera éclater les outres, et l’on perd à la fois le vin et les outres.
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur, accorde-nous la grâce de vraiment participer à cette eucharistie ; car chaque fois qu’est célébré ce sacrifice en mémorial, c’est l’ouvre de notre Rédemption qui s’accomplit. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 22, 5
Pour moi, Seigneur, tu as dressé la table, et ma coupe me remplit de joie.
Prière après la communion
Pénètre-nous, Seigneur, de ton esprit de charité, afin que soient unis par ton amour ceux que tu as nourris d’un même pain. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Le changement n’est pas toujours facile et resiste parfois au temps. Bien souvent, la peur du changement fait que nous nous accrochons à nos coutumes, traditions et lois sociales qui déterminent notre vision du monde et notre agir. Cependant, Jésus faisant une fois de plus face aux Pharisiens donne un enseignement nouveau à propos de la non-observance du jeûne de la part de ses disciples. Il nous appelle à faire quelque chose de nouveau au lieu de vivre selon nos anciennes habitudes. Quels sont les changements importants à faire dans nos vies ? Quelles sont les vieilles habitudes que nous devons laisser tomber pour nous revêtir d’étoffe neuve? Que le Seigneur nous donne la Grâce de devenir les invités à sa noce.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Jan 14, 2023 | Evangelium
SUNDAY 15 January
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time,
psalter week II
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 65: 4
All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing to your name, O Most High!
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who govern all things, both in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the pleading of your people and bestow your peace on our times. 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: Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6
The Lord said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I shall be glorified”; I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, my God was my strength. And now the Lord has spoken, he who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, to gather Israel to him: “It is not enough for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the survivors of Israel; I will make you the light of the nations so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
Psalm 39(40): 2, 4, 7-10
R/ Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will.
I waited, I waited for the Lord and he stooped down to me; he heard my cry. He put a new song into my mouth, praise of our God.
You do not ask for sacrifice and offerings, but an open ear. You do not ask for holocaust and victim. Instead, here am I.
In the scroll of the book it stands written that I should do your will. My God, I delight in your law in the depth of my heart.
Your justice I have proclaimed in the great assembly. My lips I have not sealed; you know it, O Lord.
Second reading: 1 Corinthians 1: 1-3I,
Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle, together with brother Sosthenes, send greetings to the church of God in Corinth, to the holy people of Jesus Christ, who are called to take their place among all the saints everywhere who pray to our Lord Jesus Christ; for he is their Lord no less than ours. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send you grace and peace.
Gospel Acclamation: cf. Lk 19: 38, 2: 14
Alleluia, alleluia! Blessings on the King who comes, in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heavens! Alleluia!
Gospel: John 1: 29-34
Seeing Jesus coming towards him, John said, “Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. This is the one I spoke of when I said: A man is coming after me who ranks before me because he existed before me. I did not know him myself, and yet it was to reveal him to Israel that I came baptising with water.” John also declared, “I saw the Spirit coming down on him from heaven like a dove and resting on him. I did not know him myself, but he who sent me to baptise with water had said to me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and rest is the one who is going to baptise with the Holy Spirit.’ Yes, I have seen and I am the witness that he is the Chosen One of God.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, O Lord, we pray, that we may participate worthily in these mysteries, for whenever the memorial of this sacrifice is celebrated the work of our redemption is accomplished. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 22: 5
You have prepared a table before me, and how precious is the chalice that quenches my thirst.
Prayer after Communion
Pour on us, O Lord, the Spirit of your love, and in your kindness make those you have nourished by this one heavenly Bread one in mind and heart. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation Today we still hear John the Baptist talking about Jesus. He humbly confesses that he did not know Jesus until the one who sent him to baptize revealed Jesus to him. John the Baptist, who had already shown Jesus as the beloved Son of God, testifies to him as “the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world” and as the one “who baptises in the Spirit.” This is a testimony related to the mission of Jesus. We, too, are called to witness to Christ; who is he to us?
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Jan 14, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
DIMANCHE 15 JANVIER
2ème Dimanche temps ordinaire Année A
Saint Remi, Evêque
Psautier II
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 65, 4
Que toute la terre se prosterne devant toi : Seigneur, qu’elle chante pour toi, qu’elle chante à la gloire de ton nom, Dieu très-haut.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, qui régis l’univers du ciel et de la terre: Exauce, en ta bonté, les prières de ton peuple et fais à notre temps la grâce de la paix. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Is 49, 3. 5-6
Parole du Serviteur de Dieu. Le Seigneur m’a dit : « Tu es mon serviteur, Israël, en toi je me glorifierai. »Maintenant le Seigneur parle, lui qui m’a formé dès le sein de ma mère pour que je sois son serviteur, que je lui ramène Jacob et que je lui rassemble Israël. Oui, j’ai du prix aux yeux du Seigneur, c’est mon Dieu qui est ma force. Il parle ainsi : « C’est trop peu que tu sois mon serviteur pour relever les tribus de Jacob et ramener les rescapés d’Israël : je vais faire de toi la lumière des nations, pour que mon salut parvienne jusqu’aux extrémités de la terre.»
Psaume : 39, 2abc. 4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10cd. 11cd
R/ Me voici, Seigneur, je viens faire ta volonté
D’un grand espoir j’espérais le Seigneur : il s’est penché vers moi.
Dans ma bouche il a mis un chant nouveau, une louange à notre Dieu.
Tu ne voulais ni offrande ni sacrifice, tu as ouvert mes oreilles; tu ne demandais ni holocauste ni victime, alors j’ai dit : « Voici, je viens. »
Dans le livre, est écrit pour moi ce que tu veux que je fasse. Mon Dieu, voilà ce que j’aime: ta loi me tient aux entrailles.
Vois, je ne retiens pas mes lèvres, Seigneur, tu le sais. J’ai dit ton amour et ta vérité à la grande assemblée.
2ème lecture : 1 Co 1, 1-3
Moi, Paul, appelé par la volonté
de Dieu pour être Apôtre du
Christ Jésus, avec Sosthène notre
frère, je m’adresse à vous qui êtes,
à Corinthe, l’Église de Dieu, vous
qui avez été sanctifiés dans le
Christ Jésus, vous les fidèles qui
êtes, par appel de Dieu, le peuple
saint, avec tous ceux qui, en tout
lieu, invoquent le nom de notre
Seigneur Jésus Christ, leur Seigneur
et le nôtre. Que la grâce et la paix
soient avec vous, de la part de
Dieu notre Père et de Jésus Christ
le Seigneur.
Acclamation
Alléluia, alléluia ! Le Verbe s’est fait chair, il a demeuré parmi nous. Par lui, deviendront fils de Dieu tous ceux qui le reçoivent.Alléluia. (cf. Jn 1,14,12)
Évangile : Jn 1, 29-34
Comme Jean Baptiste voyait Jésus venir vers lui, il dit : « Voici l’Agneau de Dieu, qui enlève le péché du monde; c’est de lui que j’ai dit : Derrière moi vient un homme qui a sa place devant moi, car avant moi il était. Je ne le connaissais pas ; mais, si je suis venu baptiser dans l’eau, c’est pour qu’il soit manifesté au peuple d’Israël. » Alors Jean rendit ce témoignage : « J’ai vu l’Esprit descendre du ciel comme une colombe et demeurer sur lui. Je ne le connaissais pas, mais celui qui m’a envoyé baptiser dans l’eau m’a dit : ‘L’homme sur qui tu verras l’Esprit descendre et demeurer, c’est celui-là qui baptise dans l’Esprit Saint.’ Oui, j’ai vu, et je rends ce témoignage: c’est lui le Fils de Dieu. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur, accorde-nous la grâce de vraiment participer à cette eucharistie; Car chaque fois qu’est célébré ce sacrifice en mémorial, c’est l’ouvre de notre Rédemption qui s’accomplit. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 35, 10
Pour moi, Seigneur, tu as dressé la table, et ma coupe me remplit de joie.
Prière après la communion
Pénètre-nous, Seigneur, de ton esprit de charité, afin que soient unis par ton amour ceux que tu as nourris d’un même pain. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Nous entendons aujourd’hui encore Jean le Baptiste nous parler de Jésus. Il avoue en toute humilité qu’il ne connaissait pas Jésus jusqu’à ce que celui qui l’a envoyé baptiser ne Le lui révèle. Jean le Baptiste qui nous avait déjà montré Jésus comme le Fils bien-aimé lui rend témoignage comme « l’Agneau de Dieu qui enlève le péché du monde » et étant celui « qui baptise dans l’Esprit ». Il s’agit là d’un témoignage en rapport avec la mission de Jésus. Nous sommes nous aussi appeler à témoigner du Christ ; Qui est il pour nous ?
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Jan 13, 2023 | Evangelium
SATURDAY 14 January
SAINT FELIX OF NOLA
Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor. He was believed to have died a martyr’s death.
Entrance Antiphon
Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated, whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison: Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal.
Collect
Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care, O Lord, we pray, that they may see what must be done and gain strength to do what they have seen. 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: Hebrews 4:12-16
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. Since in Jesus, the Son of God, we have the supreme high priest who has gone through to the highest heaven, we must never let go of the faith that we have professed. For it is not as if we had a high priest who was incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us; but we have one who has been tempted in every way that we are, though he is without sin. Let us be confident, then, in approaching the throne of grace, that we shall have mercy from him and find grace when we are in need of help.
Psalm 18(19):8-10,15
R/ Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life.
The law of the Lord is perfect, it revives the soul. The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, they gladden the heart. The command of the Lord is clear, it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding forever. The decrees of the Lord are truth and all of them just.
May the spoken words of my mouth, the thoughts of my heart, win favour in your sight, O Lord, my rescuer, my rock!
Gospel Acclamation:Ps118:36,29
Alleluia, alleluia! Bend my heart to your will, O Lord, and teach me your law. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 2:13-17
Jesus went out to the shore of the lake; and all the people came to him, and he taught them. As he was walking on he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus, sitting by the customs house, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. When Jesus was at dinner in his house, a number of tax collectors and sinners were also sitting at the table with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many of them among his followers. When the scribes of the Pharisee party saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard this he said to them, “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.”
Prayer over the Offerings
May your people’s oblation, O Lord, find favour with you, we pray, that it may restore them to holiness and obtain what they devoutly entreat. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 35: 10
With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light.
Prayer after Communion
Humbly we ask you, almighty God, be graciously pleased to grant that those you renew with your Sacraments may also serve with lives pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus knows our sins, yet he calls each of us to follow him. It is for us that came to the world. He associates with us, sinners, not to expose our sins or reflect them as the Scribes think, but rather to cleanse us and associate us with his harvest. Therefore, our Christian vocation comes from Jesus himself and not from the opinions of others. His view of us is different from that of the society we live in. So, we must acknowledge that it is always Jesus who takes the first step and enables us to follow him, no matter how hard the path may be. To each one of us, he still says, “follow me”. Let us respond to him generously and join him for a more just world.
