by L'équipe de publication | Oct 28, 2024 | Evangelium
Saint Colman MacDuagh (632)
Green
He was the son of an Irish chieftain. He was educated at Saint Enda’s monastery in the Aran Islands. Thereafter he was a recluse, living in prayer fasting. With the King of Connaught he founded the monastery of Kilmacduagh which he governed as abbot-bishop.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 104: 3-4
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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 : Ephesians 5:21-33
Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives to their husbands, in everything. Husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her in water with a form of words, so that when he took her to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless. In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love his wife is for him to love himself. A man never hates his own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church, because it is his body – and we are its living parts. For this reason, a man must leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one body. This mystery has many implications; but I am saying it applies to Christ and the Church. To sum up; you too, each one of you, must love his wife as he loves himself; and let every wife respect her husband.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 127:1-5
R/ O blessed are those who fear the Lord.
O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways! By the labour of your hands you shall eat. You will be happy and prosper.
Your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; your children like shoots of the olive, around your table.
Indeed thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life!
Gospel Acclamation : Jn15:15
Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 13:18-21
Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Another thing he said, ‘What shall I compare the kingdom of God with? It is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, we pray, O Lord, on the offerings we make to your majesty, that whatever is done by us in your service may be directed above all to your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Cf. Ps 19: 6
We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.
Prayer after Communion
May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs, we may one day possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
When Jesus handed over the Spirit to the Church it was not simply to save our souls but to set in motion the transformation of creation with the gospel values. This means that every Christian has a responsibility and an obligation to bring others to the faith. The Spirit is working in every human being especially in the baptised. It gives us the hope that the kingdom of God, which began “like a grain of mustard seed” will one day spread throughout the world. The kingdom of God produces a transformation in those who receive the new life which Jesus Christ offers. When we yield to Jesus Christ, our lives are transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. Paul the Apostle says, «we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us» (2 Cor. 4:7). If we are not yet burning with the fire to bring the goodness to others then we have not received it ourselves.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 28, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
Saint narcisse, Evêque
VERT
Il présida le concile de Palestine qui décida de célébrer Pâques un dimanche et non au jour anniversaire du 14 nisan. Il mourut plus que centenaire.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 104, 3-4
Soyez dans la joie, vous qui cherchez Dieu. Cherchez le Seigneur et sa force, sans vous lasser, recherchez son visage.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, augmente en nous la foi, l’espérance et la charité. Et pour que nous puissions obtenir ce que tu promets, fais-nous aimer ce que tu commandes. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Ep 5, 21-33
Frères, par respect pour le Christ, soyez soumis les uns aux autres ; les femmes, à leur mari, comme au Seigneur Jésus ; car, pour la femme, le mari est la tête, tout comme, pour l’Église, le Christ est la tête,lui qui est le Sauveur de son corps. Eh bien ! puisque l’Église se soumet au Christ, qu’il en soit toujours de même pour les femmes à l’égard de leur mari. Vous, les hommes, aimez votre femme à l’exemple du Christ : il a aimé l’Église, il s’est livré lui-même pour elle, afin de la rendre sainte en la purifiant par le bain de l’eau baptismale, accompagné d’une parole ; il voulait se la présenter à lui-même, cette Église, resplendissante, sans tache, ni ride, ni rien de tel ; il la voulait sainte et immaculée. C’est de la même façon que les maris doivent aimer leur femme : comme leur propre corps. Celui qui aime sa femme s’aime soi-même. Jamais personne n’a méprisé son propre corps : au contraire, on le nourrit, on en prend soin. C’est ce que fait le Christ pour l’Église, parce que nous sommes les membres de son corps. Comme dit l’Écriture: À cause de cela, l’homme quittera son père et sa mère, il s’attachera à sa femme, et tous deux ne feront plus qu’un. Ce mystère est grand : je le dis en référence au Christ et à l’Église. Pour en revenir à vous, chacun doit aimer sa propre femme comme lui-même, et la femme doit avoir du respect pour son mari.
Psaume : 127 (128), 1-2, 3, 4-5
R/ Heureux qui craint le Seigneur !
Heureux qui craint le Seigneur et marche selon ses voies ! Tu te nourriras du travail de tes mains : Heureux es-tu ! À toi, le bonheur !
Ta femme sera dans ta maison comme une vigne généreuse, et tes fils, autour de la table, comme des plants d’olivier.
Voilà comment sera béni l’homme qui craint le Seigneur. De Sion, que le Seigneur te bénisse ! Tu verras le bonheur de Jérusalem tous les jours de ta vie.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia ! Tu es béni, Père, Seigneur du ciel et de la terre, tu as révélé aux tout-petits les mystères du Royaume ! Alléluia ! (cf. Mt 11, 25)
Évangile : Lc 13, 18-21
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait : « À quoi le règne de Dieu est-il comparable, à quoi vais-je le comparer ? Il est comparable à une graine de moutarde qu’un homme a prise et jetée dans son jardin. Elle a poussé, elle est devenue un arbre, et les oiseaux du ciel ont fait leur nid dans ses branches. » Il dit encore: « À quoi pourrai-je comparer le règne de Dieu ? Il est comparable au levain qu’une femme a pris et enfoui dans trois mesures de farine, jusqu’à ce que toute la pâte ait levé. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Regarde les présents déposés devant toi, Seigneur notre Dieu. Permets que notre célébration contribue d’abord à ta gloire. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 19, 6
Joyeux d’être sauvés, nous acclamons le nom de notre Dieu.
Prière après la communion
Que tes sacrements, Seigneur, achèvent de produire en nous ce qu’ils signifient, afin que nous entrions un jour en pleine possession du mystère que nous célébrons dans ces rites. Par Jésus.
Méditation Le règne des cieux est l’une des thématiques centrales développées dans les évangiles synoptiques. Ce règne des cieux c’est Jésus lui même. Pour se faire comprendre il utilise des symboles dont il veut rendre manifeste l’effet. La graine de moutarde est petite tout comme le levain. La moutarde est plantée dans un champ , elle sera ensuite l’arbre qui abrite les oiseaux , tout comme le levain en petite quantité fait lever la pâte. La parole de Dieu transforme notre coeur et notre vie lorsqu’elle est accueillie. Elle fait de nous des saints, c’est à dire des grands dans le royaume des cieux. Chers frères et soeurs très souvent nous écoutons la parole de Dieu mais nous ne lui cédons pas de place au fond de notre cœur. Nous nous renfermons sur nous mêmes. Voilà pourquoi elle n’a pas d’effet dans notre vie. Une fois actuelle, nous serons le lieu où nos frères trouverons leur abris parcequ’auprès de nous ils seront en sécurité, ils seront accueillis, ils seront servis, pardonnés et aimés.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 27, 2024 | Evangelium
Psalter: Proper
Saints Simon and Jude,
Apostles – Feast
Red
Jude, also called Thaddaeus, is the apostle who at the Last Supper asked the Lord why he showed himself only to the disciples and not to the world. For many centuries he was scarcely venerated because people confused him with Judas Iscariot. He is the patron saint of lost and desperate causes. Simon is eleventh in the list of the twelve Apostles. He is known as Simon the Zealot, but nothing else is known about him. His other name of “Simon Cananaeus” simply adapts another Hebrew word for “zeal” and has nothing to do with the town of Cana.
Entrance Antiphon
These are the holy men whom the Lord chose in his own perfect love; to them he gave eternal glory.
Collect
O God, who by the blessed Apostles have brought us to acknowledge your name, graciously grant, through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude, that the Church may constantly grow by increase of the peoples who believe in 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 : Ephesians 2:19-22
You are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 18(19):2-5
R/ Their word goes forth through all the earth.
The heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands. Day unto day takes up the story and night unto night makes known the message.
No speech, no word, no voice is heard yet their span extends through all the earth, their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Te Deum
Alleluia, alleluia! We praise you, O God, we acknowledge you to be the Lord. The glorious company of the apostles praise you, O Lord. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 6:12-16
Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor.
Prayer over the Offerings
As we venerate the perpetual glory of the holy Apostles Simon and Jude, O Lord, we ask that you receive our prayers and lead us to worthy celebration of the sacred mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Jn 14: 23
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
Prayer after Communion
Having received this Sacrament, O Lord, we humbly implore you in the Holy Spirit, that what we do to honour the glorious passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude may keep us ever in your love. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
It is characteristic of Jesus any time he wants to execute a major project in his ministry to spend a lot of time in prayer. Today’s gospel tells us that Jesus spent the whole night in prayer and in the morning he selected from his disciples a group of twelve men whom he called apostles. Prayer is our communion with God. In it the Father – son relationship is demonstrated. We praise and thank him for His blessings while seeking for His guidance in our daily programs. To entrust our plans and purposes into the hands of God, to seek His enlightenment is very necessary. Jesus has shown us an example. Apart from Him we can do nothing. May St. Simon and Jude continue to intercede for us and may we not let Jesus down. Amen.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 27, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
Saints Simon et Jude, Apôtres
Fête
Rouge
Le surnom de zélote, donné à Simon, indique dans quel parti l’appel de Jésus a été le chercher : il était l’un de ces violents qui voulaient rétablir le royaume d’Israël en soulevant le peuple de Dieu contre les occupants païens. Devenu l’un des Douze, il apprendra de son Maître les chemins de l’humble douceur qui mènent par la croix au Royaume de Dieu. La violence du zélote fera place à la force du témoin du Christ crucifié.
\Antienne d’ouverture
Dans un amour sans repentir, le Seigneur a choisi pour apôtres saint Simon et saint Jude et il leur a donné une gloire éternelle.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui nous as conduits à la connaissance de ton nom par la prédication des Apôtres, fais qu’à la prière des saints Simon et Jude, ton Église ne cesse de grandir en accueillant toujours de nouveaux croyants. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Ep 2, 19-22
Frères, vous n’êtes plus des étrangers ni des gens de passage, vous êtes concitoyens des saints, vous êtes membres de la famille de Dieu, car vous avez été intégrés dans la construction qui a pour fondations les Apôtres et les prophètes ; et la pierre angulaire, c’est le Christ Jésus lui-même. En lui, toute la construction s’élève harmonieusement pour devenir un temple saint dans le Seigneur. En lui, vous êtes, vous aussi, les éléments d’une même construction pour devenir une demeure de Dieu par l’Esprit Saint.
Psaume : 18 (19), 2-3, 4-5ab
R/ Par toute la terre s’en va leur message. (cf. Ps 18, 5a)
Les cieux proclament la gloire de Dieu, le firmament raconte l’ouvrage de ses mains. Le jour au jour en livre le récit et la nuit à la nuit en donne connaissance.
Pas de paroles dans ce récit, pas de voix qui s’entende ; mais sur toute la terre en paraît le message et la nouvelle, aux limites du monde.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. À toi, Dieu, notre louange ! Toi que les Apôtres glorifient, nous t’acclamons : tu es Seigneur ! Alléluia.
Évangile : Lc 6, 12-19
En ces jours-là, Jésus s’en alla dans la montagne pour prier, et il passa toute la nuit à prier Dieu Le jour venu, il appela ses disciples et en choisit douze auxquels il donna le nom d’Apôtres : Simon, auquel il donna le nom de Pierre, André son frère, Jacques, Jean, Philippe, Barthélemy, Matthieu, Thomas, Jacques fils d’Alphée, Simon appelé le Zélote, Jude fils de Jacques, et Judas Iscariote, qui devint un traître. Jésus descendit de la montagne avec eux et s’arrêta sur un terrain plat. Il y avait là un grand nombre de ses disciples et une grande multitude de gens venus de toute la Judée, de Jérusalem, et du littoral de Tyr et de Sidon. Ils étaient venus l’entendre et se faire guérir de leurs maladies; ceux qui étaient tourmentés par des esprits impurs retrouvaient la santé. Et toute la foule cherchait à le toucher, parce qu’une force sortait de lui et les guérissait tous.
Prière sur les offrandes
En vénérant la gloire éternelle des Apôtres Simon et Jude nous te supplions, Seigneur : accueille nos prières, fais-nous participer dignement à cette eucharistie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Jn 14, 23
« Si quelqu’un m’aime, dit le Seigneur, il restera fidèle à ma parole; mon Père l’aimera, nous viendrons chez lui, nous irons demeurer auprès de lui. »
Prière après la communion
Après avoir reçu ton sacrement, Seigneur, nous te prions dans l’Esprit Saint : que le sacrifice offert aujourd’hui pour célébrer la passion des Apôtres Simon et Jude, nous garde dans ton amour. Par Jésus.
Méditation
La prière est expression de notre foi chrétienne. Elle est un outil indispensable pour le discernement de la vocation et la mission. Jésus prie pendant toute une nuit avant de faire le choix de ses apôtres. Il les appelle à participer à sa mission. Il en choisit une douzaine parmi la multitudes des disciples. Dans la vie de chaque jour nous avons des choix à faire. Le choix lui même suppose au moins 2 possibilités. Nous passons très souvent notre temps à calculer et à mesurer. L’option que nous ne faisons pas c’est de prier. L’autre aspect qu’il faut relever c’est la guérison des disciples « une force sortait de lui et les guérissait tous ». La prière manifeste l’incandescence de l’être divin et spirituel du Christ. Voilà pourquoi ceux qui sont malades trouvent la guérison en sa présence. La précision est faite même les possédés étaient libérés par la force de la prière. Puisse le Seigneur nous accorder la grâce de faire de notre prière une vie et de faire de notre vie une prière.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 26, 2024 | Evangelium
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psautier II
Saint Otteran
Green
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 104: 3-4
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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: Jeremiah 31:7-9
The Lord says this: Shout with joy for Jacob! Hail the chief of nations! Proclaim! Praise! Shout: ‘The Lord has saved his people, the remnant of Israel!’ See, I will bring them back from the land of the North and gather them from the far ends of earth; all of them: the blind and the lame, women with child, women in labour: a great company returning here. They had left in tears, I will comfort them as I lead them back; I will guide them to streams of water, by a smooth path where they will not stumble. For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born son.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 125(126)
R/ What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.
When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips there were songs.
The heathens themselves said: ‘What marvels the Lord worked for them!’ What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.
Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage as streams in dry land. Those who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap.
They go out, they go out, full of tears, carrying seed for the sowing: they come back, they come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Second reading: Hebrews 5:1-6
Every high priest has been taken out of mankind and is appointed to act for men in their relations with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins; and so he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or uncertain because he too lives in the limitations of weakness. That is why he has to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honour on himself, but each one is called by God, as Aaron was. Nor did Christ give himself the glory of becoming high priest, but he had it from the one who said to him: You are my son, today I have become your father, and in another text: You are a priest of the order of Melchizedek, and for ever.
Gospel Acclamation: Jn8:12
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the light of the world, says the Lord; anyone who follows me will have the light of life. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 10:46-52
As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting at the side of the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and to say, ‘Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.’ And many of them scolded him and told him to keep quiet, but he only shouted all the louder, ‘Son of David, have pity on me.’ Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him here.’ So they called the blind man. ‘Courage,’ they said ‘get up; he is calling you.’ So throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and went to Jesus. Then Jesus spoke, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Rabbuni,’ the blind man said to him ‘Master, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has saved you.’ And immediately his sight returned and he followed him along the road.
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, we pray, O Lord, on the offerings we make to your majesty, that whatever is done by us in your service may be directed above all to your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 19: 6
We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.
Prayer after Communion
May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
How many times during our day does Jesus pass by, and we fail to recognise him and fail to call him? We may have fixed ideas as to where we can find Him. It is easy to find him in the Tabernacle but less easy in a person we do not like. “Call him here”, says Jesus. The people become involved and encourage him. So many people have led me to Jesus: parents, family, friends or teachers. Pause now and thank all those who brought us to Jesus. “‘What do you want me to do for you? This is the same question he asked the sons of Zebedee last Sunday. His answer is simple: “Master, let me see again.” The secret of life is to be able to see life’s real meaning and direction and to know where God is to be found. It is a prayer that will be answered as it was here. “Go; your faith has saved you.” He follows Jesus along the way, he is no longer a passive beggar sitting and waiting for people of goodwill to give him money. He knows Jesus as the Way, the Truth and the Life.
