by L'équipe de publication | Oct 23, 2023 | Evangelium
Saint Antony Mary Claret
He was born in 1807 and ordained priest in 1835. His uncompromising preaching raised hostility against him. In 1849 he founded a missionary institute of priests: Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretian Missionaries). He antagonized the slave owners, and attempts were made on his life. In 1868, revolution caused him to go into exile in France, where he died in 1870.
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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: Romans 5:12,15,17-21
Sin entered the world through one man, and through sin death, and thus death has spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned; but the gift itself considerably outweighed the fall. If it is certain that through one man’s fall so many died, it is even more certain that divine grace, coming through the one man, Jesus Christ, came to so many as an abundant free gift. If it is certain that death reigned over everyone as the consequence of one man’s fall, it is even more certain that one man, Jesus Christ, will cause everyone to reign in life who receives the free gift that he does not deserve, of being made righteous. Again, as one man’s fall brought condemnation on everyone, so the good act of one man brings everyone life and makes them justified. As by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man’s obedience many will be made righteous. When law came, it was to multiply the opportunities of failing, but however great the number of sins committed, grace was even greater; and so, just as sin reigned wherever there was death, so grace will reign to bring eternal life thanks to the righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Psalm 39 (40): 7-10, 17
R/ Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will.
You do not ask for sacrifice and offerings, but an open ear. You do not ask for holocaust and victim. Instead, here am I.
In the scroll of the book it stands written that I should do your will. My God, I delight in your law in the depth of my heart.
Your justice I have proclaimed in the great assembly. My lips I have not sealed; you know it, O Lord.
O let there be rejoicing and gladness for all who seek you. Let them ever say: ‘The Lord is great’, who love your saving help.
Gospel Acclamation: Lk8:15
Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are those who, with a noble and generous heart, take the word of God to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 12:36-38
Jesus said to his disciples: “See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in the second watch he comes, or in the third, but happy those servants if he finds them ready.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 32: 18-19
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
What is our lamp? If not our faith in the risen Jesus Christ! We know that he lives for ever and, as he promised, that he is with us every day; this lamp, even though it may sometimes seem small and fragile, is a great strength for our daily lives. Of course, we all have difficult moments, days when everything seems to fail; in the family or at work… More than ever, it is in these days that it is important for us to remember the Lord’s words: “Keep your lamps burning”. In the end, perhaps we may only need just a little night-light that tells us, reminds us, in the depths of our lives, that the Lord is there and that he will never abandon us, for he is faithful. And Saint Anthony Mary Claret understood this well! Let us pray today through his intercession for the kind of spiritual consciousness that he had in the rather active and difficult world.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 22, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
SAINT JEAN DE CAPISTRAN, Prêtre
Gouverneur de Pérouse, Jean a 30 ans quand il entre chez les Franciscains. Prêtre en 1425, il parcourt l’Europe, y propageant la dévotion au Nom de Jésus. Il prêche la croisade qui enraye les progrès des Turcs, battus à Belgrade en 1456. Auparavant, il avait été au Concile de Florence où il avait amené les Arméniens en vue de l’union des Eglises séparées. A cette unité de l’Eglise, compromise par le grand schisme d’Occident, il travailla toute sa vie.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 16, 6 .8
Je t’appelle, mon Dieu, car tu peux me répondre. Écoute-moi! Entends ce que je dis. Garde-moi comme la prunelle de l’œil; sois mon abri, protège-moi.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, Fais-nous toujours vouloir ce que tu veux et servir ta gloire d’un cœur sans partage. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Rm 4, 20-25
Frères, devant la promesse de Dieu, Abraham n’hésita pas, il ne manqua pas de foi, mais il trouva sa force dans la foi et rendit gloire à Dieu, car il était pleinement convaincu que Dieu a la puissance d’accomplir ce qu’il a promis. Et voilà pourquoi il lui fut accordé d’être juste. En disant que cela lui fut accordé, l’Écriture ne s’intéresse pas seulement à lui, mais aussi à nous, car cela nous sera accordé puisque nous croyons en Celui qui a ressuscité d’entre les morts Jésus notre Seigneur, livré pour nos fautes et ressuscité pour notre justification.
Cantique : Lc 1, 69-70, 71-72, 73-75
R/ Béni soit le Seigneur, le Dieu d’Israël, car il a visité son peuple.
Il a fait surgir la force qui nous sauve dans la maison de David, son serviteur, comme il l’avait dit par la bouche des saints, par ses prophètes, depuis les temps anciens :
Salut qui nous arrache à l’ennemi, à la main de tous nos oppresseurs, amour qu’il montre envers nos pères, mémoire de son alliance sainte,
Serment juré à notre père Abraham de nous rendre sans crainte, afin que, délivrés de la main des ennemis, nous le servions dans la justice et la sainteté, en sa présence, tout au long de nos jours.
Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Heureux les pauvres de cœur, car le royaume des Cieux est à eux. Alléluia. (Cf. Mt 5,3)
Evangile : Lc 12, 13-21
En ce temps-là, du milieu de la foule, quelqu’un demanda à Jésus : « Maître, dis à mon frère de partager avec moi notre héritage. » Jésus lui répondit : « Homme, qui donc m’a établi pour être votre juge ou l’arbitre de vos partages ? » Puis, s’adressant à tous : « Gardez-vous bien de toute avidité, car la vie de quelqu’un, même dans l’abondance, ne dépend pas de ce qu’il possède. » Et il leur dit cette parabole : « Il y avait un homme riche, dont le domaine avait bien rapporté. Il se demandait : « Que vais-je faire ? Car je n’ai pas de place pour mettre ma récolte. » Puis il se dit : « Voici ce que je vais faire : je vais démolir mes greniers, j’en construirai de plus grands et j’y mettrai tout mon blé et tous mes biens. Alors je me dirai à moi-même : Te voilà donc avec de nombreux biens à ta disposition, pour de nombreuses années. Repose-toi, mange, bois, jouis de l’existence. » Mais Dieu lui dit : « Tu es fou : cette nuit même, on va te redemander ta vie. Et ce que tu auras accumulé, qui l’aura ? » Voilà ce qui arrive à celui qui amasse pour lui-même, au lieu d’être riche en vue de Dieu.
Prière sur les offrandes
Accorde-nous, Seigneur, de te servir à cet autel en toute liberté d’esprit. Ainsi ta grâce pourra nous purifier dans le mystère que nous célébrons. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 32,
Le Seigneur veille sur ceux qui le craignent, sur ceux qui espèrent son amour, pour les préserver de la mort, les garder en vie aux jours de famine.
Prière après la communion
Seigneur, fais-nous trouver des forces neuves dans cette communion aux réalités du ciel. Assure-nous tes bienfaits ici-bas et instruis-nous des richesses de ton Royaume. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Le bonheur, le monde est à la quête du bonheur. Mais où et comment le cherche-t-il ? Le maître mot pourrait être : possession, avoir toujours plus, être plus performant. On arrive aisément à une société de consommation. A-t-on trouvé le bonheur pour autant ? Face à une telle quête, la parabole de ce jour n’use que d’un seul mot : « insensé ». L’Ecriture redoute que l’homme perde le sens, qu’il se trompe de direction, qu’il cesse de dépendre de son Père pour être à lui-même, sa vérité, son horizon, son dieu. Mais savons-nous vraiment vers quoi ou vers qui est orientée notre vie ? Jésus nous dit : « Cherchez le Royaume, et le reste vous sera donné par surcroît ». Telle devrait être notre véritable quête.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 22, 2023 | Evangelium
SAINT John of Capistrano
He was born in Capistrano in the Abruzzi in 1386. He joined the Friars Minor and was ordained. John preached a crusade against the invading Turks in 1456 and took part in the battles that kept Christian Europe safe from Turkish invasion. He died of the Plague in 1456. He is the patron saint of military chaplains.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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: Romans 4:20-25
Since God had made him a promise, Abraham refused either to deny it or even to doubt it, but drew strength from faith and gave glory to God, convinced that God had power to do what he had promised. This is the faith that was “considered as justifying him.” Scripture however does not refer only to him but to us as well when it says that his faith was thus “considered”; our faith too will be “considered” if we believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, Jesus who was put to death for our sins and raised to life to justify us.
Psalm Luke 1:69-75
R/ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! He has visited his people.
He has raised up for us a mighty saviour in the house of David his servant, as he promised by the lips of holy men, those who were his prophets from of old.
A saviour who would free us from our foes, from the hands of all who hate us. So his love for our fathers is fulfilled and his holy covenant remembered.
He swore to Abraham our father to grant us that free from fear, and saved from the hands of our foes, we might serve him in holiness and justice all the days of our life in his presence.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps24:4,5
Alleluia, alleluia! Teach me your paths, my God, make me walk in your truth. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
A man in the crowd said to Jesus, “Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.” “My friend,” he replied, “who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?” Then he said to them, “Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.” Then he told them a parable: “There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from his land, thought to himself, ‘What am I to do? I have not enough room to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them, and I will say to my soul: My soul, you have plenty of good things laid by for many years to come; take things easy, eat, drink, have a good time.’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This very night the demand will be made for your soul; and this hoard of yours, whose will it be then?’ So, it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 32: 18-19
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Happiness seems to be the current quest of a whole part of our world. But where and how do they look for it? The key word could be: possession. To have, to own more and more. Always more efficient. We call this the consumer society. Have we found happiness yet? Faced with such a quest, today’s parable uses only one word: “foolish”. Foolishness is what Scripture most seriously fears: that man will lose his sense, that he will take the wrong direction, that he will cease to depend on his Father to be on his own, his point of view, his horizon, his God. But do we really know towards what or towards whom our life is directed? God, you may say. Looking at our life and our choices, is it so obvious? Jesus directs us when he says: “Seek the Kingdom, and the rest will be given to you in addition”. This should be our true quest.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 21, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
29ème DIMANCHE DU TEMPS ORDINAIRE
Psautier I
sainte elodie
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 16, 6 .8
Je t’appelle, mon Dieu, car tu peux me répondre. Écoute-moi! Entends ce que je dis. Garde-moi comme la prunelle de l’œil; sois mon abri, protège-moi.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, Fais-nous toujours vouloir ce que tu veux et servir ta gloire d’un cœur sans partage. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Is 45, 1.4-6
Ainsi parle le Seigneur à son messie, à Cyrus, qu’il a pris par la main pour lui soumettre les nations et désarmer les rois, pour lui ouvrir les portes à deux battants, car aucune porte ne restera fermée : « À cause de mon serviteur Jacob, d’Israël mon élu, je t’ai appelé par ton nom, je t’ai donné un titre, alors que tu ne me connaissais pas. Je suis le Seigneur, il n’en est pas d’autre : hors moi, pas de Dieu. Je t’ai rendu puissant, alors que tu ne me connaissais pas, pour que l’on sache, de l’orient à l’occident, qu’il n’y a rien en dehors de moi. Je suis le Seigneur, il n’en est pas d’autre. »
Psaume: 95 (96), 1.3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10ac
R/ Rendez au Seigneur la gloire et la puissance.
Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, chantez au Seigneur, terre entière, racontez à tous les peuples sa gloire, à toutes les nations ses merveilles ! Il est grand, le Seigneur, hautement loué, redoutable au-dessus de tous les dieux : néant, tous les dieux des nations ! Lui, le Seigneur, a fait les cieux.
Rendez au Seigneur, familles des peuples, rendez au Seigneur la gloire et la puissance, rendez au Seigneur la gloire de son nom. Apportez votre offrande, entrez dans ses parvis.
Adorez le Seigneur, éblouissant de sainteté : tremblez devant lui, terre entière. Allez dire aux nations : « Le Seigneur est roi !» Il gouverne les peuples avec droiture.
2ème lecture: 1 Th 1, 1-5b
Paul, Silvain et Timothée, à l’Église de Thessalonique qui est en Dieu le Père et dans le Seigneur Jésus Christ. À vous, la grâce et la paix. À tout moment, nous rendons grâce à Dieu au sujet de vous tous, en faisant mémoire de vous dans nos prières. Sans cesse, nous nous souvenons que votre foi est active, que votre charité se donne de la peine, que votre espérance tient bon en notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, en présence de Dieu notre Père. Nous le savons, frères bien-aimés de Dieu, vous avez été choisis par lui. En effet, notre annonce de l’Évangile n’a pas été, chez vous, simple parole, mais puissance, action de l’Esprit Saint, pleine certitude.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Vous brillez comme des astres dans l’univers en tenant ferme la parole de vie. Alléluia. (Ph 2, 15d.16a)
Évangile : Mt 22, 15-21
En ce temps-là, les pharisiens allèrent tenir conseil pour prendre Jésus au piège en le faisant parler. Ils lui envoient leurs disciples, accompagnés des partisans d’Hérode : « Maître, lui disent-ils, nous le savons : tu es toujours vrai et tu enseignes le chemin de Dieu en vérité ; tu ne te laisses influencer par personne, car ce n’est pas selon l’apparence que tu considères les gens. Alors, donne-nous ton avis : Est-il permis, oui ou non, de payer l’impôt à César, l’empereur ? » Connaissant leur perversité, Jésus dit : « Hypocrites ! Pourquoi voulez-vous me mettre à l’épreuve ? Montrez-moi la monnaie de l’impôt. » Ils lui présentèrent une pièce d’un denier. Il leur dit : « Cette effigie et cette inscription, de qui sont-elles?» Ils répondirent : « De César.» Alors il leur dit : « Rendez donc à César ce qui est à César, et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Accorde-nous, Seigneur, de te servir à cet autel en toute liberté d’esprit. Ainsi ta grâce pourra nous purifier dans le mystère que nous célébrons. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 32
Le Seigneur veille sur ceux qui le craignent, sur ceux qui espèrent son amour, pour les préserver de la mort, les garder en vie aux jours de famine.
Prière après la communion
Seigneur, fais-nous trouver des forces neuves dans cette communion aux réalités du ciel. Assure-nous tes bienfaits ici-bas et instruis-nous des richesses de ton Royaume. Par Jésus.
Méditation Nous répartissons volontiers du temps pour les différents domaines de notre vie : du temps pour le travail, celui des loisirs, les temps profanes et les temps sacrés, bref, des domaines où nous « rendons à César ce qui est à César et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu », dans un partage équitable entre le temporel et le spirituel. Mais la question posée à Jésus ne porte que sur un aspect matériel. Jésus nous indique qu’il n’y a qu’un seul absolu, Dieu. Et si chaque chose du temporel a sa place, elle l’acquiert relativement de l’absolu de Dieu. Rendons donc à César ce qui est à César et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu, et que ce qui est à César devienne pour nous chemin vers Dieu.
by L'équipe de publication | Oct 21, 2023 | Evangelium
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalter week I
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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: Isaiah 45:1,4-6
Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom he has taken by his right hand to subdue nations before him and strip the loins of kings, to force gateways before him that their gates be closed no more: ‘It is for the sake of my servant Jacob, of Israel my chosen one, that I have called you by your name, conferring a title though you do not know me. I am the Lord, unrivalled; there is no other God besides me. Though you do not know me, I arm you that men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun that, apart from me, all is nothing.’
Psalm 95(96):1,3-5,7-10
R/ Give the Lord glory and power.
O sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. Tell among the nations his glory and his wonders among all the peoples.
The Lord is great and worthy of praise, to be feared above all gods; the gods of the heathens are naught. It was the Lord who made the heavens,
Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name. Bring an offering and enter his courts.
Worship the Lord in his temple. O earth, tremble before him. Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’ He will judge the peoples in fairness.
Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We always mention you in our prayers and thank God for you all, and constantly remember before God our Father how you have shown your faith in action, worked for love and persevered through hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ. We know, brothers, that God loves you and that you have been chosen, because when we brought the Good News to you, it came to you not only as words, but as power and as the Holy Spirit and as utter conviction.
Gospel Acclamation: Jn17:17
Alleluia, alleluia! Your word is truth, O Lord: consecrate us in the truth. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 22: 15-21
The Pharisees went away to work out between them how to trap Jesus in what he said. And they sent their disciples to him, together with the Herodians, to say, “Master, we know that you are an honest man and teach the way of God in an honest way, and that you are not afraid of anyone, because a man’s rank means nothing to you. Tell us your opinion, then. Is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” But Jesus was aware of their malice and replied, “You hypocrites! Why do you set this trap for me? Let me see the money you pay the tax with.” They handed him a denarius, and he said, “Whose head is this? Whose name?” “Caesar’s”, they replied. He then said to them, “Very well, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar – and to God what belongs to God.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 32: 18
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Have you noticed how fond we are of trying to separate the different areas of our lives? There is work time and leisure time, secular time and sacred time, in short, there is the realm where we “render to Caesar what is Caesar’s” and the realm where we render “to God what is God’s”, in an almost equitable division between the temporal and the spiritual. But isn’t this a rather quick reading of Christ’s words? The question posed to Jesus only concerns a material aspect. Jesus answers on another level: he brings God into the discussion. So, we should not understand his answer in terms of sharing and hierarchy. Jesus thus tells us that there is only one absolute, God. And if each temporal thing has its place, it acquires it in relation to God who is the absolute. So in our daily dealings, let what is Caesar’s become for us a path to God.
