by L'équipe de publication | Jan 27, 2026 | Evangelium
THOMAS AQUINAS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR
Psalter III
WHITE
He was born of a noble family in southern Italy, and was educated by the Benedictines. In the normal course of events he would have joined that order and taken up a position suitable to his rank; but he decided to become a Dominican instead. His family were so scandalised by this disreputable plan that they kidnapped him and kept him prisoner for over a year; but he was more obstinate than they were, and he had his way at last.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Sir 15: 5
In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of glory.
Collect
O God, who made Saint Thomas Aquinas outstanding in his zeal for holiness and his study of sacred doctrine, grant us, we pray, that we may understand what he taught and imitate what he accomplished. 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: 2 Samuel 7:4-17
That night the Lord spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build me a house to dwell in? I have not dwelt in a house from the day on which I led the children of Israel out of Egypt to the present, but I have been going about in a tent under cloth. In all my wanderings everywhere among the children of Israel, did I ever utter a word to any one of the judges whom I charged to tend my people Israel, to ask: Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’ “Now then, speak thus to my servant David, ‘The Lord of hosts has this to say: It was I who took you from the pasture and from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth. I will fix a place for my people Israel; I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance. Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old, since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also reveals to you that he will establish a house for you. And when your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his Kingdom firm. It is he who shall build a house for my name. And I will make his royal throne firm forever. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he does wrong, I will correct him with the rod of men and with human chastisements; but I will not withdraw my favor from him as I withdrew it from your predecessor Saul, whom I removed from my presence. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever. Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30
R/ For ever I will maintain my love for my servant.
- I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: I will make your dynasty stand forever and establish your throne through all ages.”
- He shall cry to me, ‘You are my father, my God, the Rock that brings me victory!’ I myself make him firstborn, Most High over the kings of the earth.”
- Forever I will maintain my love for him; my covenant with him stands firm. I will establish his dynasty forever, his throne as the days of the heavens.”
Gospel Acclamation: 1S3:9,Jn6:68
Alleluia, alleluia. The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower; all who come to him will live for ever. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 4:1-20
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, “Hear this! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain. And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.” He added, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.” And when he was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables. He answered them, “The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables, so that they may look and see but not perceive, and hear and listen but not understand, in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.” Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables? The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. But they have no roots; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”
Prayer over the Offerings
May the sacrifice which we gladly present on the feast day of blessed N., be pleasing to you, O God, for, taught by him, we, too, give ourselves entirely to you in praise. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Lk 12: 42
Behold a faithful and prudent steward to give them their allowance of food at the proper time.
Prayer after Communion
Through Christ the teacher, O Lord, instruct those you feed with Christ, the living Bread, that on the feast day of blessed N. they may learn your truth and express it in works of charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“The sower sows the Word.” The Word of God has been announced to us by various people God has placed in our paths: our parents, our priests, our catechists, our teachers, our friends, and even strangers. We have easy access to the Holy Scriptures these days. But how do we receive the Word of God? Do we waive it away as an unnecessary distraction? Do we follow it only when it is convenient for us and abandon it when it challenges us? Do we bend it when we are pursuing wealth, power and honour? Or do we allow it to transform our lives so that we become true witnesses of Jesus in the world? Let us allow the Word of God to take root in our lives and bear fruits of holiness and virtue. King David was an example of a true servant of God, who allowed God’s Word to guide his actions. His reward was the kingship of Israel and the assurance of God’s constant protection and blessing. Let us become servants of God like him, who listen to God’s Word and obey it, and God’s blessings will accompany us all the days of our lives.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 26, 2026 | Agenda Biblique
SAINTE ANGELE MERICI, VIERGE
(Psautier III –Vert // Blanc )
Biographie de la Sainte :
Angèle Merici (vers 1470-1540), âgée de 65 ans environ, fonda à Brescia l’Institut des Ursulines. Pour assurer la totale disponibilité des religieuses, elle ne voulait pas de clôture, elle souhaitait peu de vie commune et une adaptation périodique de la règle. Sa pédagogie peut être résumée en cette consigne qu’elle donnait aux éducatrices : « attirer les jeunes filles avec amour ».
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 95, 1-6
Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, chantez au Seigneur, terre entière: La splendeur et l’éclat, la puissance et la beauté brillent dans son Temple saint!
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, dirige notre vie selon ton amour, Afin qu’au nom de ton Fils bien-aimé, nous portions des fruits en abondance. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 2 S 6, 12b-15. 17-19
En ces jours-là, David fit monter l’arche de Dieu de la maison d’Obed-Édom jusqu’à la Cité de David, au milieu des cris de joie. Quand les porteurs de l’Arche eurent avancé de six pas, il offrit en sacrifice un taureau et un veau gras. David, vêtu d’un pagne de lin, dansait devant le Seigneur, en tournoyant de toutes ses forces. David et tout le peuple d’Israël firent monter l’arche du Seigneur parmi les ovations, au son du cor. Ils amenèrent donc l’arche du Seigneur et l’installèrent à sa place, au milieu de la tente que David avait dressée pour elle. Puis il offrit devant le Seigneur des holocaustes et des sacrifices de paix. Quand David eut achevé d’offrir les holocaustes et les sacrifices de paix, il bénit le peuple au nom du Seigneur des armées. Il fit une distribution à tout le peuple, à la foule entière des Israélites, hommes et femmes : pour chacun une galette de pain, un morceau de rôti et un gâteau de raisins. Ensuite tout le monde s’en retourna chacun chez soi.
Psaume : 23 (24), 7, 8, 9, 10
R/ Qui est ce roi de gloire? C’est le Seigneur.
- Portes, levez vos frontons ! élevez-vous, portes éternelles: qu’il entre, le roi de gloire !
- Qui est ce roi de gloire? C’est le Seigneur, le fort, le vaillant, le Seigneur, le vaillant des combats.
- Portes, levez vos frontons! levez-les, portes éternelles: qu’il entre, le roi de gloire!
- Qui donc est ce roi de gloire? C’est le Seigneur, Dieu de l’univers; c’est lui, le roi de gloire.
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 : Mc 3, 31-35
En ce temps-là, comme Jésus était dans une maison, arrivent sa mère et ses frères. Restant au-dehors, ils le font appeler. Une foule était assise autour de lui; et on lui dit: «Voici que ta mère et tes frères sont là dehors: ils te cherchent.» Mais il leur répond: «Qui est ma mère? qui sont mes frères?» Et parcourant du regard ceux qui étaient assis en cercle autour de lui, il dit: «Voici ma mère et mes rères. Celui qui fait la volonté de Dieu, celui-là est pour moi un frère, une sœur, une mère.»
Prière sur les offrandes :
Dans ta bonté, Seigneur, accepte notre offrande: Qu’elle soit sanctifiée et serve ainsi à notre salut. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 33, 6
Ensemble, approchez du Seigneur: resplendissez de sa lumière et sur votre visage il n’y aura plus d’ombre.
Prière après la communion :
Permets, nous t’en prions, Dieu tout-puissant, Qu’ayant reçu de toi la grâce d’une nouvelle vie, nous puissions nous en émerveiller toujours. Par Jésus.
Méditation :
« Il est hors de sens » : tel est le reproche que les proches de Jésus lui adressent. Veulent-ils le retenir dans les liens familiaux ? « Ceux qui font la volonté de Dieu, ceux-là sont ma mère, mes frères », répond Jésus. « Nous sommes fous à cause du Christ, mais vous, vous êtes sages en Christ », écrira saint Paul dans sa première lettres aux Corinthiens. Entrer dans la volonté de Dieu, se mettre à la suite du Christ, c’est accepter de se laisser bousculer, désorienter humainement, pour accueillir le don de Dieu et entrer dans la famille que le Christ, par son obéissance, a réconciliée avec Dieu. Les liens familiaux deviennent alors liens de liberté dans l’obéissance à Notre Père qui aime et fait grandir, et qui nous unit dans le véritable amour.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 26, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINTE ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN
Psalter III
GREEN//WHITE
She was born in Desenziano, in Lombardy, in about 1470. She became a Franciscan tertiary and set up a school to instruct girls in Christanity and good works. In 1535 she founded the Ursulines, an order of nuns devoted to giving a Christian education to girls from poor families. She died in 1540.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 95: 1, 6
O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved Son we may abound in good works. 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: 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19
David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David amid festivities. As soon as the bearers of the ark of the Lord had advanced six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. Then David, girt with a linen apron, came dancing before the Lord with abandon, as he and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and to the sound of the horn. The ark of the Lord was brought in and set in its place within the tent David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. When he finished making these offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. He then distributed among all the people, to each man and each woman in the entire multitude of Israel, a loaf of bread, a cut of roast meat, and a raisin cake. With this, all the people left for their homes.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10
R/ Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!
- Lift up, O gates, your lintels; reach up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may come in!
- Who is this king of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.
- Lift up, O gates, your lintels; reach up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may come in!
- Who is this king of glory? The Lord of hosts; he is the king of glory.
Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 11:25
Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 3:31-35
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.” But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept our offerings, O Lord, we pray, and in sanctifying them grant that they may profit us for salvation. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 33: 6
Look toward the Lord and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, receiving the grace by which you bring us to new life, we may always glory in your gift. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“Whoever does the will of God is my mother, brother and sister.” We all know people who reject their biological parents because they received no love or care from them. On the other hand, we have friends whom we refer to as brothers or sisters because the affection they show to us. Clearly, love can build bonds which are even stronger than family ties. This is also true of our relationship with God; God has only one begotten Son, but we become his sons and daughters if we love him and do his will. David loved God so much that he offered him sacrifices and danced to glorify his name. Mary loved God so much that she surrendered herself to his will by accepting to be the mother of his Son Jesus. She treasured the Word of God her heart and meditated on it; she followed Jesus right to the foot of the cross, and she joined the first Christian community in constant prayer. Let David and Mary be our models; supported by their prayers, may we learn to love and God and obey his will like tem, and we shall be true children of God.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 25, 2026 | Agenda Biblique
SAINTS TIMOTHEE ET TITE, EVEQUES
(Psautier Propre –Blanc )
L’Église en Occident les unit comme disciples très chers à Paul qui leur confie la charge épiscopale dans l’Église naissante. Si Timothée fut le compagnon des travaux et des souffrances et aussi confident de Paul, Tite était le négociateur, celui qu’il envoyait pour dissiper les malentendus, apaiser les discordes et organiser une nouvelle Église.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 95, 1-6
Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, chantez au Seigneur, terre entière: La splendeur et l’éclat, la puissance et la beauté brillent dans son Temple saint!
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, dirige notre vie selon ton amour, Afin qu’au nom de ton Fils bien-aimé, nous portions des fruits en abondance. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 2 Tm 1,1-8
Paul, apôtre du Christ Jésus par la volonté de Dieu, selon la promesse de la vie que nous avons dans le Christ Jésus, à Timothée, mon enfant bien-aimé. À toi, la grâce, la miséricorde et la paix de la part de Dieu le Père et du Christ Jésus notre Seigneur. Je suis plein de gratitude envers Dieu, à qui je rends un culte avec une conscience pure, à la suite de mes ancêtres, je lui rends grâce en me souvenant continuellement de toi dans mes prières, nuit et jour. Me rappelant tes larmes, j’ai un très vif désir de te revoir pour être rempli de joie. J’ai souvenir de la foi sincère qui est en toi : c’était celle qui habitait d’abord Loïs, ta grand-mère, et celle d’Eunice, ta mère, et j’ai la conviction que c’est aussi la tienne. Voilà pourquoi, je te le rappelle, ravive le don gratuit de Dieu, ce don qui est en toi depuis que je t’ai imposé les mains. Car ce n’est pas un esprit de peur que Dieu nous a donné, mais un esprit de force, d’amour et de pondération. N’aie donc pas honte de rendre témoignage à notre Seigneur, et n’aie pas honte de moi, qui suis son prisonnier ; mais, avec la force de Dieu, prends ta part des souffrances liées à l’annonce de l’Évangile.
Psaume 95,1-3,7-8,10
R/ Allez dire au monde entier les merveilles de Dieu (Ps 95,3)
- Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, chantez au Seigneur, terre entière, chantez au Seigneur et bénissez son nom!
- De jour en jour, proclamez son salut, racontez à tous les peuples sa gloire, à toutes les nations ses merveilles !
- Rendez au Seigneur, familles des peuples, rendez au Seigneur la gloire et la puissance, rendez au Seigneur la gloire de son nom.
- Allez dire aux nations : « Le Seigneur est roi ! ». Le monde, inébranlable, tient bon. Il gouverne les peuples avec droiture.
Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Notre Sauveur, le Christ Jésus, a détruit la mort; il a fait resplendir la vie par l’Évangile. Alléluia. (2 Tm 1, 10)
Évangile : Mc 3, 22-30
En ce temps-là, les scribes, qui étaient descendus de Jérusalem, disaient: «Ce Jésus est possédé par Béelzéboul; c’est par le chef des démons qu’il expulse les démons.» Les appelant près de lui, Jésus leur dit en parabole: «Comment Satan peut-il expulser Satan? Si un royaume est divisé contre lui-même, ce royaume ne peut pas tenir. Si les gens d’une même maison se divisent entre eux, ces gens ne pourront pas tenir. Si Satan s’est dressé contre lui-même, s’il est divisé, il ne peut pas tenir; c’en est fini de lui. Mais personne ne peut entrer dans la maison d’un homme fort et piller ses biens, s’il ne l’a d’abord ligoté. Alors seulement il pillera sa maison. Amen, je vous le dis: Tout sera pardonné aux enfants des hommes: leurs péchés et les blasphèmes qu’ils auront proférés. Mais si quelqu’un blasphème contre l’Esprit Saint, il n’aura jamais de pardon. Il est coupable d’un péché pour toujours.» Jésus parla ainsi parce qu’ils avaient dit: «Il est possédé par un esprit impur.»
Prière sur les offrandes :
Dans ta bonté, Seigneur, accepte notre offrande : Qu’elle soit sanctifiée et serve ainsi à notre salut. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 33, 6
Ensemble, approchez du Seigneur: resplendissez de sa lumière et sur votre visage il n’y aura plus d’ombre.
Prière après la communion :
Permets, nous t’en prions, Dieu tout-puissant, Qu’ayant reçu de toi la grâce d’une nouvelle vie, nous puissions nous en émerveiller toujours. Par Jésus.
Méditation :
Des scribes dénoncent Jésus : « Il a en Lui Béelzéboul, c’est par le chef des démons qu’il expulse les démons. » Accusation absurde qui se brise sur la simplicité limpide de Jésus : un royaume divisé contre lui-même ne peut pas tenir ! Accusation perverse qui attribue le bien à l’esprit du mal. Monstrueux blasphème qui confond « l’Esprit Saint » et « l’esprit impur ». C’est la marque de l’adversaire : lucidité et mensonge. Jésus, rempli d’Esprit Saint, est « le pur ». Il dit et fait le bien. Il est « l’homme fort » qui a lié Satan et délié les hommes.
by L'équipe de publication | Jan 25, 2026 | Evangelium
SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS, BISHOPS
Psalter PROPER
WHITE
Timothy and Titus were converted to Christianity by St Paul, and became his companions and helpers. Paul entrusted Timothy with the care of the Christians in Ephesus, and sent Titus to Crete to look after the Christians there. He wrote them the so-called “pastoral” epistles, giving advice for pastors and people alike.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 95: 3-4
Tell among the nations his glory, and his wonders among all the peoples, for the Lord is great and highly to be praised.
Collect
O God, who adorned Saints Timothy and Titus with apostolic virtues, grant, through the intercession of them both, that, living justly and devoutly in this present age, we may merit to reach our heavenly homeland. 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: 2 Timothy 1:1-8
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God for the promise of life in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dear child: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I am grateful to God, whom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day. I yearn to see you again, recalling your tears, so that I may be filled with joy, as I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and that I am confident lives also in you. For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the Gospel with the strength that comes from God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10
R/ Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
- Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. Sing to the Lord; bless his name.
- Announce his salvation, day after day. Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
- Give to the Lord, you families of nations, give to the Lord glory and praise; give to the Lord the glory due his name!
- Say among the nations: The Lord is king. He has made the world firm, not to be moved; he governs the peoples with equity.
Gospel Acclamation: 2 Timothy 1:10
Alleluia, alleluia. Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 3:22-30
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive, O Lord, we pray, the offerings of your people, which we bring in celebration of Saints Timothy and Titus, and, in your kindness, render us fully acceptable by giving us sincerity of heart. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Mk 16: 15; Mt 28:20
Go into all the world, and proclaim the Gospel. I am with you always, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
May the Sacrament we have received, O Lord our God, nourish in us that faith taught by the preaching of the Apostles and kept safe by the labours of Saints Timothy and Titus. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother and in your mother.” Paul speaks of the origins of Timothy’s faith; he received it from his mother Lois, who in turn received it from her own mother Eunice. In his family therefore, the Christian faith was transmitted from generation to generation. St. John Paul II called the family the domestic Church, and with good reason; it is in the family that the Christian should first be discovered and lived. Parents have a responsibility to initiate their children into the mystery of the faith. They have to teach them to know and love God, to pray, and to practice Christian virtues. In the Gospel, Jesus reprimands the Jews for refusing to believe in his divine power and accusing him of working for the devil; in so doing, they sin against the Holy Spirit. We all have to learn to believe in Jesus, acknowledge his power over all existence, and allow him to transform our lives. This learning process has to begin and be sustained in the family. If you are a parent, then you have the duty to transmit the faith to your spouse and your children.
