by L'équipe de publication | May 27, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
Saint Germain
VERT
Mort en 576, il s’est illustré comme évêque de Paris par une série de guérisons miraculeuses et par la libération systématique des prisonniers et des esclaves. Il fonda aussi l’abbaye de Sainte-Croix-Saint-Vincent qui deviendra Saint-Germain des prés.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 17, 19-20
Le Seigneur est mon appui : il m’a dégagé, m’a donné du large, il m’a libéré, car il m’aime.
Prière d’ouverture
Fais que les événements du monde, Seigneur, se déroulent dans la paix, selon ton dessein, Et que ton peuple connaisse la joie de te servir sans inquiétude. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 P 1,10-16
Bien-aimés, sur le salut, les prophètes ont fait porter leurs interrogations et leurs recherches, eux qui ont prophétisé pour annoncer la grâce qui vous est destinée. Ils cherchaient quel temps et quelles circonstances voulait indiquer l’Esprit du Christ, présent en eux, quand il attestait par avance les souffrances du Christ et la gloire qui s’ensuivrait. Il leur fut révélé que ce n’était pas pour eux-mêmes, mais pour vous, qu’ils étaient au service de ce message, annoncé maintenant par ceux qui vous ont évangélisés dans l’Esprit Saint envoyé du ciel ; même des anges désirent se pencher pour scruter ce message. C’est pourquoi, après avoir disposé votre intelligence pour le service, restez sobres, mettez toute votre espérance dans la grâce que vous apporte la révélation de Jésus Christ. Comme des enfants qui obéissent, cessez de vous conformer aux convoitises d’autrefois, quand vous étiez dans l’ignorance, mais, à l’exemple du Dieu saint qui vous a appelés, devenez saints, vous aussi, dans toute votre conduite, puisqu’il est écrit : Vous serez saints, car moi, je suis saint.
Psaume : 97,1-4
R/ Le Seigneur a fait connaitre son salut
Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, car il a fait des merveilles ; par son bras très saint, par sa main puissante, il s’est assuré la victoire.
Le Seigneur a fait connaître sa victoire et révélé sa justice aux nations ; il s’est rappelé sa fidélité, son amour, en faveur de la maison d’Israël ;
La terre tout entière a vu la victoire de notre Dieu. Acclamez le Seigneur, terre entière, sonnez, chantez, jouez.
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 10, 28-31
En ce temps-là, Pierre se mit à dire à Jésus : « Voici que nous avons tout quitté pour te suivre. » Jésus déclara : «Amen, je vous le dis : nul n’aura quitté, à cause de moi et de l’Évangile, une maison, des frères, des sœurs, une mère, un père, des enfants ou une terre sans qu’il reçoive, en ce temps déjà, le centuple : maisons, frères, sœurs, mères, enfants et terres, avec des persécutions, et, dans le monde à venir, la vie éternelle. Beaucoup de premiers seront derniers, et les derniers seront les premiers ».
Prière sur les offrandes
C’est toi qui nous donnes, Seigneur, ce que nous t’offrons, pourtant tu vois dans notre offrande un geste d’amour; aussi te prions-nous avec confiance : puisque tes propres dons sont notre seule valeur, qu’ils fructifient pour nous en bonheur éternel. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion
Je veux chanter au Seigneur tout le bien qu’il l’a fait ; je veux fêter ton nom, Dieu très-haut.
Prière après la communion
Tu nous as nourris, Seigneur, dans cette communion au mystère du salut ; et nous t’adressons encore une prière : par le sacrement qui est notre force aujourd’hui, fais-nous vivre avec toi pour l’éternité. Par Jésus.
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Méditation
La certitude d’une récompense pour qui se montre fidèle ne souffre d’aucun doute. Jésus en rappelant à ses disciples la joie qu’il y’a de marcher à sa suite, aiguise par la même occasion à désirer le ciel. C’est pourquoi le chrétien doit brûler de désir pour les réalités éternelles qui sont source de grâces. La petite mention de fin dans cet extrait de l’évangile apportée par le Seigneur : les premiers seront les derniers et les derniers les premiers sonne également comme une mise en garde, à ne pas se dérober de l’essentiel. Se garder des choix fallacieux, éphémères voilà en quoi constitue le combat du chrétien lui à qui le privilège du salut est accordé en premier. Mon Dieu je veux t’aimer encore aujourd’hui mieux que hier, ne permet pas que je sois séparé de toi. Amen !
by L'équipe de publication | May 27, 2024 | Evangelium
Blessed Margaret Pole,
Countess of Salisbury
(1473 – 1541)
Green
Margaret Plantagenet was the niece of King Edward IV, and was born in 1473. She was beheaded on East Smithfield Green, on 27th May 1541 for opposing King Henry VIII.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 17: 19-20
The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a place of freedom; he saved me because he delighted in me.
Collect
Grant us, O Lord, we pray, that the course of our world may be directed by your peaceful rule and that your Church may rejoice, untroubled in her devotion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Peter 1:10-16
It was this salvation that the prophets were looking and searching so hard for; their prophecies were about the grace which was to come to you. The Spirit of Christ which was in them foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would come after them, and they tried to find out at what time and in what circumstances all this was to be expected. It was revealed to them that the news they brought of all the things which have now been announced to you, by those who preached to you the Good News through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, was for you and not for themselves. Even the angels long to catch a glimpse of these things. Free your minds, then, of encumbrances; control them, and put your trust in nothing but the grace that will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Do not behave in the way that you liked to before you learnt the truth; make a habit of obedience: be holy in all you do, since it is the Holy One who has called you, and scripture says: Be holy, for I am holy.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm
97(98):1-4
R/ The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation.
The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord, all the earth, ring out your joy.
Gospel Acclamation: Ph2:15-16
Alleluia, alleluia! You will shine in the world like bright stars because you are offering it the word of life. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 10:28-31
At that time Peter began to tell Jesus, ‘What about us? We have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, children or land for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land – not without persecutions – now in this present time and, in the world to come, eternal life. ‘Many who are first will be last, and the last first.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O God, who provide gifts to be offered to your name and count our oblations as signs of our desire to serve you with devotion, we ask of your mercy that what you grant as the source of merit may also help us to attain merit’s reward. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 12: 6
I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me, sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.
Prayer after Communion
Nourished by your saving gifts, we beseech your mercy, Lord, that by this same Sacrament with which you feed us in the present age, you may make us partakers of life eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The salvation that the prophets announced in the past has been accomplished in the death and resurrection of Jesus. By dying for us and rising from the dead, he freed us from sin and death and won eternal life. To reap the fruits of this salvation, we must do what the apostles did; we must leave everything and follow him. Concretely, this means submitting our lives entirely to his will and letting his Word guide us in everything we think, do and say. We will not go unrewarded if we abandon our lives in his hands. We will face persecution, but we will be rewarded a hundred times in this world and the next.
by L'équipe de publication | May 26, 2024 | Agenda Biblique
8ème SEMAINE DU TEMPS
ORDINAIRE
Psautier iv
Saint Augustin de Cantorbéry
Évêque
vert/blanc
Évêque de Cantorbéry en Angleterre. Envoyé avec d’autres moines romains par le pape saint Grégoire le Grand pour annoncer l’Évangile au peuple des Angles, il fut accueilli avec bienveillance par le roi du Kent, Éthelbert, et imitant la vie apostolique de l’Église primitive, il convertit à la foi chrétienne le roi lui-même et beaucoup de son peuple, et établit plusieurs sièges épiscopaux sur cette terre. Il mourut le 26 mai, vers 604.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 17, 19-20
Le Seigneur est mon appui : il m’a dégagé, m’a donné du large, il m’a libéré, car il m’aime.
Prière d’ouverture
Fais que les événements du monde, Seigneur, se déroulent dans la paix, selon ton dessein, Et que ton peuple connaisse la joie de te servir sans inquiétude. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : 1 P 1,3-9
Béni soit Dieu, le Père de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ : dans sa grande miséricorde, il nous a fait renaître pour une vivante espérance grâce à la résurrection de Jésus Christ d’entre les morts, pour un héritage qui ne connaîtra ni corruption, ni souillure, ni flétrissure. Cet héritage vous est réservé dans les cieux, à vous que la puissance de Dieu garde par la foi, pour un salut prêt à se révéler dans les derniers temps. Aussi vous exultez de joie, même s’il faut que vous soyez affligés, pour un peu de temps encore, par toutes sortes d’épreuves ; elles vérifieront la valeur de votre foi qui a bien plus de prix que l’or – cet or voué à disparaître et pourtant vérifié par le feu -, afin que votre foi reçoive louange, gloire et honneur quand se révélera Jésus Christ. Lui, vous l’aimez sans l’avoir vu ; en lui, sans le voir encore, vous mettez votre foi, vous exultez d’une joie inexprimable et remplie de gloire, car vous allez obtenir le salut des âmes qui est l’aboutissement de votre foi.
Psaume : Ps 110,1-2.5-6.9-10
R/ Le Seigneur garde toujours mémoire de son alliance
De tout coeur je rendrai grâce au Seigneur dans l’assemblée, parmi les justes. Grandes sont les oeuvres du Seigneur ; tous ceux qui les aiment s’en instruisent.
Il a donné des vivres à ses fidèles, gardant toujours mémoire de son alliance. Il a montré sa force à son peuple, lui donnant le domaine des nations.
Il apporte la délivrance à son peuple ; son alliance est promulguée pour toujours : saint et redoutable est son nom. La sagesse commence avec la crainte du Seigneur.Qui accomplit sa volonté en est éclairé. A jamais se maintiendra sa louange.
Acclamation
Alléluia, alléluia! Jésus Christ s’est fait pauvre, lui qui était riche, pour que vous deveniez riches par sa pauvreté. Alléluia. (cf. 2 Co 8, 9)
Évangile : Marc 10, 17-27
Jésus se mettait en route quand un homme accourut et, tombant à ses genoux, lui demanda : « Bon Maître, que dois-je faire pour avoir la vie éternelle en héritage ? » Jésus lui dit: « Pourquoi dire que je suis bon ? Personne n’est bon, sinon Dieu seul. Tu connais les commandements: Ne commets pas de meurtre, ne commets pas d’adultère, ne commets pas de vol, ne porte pas de faux témoignage, ne fais de tort à personne, honore ton père et ta mère.» L’homme répondit : « Maître, tout cela, je l’ai observé depuis ma jeunesse. » Jésus posa son regard sur lui, et il l’aima. Il lui dit : « Une seule chose te manque : va, vends ce que tu as et donne-le aux pauvres; alors tu auras un trésor au ciel. Puis viens, suis-moi. » Mais lui, à ces mots, devint sombre et s’en alla tout triste, car il avait de grands biens. Alors Jésus regarda autour de lui et dit à ses disciples : « Comme il sera difficile à ceux qui possèdent des richesses d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu!» Les disciples étaient stupéfaits de ces paroles. Jésus reprenant la parole leur dit : « Mes enfants, comme il est difficile d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu ! Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par le trou d’une aiguille qu’à un riche d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu.» De plus en plus déconcertés, les disciples se demandaient entre eux : « Mais alors, qui peut être sauvé ?» Jésus les regarde et dit : « Pour les hommes, c’est impossible, mais pas pour Dieu ; car tout est possible à Dieu. »
Prière sur les offrandes
C’est toi qui nous donnes, Seigneur, ce que nous t’offrons, pourtant tu vois dans notre offrande un geste d’amour ; aussi te prions-nous avec confiance : puisque tes propres dons sont notre seule valeur, qu’ils fructifient pour nous en bonheur éternel. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion
Je veux chanter au Seigneur tout le bien qu’il l’a fait ; je veux fêter ton nom, Dieu très-haut.
Prière après la communion
Tu nous as nourris, Seigneur, dans cette communion au mystère du salut ; et nous t’adressons encore une prière : par le sacrement qui est notre force aujourd’hui, fais-nous vivre avec toi pour l’éternité. Par Jésus.
Méditation
L’exigence requise pour notre salut consiste à revenir à Dieu de cœur et d’âme. C’est un effort bien au-delà des simples convictions personnelles qui demande pour le cas le secours de la sainte grâce qui nous permet à tout chrétien de choisir pour son bonheur des réalités qui plaisent à Dieu. Il est en effet assez difficile pour nous d’opter pour ce qui élève l’âme vers les réalités célestes. Le jeune homme riche de cet extrait de l’évangile est fort bien convaincu d’être disposé pour Dieu, mais alors, son cœur est étouffé par ses biens. Aussi se trouvet-il malheureux de comprendre de la bouche du maître que le détachement à son confort est la clé qui lui ouvre les portes du ciel. A l’exemple de St Augustin, donne-moi Seigneur de tout quitter, de tout abandonner, de renoncer à tout pour te suivre. Amen !
by L'équipe de publication | May 26, 2024 | Evangelium
Psalter: week 4
Saint Augustine of Canterbury
(- 605)
Green/White
Augustine was consecrated archbishop of the English, and then returned to Canterbury to set up his see. The mission prospered, and he founded two more sees, at London and at Rochester in Kent. Augustine died at Canterbury on 26 May 605.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 17: 19-20
The Lord became my protector. He brought me out to a place of freedom; he saved me because he delighted in me.
Collect
Grant us, O Lord, we pray, that the course of our world may be directed by your peaceful rule and that your Church may rejoice, untroubled in her devotion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading:1 Peter 1:3-9
Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has given us a new birth as his sons, by raising Jesus Christ from the dead, so that we have a sure hope and the promise of an inheritance that can never be spoilt or soiled and never fade away, because it is being kept for you in the heavens. Through your faith, God’s power will guard you until the salvation which has been prepared is revealed at the end of time. This is a cause of great joy for you, even though you may for a short time have to bear being plagued by all sorts of trials; so that, when Jesus Christ is revealed, your faith will have been tested and proved like gold – only it is more precious than gold, which is corruptible even though it bears testing by fire – and then you will have praise and glory and honour. You did not see him, yet you love him; and still without seeing him, you are already filled with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described, because you believe; and you are sure of the end to which your faith looks forward, that is, the salvation of your souls.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 110(111):1-2,5-6,9-10
R/ The Lord keeps his covenant in mind.
I will thank the Lord with all my heart in the meeting of the just and their assembly. Great are the works of the Lord, to be pondered by all who love them.
He gives food to those who fear him; keeps his covenant ever in mind. He has shown his might to his people by giving them the lands of the nations.
He has sent deliverance to his people and established his covenant for ever. Holy his name, to be feared.
To fear the Lord is the first stage of wisdom; all who do so prove themselves wise. His praise shall last for ever!
Gospel Acclamation: cf.1Th2:13
Alleluia, alleluia! Accept God’s message for what it really is: God’s message, and not some human thinking. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 10:17-27
Jesus was setting out on a journey when a man ran up, knelt before him and put this question to him, ‘Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You must not kill; You must not commit adultery; You must not steal; You must not bring false witness; You must not defraud; Honour your father and mother.’ And he said to him, ‘Master, I have kept all these from my earliest days.’ Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him, and he said, ‘There is one thing you lack. Go and sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ But his face fell at these words and he went away sad, for he was a man of great wealth. Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!’ The disciples were astounded by these words, but Jesus insisted, ‘My children,’ he said to them ‘how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’ They were more astonished than ever. ‘In that case’ they said to one another ‘who can be saved?’ Jesus gazed at them. ‘For men’ he said ‘it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O God, who provide gifts to be offered to your name and count our oblations as signs
of our desire to serve you with devotion, we ask of your mercy that what you grant as the source of merit may also help us to attain merit’s reward. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 12: 6
I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me, sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.
Prayer after Communion
Nourished by your saving gifts, we beseech your mercy, Lord, that by this same Sacrament with which you feed us in the present age, you may make us partakers of life eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Possessing riches is not a problem; the problem is attaching so much importance to them and their acquisition that we forget what is essential to us. The goal of human life is eternal life, which comes from believing in Jesus and loving him and our neighbour, hoping that we will one day be with him in his heavenly kingdom. True happiness comes not from what we possess; it will all pass away. True happiness comes from loving God, knowing that he loves us, and believing that he will lead us through all the trials of this life to an inheritance that knows no limits and to a joy that knows no end.
by L'équipe de publication | May 25, 2024 | Evangelium
The Most Holy Trinity – Solemnity
Psalter: Proper
Saint Philippe Néri
He was born in Tuscany. He became a monk and assisted several Popes in reforming and purifying the Church. He was elected pope in 1073 and took the name of Gregory VII. He fought single-mindedly to free the Church from harmful influences and dependence on the state.
Entrance Antiphon
Blest be God the Father, and the Only Begotten Son of God, and also the Holy Spirit, for he has shown us his merciful love.
Collect
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. 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: Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40
Moses said to the people: ‘Put this question to the ages that are past, that went before you, from the time God created man on earth: Was there ever a word so majestic, from one end of heaven to the other? Was anything ever heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of the living God speaking from the heart of the fire, as you heard it, and remain alive? Has any god ventured to take to himself one nation from the midst of another by ordeals, signs, wonders, war with mighty hand and outstretched arm, by fearsome terrors – all this that the Lord your God did for you before your eyes in Egypt? ‘Understand this today, therefore, and take it to heart: the Lord is God indeed, in heaven above as on earth beneath, he and no other. Keep his laws and commandments as I give them to you today, so that you and your children may prosper and live long in the land that the Lord your God gives you for ever.’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm
32(33):4-6,9,18-20,22
R/ Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
For the word of the Lord is faithful and all his works to be trusted. The Lord loves justice and right and fills the earth with his love.
By his word the heavens were made, by the breath of his mouth all the stars. He spoke; and it came to be. He commanded; it sprang into being.
The Lord looks on those who revere him, on those who hope in his love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul is waiting for the Lord. The Lord is our help and our shield. May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.
Second reading: Romans 8:14-17
Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God. The spirit you received is not the spirit of slaves bringing fear into your lives again; it is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, ‘Abba, Father!’ The Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God. And if we are children we are heirs as well: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, sharing his sufferings so as to share his glory.
Gospel Acclamation:
cf.Rv1:8
Alleluia, alleluia! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; the God who is, who was, and who is to come. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down before him, though some hesitated. Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Sanctify by the invocation of your name, we pray, O Lord our God, this oblation of our service, and by it make of us an eternal offering to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Gal 4: 6
Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of his Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father.
Prayer after Communion
May receiving this Sacrament, O Lord our God, bring us health of body and soul, as we confess your eternal holy Trinity and undivided Unity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The first commandment of God clearly says that There is only one God. Yet we talk of three persons in One God. This implies that the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. We cannot talk of three Gods, but only one God. They have the same nature, substance and being. Here we don’t speak of three Gods but the different stages of the revelation of the one true God. In effect, “the whole history of Salvation is identical with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men and reconciles and unites with himself those who turn away from sin (Catechism of the Catholic Church 234). We always begin and end prayers with “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. We are baptised “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. This great and profound mystery was revealed to us by Christ. Before ascending to heaven, he told them, “Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” ( Mt 28, 19).
