by | Oct 18, 2022 | Evangelium

Tuesday 18 th october 2022

 

St. Luke, Evangelist

 

He was a Greek doctor who converted to Christianity. He was a companion of the Apostle Paul, and wrote his Gospel in accordance with Paul’s teaching. He also wrote the Acts of the Apostles, which narrates the early history of the Church up to Paul’s first stay in Rome.

 

Entrance Antiphon : Is 52: 7

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings of peace, bearing Good News, announcing salvation!

 

Collect

Lord God, who chose Saint Luke to reveal by his preaching and writings the mystery of your love for the poor, grant that those who already glory in your name may persevere as one heart and one soul and that all nations may merit to see your salvation. 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 : 2 Timothy 4:10-17

Demas has deserted me for love of this life and gone to Thessalonika, Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia; only Luke is with me. Get Mark to come and bring him with you; I find him a useful helper in my work. I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, and the scrolls, especially the parchment ones. Alexander the coppersmith has done me a lot of harm; the Lord will repay him for what he has done. Be on your guard against him yourself, because he has been bitterly contesting everything that we say. The first time I had to present my defence, there was not a single witness to support me. Every one of them deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it. But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the whole message might be proclaimed for all the pagans to hear; and so I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

 

Psalm 144:10-13,17-18

R/ Your friends, O Lord, make known the glorious splendour of your reign.

 

  1. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and your friends shall repeat their blessing. They shall speak of the glory of your reign and declare your might, O God.
  2. They make known to men your mighty deeds and the glorious splendour of your reign. Yours is an everlasting kingdom; your rule lasts from age to age.
  3. The Lord is just in all his ways and loving in all his deeds. He is close to all who call him, who call on him from their hearts.

 

Gospel Acclamation : cf.Jn15:16

Alleluia, alleluia! I chose you from the world to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, says the Lord. Alleluia!

 

Gospel : Luke 10:1-9

The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, “Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, “The kingdom of God is very near to you.”

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Grant, through your heavenly gifts, that we may serve you in freedom of heart, we pray, O Lord, so that the offerings we make on the feast day of Saint Luke may bring us healing and give us glory. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon : Cf. Lk 10: 1, 9

The Lord sent out disciples to proclaim throughout the towns: The kingdom of God is at hand for you.

 

Prayer after Communion

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that what we have received from your holy altar may sanctify us and make us strong in the faith of the Gospel which Saint Luke proclaimed. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Meditation

When Jesus commissions seventy-two of His disciples to go on a mission to speak and act in His name and with His power, He gives them a wide field ready to be harvested for the Kingdom of God. Jesus frequently uses the image of a harvest to convey the coming of God’s reign on earth. However, the disciples must expect opposition and persecution from those who will oppose the Gospel. He tells them that they must give their full attention to proclaiming God’s Kingdom and not be diverted by lesser or material things. Jesus tells them to do their work freely, without expecting a reward. He wants them to depend on Him and not on themselves or materials things. Do you freely proclaim the Gospel to those around you?

by | Oct 17, 2022 | Agenda Biblique

Mardi 18 OCTOBRE 2022

 

St. Luc, évangéliste

 

Ce laïc était médecin. Ami de Paul, il l’accompagna durant une partie de ses voyages. La tradition lui attribue le troisième évangile et les Actes des Apôtres. Ces deux livres  forment les volets d’un diptyque. L’Evangile présente Jésus comme le Sauveur universel, et sa vie comme une montée vers Jérusalem où, par sa mort et sa résurrection, il accomplit sa mission de salut.

 

Antienne d’ouverture : Is 52,7

Comme il est beau de voir courir sur les montagnes le messager qui annonce la paix, le messager de la Bonne Nouvelle, qui annonce le salut.

 

Prière d’ouverture

Dieu qui as choisi saint Luc pour révéler, par sa parole et ses écrits, le mystère de ton amour envers les pauvres, accorde à ceux qui se réclament de ton nom d’être un seul cœur et une seule âme, et, à tous les peuples du monde, la grâce de voir ton salut. Par Jésus.

 

1ère lecture : 2 Tm 4, 10-17b

Bien-aimé, Démas m’a abandonné par amour de ce monde, et il est parti pour Thessalonique. Crescent est parti pour la Galatie, et Tite pour la Dalmatie. Luc est seul avec moi. Amène Marc avec toi, il m’est très utile pour le ministère. J’ai envoyé Tychique à Éphèse. En venant, rapporte-moi le manteau que j’ai laissé à Troas chez Carpos. Apporte-moi aussi mes livres, surtout les parchemins.  Alexandre, le forgeron, m’a fait beaucoup de mal. Le Seigneur lui rendra selon ses œuvres. Toi aussi, prends garde à cet individu, car il s’est violemment opposé à nos paroles. La première fois que j’ai présenté ma défense, personne ne m’a soutenu : tous m’ont abandonné. Que cela ne soit pas retenu contre eux. Le Seigneur, lui, m’a assisté. Il m’a rempli de force pour que, par moi, la proclamation de l’Évangile s’accomplisse jusqu’au bout et que toutes les nations l’entendent.

 

Psaume : 144 (145), 10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18  

R/  Que tes fidèles, Seigneur, disent la gloire de ton règne.

 

  1. Que tes œuvres, Seigneur, te rendent grâce et que tes fidèles te bénissent ! Ils diront la gloire de ton règne, ils parleront de tes exploits,
  2. Ils annonceront aux hommes tes exploits, la gloire et l’éclat de ton règne : ton règne, un règne éternel, ton empire, pour les âges des âges.
  3. Le Seigneur est juste en toutes ses voies, fidèle en tout ce qu’il fait. Il est proche de ceux qui l’invoquent, de tous ceux qui l’invoquent en vérité.

 

Acclamation

Alléluia. Alléluia. C’est moi qui vous ai choisis du milieu du monde, afin que vous alliez, que vous portiez du fruit, et que votre fruit demeure, dit le Seigneur. Alléluia. (cf. Jn 15, 16)

 

Évangile : Lc 10, 1-9

En ce temps-là, parmi les disciples, le Seigneur en désigna encore soixante-douze, et il les envoya deux par deux, en avant de lui, en toute ville et localité où lui-même allait se rendre. Il leur dit : « La moisson est abondante, mais les ouvriers sont peu nombreux. Priez donc le maître de la moisson d’envoyer des ouvriers pour sa moisson. Allez ! Voici que je vous envoie comme des agneaux au milieu des loups. Ne portez ni bourse, ni sac, ni sandales, et ne saluez personne en chemin. Mais dans toute maison où vous entrerez, dites d’abord : ‘Paix à cette maison.’ S’il y a là un ami de la paix, votre paix ira reposer sur lui ; sinon, elle reviendra sur vous. Restez dans cette maison, mangeant et buvant ce que l’on vous sert ; car l’ouvrier mérite son salaire. Ne passez pas de maison en maison. Dans toute ville où vous entrerez et où vous serez accueillis, mangez ce qui vous est présenté. Guérissez les malades qui s’y trouvent et dites-leur : ‘Le règne de Dieu s’est approché de vous.’ »

 

Prière sur les offrandes

Par ta grâce divine, accorde-nous Seigneur, de te servir avec un cœur libéré, afin que nos offrandes, présentées en la fête de saint Luc, nous procurent la guérison et la gloire. Par Jésus.

 

Antienne de la communion : Lc 10,1.9

Le Seigneur envoya ses disciples pour annoncer dans les villes: « Le Règne de Dieu est arrivé jusqu’à vous. »

 

Prière après la communion

Permets, Dieu tout-Puissant, que le sacrement reçu à ton autel nous sanctifie: qu’il nous donne de croire plus fermement à la Bonne Nouvelle que saint Luc nous a transmise. Par Jésus.

 

 

Méditation

Le Seigneur Jésus associe à ses apôtres soixante-douze autres disciples auxquels il instruit une mission. Conscient des dangers qui les attendent, le Seigneur les instruit de se dépouiller de tout ce qui pourrait faire préjudice à leur mission. Ils sont envoyés porter le message de paix partout où ils iront, proclamant la Bonne Nouvelle du salut et guérissant les malades. Si les cœurs sont sensibles à cette Bonne Nouvelle, ils se convertiront. Ils reconnaitront la proximité du règne de Dieu. La conversion due à l’écoute de la Parole de Dieu évitera à beaucoup le châtiment éternel. Baptisés, nous sommes par essence les messagers de la Bonne Nouvelle, Dieu nous donne d’annoncer à temps et à contre temps sa Parole.

by | Oct 16, 2022 | Agenda Biblique

Lundi 17 OCTOBRE 2022

 

St. Ignace d’Antioche, évêque et martyr

 

L’historien Eusèbe écrit, au début du 4e siècle : ‘’Ignace avait été élu évêque d’Antioche et était le second successeur de Pierre. On dit qu’il avait été envoyé de Syrie à Rome pour y être dévoré par les bêtes à cause du témoignage pour le Christ. Il fit ce voyage à travers l’Asie(…).

 

 

Antienne d’ouverture : Ga 2, 19-20

Avec le Christ, je suis fixé à la croix : je vis, mais ce n’est plus moi, c’est le Christ qui vit en moi. Je vis dans la foi au Fils de Dieu qui m’a aimé et qui s’est livré pour moi.

 

Prière d’ouverture

Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, tu veux que le témoignage des saints martyrs soit l’honneur du corps tout entier de l’Église ; fais que la passion de saint Ignace d’Antioche, qui lui valut une gloire éternelle, soit aussi pour nous une source de courage. Par Jésus Christ.

 

1ère lecture : Ep 2, 1-10

Frères, vous étiez des morts, par suite des fautes et des péchés qui marquaient autrefois votre conduite, soumise aux forces mauvaises de ce monde, au prince du mal qui s’interpose entre le ciel et nous, et dont le souffle est maintenant à l’œuvre en ceux qui désobéissent à Dieu. Et nous aussi, nous étions tous de ceux-là, quand nous vivions suivant les convoitises de notre chair, cédant aux caprices de la chair et des pensées, nous qui étions, de par nous-mêmes, voués à la colère comme tous les autres. Mais Dieu est riche en miséricorde ; à cause du grand amour dont il nous a aimés, nous qui étions des morts par suite de nos fautes, il nous a donné la vie avec le Christ : c’est bien par grâce que vous êtes sauvés. Avec lui, il nous a ressuscités et il nous a fait siéger aux cieux, dans le Christ Jésus. Il a voulu ainsi montrer, au long des âges futurs, la richesse surabondante de sa grâce, par sa bonté pour nous dans le Christ Jésus. C’est bien par la grâce que vous êtes sauvés, et par le moyen de la foi. Cela ne vient pas de vous, c’est le don de Dieu. Cela ne vient pas des actes : personne ne peut en tirer orgueil. C’est Dieu qui nous a faits, il nous a créés dans le Christ Jésus, en vue de la réalisation d’œuvres bonnes qu’il a préparées d’avance pour que nous les pratiquions.

 

Psaume : 99 (100), 1-2, 3, 4, 5 

R/  Dieu nous a faits, et nous sommes à lui.

 

  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. Venez dans sa maison lui rendre grâce, dans sa demeure chanter ses louanges; rendez-lui grâce et bénissez son nom !
  4. Oui, le Seigneur est bon, éternel est son amour, sa fidélité demeure d’âge en âge.

 

Acclamation

Alléluia. Alléluia. Heureux les pauvres de cœur, car le royaume des Cieux est à eux ! Alléluia. (Mt 5, 3)

 

Évangile : Lc 12, 13-21

En ce temps-là, du milieu de la foule, quelqu’un demanda à Jésus : « Maître, dis à mon frère de partager avec moi notre héritage. » Jésus lui répondit : « Homme, qui donc m’a établi pour être votre juge ou l’arbitre de vos partages ? » Puis, s’adressant à tous : « Gardez-vous bien de toute avidité, car la vie de quelqu’un, même dans l’abondance, ne dépend pas de ce qu’il possède. » Et il leur dit cette parabole : « Il y avait un homme riche, dont le domaine avait bien rapporté. Il se demandait : “Que vais-je faire ? Car je n’ai pas de place pour mettre ma récolte.” Puis il se dit : “Voici ce que je vais faire : je vais démolir mes greniers, j’en construirai de plus grands et j’y mettrai tout mon blé et tous  mes biens. Alors je me dirai à moi-même : Te voilà donc avec de nombreux biens à ta disposition, pour de nombreuses années. Repose-toi, mange, bois, jouis de l’existence.” Mais Dieu lui dit : “Tu es fou : cette nuit même, on va te redemander ta vie. Et ce que tu auras accumulé, qui l’aura ?” Voilà ce qui arrive à celui qui amasse pour lui-même, au lieu d’être riche en vue de Dieu. »

 

Prière sur les offrandes

Seigneur, tu as accueilli le sacrifice d’Ignace d’Antioche, froment du Christ, moulu sous la dent des bêtes, et devenu pain immaculé; daigne accepter aujourd’hui l’offrande que nous te présentons. Par Jésus.

 

Antienne de la communion : Ps 88, 2

« Je suis le froment de Dieu, — écrivait saint Ignace — ; je dois être moulu sous la dent des bêtes pour devenir le pain immaculé du Christ. »

 

Prière après la communion

Seigneur, par cette communion au pain du ciel reçu en la fête du saint évêque d’Antioche, donne-nous des forces neuves, pour qu’en voyant nos actions, on nous juge dignes d’être appelés chrétiens. Par Jésus.

 

 

Méditation

Les biens matériels sont souvent sources de division dans les familles, les amis, etc. L’argent en est de tous les maux, le disait saint Paul apôtre. Certains à force de s’adonner à sa quête ont fini par perdre leur âme. Le véritable challenge est de rendre au bien matériel sa juste valeur. C’est le considérer comme un moyen de service, jamais comme une fin en soi, à plus forte raison le déifier. On pourrait donc dire que l’argent ne fait pas le bonheur puisqu’il divise les hommes et son désir fait oublier Dieu. Ainsi, n’attendons pas qu’il soit trop tard pour en prendre conscience et chercher le bien véritable que même la mort ne peut ôter : l’union à Dieu.

by | Oct 16, 2022 | Evangelium

Monday 17 th october 2022

 

St. Ignatius of Antioch

Bishop, Martyr

 (- 107)

 

He was the second bishop of Antioch after St Peter. He was arrested, condemned to death and transported to Rome to be thrown to the wild beasts in the arena. He was martyred in 107 and his feast was already being celebrated on this day in fourth-century Antioch.

 

 

Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Gal 2: 19-20

I am crucified with Christ, yet I live; no longer I, but Christ lives in me. I live by faith in the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself up for me.

 

Collect

Almighty ever-living God, who adorn the sacred body of your Church with the confessions of holy Martyrs, grant, we pray, that, just as the glorious passion of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, which we celebrate today, brought him eternal splendour, so it may be for us unending protection. 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 2:1-10

You were dead through the crimes and the sins in which you used to live when you were following the way of this world, obeying the ruler who governs the air, the spirit who is at work in the rebellious. We all were among them too in the past, living sensual lives, ruled entirely by our own physical desires and our own ideas; so that by nature we were as much under God’s anger as the rest of the world. But God loved us with so much love that he was generous with his mercy: when we were dead through our sins, he brought us to life with Christ – it is through grace that you have been saved – and raised us up with him and gave us a place with him in heaven, in Christ Jesus. This was to show for all ages to come, through his goodness towards us in Christ Jesus, how infinitely rich he is in grace. Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus to live the good life as from the beginning he had meant us to live it.

 

Psalm 99:1-5

R/  He made us, we belong to him.

 

  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. Go within his gates, giving thanks. Enter his courts with songs of praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.
  4. Indeed, how good is the Lord, eternal his merciful love. He is faithful from age to age.

 

Gospel Acclamation : Ps24:4,5

Alleluia, alleluia! Teach me your paths, my God, make me walk in your truth. Alleluia!

 

Gospel : Luke 12:13-21

A man in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.’ ‘My friend,’ he replied, ‘who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?’ Then he said to them, ‘Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from his land, thought to himself, “What am I to do? I have not enough room to store my crops.” Then he said, “This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them, and I will say to my soul: My soul, you have plenty of good things laid by for many years to come; take things easy, eat, drink, have a good time.” But God said to him, “Fool! This very night the demand will be made for your soul; and this hoard of yours, whose will it be then?.” So it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

May this oblation and our homage be pleasing to you, O Lord, just as you accepted Saint Ignatius, the wheat of Christ, made pure bread through his martyrdom and passion. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon

I am the wheat of Christ to be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may be found to be pure bread.

 

Prayer after Communion

May the heavenly Bread we have received, O Lord, on the feast day of Saint Ignatius renew us, we pray, and make us Christians in name and in deed. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Meditation

Jesus does not find fault with being industrious but with egoism and self-centredness. Today’s parable is a warning against covetousness. We must set our heart not on worldly things but on the highest spiritual treasure. We can get caught by our possessions to the extent that it takes over us and leads us away from God. The rich farmer in today’s gospel plans everything except his reckoning with God. Jesus describes him as a fool not because he is wealthy or because he saves for the future, but because he appears to live only for himself, and because he believes that he can secure his life with his abundant possessions. No amount of wealth can secure our lives with God; only a healthy relationship with Him can.

by | Oct 15, 2022 | Evangelium

Sunday 16 th october 2022

 

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Psalter I

 

Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8

To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.

 

Collect

Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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 : Exodus 17:8-13

The Amalekites came and attacked Israel at Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, ‘Pick out men for yourself, and tomorrow morning march out to engage Amalek. I, meanwhile, will stand on the hilltop, the staff of God in my hand.’ Joshua did as Moses told him and marched out to engage Amalek, while Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill. As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage; when he let his arms fall, the advantage went to Amalek. But Moses’ arms grew heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him and on this he sat, Aaron and Hur supporting his arms, one on one side, one on the other; and his arms remained firm till sunset. With the edge of the sword Joshua cut down Amalek and his people.

 

Psalm 120(121)

R/ Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

 

  1. I lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord who made heaven and earth.
  2. May he never allow you to stumble! Let him sleep not, your guard. No, he sleeps not nor slumbers, Israel’s guard.
  3. The Lord is your guard and your shade; at your right side he stands. By day the sun shall not smite you nor the moon in the night.
  4. The Lord will guard you from evil, he will guard your soul. The Lord will guard your going and coming both now and forever.

 

Second reading : 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2

You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures – from these you can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used for teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people’s lives and teaching them to be holy. This is how the man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work. Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience – but do all with patience and with the intention of teaching.

 

 

Gospel Acclamation : cf.Ep1:17, 18

Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us. Alleluia!

 

Gospel : Luke 18:1-8

Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town’ he said ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for man. In the same town there was a widow who kept on coming to him and saying, “I want justice from you against my enemy!” For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, “Maybe I have neither fear of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I must give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and worry me to death.”’ And the Lord said ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say? Now will not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day and night even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon : Cf. Ps 32: 18-19

Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.

 

 

 

 

 

Prayer after Communion

Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Meditation

Jesus recounts the story of a defenceless widow is who is taken advantage of and refused her rights, but through persistence, she pushes an unscrupulous judge until he gives her justice. Persistence pays off, and this is especially true for those who trust in God.   Jesus tells this parable to give His disciples hope and confidence in God’s unfailing care and favour for humanity. Life is full of trials and adversity, but with God there is hope. If we want to grow and persevere in faith until the end of our days, then we must nourish our faith with the Word of God.