by Norbert Doulanni | Sep 6, 2024 | Evangelium
Saint Cloud
Green/White
St. Cloud was indefatigable in instructing the people of his day, and ended his days at Nogent about the year 560 when he was some thirty-six years old. St. Cloud’s feast day is September 7th
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
Collect
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. 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 : 1 Corinthians 4:6-15
Take Apollos and myself as an example and remember the maxim: ‘Keep to what is written.’ It is not for you, so full of your own importance, to go taking sides for one man against another. In any case, brother, has anybody given you some special right? What do you have that was not given to you? And if it was given, how can you boast as though it were not? Is it that you have everything you want – that you are rich already, in possession of your kingdom, with us left outside? Indeed I wish you were really kings, and we could be kings with you! But instead, it seems to me, God has put us apostles at the end of his parade, with the men sentenced to death; it is true – we have been put on show in front of the whole universe, angels as well as men. Here we are, fools for the sake of Christ, while you are the learned men in Christ; we have no power, but you are influential; you are celebrities, we are nobodies. To this day, we go without food and drink and clothes; we are beaten and have no homes; we work for our living with our own hands. When we are cursed, we answer with a blessing; when we are hounded, we put up with it; we are insulted and we answer politely. We are treated as the offal of the world, still to this day, the scum of the earth. I am saying all this not just to make you ashamed but to bring you, as my dearest children, to your senses. You might have thousands of guardians in Christ, but not more than one father and it was I who begot you in Christ Jesus by preaching the Good News.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm
144(145):17-21
R/ The Lord is close to all who call him.
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.
He grants the desires of those who fear him, he hears their cry and he saves them. The Lord protects all who love him; but the wicked he will utterly destroy.
Let me speak the praise of the Lord, let all mankind bless his holy name for ever, for ages unending.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Ps26:11
Alleluia, alleluia! Instruct me, Lord, in your way; on an even path lead me. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 6:1-5
One sabbath Jesus happened to be taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them. Some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why are you doing something that is forbidden on the sabbath day?’ Jesus answered them, ‘So you have not read what David did when he and his followers were hungry how he went into the house of God, took the loaves of offering and ate them and gave them to his followers, loaves which only the priests are allowed to eat?’ And he said to them, ‘The Son of Man is master of the sabbath.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 30: 20
How great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.
Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that, being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
God gave the Law through Moses and Jesus declares himself master of the Sabbath. A dangerous assertion and considered blasphemous by the Pharisees. This was obviously one of the reasons that led to his crucifixion. The true God is not obsessed by the strict observation of laws and regulations. Laws are meant to serve man and any law not based on love is not from God. God desires the good and wellbeing of his people. The Pharisees concentrate on external shows while Jesus invites them to look at the spirit of the Law, that is, which is the good of his children. The letter of the law alone can be misleading when does not take into account the good of those involved. He states his authority over the Sabbath and over the law of the Sabbath! «The son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath». In making this statement, Jesus put himself above the Sabbath law, which had been given to the Jews through Moses by God Himself.
by Norbert Doulanni | Sep 6, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
Sainte Reine
vert/blanc
Il fait partie des évêques les plus influents arrêtés par Hunéric, roi Vandale arien pour donner du change aux chrétiens qui restèrent attachés à la foi romaine du concile de Nicée. Avec Fusculus, Laetus, Mansuetis et Praesidius, il fut envoyé en exilé après qu’il eût reçu cent cinquante violents coups de fouet qui brisèrent chacun d’eux.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 85, 3. 5
Prends pitié de moi, Seigneur, toi que je supplie tout le jour, toi, tu es bon, tu pardonnes, tu es plein d’amour pour tous ceux qui t’appellent.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu puissant, de qui vient tout don parfait enracine en nos cœurs l’amour de ton nom. Resserre nos liens avec toi, pour développer ce qui est bon en nous, veille sur nous avec sollicitude, pour protéger ce que tu as fait grandir. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 Co 4, 6b-15
Frères, apprenez d’Apollos et de moi-même à ne pas aller au-delà de ce qui est écrit, afin qu’aucun de vous n’aille se gonfler d’orgueil en prenant le parti de l’un contre l’autre. Qui donc t’a mis à part ? As-tu quelque chose sans l’avoir reçu ? Et si tu l’as reçu, pourquoi te vanter comme si tu ne l’avais pas reçu ? Vous voilà déjà comblés, vous voilà déjà riches, vous voilà devenus rois sans nous ! Ah ! si seulement vous étiez devenus rois, pour que nous aussi, nous le soyons avec vous ! Mais nous, les Apôtres, il me semble que Dieu nous a exposés en dernier comme en vue d’une mise à mort, car nous sommes donnés en spectacle au monde, aux anges et aux hommes. Nous, nous sommes fous à cause du Christ, et vous, vous êtes raisonnables dans le Christ ; nous sommes faibles, et vous êtes forts ; vous êtes à l’honneur, et nous, dans le mépris. Maintenant encore, nous avons faim, nous avons soif, nous sommes dans le dénuement, maltraités, nous n’avons pas de domicile, nous travaillons péniblement de nos mains. On nous insulte, nous bénissons. On nous persécute, nous le supportons. On nous calomnie, nous réconfortons. Jusqu’à présent, nous sommes pour ainsi dire l’ordure du monde, le rebut de l’humanité. Je ne vous écris pas cela pour vous faire honte, mais pour vous reprendre comme mes enfants bien-aimés. Car, dans le Christ, vous pourriez avoir dix mille guides, vous n’avez pas plusieurs pères : par l’annonce de l’Évangile, c’est moi qui vous ai donné la vie dans le Christ Jésus.
Psaume : 144 (145), 17-18, 19-20, 21
R/ Proche est le Seigneur de ceux qui l’invoquent. (cf. Ps 144, 18a)
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.
Il répond au désir de ceux qui le craignent ; il écoute leur cri : il les sauve. Le Seigneur gardera tous ceux qui l’aiment, mais il détruira tous les impies.
Que ma bouche proclame les louanges du Seigneur ! Son nom très saint, que toute chair le bénisse toujours et à jamais !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Moi, je suis le Chemin, la Vérité et la Vie, dit le Seigneur. Personne ne va vers le Père sans passer par moi. Alléluia. (Jn 14, 6)
Évangile : Lc 6, 1-5
Un jour de sabbat, Jésus traversait des champs ; ses disciples arrachaient des épis et les mangeaient, après les avoir froissés dans leurs mains. Quelques pharisiens dirent alors: « Pourquoi faites-vous ce qui n’est pas permis le jour du sabbat ? » Jésus leur répondit: « N’avez-vous pas lu ce que fit David un jour qu’il eut faim, lui-même et ceux qui l’accompagnaient ? Il entra dans la maison de Dieu, prit les pains de l’offrande, en mangea et en donna à ceux qui l’accompagnaient, alors que les prêtres seulement ont le droit d’en manger. » Il leur disait encore : « Le Fils de l’homme est maître du sabbat. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que l’offrande eucharistique, Seigneur, nous apporte toujours la grâce du salut. Que ta puissance accomplisse elle-même ce que nous célébrons dans cette liturgie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 30, 20
Qu’elle est grande, Seigneur, ta bonté envers ceux qui t’adorent!
Prière après la communion
Rassasiés par le pain de la vie, nous te prions, Seigneur : Que cette nourriture fortifie l’amour en nos cœurs , et nous incite à te servir dans nos frères. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Jésus, le Fils de Dieu, est seul médiateur entre le Père et nous. Il est le Maitre du Sabbat. L’Esprit Saint lui même intercède pour nous par des soupirs inexprimables selon la pensée de Dieu. Jésus, dans sa sagesse, a pourvu pour nous les moyens de nous approcher de lui. Par son sacrifice, il a brisé toute barrière qui nous séparait de Dieu. Nous sommes libres de le prier, de nous approcher de son Amour comme des enfants à qui il a fait grâce. Jésus est venu nous prendre sur ses épaules et nous conduire dans le Royaume de son Père. Il nous recommende de porter les fardeaux les uns des autres et de décharger nos fardeaux sur Lui.
by Norbert Doulanni | Sep 5, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
Saint Donatien
VERT
Il fait partie des évêques les plus influents arrêtés par Hunéric, roi Vandale arien pour donner du change aux chrétiens qui restèrent attachés à la foi romaine du concile de Nicée. Avec Fusculus, Laetus, Mansuetis et Praesidius, il fut envoyé en exilé après qu’il eût reçu cent cinquante violents coups de fouet qui brisèrent chacun d’eux.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 85, 3. 5
Prends pitié de moi, Seigneur, toi que je supplie tout le jour, toi, tu es bon, tu pardonnes, tu es plein d’amour pour tous ceux qui t’appellent.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu puissant, de qui vient tout don parfait enracine en nos cœurs l’amour de ton nom. Resserre nos liens avec toi, pour développer ce qui est bon en nous, veille sur nous avec sollicitude, pour protéger ce que tu as fait grandir. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 Co 4, 1-5
Frères, que l’on nous regarde donc comme des auxiliaires du Christ et des intendants des mystères de Dieu. Or, tout ce que l’on demande aux intendants, c’est d’être trouvés dignes de confiance. Pour ma part, je me soucie fort peu d’être soumis à votre jugement, ou à celui d’une autorité humaine ; d’ailleurs, je ne me juge même pas moi-même. Ma conscience ne me reproche rien, mais ce n’est pas pour cela que je suis juste : celui qui me soumet au jugement, c’est le Seigneur. Ainsi, ne portez pas de jugement prématuré, mais attendez la venue du Seigneur, car il mettra en lumière ce qui est caché dans les ténèbres, et il rendra manifestes les intentions des cœurs. Alors, la louange qui revient à chacun lui sera donnée par Dieu.
Psaume : 36 (37), 3-4, 5-6, 27-28ab, 39-40ac
R/Le salut des justes vient du Seigneur.
Fais confiance au Seigneur, agis bien, habite la terre et reste fidèle; mets ta joie dans le Seigneur : il comblera les désirs de ton cœur.
Dirige ton chemin vers le Seigneur, fais-lui confiance, et lui, il agira. Il fera lever comme le jour ta justice, et ton droit comme le plein midi.
Évite le mal, fais ce qui est bien, et tu auras une habitation pour toujours, car le Seigneur aime le bon droit, il n’abandonne pas ses amis.
Le Seigneur est le salut pour les justes, leur abri au temps de la détresse. Le Seigneur les aide et les délivre, car ils cherchent en lui leur refuge.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia! Moi, je suis la lumière du monde, dit le Seigneur. Celui qui me suit aura la lumière de la vie. Alléluia! (Jn 8, 12)
Évangile : Lc 5, 33-39
En ce temps-là, les pharisiens et les scribes dirent à Jésus : « Les disciples de Jean le Baptiste jeûnent souvent et font des prières ; de même ceux des pharisiens. Au contraire, les tiens mangent et boivent ! » Jésus leur dit: « Pouvez-vous faire jeûner les invités de la noce, pendant que l’Époux est avec eux ? Mais des jours viendront où l’Époux leur sera enlevé; alors, en ces jours-là, ils jeûneront.» Il leur dit aussi en parabole: « Personne ne déchire un morceau à un vêtement neuf pour le coudre sur un vieux vêtement. Autrement, on aura déchiré le neuf, et le morceau qui vient du neuf ne s’accordera pas avec le vieux. Et personne ne met du vin nouveau dans de vieilles outres ; autrement, le vin nouveau fera éclater les outres, il se répandra et les outres seront perdues. Mais on doit mettre le vin nouveau dans des outres neuves. Jamais celui qui a bu du vin vieux ne désire du nouveau. Car il dit : “C’est le vieux qui est bon.”»
Prière sur les offrandes
Que l’offrande eucharistique, Seigneur, nous apporte toujours la grâce du salut. Que ta puissance accomplisse elle-même ce que nous célébrons dans cette liturgie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 30, 20
Qu’elle est grande, Seigneur, ta bonté envers ceux qui t’adorent!
Prière après la communion
Rassasiés par le pain de la vie, nous te prions, Seigneur : Que cette nourriture fortifie l’amour en nos cœurs , et nous incite à te servir dans nos frères. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Jésus vient inaugurer son Règne; et la nouveauté qu’apporte ce Règne dépasse tout ce qui est connu. La primauté de Jésus se manifeste face à l’attachement aux choses du passé. Les pharisiens sont décontenancés par l’attitude de Jésus qui redonne au jeûne le sens premier du désir d’aimer comme Dieu aime, pas seulement le fruit, mais la Source de Vie Divine. C’est le Don de l’Esprit Saint qui renouvelle constamment notre vie intérieure. Il nous permet d’entrer dans cet état d’esprit que le rite et l’habitude ne peuvent pas contenir. L’inattendu de Dieu c’est une libération de nos présomptions humaines pour une rencontre « décomplexée ». En faisant de nous des enfants de Dieu, Jésus nous ouvre les portes de l’Amour infini, il nous fait entrer dans Son Cœur pour toujours.
by Norbert Doulanni | Sep 5, 2024 | Evangelium
Saint Eleutherius
Green
Pope Eleutherius was the Bishop of Rome from c. 174 to his death in 189. According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a deacon of the Roman Church under Pope Anicetus (c. 154–164), and remained so under Pope Soter, whom he succeeded around 174.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
Collect
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. 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 : 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
People must think of us as Christ’s servants, stewards entrusted with the mysteries of God. What is expected of stewards is that each one should be found worthy of his trust. Not that it makes the slightest difference to me whether you, or indeed any human tribunal, find me worthy or not. I will not even pass judgement on myself. True, my conscience does not reproach me at all, but that does not prove that I am acquitted: the Lord alone is my judge. There must be no passing of premature judgement. Leave that until the Lord comes; he will light up all that is hidden in the dark and reveal the secret intentions of men’s hearts. Then will be the time for each one to have whatever praise he deserves, from God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 36:3-6,27-28,39-40
R/ The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
If you trust in the Lord and do good, then you will live in the land and be secure. If you find your delight in the Lord, he will grant your heart’s desire.
Commit your life to the Lord, trust in him and he will act, so that your justice breaks forth like the light, your cause like the noon-day sun.
Then turn away from evil and do good and you shall have a home for ever; for the Lord loves justice and will never forsake his friends.
The salvation of the just comes from the Lord, their stronghold in time of distress. The Lord helps them and delivers them and saves them: for their refuge is in him.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Ps18:9
Alleluia, alleluia! Your words gladden the heart, O Lord, they give light to the eyes. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 5:33-39
The Pharisees and Scribes said to Jesus, ‘John’s disciples are always fasting and saying prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees too, but yours go on eating and drinking.’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely you cannot make the bridegroom’s attendants fast while the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come, the time for the bridegroom to be taken away from them; that will be the time when they will fast. He also told them this parable, ‘No one tears a piece from a new cloak to put it on an old cloak; if he does, not only will he have torn the new one, but the piece taken from the new will not match the old. And nobody puts new wine into old skins; if he does, the new wine will burst the skins and then run out, and the skins will be lost. No; new wine must be put into fresh skins. And nobody who has been drinking old wine wants new. “The old is good” he says.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 30: 20
How great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.
Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that, being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The solemn tone with which Jesus says, “the days will come…” (Lk 33:35) foretells his violent death and gives the reason why his followers in the present moment have to rejoice while the Bridegroom is still among them. Before that could happen, Jesus is planting the new form of religion while at the same time putting aside those rigid Jewish forms, making it clear that the old and the new cannot coexist. This new way of religion needs new lifestyle, not necessarily by observing Sabbath and fasting, but rather joy just like in the wedding.
by Norbert Doulanni | Sep 4, 2024 | Evangelium
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Green
Born in Macedonia, she became a missionary in India. Teresa had an encounter, which she heard Christ tell her, “Come be my light.” She formed the Missionaries of Charity, who set up hospitals and homes for the dying. In 1979 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. Mother Teresa died in 1997 and was beatified in 2002.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
Collect
God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. 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 : 1 Corinthians 3:18-23
Make no mistake about it: if any one of you thinks of himself as wise, in the ordinary sense of the word, then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise. Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As Scripture says: The Lord knows wise men’s thoughts: he knows how useless they are; or again: God is not convinced by the arguments of the wise. So there is nothing to boast about in anything human: Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life and death, the present and the future, are all your servants; but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-6
R/ The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm.
Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, who desires not worthless things.
He shall receive blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.2 Thess 2:14
Alleluia, alleluia! Through the Good News God called us to share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 5:1-11
Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God, when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats – it was Simon’s – and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’ ‘Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear, so they signalled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, they filled the two boats to sinking point. When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’ For he and all his companions were completely overcome by the catch they had made; so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’ Then, bringing their boats back to land, they left everything and followed him.
Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what it celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 30: 20
How great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.
Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that, being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus is not only interested in crowds, he is also interested in you individually. He is never too busy to meet with you. God wants to reach you personally, like he did with Simon. Jesus was willing to leave the crowds in order to focus on just one person. But why does Jesus approach just one person? When Jesus comes into our lives, it is to take us from shallow faith to deeper faith. This is what happened to Simon. He had been washing the nets while keeping one ear listening to Jesus. Simon was working hard at his job but Jesus was going to do something special in his life. Notice that when Jesus asked Simon to sit in his boat, he asked Simon to put out a little from the shore. Then after he had finished teaching the people, he told Simon to put out into the deep water to go for a catch of fish. This movement from shallow water into deeper water is an analogy of what Jesus was going to do in Simon’s faith life. Jesus was going to take Simon from his superficial, half- hearted and casual attention to him and turn that into a deeper, more personal and real commitment to Jesus.
