by L'équipe de publication | Mar 25, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Margaret Clitherow
Psalter: Week III
Purple
She was born in England in 1555. For hosting fugitive priests, she was arrested, imprisoned by authorities and condemned to be pressed to death on March 25, 1586. She was stretched out on the ground with a sharp rock on her back and crushed under a door over laden with unbearable weights.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 118: 133
Let my steps be guided by your promise; may evil never rule me.
Collect
Grant, we pray, O Lord, that, schooled through Lenten observance and nourished by your word, through holy restraint, we may be devoted to you with all our heart and be ever united in prayer. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
First reading : Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9
Moses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. ‘See, as the Lord my God has commanded me, I teach you the laws and customs that you are to observe in the land you are to enter and make your own. Keep them, observe them, and they will demonstrate to the peoples your wisdom and understanding. When they come to know of all these laws they will exclaim, “No other people is as wise and prudent as this great nation.” And indeed, what great nation is there that has its gods so near as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to him? And what great nation is there that has laws and customs to match this whole Law that I put before you today?’But take care what you do and be on your guard. Do not forget the things your eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your heart all the days of your life; rather, tell them to your children and to your children’s children.’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 147:12-13,15-16,19-20
R/ O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! Zion, praise your God! He has strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed the children within you.
He sends out his word to the earth And swiftly runs his command. He showers down snow white as wool, He scatters hoar-frost like ashes.
He makes his word known to Jacob, To Israel his laws and decrees. He has not dealt thus with other nations; He has not taught them his decrees.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn8:12
Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God! I am the light of the world, says the Lord; anyone who follows me will have the light of life. Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!
Gospel : Matthew 5:17-19
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. I tell you solemnly, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, shall disappear from the Law until its purpose is achieved. Therefore, the man who infringes even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be considered the least in the kingdom of heaven; but the man who keeps them and teaches them will be considered great in the kingdom of heaven.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, we pray, the prayers of your people along with these sacrificial offerings, and defend those who celebrate your mysteries from every kind of danger. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Cf. Ps 15: 11
You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence, O Lord.
Prayer after Communion
May the heavenly banquet, at which we have been fed, sanctify us, O Lord, and, cleansing us of all errors, make us worthy of your promises from on high. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
At times, we may enjoy prosperity from earning human respect, and attaining high positions. However, it is possible that in such elevated positions, we keep the law at arm’s length, allowing it to degenerate into a set of rule-based excuses. This can lead us to justify actions that have no right motives or that do not enable us to do the right thing. A parallel can be drawn with the Jews who, by focusing on external prescriptions, hindered the true accomplishment of the law. In our search for personal liberty and self-fulfillment, there is a risk we too may slide over the essence of the law. As a Bible scholar once said, God’s law represents a synthesis of human and divine wisdom. The law achieves its completeness when human wisdom aligns with Divine wisdom.
by L'équipe de publication | Mar 25, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint Larissa
Psautier: III
violet
Martyre grecque du IVe siècle, elle fut brûlée vive avec d’autres chrétiens dans leur église, en plein culte, par un roi goth encore païen. Elle reste honorée par les Grecs et les Russes.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 118, 133
Que tes promesses orientent mes pas, Seigneur : ne laisse aucun mal me dominer.
Prière d’ouverture
Seigneur, tu nous accordes ce temps de Carême pour nous former à la vie avec le Christ et nous alimenter de ta parole ; que notre effort de pénitence nous obtienne la fidélité à te servir et le goût de te prier d’un même cœur. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Dt 4, 1.5-9
Moïse disait au peuple : « Maintenant, Israël, écoute les décrets et les ordonnances que je vous enseigne pour que vous les mettiez en pratique. Ainsi vous vivrez, vous entrerez, pour en prendre possession, dans le pays que vous donne le Seigneur, le Dieu de vos pères. Voyez, je vous enseigne les décrets et les ordonnances que le Seigneur mon Dieu m’a donnés pour vous, afin que vous les mettiez en pratique dans le pays où vous allez entrer pour en prendre possession. Vous les garderez, vous les mettrez en pratique ; ils seront votre sagesse et votre intelligence aux yeux de tous les peuples. Quand ceux- ci entendront parler de tous ces décrets, ils s’écrieront: “Il n’y a pas un peuple sage et intelligent comme cette grande nation!” Quelle est en effet la grande nation dont les dieux soient aussi proches que le Seigneur notre Dieu est proche de nous chaque fois que nous l’invoquons ? Et quelle est la grande nation dont les décrets et les ordonnances soient aussi justes que toute cette Loi que je vous donne aujourd’hui? Garde-toi de jamais oublier ce que tes yeux ont vu ; ne le laisse pas sortir de ton cœur un seul jour. Enseigne-le à tes fils, et aux fils de tes fils. ».
Psaume : 147 (147b), 12-13, 15-16
R/ Glorifie le Seigneur, Jérusalem ! Célèbre ton Dieu, ô Sion !
Ou : Alléluia ! 147,12
Glorifie le Seigneur, Jérusalem! Célèbre ton Dieu, ô Sion ! Il a consolidé les barres de tes portes, dans tes murs il a béni tes enfants.
Il envoie sa parole sur la terre: rapide, son verbe la parcourt. Il étale une toison de neige, il sème une poussière de givre.
Il révèle sa parole à Jacob, ses volontés et ses lois à Israël. Pas un peuple qu’il ait ainsi traité ; nul autre n’a connu ses volontés.
Acclamation : Ez 18,31
Gloire à toi, Seigneur, Fils du Dieu vivant ! Tes paroles, Seigneur, sont esprit et elles sont vie ;
tu as les paroles de la vie éternelle. Gloire à toi, Seigneur, Fils du Dieu vivant ! (cf. Jn 6, 63c.68c)
Évangile : Mathieu 5, 17-19
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Ne pensez pas que je sois venu abolir la Loi ou les Prophètes : je ne suis pas venu abolir, mais accomplir. Amen, je vous le dis : Avant que le ciel et la terre disparaissent, pas un seul iota, pas un seul trait ne disparaîtra de la Loi jusqu’à ce que tout se réalise. Donc, celui qui rejette un seul de ces plus petits commandements, et qui enseignera aux hommes à faire ainsi, sera déclaré le plus petit dans le royaume des Cieux. Mais celui qui les observera et les enseignera, celui-là sera déclaré grand dans le royaume des Cieux.»
Prière sur les offrandes
Avec ces offrandes, Seigneur, accepte les prières de ton peuple; et nous qui prenons part à cette Eucharistie, protège-nous de tout mal. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 15, 11
Tu m’as montré, Seigneur, la route de la vie ; en ta présence, la joie est sans mesure.
Prière après la communion
Que cette communion à ton Fils Jésus christ nous sanctifie, Seigneur notre Dieu : après avoir effacé tous nos torts, qu’elle ouvre nos cœurs aux promesses de ton Règne. Par Jésus.
Méditation
L’Évangile nous appelle à nous attacher avec fidélité à la Loi de Dieu, c’est-à-dire à sa volonté manifestée par sa parole. Jésus est venu accomplir la Loi ancienne : non seulement il donne toute leur portée aux préceptes de l’Ancien Testament, mais il réalise en sa personne ce que les prophètes avaient annoncé. Sous l’ancienne Alliance, la Loi donnée à Moïse est inséparable des prophètes qui annoncent le Messie : ce sont des commandements d’amour que Dieu donne à son peuple « afin qu’il vive ». Sous la nouvelle Alliance, les commandements de Jésus dans l’Évangile sont inséparables de sa présence en son Église et de l’Esprit Saint répandu dans nos cœurs qui nous fait participer à la vie même de la Sainte Trinité. Demandons pendant ce Carême que notre cœur demeure sans cesse tourné vers Dieu, à l’écoute de ses moindres volontés ; et que nous sachions pour cela conformer le quotidien de nos journées à tout ce qui nous est demandé par sa Parole.
by L'équipe de publication | Mar 24, 2025 | Evangelium
The Annunciation of the Lord – Solemnity
Saint Dismas
Psalter: Week III
White
Dismas is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary.
Entrance Antiphon : Heb 10: 5, 7
The Lord said, as he entered the world: Behold, I come to do your will, O God.
Collect
O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading : Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10
The Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said: ‘Listen now, House of David: are you not satisfied with trying the patience of men without trying the patience of my God, too? The Lord himself, therefore, will give you a sign. It is this: the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel, a name which means “God-is-with-us.”’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 39(40):7-11
R/ Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will.
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.
I have not hidden your justice in my heart but declared your faithful help. I have not hidden your love and your truth from the great assembly.
Second reading : Hebrews 10:4-10
Bulls’ blood and goats’ blood are useless for taking away sins, and this is what Christ said, on coming into the world: You who wanted no sacrifice or oblation, prepared a body for me. You took no pleasure in holocausts or sacrifices for sin; then I said, just as I was commanded in the scroll of the book, ‘God, here I am! I am coming to obey your will.’ Notice that he says first: You did not want what the Law lays down as the things to be offered, that is: the sacrifices, the oblations, the holocausts and the sacrifices for sin, and you took no pleasure in them; and then he says: Here I am! I am coming to obey your will. He is abolishing the first sort to replace it with the second. And this will was for us to be made holy by the offering of his body made once and for all by Jesus Christ.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn1:14
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory! The Word became flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!
Gospel : Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Listen! You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?’ ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you’ the angel answered ‘and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord,’ said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me.’ And the angel left her.
Prayer over the Offerings
Be pleased, almighty God, to accept your Church’s offering, so that she, who is aware that her beginnings lie in the Incarnation of your Only Begotten Son, may rejoice to celebrate his mysteries on this Solemnity. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Communion Antiphon : Is 7: 14
Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel.
Prayer after Communion
Confirm in our minds the mysteries of the true faith, we pray, O Lord, so that, confessing that he who was conceived of the Virgin Mary is true God and true man, we may, through the saving power of his Resurrection, merit to attain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Nothing can be more consoling to a dying man than the assurance of being where Christ is. St Dismas experiences this solace in his final moments when he hears the words: “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43). He sees the women and Jesus’ Mother, the handmaid of the Lord, weeping for Jesus in sorrow and that leads him to undergo a profound transformation. Having drawn numerous breaths tainted by criminality and his cynicism, his encounter with Innocence (Jesus) shatters his cynicism, enabling him to take his final breath in honesty, becoming himself a handmaid of the Lord. This narrative shows that, like Saint Dismas, we too can allow God to use us to effect change on others, even in moments of pain, akin to the way the Lord allowed Himself to be used on the Cross. God can use us at any time as His handmaid. We just need to be open to Him.
by L'équipe de publication | Mar 23, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Macartan (- 506)
Psalter: Week III
Purple
He was a convert from paganism and a companion of St Patrick, who made him bishop of Clogher in 454. He is the patron saint of the diocese.
Entrance Antiphon : Ps 83: 3
My soul is longing and yearning for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out to the living God.
Collect
May your unfailing compassion, O Lord, cleanse and protect your Church, and, since without you she cannot stand secure, may she be always governed by your grace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
First reading : 2 Kings 5: 1- 15
Naaman, army commander to the king of Aram, was a man who enjoyed his master’s respect and favour, since through him the Lord had granted victory to the Aramaeans. But the man was a leper. Now on one of their raids, the Aramaeans had carried off from the land of Israel a little girl who had become a servant of Naaman’s wife. ‘She said to her mistress, ‘If only my master would approach the prophet of Samaria. He would cure him of his leprosy.’ Naaman went and told his master. ‘This and this’ he reported ‘is what the girl from the land of Israel said.’ ‘Go by all means,’ said the king of Aram ‘I will send a letter to the king of Israel.’ So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten festal robes. He presented the letter to the king of Israel. It read: ‘With this letter, I am sending my servant Naaman to you for you to cure him of his leprosy.’ When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his garments. ‘Am I a god to give death and life,’ he said ‘that he sends a man to me and asks me to cure him of his leprosy? Listen to this, and take note of it and see how he intends to pick a quarrel with me.’When Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his garments, he sent word to the king, ‘Why did you tear your garments? Let him come to me, and he will find there is a prophet in Israel.’ So Naaman came with his team and chariot and drew up at the door of Elisha’s house. And Elisha sent him a messenger to say, ‘Go and bathe seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will become clean once more.’ But Naaman was indignant and went off, saying, ‘Here was I thinking he would be sure to come out to me, and stand there, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the spot and cure the leprous part. Surely Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, are better than any water in Israel? Could I not bathe in them and become clean?’ And he turned round and went off in a rage. But his servants approached him and said, ‘My father, if the prophet had asked you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? All the more reason, then, when he says to you, “Bathe, and you will become clean.”’ So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, as Elisha had told him to do. And his flesh became clean once more like the flesh of a little child. Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and stood before him. ‘Now I know’ he said ‘that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. ’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 41: 2 – 3, 42: 3 – 4
R/ My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life: when can I enter and see the face of God?
Like the deer that yearns for running streams, So my soul is yearning for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life; When can I enter and see the face of God?
O send forth your light and your truth; Let these be my guide. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
And I will come to the altar of God, the God of my joy. My redeemer, I will thank you on the harp, O God, my God.
Gospel Acclamation : 2Co : 6 – 2
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus! Now is the favourable time:This is the day of salvation. Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!
Gospel : Luke 4, 24-30
Jesus came to Nazara and spoke to the people in the synagogue: ‘I tell you solemnly, no prophet is ever accepted in his own country. ‘There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah’s day, when heaven remained shut for three years and six months and a great famine raged throughout the land, but Elijah was not sent to any one of these: he was sent to a widow at Zarephath, a Sidonian town. And in the prophet Elisha’s time there were many lepers in Israel, but none of these was cured, except the Syrian, Naaman.’ When they heard this everyone in the synagogue was enraged. They sprang to their feet and hustled him out of the town; and they took him up to the brow of the hill their town was built on, intending to throw him down the cliff, but he slipped through the crowd and walked away.
Prayer over the Offerings
May what we offer you, O Lord, in token of our service, Be transformed by you into the sacrament of salvation. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Ps 116:1,2
O praise the Lord, all you nations, for his merciful love towards us is great.
Prayer after Communion
May communion in this your Sacrament, we pray, O Lord, bring with it purification and the unity that is your gift. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The American attorney and poet Max Ehrmann often wrote on spiritual themes, and one of his well-known works is ‘Desiderata’, a life code in which he implores us to “speak your truth quietly and clearly.” In this vein, Jesus serves as our guiding example. He peacefully departs from His own country, a place that receives Him and His message with rage, despite Him speaking nothing but the truth. As we reflect on the attitude of Jesus’ own country folks, let us to consider our own attitude when confronted with an angry crowd, family, or close friends to whom we convey the truth. The challenge lies in responding not with wrath but with peace and truth. While truth is often met with resistance, our approach should be one of imparting the truth to others rather than carrying it away with us when we depart any environment.
by L'équipe de publication | Mar 23, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Sainte catherine de suede
Psautier: III
violet
Elle appartenait à la famille royale de Suède, par sa mère, sainte Brigitte et par son père Ulf Gudmarson. Elevée dans un couvent, elle en sort pour épouser sagement le noble que l’on lui destine, Edgar Lydersson, qui est un invalide et qu’elle soigna avec grand dévouement.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 83, 3
Mon âme s’épuise à désirer ta présence, Seigneur. Mon cœur et ma chair sont un cri vers toi, ô Dieu vivant.
Prière d’ouverture
Ne relâche pas ton amour, Seigneur, purifie ton Eglise et protège-là ; sans toi elle ne peut être en sûreté : que ta grâce la gouverne toujours. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : 2 R 5, 1-15a
En ces jours-là, Naaman, général de l’armée du roi d’Aram, était un homme de grande valeur et hautement estimé par son maître, car c’est par lui que le Seigneur avait donné la victoire au royaume d’Aram. Or, ce vaillant guerrier était lépreux. Des Araméens, au cours d’une expédition en terre d’Israël, avaient fait prisonnière une fillette qui fut mise au service de la femme de Naaman. Elle dit à sa maîtresse : « Ah! si mon maître s’adressait au prophète qui est à Samarie, celui-ci le délivrerait de sa lèpre.» Naaman alla auprès du roi et lui dit : « Voilà ce que la jeune fille d’Israël a déclaré. » Le roi d’Aram lui répondit : « Va, mets-toi en route. J’envoie une lettre au roi d’Israël. » Naaman partit donc ; il emportait dix lingots d’argent, six mille pièces d’or et dix vêtements de fête. Il remit la lettre au roi d’Israël. Celle-ci portait : « En même temps que te parvient cette lettre, je t’envoie Naaman mon serviteur, pour que tu le délivres de sa lèpre. » Quand le roi d’Israël lut ce message, il déchira ses vêtements et s’écria : « Est-ce que je suis Dieu, maître de la vie et de la mort? Ce roi m’envoie un homme pour que je le délivre de sa lèpre ! Vous le voyez bien : c’est une provocation ! » Quand Élisée, l’homme de Dieu, apprit que le roi d’Israël avait déchiré ses vêtements, il lui fit dire : « Pourquoi as- tu déchiré tes vêtements? Que cet homme vienne à moi, et il saura qu’il y a un prophète en Israël. » Naaman arriva avec ses chevaux et son char, et s’arrêta à la porte de la maison d’Élisée. Élisée envoya un messager lui dire: « Va te baigner sept fois dans le Jourdain, et ta chair redeviendra nette, tu seras purifié.» Naaman se mit en colère et s’éloigna en disant : « Je m’étais dit : Sûrement il va sortir, et se tenir debout pour invoquer le nom du Seigneur son Dieu; puis il agitera sa main au-dessus de l’endroit malade et guérira ma lèpre. Est-ce que les fleuves de Damas, l’Abana et le Parpar, ne valent pas mieux que toutes les eaux d’Israël? Si je m’y baignais, est-ce que je ne serais pas purifié ? » Il tourna bride et partit en colère. Mais ses serviteurs s’approchèrent pour lui dire: « Père ! Si le prophète t’avait ordonné quelque chose de difficile, tu l’aurais fait, n’est-ce pas ? Combien plus, lorsqu’il te dit : “Baigne-toi, et tu seras purifié.” » Il descendit jusqu’au Jourdain et s’y plongea sept fois, pour obéir à la parole de l’homme de Dieu ; alors sa chair redevint semblable à celle d’un petit enfant : il était purifié ! Il retourna chez l’homme de Dieu avec toute son escorte ; il entra, se présenta devant lui et déclara : « Désormais, je le sais: il n’y a pas d’autre Dieu, sur toute la terre, que celui d’Israël ! »
Psaume : 41 (42), 2, 3 ; 42 (43), 3, 4
R/ Mon âme a soif de Dieu, le Dieu vivant.
Comme un cerf altéré cherche l’eau vive, ainsi mon âme te cherche, toi, mon Dieu.
Mon âme a soif de Dieu, le Dieu vivant; quand pourrai- je m’avancer, paraître face à Dieu?
Envoie ta lumière et ta vérité : qu’elles guident mes pas et me conduisent à ta montagne sainte, jusqu’en ta demeure.
J’avancerai jusqu’à l’autel de Dieu, vers Dieu qui est toute ma joie ; je te rendrai grâce avec ma harpe, Dieu, mon Dieu !
Acclamation
Gloire au Christ, Sagesse éternelle du Dieu vivant. Gloire à toi, Seigneur. J’espère le Seigneur, et j’attends sa parole près du Seigneur est l’amour, l’abondance du rachat. Gloire au Christ, Sagesse éternelle du Dieu vivant. Gloire à toi, Seigneur.
Evangile : Lc 4, 24-30
Dans la synagogue de Nazareth, Jésus déclara : « Amen, je vous le dis : aucun prophète ne trouve un accueil favorable dans son pays. En vérité, je vous le dis : Au temps du prophète Élie, lorsque pendant trois ans et demi le ciel retint la pluie, et qu’une grande famine se produisit sur toute la terre, il y avait beaucoup de veuves en Israël ; pourtant Élie ne fut envoyé vers aucune d’entre elles, mais bien dans la ville de Sarepta, au pays de Sidon, chez une veuve étrangère. Au temps du prophète Élisée, il y avait beaucoup de lépreux en Israël ; et aucun d’eux n’a été purifié, mais bien Naaman le Syrien. » À ces mots, dans la synagogue, tous devinrent furieux. Ils se levèrent, poussèrent Jésus hors de la ville, et le menèrent jusqu’à un escarpement de la colline où leur ville est construite, pour le précipiter en bas. Mais lui, passant au milieu d’eux, allait son chemin.
Prière sur les offrandes
Ces dons que tes serviteurs te rapportent, Seigneur, pour te rendre hommage, transforme-les toi-même en sacrement de notre salut. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 16, 6-8
Louez le Seigneur, tous les peuples ! Qu’il est fort, son amour pour nous : le Seigneur est toujours fidèle.
Prière après la communion
Que notre communion à ton sacrement, Seigneur, purifie chacun d’entre nous, et réalise notre unité. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Nombreux sont ceux qui continuent aujourd’hui à séparer la foi de la vie, sans comprendre que la foi et la vie forment un ensemble. Leur spiritualité est toujours relativement limitée à la prière formelle et à la méditation. Jésus nous dit qu’il faut adorer « en esprit et en vérité ». Saint Paul reprend autrement la même idée : Quoi que vous fassiez, faites tout pour la gloire de Dieu (1Corinthiens 10,31). La Samaritaine du puits rencontra Jésus et, par cette rencontre, devint témoin de la Bonne Nouvelle. Ceux qui se tourneront vers Jésus à la suite de son témoignage pourront dire plus tard : Ce n’est plus sur tes dires que nous croyons ; nous l’avons nous-mêmes entendu et nous savons que c’est vraiment lui le Sauveur du monde (Jean 4,42). Que notre rencontre avec Jésus au puits de l’Écriture et au puits de l’Eucharistie, soit aussi enrichissante que celle de la Samaritaine, afin que nous aussi, nous soyons porteurs de la Bonne Nouvelle.
