by L'équipe de publication | Feb 13, 2026 | Agenda Biblique
SAINT CYRILLE, MOINE, SAINT METHODE, EVEQUE
(Blanc)
Natifs de Thessalonique, Méthode, un ancien fonctionnaire impérial, et son jeune frère Constantin, le futur Cyrille, s’étaient faits moines avant d’être envoyés par Byzance auprès des peuples slaves. Pour ceux-ci, ils traduisirent en slavon la Bible et les livres liturgiques, et inventèrent à cet effet l’alphabet dit “cyrillique”, encore en usage aujourd’hui. Ils se heurtèrent à l’opposition de missionnaires de rite latin qui les dénoncèrent au pape à cause de leur emploi de la langue vivante.
Antienne d’ouverture
Fêtons les amis de Dieu, saint Cyrille et saint Méthode : la gloire des deux frères fut de proclamer la vérité reçue du Seigneur.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui as conduit les peuples slaves à la lumière, grâce aux deux frères saints Cyrille et Méthode, ouvre nos cœurs à l’intelligence de ta Parole : fais de nous un peuple de croyants uni dans la vraie foi et dans un témoignage authentique. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 R 12, 26-32 ; 13, 33-34
En ces jours-là, devenu roi des dix tribus d’Israël, Jéroboam se dit: « Maintenant, le royaume risque fort de se rallier de nouveau à la maison de David. Si le peuple continue de monter à Jérusalem pour offrir des sacrifices dans la maison du Seigneur, le cœur de ce peuple reviendra vers son souverain, Roboam, roi de Juda, et l’on me tuera. » Après avoir tenu conseil, Jéroboam fit fabriquer deux veaux en or, et il déclara au peuple: « Voilà trop longtemps que vous montez à Jérusalem! Israël, voici tes dieux, qui t’ont fait monter du pays d’Égypte.» Il plaça l’un des deux veaux à Béthel, l’autre à Dane, et ce fut un grand péché. Le peuple conduisit en procession celui qui allait à Dane. Jéroboam y établit un temple à la manière des lieux sacrés. Il institua des prêtres pris n’importe où, et qui n’étaient pas des descendants de Lévi. Jéroboam célébra la fête le quinzième jour du huitième mois, fête pareille à celle que l’on célébrait en Juda, et il monta à l’autel. Il fit de même à Béthel en offrant des sacrifices aux veaux qu’il avait fabriqués; il établit à Béthel les prêtres des lieux sacrés qu’il avait institués. Jéroboam persévéra dans sa mauvaise conduite; il continua d’instituer n’importe qui comme prêtres des lieux sacrés: il donnait l’investiture à tous ceux qui le désiraient, pour en faire des prêtres des lieux sacrés. Tout cela fit tomber dans le péché la maison de Jéroboam, entraîna sa ruine et provoqua sa disparition de la surface de la terre.
Psaume : 105 (106), 6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22
R/ Souviens-toi de nous, Seigneur, dans ta bienveillance pour ton peuple.
- Avec nos pères, nous avons péché, nous avons failli et renié. En Égypte, nos pères ont méconnu tes miracles, oublié l’abondance de tes grâces.
- À l’Horeb ils fabriquent un veau, ils adorent un objet en métal: ils échangeaient ce qui était leur gloire pour l’image d’un taureau, d’un ruminant.
- Ils oublient le Dieu qui les sauve, qui a fait des prodiges en Égypte, des miracles au pays de Cham, des actions terrifiantes sur la mer Rouge.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. L’homme ne vit pas seulement de pain, mais de toute parole qui sort de la bouche de Dieu. Alléluia. (Mt 4, 4b)
Évangile : Mc 8, 1-10
En ces jours-là, comme il y avait de nouveau une grande foule, et que les gens n’avaient rien à manger, Jésus appelle à lui ses disciples et leur dit: « J’ai de la compassion pour cette foule, car depuis trois jours déjà ils restent auprès de moi, et n’ont rien à manger. Si je les renvoie chez eux à jeun, ils vont défaillir en chemin, et certains d’entre eux sont venus de loin. » Ses disciples lui répondirent : « Où donc pourra-t-on trouver du pain pour les rassasier ici, dans le désert ? » Il leur demanda: « Combien de pains avez-vous ? » Ils lui dirent: « Sept. » Alors il ordonna à la foule de s’asseoir par terre. Puis, prenant les sept pains et rendant grâce, il les rompit, et il les donnait à ses disciples pour que ceux-ci les distribuent ; et ils les distribuèrent à la foule. Ils avaient aussi quelques petits poissons, que Jésus bénit et fit aussi distribuer. Les gens mangèrent et furent rassasiés. On ramassa les morceaux qui restaient : cela faisait sept corbeilles. Or, ils étaient environ quatre mille. Puis Jésus les renvoya. Aussitôt, montant dans la barque avec ses disciples, il alla dans la région de Dalmanoutha.
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur notre Dieu, tu as voulu choisir dans ta création le pain et le vin qui refont chaque jour nos forces: Fais qu’ils deviennent aussi pour nous le sacrement de la vie éternelle. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 106, 8-9
Proclamons l’amour du Seigneur, ses merveilles pour les hommes: Il a rassasié ceux qui avaient faim, et désaltéré ceux qui avaient soif.
Prière après la communion
Tu as voulu, Seigneur, que nous partagions un même pain et que nous buvions à la même coupe: Accorde-nous de vivre tellement unis dans le Christ que nous portions du fruit pour le salut du monde. Par Jésus.
Méditation
L’idolatrie ne consiste pas seulement à se prosterner devant les statuts ou des divinités imaginaires tel que le démontre la première lecture. Nous sommes idolâtre chaque fois que nous faisons passer une passion avant Dieu (Football, série télévisé…). Il en est de même lorsque nous nous replions sur nos difficultés. Le Christ en ce jour, à travers le miracle de la multiplication des pains voudrait nous faire comprendre que rien ne lui est impossible.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 13, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINT CYRIL, MONK, METHODIUS AND BISHOP
Psalter I | WHITE
They are known as the “Apostles of the Slavs” for their efforts in spreading Christianity throughout Eastern Europe. Their most significant contribution was the creation of the Glagolitic alphabet, which became the foundation for Old Church Slavonic and later the Cyrillic alphabet.
Entrance Antiphon
These are holy men who became friends of God, glorious heralds of divine truth.
Collect
O God, who enlightened the Slavic peoples through the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius, grant that our hearts may grasp the words of your teaching, and perfect us as a people of one accord in true faith and right confession. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34
Jeroboam thought to himself: “The kingdom will return to David’s house. If now this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, the hearts of this people will return to their master, Rehoboam, king of Judah, and they will kill me.” After taking counsel, the king made two calves of gold and said to the people: “You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough. Here is your God, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” And he put one in Bethel, the other in Dan. This led to sin, because the people frequented those calves in Bethel and in Dan. He also built temples on the high places and made priests from among the people who were not Levites. Jeroboam established a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month to duplicate in Bethel the pilgrimage feast of Judah, with sacrifices to the calves he had made; and he stationed in Bethel priests of the high places he had built. Jeroboam did not give up his evil ways after this, but again made priests for the high places from among the common people. Whoever desired it was consecrated and became a priest of the high places. This was a sin on the part of the house of Jeroboam for which it was to be cut off and destroyed from the earth.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-22
R/ Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
- We have sinned, we and our fathers; we have committed crimes; we have done wrong. Our fathers in Egypt considered not your wonders.
- They made a calf in Horeb and adored a molten image; They exchanged their glory for the image of a grass-eating bullock.
- They forgot the God who had saved them, who had done great deeds in Egypt, Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham, terrible things at the Red Sea.
Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 4:4b
Alleluia, alleluia. One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 8:1-10
In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a great distance.” His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy them here in this deserted place?” Still he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven.” He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then, taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd. They also had a few fish. He said the blessing over them and ordered them distributed also. They ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over-seven baskets. There were about four thousand people. He dismissed the crowd and got into the boat with his disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, O Lord, upon the offerings which we bring before your majesty in commemoration of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and grant that these gifts may become the sign of a new humanity, reconciled to you in loving charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Mk 16:20
The disciples went forth and preached the Gospel, while the Lord worked with them, confirming the word through accompanying signs.
Prayer after Communion
O God, Father of all nations, who make us sharers in the one Bread and the one Spirit and heirs of the eternal banquet, grant in your kindness on this feast day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, that the multitude of your children, persevering in the same faith, may be united in building up the Kingdom of justice and peace. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd.” Today’s readings present us two types of leaders: in the First Reading, we see a leader who leads his people into sin, and in the Gospel, we see a leader who caters for his people. Jeroboam, in his desire to consolidate his power and keep his people loyal to him, led them into idolatry; he made them abandon the Lord and worship idols, and he desecrated the priesthood. Jesus, for his part, nourished the crowd that followed him spiritually and physically; he instructed the crowd on God’s Word for three days, and then fed the crowd before sending it away. We are leaders at various levels and in various capacities; you may be a priest, a parent, a teacher, the president of a social group, or a director at your workplace. What type of leader are you? Are you the type who oppresses people, bosses them around, and allows or even encourages them to do evil? Or do you show concern for their needs, try to make life easy for them, and exhort them to do what is right by word and example? Is your model Jeroboam or Jesus?
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 12, 2026 | Agenda Biblique
BIENHEUREUSE BEATRICE
(Vert)
Pour accomplir la loi juive, Marie et Joseph viennent au Temple avec Jésus, car celui-ci, étant un premier-né, doit y être présenté. Luc relate cet événement pour mettre en relief le chemin par lequel Jésus passera pour accomplir sa mission de Sauveur universel. En effet, au moment où la Sainte Famille pénètre dans le Temple, l’Esprit Saint fait parler un vieillard qui reconnaît en Jésus le Serviteur annoncé par le livre d’Isaïe. Comme ce Serviteur, le fils de Marie souffrira la contradiction. C’est sous les traits d’un Messie souffrant qu’il réalisera les promesses faites à son peuple, représenté par deux vieillards, Syméon et Anne.
Antienne d’ouverture Ps 94, 6-7
Venez, inclinez-vous, prosternez-vous: adorons le Seigneur qui nous a faits: oui, il est notre Dieu.
Prière d’ouverture
Dans ton amour inlassable, Seigneur, veille sur ta famille; Et puisque ta grâce est notre unique espoir, garde nous sous ta constante protection. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 R 11, 29-32 ; 2018, 19
Salomon avait fait de Jéroboam un inspecteur des corvées. Un jour que Jéroboam était sorti de Jérusalem, il fut arrêté en chemin par le prophète Ahias de Silo; celui-ci portait un manteau neuf, et tous deux étaient seuls dans la campagne. Ahias prit le manteau neuf qu’il portait et le déchira en douze morceaux. Puis il dit à Jéroboam: «Prends pour toi dix morceaux, car ainsi parle le Seigneur, Dieu d’Israël: Voici que je vais déchirer le royaume en l’arrachant à Salomon, et je te donnerai dix tribus. Il lui restera une tribu, à cause de mon serviteur David, et de Jérusalem, la ville que je me suis choisie parmi toutes les tribus d’Israël. » Les dix tribus d’Israël rejetèrent la maison de David, et cette situation dure encore aujourd’hui où ceci est écrit.
Psaume : 80 (81), 10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15
R/ Heureux ceux qui craignent le Seigneur!
- « Tu n’auras pas chez toi d’autres dieux, tu ne serviras aucun dieu étranger. C’est moi, le Seigneur ton Dieu, qui t’ai fait monter de la terre d’Égypte!
- « Mais mon peuple n’a pas écouté ma voix, Israël n’a pas voulu de moi. Je l’ai livré à son cœur endurci: qu’il aille et suive ses vues!
- « Ah ! Si mon peuple m’écoutait, Israël, s’il allait sur mes chemins! Aussitôt j’humilierais ses ennemis, contre ses oppresseurs je tournerais ma main.»
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Seigneur, ouvre notre cœur pour nous rendre attentifs aux paroles de ton Fils. Alléluia. (cf. Ac 16, 14b)
Évangile : Mc 7, 31-37
En ce temps-là, Jésus quitta le territoire de Tyr; passant par Sidon, il prit la direction de la mer de Galilée et alla en plein territoire de la Décapole. Des gens lui amènent un sourd qui avait aussi de la difficulté à parler, et supplient Jésus de poser la main sur lui. Jésus l’emmena à l’écart, loin de la foule, lui mit les doigts dans les oreilles, et, avec sa salive, lui toucha la langue. Puis, les yeux levés au ciel, il soupira et lui dit: « Effata ! », c’est-à-dire : « Ouvre-toi ! » Ses oreilles s’ouvrirent; sa langue se délia, et il parlait correctement. Alors Jésus leur ordonna de n’en rien dire à personne; mais plus il leur donnait cet ordre, plus ceux-ci le proclamaient. Extrêmement frappés, ils disaient: «Il a bien fait toutes choses: il fait entendre les sourds et parler les muets.»
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur notre Dieu, tu as voulu choisir dans ta création le pain et le vin qui refont chaque jour nos forces: Fais qu’ils deviennent aussi pour nous le sacrement de la vie éternelle. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion
Proclamons l’amour du Seigneur, ses merveilles pour les hommes: Il a rassasié ceux qui avaient faim, et désaltéré ceux qui avaient soif.
Prière après la communion
Tu as voulu, Seigneur, que nous partagions un même pain et que nous buvions à la même coupe: Accorde-nous de vivre tellement unis dans le Christ que nous portions du fruit pour le salut du monde. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Les œuvres du Christ ne sont pas des publicités qu’il fait de lui-même. Le Christ dans ses agirs ne cherche pas à tirer sa gloire des hommes. Le fait qu’il prenne ce sourd-muet à l’écart pour le soigner est un exemple qu’il nous donne de ce que doivent être nos œuvres de charité. Ni pompeux ni vantard.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 12, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINT CATHERINE OF RICCI
Psalter I | GREEN
She was an Italian Catholic nun, born in Florence, and later known as a mystic and saint. Her early life included a period at the Convent of Monticelli, where she was cared for by her aunt, a nun. She later entered the Dominican Order, taking the name Catherine and dedicating her life to religious service.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 94: 6-7
O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God.
Collect
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19
Jeroboam left Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. The two were alone in the area, and the prophet was wearing a new cloak. Ahijah took off his new cloak, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam: “Take ten pieces for yourself; the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will tear away the kingdom from Solomon’s grasp and will give you ten of the tribes. One tribe shall remain to him for the sake of David my servant, and of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.'” Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15
R/ I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
- There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. I, the Lord, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt.”
- My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not; So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts; they walked according to their own counsels.”
- If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways, Quickly would I humble their enemies; against their foes I would turn my hand.”
Gospel Acclamation: Acts 16:14b
Alleluia, alleluia. Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, our God, who once established these created things to sustain us in our frailty, grant, we pray, that they may become for us now the Sacrament of eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 106: 8-9
Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who have willed that we be partakers in the one Bread and the one Chalice, grant us, we pray, so to live that, made one in Christ, we may joyfully bear fruit for the salvation of the world. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“I am the Lord your God; hear my voice.” A prominent theme in the Old Testament is idolatry. God is always warning the Israelites not to worship other gods, but to remain faithful to him and serve him alone. An idol must not be a carved statue to which we offer sacrifices; it is anything or anybody to which we attach more importance than to God. When television and social media leave us with no time to pray, when the love of wealth and positions makes us ready to oppress and destroy others, when our desire for alcohol and sex is so strong that we want to satisfy it at all costs, these things become idols; they make us turn away from God. Like the deaf and dumb man in the Gospel, we become closed; we are incapable of hearing God’s voice and doing his will. Let us turn back to God today and ask Jesus to open us to his grace. May he open our ears, that we may listen to his Word; may he open our hearts, that we may allow him to dwell in us and take the first place in our lives; may he open our mouths, that we may proclaim his Word and help others to turn away from their own idols.
by L'équipe de publication | Feb 11, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINT FEBRONIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
Psalter I | GREEN
She was a nun at Nisibis (modern-day Nusaybin, Turkey). She suffered persecution under Diocletian, who offered her freedom if she renounced her faith and married his nephew, Lysimachus, who had been leaning towards conversion to Christianity. Febronia refused and was tortured, suffered mutilation and death. Lysimachus, witnessing her suffering, converted.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 94: 6-7
O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God who made us, for he is the Lord our God.
Collect
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Kings 11:4-13
When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as the heart of his father David had been. By adoring Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom, the idol of the Ammonites, Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not follow him unreservedly as his father David had done. Solomon then built a high place to Chemosh, the idol of Moab, and to Molech, the idol of the Ammonites, on the hill opposite Jerusalem. He did the same for all his foreign wives who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. The Lord, therefore, became angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice (for though the Lord had forbidden him this very act of following strange gods, Solomon had not obeyed him). So the Lord said to Solomon: “Since this is what you want, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes which I enjoined on you, I will deprive you of the kingdom and give it to your servant. I will not do this during your lifetime, however, for the sake of your father David; it is your son whom I will deprive. Nor will I take away the whole kingdom. I will leave your son one tribe for the sake of my servant David and of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40
R/ Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
- Blessed are they who observe what is right, who do always what is just. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people; visit us with your saving help.
- But they mingled with the nations and learned their works. They served their idols, which became a snare for them.
- They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. And the Lord grew angry with his people, and abhorred his inheritance.
Gospel Acclamation: James 1:21bc
Alleluia, alleluia. Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 7:24-30
Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” Then he said to her, “For saying this, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, our God, who once established these created things to sustain us in our frailty, grant, we pray, that they may become for us now the Sacrament of eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 106: 8-9
Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who have willed that we be partakers in the one Bread and the one Chalice, grant us, we pray, so to live that, made one in Christ, we may joyfully bear fruit for the salvation of the world. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“Blessed are they who observe what is right.” God always gives us the choice to either follow him or turn away from him, and our choice comes with consequences. If we choose to serve him then he will be with us and bless us; but if we choose to reject him, then he abandons us and we meet with disaster. As long as King Solomon obeyed God, God blessed him; he was the wisest, richest and most powerful king of his time. But when he abandoned God and gave in to idolatry, he lost God’s blessing. Human life is a series of choices, and ultimately, the choice we have to make every day is between good and evil. The story of Solomon teaches us that the choice of good over evil is not made once and for all; it is a choice that we have to renew every day in order to remain on the right path. The pagan woman in the Gospel chose to come to Jesus because she had in faith in his ability to heal her daughter. Let us choose Jesus like her, and more importantly, let us remain with Jesus, not just sometimes, but throughout our lives.
