by L'équipe de publication | Feb 21, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
chaire de saint pierre
fête
BVM
Psautier: II
Blanc
Pierre et ses successeurs ont à veiller à l’unité de l’Eglise. Le moyen fondamental, pour y parvenir, est de prêcher l’Evangile et de nourrir la foi dans le mystère du Christ. Chaire de Saint Pierre est le symbole de cette mission doctrinale. Elle n’est pas le trône d’un prince de ce monde, mais la place de celui qui, au nom de l’unique Pasteur, veille à ce que tous les croyants soient nourris de la Parole de vérité par leurs pasteurs. Cette Chaire évoque la solidité d’une foi qui est source de témoignage.
Antienne d’ouverture : Lc 22, 32
Le Seigneur Jésus dit à Pierre : « J’ai prié pour toi, afin que ta foi ne sombre pas. Toi donc, quand tu seras revenu, affermis tes frères. »
Prière d’ouverture
Nous t’en prions, Dieu tout-puissant : fais que rien ne parvienne à nous ébranler, puisque la pierre sur laquelle tu nous as fondés, c’est la foi de l’Apôtre saint Pierre. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 P 5, 1-4
Bien-aimés, les anciens en fonction parmi vous, je les exhorte, moi qui suis ancien comme eux et témoin des souffrances du Christ, communiant à la gloire qui va se révéler : soyez les pasteurs du troupeau de Dieu qui se trouve chez vous ; veillez sur lui, non par contrainte mais de plein gré, selon Dieu ; non par cupidité mais par dévouement ; non pas en commandant en maîtres à ceux qui vous sont confiés, mais en devenant les modèles du troupeau. Et, quand se manifestera le Chef des pasteurs, vous recevrez la couronne de gloire qui ne se flétrit pas.
Psaume : Ps 22 (23), 1-2b, 2c-3, 4, 5, 6
R/ Le Seigneur est mon berger : rien ne saurait me manquer. (cf. Ps 22, 1)
Le Seigneur est mon berger : je ne manque de rien. Sur des prés d’herbe fraîche, il me fait reposer.
Il me mène vers les eaux tranquilles et me fait revivre ; il me conduit par le juste chemin pour l’honneur de son nom.
Si je traverse les ravins de la mort, je ne crains aucun mal, car tu es avec moi : ton bâton me guide et me rassure.
Tu prépares la table pour moi devant mes ennemis ; tu répands le parfum sur ma tête, ma coupe est débordante.
Grâce et bonheur m’accompagnent tous les jours de ma vie ; j’habiterai la maison du Seigneur pour la durée de mes jours.
Acclamation
Gloire à toi, Seigneur, gloire à toi! Tu es Pierre, et sur cette pierre je bâtirai mon Église ;et la puissance de la Mort ne l’emportera pas sur elle. Gloire à toi, Seigneur, gloire à toi ! (Mt 16, 18)
Évangile : Mt 16, 13-19
En ce temps-là, Jésus, arrivé dans la région de Césarée-de-Philippe, demandait à ses disciples : « Au dire des gens, qui est le Fils de l’homme ? » Ils répondirent : « Pour les uns, Jean le Baptiste ; pour d’autres, Élie ; pour d’autres encore, Jérémie ou l’un des prophètes. » Jésus leur demanda : « Et vous, que dites-vous ? Pour vous, qui suis-je ? » Alors Simon-Pierre prit la parole et dit : « Tu es le Christ, le Fils du Dieu vivant ! » Prenant la parole à son tour, Jésus lui dit : « Heureux es-tu, Simon fils de Yonas : ce n’est pas la chair et le sang qui t’ont révélé cela, mais mon Père qui est aux cieux. Et moi, je te le déclare : Tu es Pierre, et sur cette pierre je bâtirai mon Église ; et la puissance de la Mort ne l’emportera pas sur elle. Je te donnerai les clés du royaume des Cieux : tout ce que tu auras lié sur la terre sera lié dans les cieux, et tout ce que tu auras délié sur la terre sera délié dans les cieux. » – Acclamons la Parole de Dieu.
Prière sur les offrandes
Daigne accepter, Seigneur, l’offrande et la prière de ton Église : elle tient de l’enseignement de Pierre une foi inébranlable ; permets qu’en demeurant sous sa conduite elle parvienne à l’héritage éternel. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Mt 16, 16. 18
Pierre dit à Jésus : « Tu es le Messie, le Fils du Dieu vivant. » Jésus lui répondit : « Tu es Pierre, et sur cette pierre je bâtirai mon Église. »
Prière après la communion
Tu nous as fortifiés, Seigneur notre Dieu, en cette fête du bienheureux Apôtre Pierre par la communion au corps et au sang du Christ ; que cet échange où s’accomplit notre salut soit pour nous le sacrement d’unité et de paix. Par Jésus.
Méditation
« Tu es le Christ, le Fils du Dieu vivant! » cette réponse de Pierre définit l’identité de Jésus. Elle est en réalité la profession de foi de l’Eglise. Christ qui est le fondement de notre foi est le Seigneur, il est le fils du Dieu vivant. C’est cette foi qui est transmise par les apôtres et leurs successeurs les évêques au fil de l’histoire de l’Eglise. Pierre est ainsi l’élève, le disciple qui connait et comprend son maitre. Ce maitre dans les Evangile lui donne une mission, il lui donne les clefs du royaume. Il n’y a donc pas de mission reçue du Seigneur si notre cœur n’est pas disposé à le chercher et à le connaitre. Que Dieu nous donne la grâce de faire l’expérience du Christ et de développer l’intimité avec lui.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 21, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Peter’s Chair –
Feast
Psalter: Week II
White
This feast has been celebrated in Rome since at least the fourth century. It signifies the unity of the Church founded upon the Apostles.
Entrance Antiphon : Lk 22: 32
The Lord says to Simon Peter: I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail, and, once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that no tempests may disturb us, for you have set us fast on the rock of the Apostle Peter’s confession of faith. 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 Peter 5:1-4
Now I have something to tell your elders: I am an elder myself, and a witness to the sufferings of Christ, and with you I have a share in the glory that is to be revealed. Be the shepherds of the flock of God that is entrusted to you: watch over it, not simply as a duty but gladly, because God wants it; not for sordid money, but because you are eager to do it. Never be a dictator over any group that is put in your charge, but be an example that the whole flock can follow. When the chief shepherd appears, you will be given the crown of unfading glory.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 22(23)
R/ The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name. If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear. You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me comfort.
You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life. In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.
Gospel Acclamation : Mt16:18
Alleluia, alleluia! You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. Alleluia!
Gospel : Matthew 16:13-19
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept with favour, O Lord, we pray, the prayers and offerings of your Church, that, with Saint Peter as her shepherd, she may come to an eternal inheritance, for it is through his teaching that she holds the faith in its integrity. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Cf. Mt 16: 16, 18
Peter said to Jesus: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus replied: You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who at our celebration of the feast day of the blessed Apostle Peter have nourished us by communion in the Body and Blood of Christ, grant, we pray, that this redeeming exchange may be for us a Sacrament of unity and peace. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The authority Jesus bestows on Peter today is both absolute and eternal. The power to bind or loose on earth is profoundly powerful since it is recognised and ratified in heaven. This power is eternal and shall not be limited by the gates of the underworld. It is an enduring power that ensures that the Church, built upon Peter, shall always prevail against any opposition. However, Jesus does not give Peter eternal life on earth. This eternal power is not Peter’s personal possession. It is meant to be handed down from one generation to the next, ensuring that Peter’s successors, the Popes and Bishops, will continue tolead the Church with the same authority and service. The essence of this authority and service is clearly stated in the first reading where Peter himself says: “Be the shepherds of the flock of God that is entrusted to you: watch over it… Never be a dictator over any group that is put in your charge, but be an example that the whole flock can follow.” In various capacities of leadership and responsibility over groups of people, it is crucial to remember that the true Shepherd, the ultimate leader, is Christ Jesus. Leaders are called upon to emulate His example, combining authority with humility, and service with selflessness.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 21, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint pierre damien, Eveque et docteur de l’Eglise
Psautier: II
Vert
Pierre Damien est un saint austère, extrêmement exigeant pour lui-même et pour les autres. Né à Ravenne en 1007, il fut élevé par son frère Damien, dont il prit le nom. A vingt-huit ans, il entra à l’ermitage de Fonte Avellana. Il renonça à tout, sauf à l’art de bien écrire. Ses talents de pamphlétaire lui furent utiles pour animer la réforme du clergé, des monastères et des laïcs. Dans les diverses missions que lui confia le pape, ce moine montra la vigueur intransigeante d’un prophète.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 30, 3-4
Seigneur, sois le rocher qui m’abrite, la maison bien défendue qui me sauve. Pour l’honneur de ton nom guide-moi, conduis-moi.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui veux habiter les cœurs droits et sincères, donne-nous de vivre selon ta grâce, alors tu pourras venir en nous pour y faire ta demeure. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Gn 11, 1-9
Toute la terre avait alors la même langue et les mêmes mots. Au cours de leurs déplacements du côté de l’orient, les hommes découvrirent une plaine en Mésopotamie, et s’y établirent. Ils se dirent l’un à l’autre : « Allons ! fabriquons des briques et mettons-les à cuire ! » Les briques leur servaient de pierres, et le bitume, de mortier. Ils dirent : « Allons ! bâtissons-nous une ville, avec une tour dont le sommet soit dans les cieux. Faisons-nous un nom, pour ne pas être disséminés sur toute la surface de la terre. » Le Seigneur descendit pour voir la ville et la tour que les hommes avaient bâties. Et le Seigneur dit : « Ils sont un seul peuple, ils ont tous la même langue : s’ils commencent ainsi, rien ne les empêchera désormais de faire tout ce qu’ils décideront. Allons! descendons, et là, embrouillons leur langue : qu’ils ne se comprennent plus les uns les autres. » De là, le Seigneur les dispersa sur toute la surface de la terre. Ils cessèrent donc de bâtir la ville. C’est pourquoi on l’appela Babel, car c’est là que le Seigneur embrouilla la langue des habitants de toute la terre ; et c’est de là qu’il les dispersa sur toute la surface de la terre.
Psaume : 33, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15
R/ Heureux le peuple que le Seigneur s’est choisi pour domaine.
Le Seigneur a déjoué les plans des nations, anéanti les projets des peuples. Le plan du Seigneur demeure pour toujours, les projets de son cœur subsistent d’âge en âge.
Heureux le peuple dont le Seigneur est le Dieu, heureuse la nation qu’il s’est choisie pour domaine ! Du haut des cieux, le Seigneur regarde : il voit la race des hommes.
Du lieu qu’il habite, il observe tous les habitants de la terre, lui qui forme le cœur de chacun, qui pénètre toutes leurs actions.
Acclamation
Alléluia, alléluia ! Je vous appelle mes amis, dit le Seigneur, car tout ce que j’ai entendu de mon Père, je vous l’ai fait connaître. Alléluia. (Jn 15, 15b)
Évangile : Mc 8, 34-9, 1
En ce temps-là, appelant la foule avec ses disciples, Jésus leur dit : « Si quelqu’un veut marcher à ma suite, qu’il renonce à lui-même, qu’il prenne sa croix et qu’il me suive. Car celui qui veut sauver sa vie la perdra ; mais celui qui perdra sa vie à cause de moi et de l’Évangile la sauvera. Quel avantage, en effet, un homme a-t-il à gagner le monde entier si c’est au prix de sa vie ? Que pourrait-il donner en échange de sa vie ? Celui qui a honte de moi et de mes paroles dans cette génération adultère et pécheresse, le Fils de l’homme aussi aura honte de lui, quand il viendra dans la gloire de son Père avec les saints anges. » Et il leur disait : « Amen, je vous le dis: parmi ceux qui sont ici, certains ne connaîtront pas la mort avant d’avoir vu le règne de Dieu venu avec puissance. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que cette eucharistie, Seigneur notre Dieu, nous purifie et nous renouvelle ; Qu’elle donne à ceux qui font ta volonté le bonheur que tu leur as promis. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 77, 29-30
Le Seigneur combla le désir de son peuple : ils mangèrent et ils furent rassasiés, leur attente ne fut pas trompée.
Prière après la communion
Tu nous as donné, Seigneur, de goûter aux joies du ciel : Fais que nous ayons toujours soif des sources de la vraie vie. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Marcher à la suite de Jésus c’est être son disciple. Il nous rappelle que le signe qui montre que nous sommes des chrétiens c’est la croix que nous acceptons de porter au quotidien car c’est par elle que nous avons été sauvés. La vie chrétienne n’appartient pas aux hommes qui fuient la souffrance ou qui faiblissent devant les contrariétés inhérentes à la vie humaine. Le Christ nous enseigne que nos souffrances nos douleurs doivent être interprétées dans une perspective rédemptrice car c’est en prenant sur lui nos douleurs que lui le Christ à apporter la victoire au monde sur le bois de la croix. Nous prions ainsi pour tous ceux qui connaissent la souffrance et la maladie pour que jamais leur foi ne défaille.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 21, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Peter Damian (1007 – 1072)
Psalter: Week II
Green
Born in Ravenna, he joined the hermitage of Fonte Avellana. He strongly promoted the religious life in many parts of Italy and the Popes in their efforts at reform. He died on 21 February 1072.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 30: 3-4
Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.
Collect
O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true, grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. 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: Genesis 11:1-9
Throughout the earth men spoke the same language, with the same vocabulary. Now as they moved eastwards they found a plain in the land of Shinar where they settled. They said to one another, ‘Come, let us make bricks and bake them in the fire.’ (For stone they used bricks, and for mortar they used bitumen). ‘Come,’ they said ‘let us build ourselves a town and a tower with its top reaching heaven. Let us make a name for ourselves, so that we may not be scattered about the whole earth.’ Now the Lord came down to see the town and the tower that the sons of man had built. ‘So they are all a single people with a single language!’ said the Lord. ‘This is but the start of their undertakings! There will be nothing too hard for them to do. Come, let us go down and confuse their language on the spot so that they can no longer understand one another.’ The Lord scattered them thence over the whole face of the earth, and they stopped building the town. It was named Babel therefore, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth. It was from there that the Lord scattered them over the whole face of the earth.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 32(33):10-15
R/ Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
He frustrates the designs of the nations, he defeats the plans of the peoples. His own designs shall stand for ever, the plans of his heart from age to age.
They are happy, whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as his own.
From the heavens the Lord looks forth, he sees all the children of men.
From the place where he dwells he gazes on all the dwellers on the earth; he who shapes the hearts of them all; and considers all their deeds.
Gospel Acclamation: 1Jn2:5
Alleluia, alleluia! Whenever anyone obeys what Christ has said, God’s love comes to perfection in him. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1
Jesus called the people and his disciples to him and said: ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. What gain, then, is it for a man to win the whole world and ruin his life? And indeed what can a man offer in exchange for his life? For if anyone in this adulterous and sinful generation is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’ And he said to them, ‘I tell you solemnly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May this oblation, O Lord, we pray, cleanse and renew us and may it become for those who do your will the source of eternal reward. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 77: 29-30
They ate and had their fill, and what they craved the Lord gave them; they were not disappointed in what they craved.
Prayer after Communion
Having fed upon these heavenly delights, we pray, O Lord, so that we may always long for that food by which we truly live. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Living as a Christian in today’s world can indeed be a challenging experience. Not only are there temptations from every side, but the challenges seem to become more demanding by the day. Criticism, rejection, mockery, non-appreciation, and lack of appreciation or recognition of our sacrifices are common facets of this struggle. On some difficult days, the idea of quitting may loom large. However, the Christian path, as Jesus teaches us, involves carrying our daily crosses and following him. These are the burdens that come with everyday life, especially those that arise as a result of our faith. The notion that winners never quit resonates well with our Christian calling to persevere in the face of adversity. It is better to stand alone for the truth and God than to team up with proud and negatively ambitious people. Rather than engaging in the building of a tower of Babel that only leads to confusion, the call is to seek lasting security in the cross of Christ, which leads to life eternal. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 19, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Wulfric
Psalter: Week II
Green
Born in England, he became a priest and was excessively materialistic and worldly. After meeting with a beggar, he underwent a personal conversion and became a hermit at Haselbury; He then devoted himself to rigorous austerities and was known for his miracles and prophecies.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 30: 3-4
Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.
Collect
O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true, grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. 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: Genesis 9:1-13
God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth. Be the terror and the dread of all the wild beasts and all the birds of heaven, of everything that crawls on the ground and all the fish of the sea; they are handed over to you. Every living and crawling thing shall provide food for you, no less than the foliage of plants. I give you everything, with this exception: you must not eat flesh with life, that is to say blood, in it. I will demand an account of your life-blood. I will demand an account from every beast and from man. I will demand an account of every man’s life from his fellow men. ‘He who sheds man’s blood shall have his blood shed by man, for in the image of God man was made. ‘As for you, be fruitful, multiply, teem over the earth and be lord of it.’ God spoke to Noah and his sons, ‘See, I establish my Covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; also with every living creature to be found with you, birds, cattle and every wild beast with you: everything that came out of the ark, everything that lives on the earth. I establish my Covenant with you: no thing of flesh shall be swept away again by the waters of the flood. There shall be no flood to destroy the earth again.’ God said, ‘Here is the sign of the Covenant I make between myself and you and every living creature with you for all generations: I set my bow in the clouds and it shall be a sign of the Covenant between me and the earth.’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 101(102):16-21,29,22-23
R/ The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.
The nations shall fear the name of the Lord and all the earth’s kings your glory, when the Lord shall build up Zion again and appear in all his glory. Then he will turn to the prayers of the helpless; he will not despise their prayers.
Let this be written for ages to come that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord; for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high. He looked down from heaven to the earth that he might hear the groans of the prisoners and free those condemned to die.
The sons of your servants shall dwell untroubled and their race shall endure before you that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion and his praise in the heart of Jerusalem, when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together to pay their homage to the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation: Psalm 101(102):16-21,29,22-23 ≈
Alleluia, alleluia! By his own choice the Father made us his children by the message of the truth, so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all that he created. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 8:27-33
Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say I am?’ And they told him. ‘John the Baptist,’ they said ‘others Elijah; others again, one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he asked ‘who do you say I am?’ Peter spoke up and said to him, ‘You are the Christ.’ And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him. And he began to teach them that the Son of Man was destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and after three days to rise again; and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. But, turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said to him, ‘Get behind me, Satan! Because the way you think is not God’s way but man’s.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May this oblation, O Lord, we pray, cleanse and renew us and may it become for those who do your will the source of eternal reward. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 77: 29-30
They ate and had their fill, and what they craved the Lord gave them; they were not disappointed in what they craved.
Prayer after Communion
Having fed upon these heavenly delights, we pray, O Lord, so that we may always long for that food by which we truly live. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The authority that God bestowed on man over all of creation from the very beginning of the world, is reaffirmed in the restoration of the universe after the great flood. God instructs Noah and his sons to “… teem over the earth and be lord of it.” However, He also reminds us that we are each other’s keeper. In contrast to Cain’s denial of his role as his brother’s guardian, God stresses, “I will demand an account of every man’s life from his fellow men.” The power to govern over the riches of the earth is intricately linked with the responsibility to care for every single human life. The law to refrain from shedding blood is rooted in this responsibility and later formalised in the Decalogue’s unequivocal Thou shall not kill. Despite this clear moral imperative, why then do nations, where Christianity thrives, still rise against each other in war and bloodshed? This raises the poignant question of what relationship we have with Christ. Do we even know Him? Today, let us pray that humanity as a whole may see in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, the greatest act of our reconciliation with God, and become His true witnesses.
