by L'équipe de publication | Jan 15, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Fursa (- c.650)
Psalter: Week I
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He was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia, at a time when a high Christian civilization existed in Ireland but had been largely wiped out elsewhere.
Entrance Antiphon
Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated, whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison: Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal.
Collect
Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care, O Lord, we pray, that they may see what must be done and gain strength to do what they have seen. 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: Hebrews 3:7-14
The Holy Spirit says: If only you would listen to him today; do not harden your hearts, as happened in the Rebellion, on the Day of Temptation in the wilderness, when your ancestors challenged me and tested me, though they had seen what I could do for forty years. That was why I was angry with that generation and said: How unreliable these people who refuse to grasp my ways! And so, in anger, I swore that not one would reach the place of rest I had for them. Take care, brothers, that there is not in any one of your community a wicked mind, so unbelieving as to turn away from the living God. Every day, as long as this ‘today’ lasts, keep encouraging one another so that none of you is hardened by the lure of sin, because we shall remain co-heirs with Christ only if we keep a grasp on our first confidence right to the end.
Psalm 94(95):6-11
R/ O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts.’
Come in; let us bow and bend low; let us kneel before the God who made us: for he is our God and we he people who belong to his pasture, the flock that is led by his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice! ‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as on that day at Massah in the desert when your fathers put me to the test; when they tried me, though they saw my work.
For forty years I was wearied of these people and I said: “Their hearts are astray, these people do not know my ways.” Then I took an oath in my anger: “Never shall they enter my rest.”’
Gospel Acclamation: Ps118:88
Alleluia, alleluia! Because of your love give me life, and I will do your will. Alleluia!
Gospel: Ps118:88 ≈
A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees: ‘If you want to’ he said ‘you can cure me.’ Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him. ‘Of course I want to!’ he said. ‘Be cured!’ And the leprosy left him at once and he was cured. Jesus immediately sent him away and sternly ordered him, ‘Mind you say nothing to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your healing prescribed by Moses as evidence of your recovery.’ The man went away, but then started talking about it freely and telling the story everywhere, so that Jesus could no longer go openly into any town, but had to stay outside in places where nobody lived. Even so, people from all around would come to him.
Prayer over the Offerings
May your people’s oblation, O Lord, find favour with you, we pray, that it may restore them to holiness and obtain what they devoutly entreat. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 35: 10
With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light.
Prayer after Communion
Humbly we ask you, almighty God, be graciously pleased to grant that those you renew with your Sacraments may also serve with lives pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus places immense values on every life. His compassionate declaration to the leper, “Of course I want to!” reveals his heartfelt decision to heal him. Jesus’ encounter with the leper provides powerful insights: Firstly, God’s love transcends boundaries. Like the leper, we all carry our forms of leprosy – our wounds, fears, and brokenness. But the Gospel assures us that God’s love reaches into the darkest corners of our lives, offering healing and wholeness. Secondly, we learn that compassion is a catalyst for action. Jesus does not merely feel compassion for the leper, He acts. His outreach teaches us that true compassion is not passive but active, compelling us to step outside ourselves and touch the lives of those who suffer around us. The third and most crucial lesson is that faith opens the door to healing. The leper’s faith is key. He believes in Jesus’ power and approaches Him willingly. This reminds us that faith acts as a bridge between our need and God’s grace. Our «If you want» reflects an open heart that allows God’s healing touch to work in our lives.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 14, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Ita (c.475 – 570)
Psalter: Week I
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She was born in County Limerick, at a place now called Killeedy after her. She was known for her sanctity and for her gift of prophecy and was held in veneration by a large number of saints, both men and women.
Entrance Antiphon
Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated, whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison: Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal.
Collect
Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care, O Lord, we pray, that they may see what must be done and gain strength to do what they have seen. 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: Hebrews 2:14-18
Since all the children share the same blood and flesh, Christ too shared equally in it, so that by his death he could take away all the power of the devil, who had power over death, and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. For it was not the angels that he took to himself; he took to himself descent from Abraham. It was essential that he should in this way become completely like his brothers so that he could be a compassionate and trustworthy high priest of God’s religion, able to atone for human sins. That is, because he has himself been through temptation he is able to help others who are tempted.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104(105):1-4,6-9
R/ The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
Give thanks to the Lord, tell his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. O sing to him, sing his praise; tell all his wonderful works!
Be proud of his holy name, let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice. Consider the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
O children of Abraham, his servant, O sons of the Jacob he chose. He, the Lord, is our God: his judgements prevail in all the earth.
He remembers his covenant for ever, his promise for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
Gospel Acclamation:cf.Col3:16a,17
Alleluia, alleluia! Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you;
through him give thanks to God the Father. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went with James and John straight to the house of Simon and Andrew. Now Simon’s mother-in-law had gone to bed with fever, and they told him about her straightaway. He went to her, took her by the hand and helped her up. And the fever left her and she began to wait on them. That evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were possessed by devils. The whole town came crowding round the door, and he cured many who were suffering from diseases of one kind or another; he also cast out many devils, but he would not allow them to speak, because they knew who he was. In the morning, long before dawn, he got up and left the house, and went off to a lonely place and prayed there. Simon and his companions set out in search of him, and when they found him they said, ‘Everybody is looking for you.’ He answered, ‘Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns, so that I can preach there too, because that is why I came.’ And he went all through Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out devils.
Prayer over the Offerings
May your people’s oblation, O Lord, find favour with you, we pray, that it may restore them to holiness and obtain what they devoutly entreat. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 35: 10
With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light.
Prayer after Communion
Humbly we ask you, almighty God, be graciously pleased to grant that those you renew with your Sacraments may also serve with lives pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus intimately understands our human condition, having experienced it Himself. By becoming one of us, He lived through every aspect of our daily experience. He has known sickness, heartbreaks, loss of a loved one, poverty, and more. He is acquainted with all our problems because He personally encountered them. His purpose in coming into the world is to address and solve these issues. In the Gospel, we witness Him healing people and liberating them from demons. Yet, Jesus is more than a mere wonderworker. His ultimate mission is to offer true liberation from sin which comes when we accept and embrace His word. His healing is accompanied by preaching. Let us attentively listen to His words, allowing them to guide us. In so doing, we can be assured of finding solutions to life’s problems.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 14, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint remi, évêque
Psautier: I
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Évêque de Reims pendant soixante-quinze ans, Remi (436-vers 530) intervint de façon décisive, en union avec la reine Clotilde, dans la conversion de Clovis au catholicisme. Le baptême du roi des Francs et de son armée par Remi (496) est à l’origine du rôle que joua la France dans l’histoire de l’Église et qui la fit appeler ‘’la fille aînée de l’Église’’
Antienne d’ouverture : Mt 3, 16-17
Portons notre regard vers l’homme à qui le ciel est donné pour trône; la foule des anges l’adore en chantant d’une seule voix : « Voici Celui dont le pouvoir subsiste pour les siècles ».
Prière d’ouverture
Aux appels de ton peuple en prière, réponds, Seigneur, en ta bonté : Donne à chacun la claire vision de ce qu’il doit faire et la force de l’accomplir. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Hébreux 2, 14-18
Frères, puisque les enfants des hommes ont en commun le sang et la chair, Jésus a partagé, lui aussi, pareille condition : ainsi, par sa mort, il a pu réduire à l’impuissance celui qui possédait le pouvoir de la mort, c’est-à-dire le diable, et il a rendu libres tous ceux qui, par crainte de la mort, passaient toute leur vie dans une situation d’esclaves. Car ceux qu’il prend en charge, ce ne sont pas les anges, c’est la descendance d’Abraham. Il lui fallait donc se rendre en tout semblable à ses frères, pour devenir un grand prêtre miséricordieux et digne de foi pour les relations avec Dieu, afin d’enlever les péchés du peuple. Et parce qu’il a souffert jusqu’au bout l’épreuve de sa Passion, il est capable de porter secours à ceux qui
Psaume : 104, 1-4. 6-9
R/ Le Seigneur s’est toujours souvenu de son alliance
Rendez grâce au Seigneur, proclamez son nom, annoncez parmi les peuples ses hauts faits ; chantez et jouez pour lui, redites sans fin ses merveilles.
Glorifiez-vous de son nom très saint : joie pour les cœurs qui cherchent Dieu ! Cherchez le Seigneur et sa puissance, recherchez sans trêve sa face.
Vous, la race d’Abraham son serviteur, les fils de Jacob, qu’il a choisis. Le Seigneur, c’est lui notre Dieu : ses jugements font loi pour l’univers.
Il s’est toujours souvenu de son alliance, parole édictée pour mille générations : promesse faite à Abraham, garantie par serment à Isaac
Acclamation
Alléluia, alléluia! Mes brebis écoutent ma voix ; moi, je les connais, et elles me suivent Alléluia. (cf. Jn 10, 27)
Évangile : Marc 1, 29-39
Aussitôt sortis de la synagogue, Jésus alla avec Jacques et Jean, dans la maison de Simon et d’André. Or, la belle-mère de Simon était au lit, elle avait de la fièvre. Aussitôt, on parla à Jésus de la malade. Jésus s’approcha, la saisit par la main et la fit lever. La fièvre la quitta, et elle les servait. Le soir venu, après le coucher du soleil, on lui amenait tous ceux qui étaient atteints d’un mal ou possédés par des démons. La ville entière se pressait à la porte. Il guérit beaucoup de gens atteints de toutes sortes de maladies, et il expulsa beaucoup de démons ; il empêchait les démons de parler, parce qu’ils savaient, eux, qui il était. Le lendemain, Jésus se leva, bien avant l’aube. Il sortit et se rendit dans un endroit désert, et là il priait. Simon et ceux qui étaient avec lui partirent à sa recherche. Ils le trouvent et lui disent : « Tout le monde te cherche. » Jésus leur dit : « Allons ailleurs, dans les villages voisins, afin que là aussi je proclame l’Évangile ; car c’est pour cela que je suis sorti. » Et il parcourut toute la Galilée, proclamant l’Évangile dans leurs synagogues, et expulsant les démons.
Prière sur les offrandes
Daigne accepter, Seigneur, l’offrande de ton peuple : Qu’elle contribue à le sanctifier et lui obtienne ce qu’il demande avec confiance. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 35, 10
De toi, Seigneur, jaillit la vie, dans ta lumière, nous voyons la lumière.
Prière après la communion
Nous t’en supplions, Dieu tout-puissant : Toi qui refais nos forces par tes sacrements, donne-nous aussi de pouvoir te servir par une vie qui te plaise. Par Jésus.
Méditation
La vie chrétienne ne s’accommode pas avec la sédentarisation ; elle n’est pas une possession tranquille de la foi pour soi. Les chrétiens sont le truchement de l’extension du royaume et la contagion de la vie d’amour. Jésus attire à lui les foules et va vers elles. Il y a dans la page d’évangile de ce jour comme un mouvement d’empressement témoigné par l’adverbe « aussitôt » doublement utilisé par Marc. Cependant, une telle énergie ne peut venir que de l’intimité avec Dieu dans la prière. Trouvons en elle la force et le dynamisme qui nous meuvent et nous accomplissent comme sauvés.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 13, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
SAINTE NINA
Psautier: I
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Une jeune captive chrétienne devenue esclave à la cour royale de Mzkhéta, non loin de Tbilissi en Géorgie, garde toute sa foi auprès du roi Mirian. Plus que sa beauté, c’est son inlassable charité qui la fait aimer et respecter. Ayant obtenu par ses prières la guérison d’un enfant, elle est appelée auprès de la reine Nana qui se meurt. Elle lui rend la santé.
Antienne d’ouverture : Mt 3, 16-17
Portons notre regard vers l’homme à qui le ciel est donné pour trône; la foule des anges l’adore en chantant d’une seule voix: « Voici Celui dont le pouvoir subsiste pour les siècles ».
Prière d’ouverture
Aux appels de ton peuple en prière, réponds, Seigneur, en ta bonté: Donne à chacun la claire vision de ce qu’il doit faire et la force de l’accomplir. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Hébreux 10, 19-25
Ce n’est pas à des anges que Dieu a soumis le monde à venir, dont nous parlons. Un psaume l’atteste en disant : Qu’est-ce que l’homme pour que tu penses à lui, le fils d’un homme, que tu en prennes souci ? Tu l’as abaissé un peu au-dessous des anges, tu l’as couronné de gloire et d’honneur ; tu as mis sous ses pieds toutes choses. Quand Dieu lui a tout soumis, il n’a rien exclu de cette soumission. Maintenant, nous ne voyons pas encore que tout lui soit soumis ; mais Jésus, qui a été abaissé un peu au-dessous des anges, nous le voyons couronné de gloire et d’honneur à cause de sa Passion et de sa mort. Si donc il a fait l’expérience de la mort, c’est, par grâce de Dieu, au profit de tous. Celui pour qui et par qui tout existe voulait conduire une multitude de fils jusqu’à la gloire ; c’est pourquoi il convenait qu’il mène à sa perfection, par des souffrances, celui qui est à l’origine de leur salut. Car celui qui sanctifie, et ceux qui sont sanctifiés, doivent tous avoir même origine ; pour cette raison, Jésus n’a pas honte de les appeler ses frères, quand il dit : Je proclamerai ton nom devant mes frères, je te chanterai en pleine assemblée.
Psaume 8, 2abc.5, 6-7, 8-9
R/ Tu établis ton Fils sur les œuvres de tes mains. (cf. 8, 7)
Ô Seigneur, notre Dieu, qu’il est grand ton nom par toute la terre ! Qu’est-ce que l’homme pour que tu penses à lui, le fils d’un homme, que tu en prennes souci ?
Tu l’as voulu un peu moindre qu’un dieu, le couronnant de gloire et d’honneur ; tu l’établis sur les œuvres de tes mains, tu mets toute chose à ses pieds.
Les troupeaux de bœufs et de brebis, et même les bêtes sauvages, les oiseaux du ciel et les posons de la mer, tout ce qui va son chemin dans les eaux.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Accueillez la parole de Dieu pour ce qu’elle est réellement : non pas une parole d’hommes, mais la parole de Dieu. Alléluia. (cf. 1 Th 2, 13)
Évangile Mc 1, 21-28
Jésus et ses disciples entrèrent à Capharnaüm. Aussitôt, le jour du sabbat, il se rendit à la synagogue, et là, il enseignait. On était frappé par son enseignement, car il enseignait en homme qui a autorité, et non pas comme les scribes. Or, il y avait dans leur synagogue un homme tourmenté par un esprit impur, qui se mit à crier : « Que nous veux-tu, Jésus de Nazareth ? Es-tu venu pour nous perdre ? Je sais qui tu es : tu es le Saint de Dieu. » Jésus l’interpella vivement : « Tais-toi ! Sors de cet homme. » L’esprit impur le fit entrer en convulsions, puis, poussant un grand cri, sortit de lui. Ils furent tous frappés de stupeur et se demandaient entre eux : « Qu’est-ce que cela veut dire ? Voilà un enseignement nouveau, donné avec autorité ! Il commande même aux esprits impurs, et ils lui obéissent. » Sa renommée se répandit aussitôt partout, dans toute la région de la Galilée.
Prière sur les offrandes
Daigne accepter, Seigneur, l’offrande de ton peuple : Qu’elle contribue à le sanctifier et lui obtienne ce qu’il demande avec confiance. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 35, 10
De toi, Seigneur, jaillit la vie, dans ta lumière, nous voyons la lumière.
Prière après la communion
Nous t’en supplions, Dieu tout-puissant : Toi qui refais nos forces par tes sacrements, donne-nous aussi de pouvoir te servir par une vie qui te plaise. Par Jésus.
Méditation
« L’essentiel c’est de croire dans son cœur », entend-on souvent dire par certaines personnes. Sans être indifférent aux éventuels contre-témoignages et scandales qui causent de cette attitude, il faut dire que la foi a cette spécificité qu’elle fait de nous des maillons d’une chaîne de personnes aux codes, valeurs et traditions propres. Nos assemblées de foi dominicales, nous rappelle Saint Paul, sont d’importance capitale pour nos croissance et épanouissement spirituels. La foi se vit et se vérifie dans la rencontre et dans la célébration du mystère qui est son objet. Et Jésus de nous interpeller : faites attention à ce que vous entendez ! Purifions notre cœur de tout ce qui souille notre conscience, brillons de la splendeur de notre être en Christ, de peur que nous soit enlevé ce que nous voulons tranquillement posséder.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 13, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Felix of Nola
Psalter: Week I
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Saint Felix of Nola (d. ca. 250) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions in order to give to the poor. He was believed to have died a martyr’s death.
Entrance Antiphon
Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated, whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison: Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal.
Collect
Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care, O Lord, we pray, that they may see what must be done and gain strength to do what they have seen. 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: Hebrews 2:5-12
God did not appoint angels to be rulers of the world to come, and that world is what we are talking about. Somewhere there is a passage that shows us this. It runs: What is man that you should spare a thought for him, the son of man that you should care for him? For a short while you made him lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and splendour. You have put him in command of everything. Well then, if he has put him in command of everything, he has left nothing which is not under his command. At present, it is true, we are not able to see that everything has been put under his command, but we do see in Jesus one who was for a short while made lower than the angels and is now crowned with glory and splendour because he submitted to death; by God’s grace he had to experience death for all mankind. As it was his purpose to bring a great many of his sons into glory, it was appropriate that God, for whom everything exists and through whom everything exists, should make perfect, through suffering, the leader who would take them to their salvation. For the one who sanctifies, and the ones who are sanctified, are of the same stock; that is why he openly calls them brothers in the text: I shall announce your name to my brothers, praise you in full assembly.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 8:2,5-9
R/ You gave your Son power over the works of your hand.
How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth! What is man that you should keep him in mind, mortal man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him little less than a god; with glory and honour you crowned him, gave him power over the works of your hand, put all things under his feet.
All of them, sheep and cattle, yes, even the savage beasts, birds of the air, and fish that make their way through the waters.
Gospel Acclamation: Jm1:21
Alleluia, alleluia! Accept and submit to the word which has been planted in you and can save your souls. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
Jesus and his disciples went as far as Capernaum, and as soon as the sabbath came he went to the synagogue and began to teach. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because, unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority. In their synagogue just then there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit and it shouted, ‘What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus said sharply, ‘Be quiet! Come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and with a loud cry went out of him. The people were so astonished that they started asking each other what it all meant. ‘Here is a teaching that is new’ they said ‘and with authority behind it: he gives orders even to unclean spirits and they obey him.’ And his reputation rapidly spread everywhere, through all the surrounding Galilean countryside.
Prayer over the Offerings
May your people’s oblation, O Lord, find favour with you, we pray, that it may restore them to holiness and obtain what they devoutly entreat. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 35: 10
With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light, we see light.
Prayer after Communion
Humbly we ask you, almighty God, be graciously pleased to grant that those you renew with your Sacraments may also serve with lives pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Our Gospel today portrays Jesus’ authority to teach and to act as the Messiah and Saviour, showcasing his triumph over unclean spirits – a clear sign that God’s salvation has come to the world. Throughout the Gospels, we encounter numerous instances of our Lord’s continuous and triumphant battle against the forces of evil. His authority is seen in His actions. In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives a command, and the evil forces release their their stranglehold on a man they have been holding captive. Amazingly, the evil forces recognise Jesus for who He is, «the Holy One of God», thus acknowledging His identity long before anyone else, even His Apostles. By His death and resurrection, Jesus has been perfected and has received authority over all things and all living beings in heaven, on earth, and beneath the earth. There is nothing He cannot do for you. No difficulty is beyond Jesus’ resolution, no problem beyond His solution. Let us allow Him to purify us from our sins. Let us attentively listen to His teachings and become members of His Body, the Church. With Jesus, we will overcome the works of the evil one.
