by L'équipe de publication | Jul 18, 2023 | Evangelium
SAINT John Plessington
Originally English, he was ordained in Segovia on 25 March 1662. He returned to England in 1663 ministering to Catholics in the areas of Holywell and Cheshire, often in hiding. He was arrested, imprisoned for two months, and then hanged, drawn and quartered for the crime of being a Catholic priest.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16:15
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face; I shall be filled with the vision of your glory.
Collect
O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honour. 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: Exodus 3:1-6,9-12
Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, priest of Midian. He led his flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in the shape of a flame of fire, coming from the middle of a bush. Moses looked; there was the bush blazing but it was not being burnt up. “I must go and look at this strange sight,” Moses said, “and see why the bush is not burnt.” Now the Lord saw him go forward to look, and God called to him from the middle of the bush. “Moses, Moses!” he said. “Here I am,” Moses answered. “Come no nearer,” he said. “Take off your shoes, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. I am the God of your fathers,” he said, “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this Moses covered his face, afraid to look at God. And the Lord said, “The cry of the sons of Israel has come to me, and I have witnessed the way in which the Egyptians oppress them, so come, I send you to Pharaoh to bring the sons of Israel, my people, out of Egypt.” Moses said to God, “Who am I to go to Pharaoh and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” “I shall be with you,” was the answer “and this is the sign by which you shall know that it is I who have sent you… After you have led the people out of Egypt, you are to offer worship to God on this mountain.”
Psalm 102(103):1-4,6-7
R/ The Lord is compassion and love.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings.
It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion.
The Lord does deeds of justice, gives judgement for all who are oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses and his deeds to Israel’s sons.
Gospel Acclamation: Mt11:25
Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27
Jesus exclaimed, “I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord, as she makes her prayer to you, and grant that, when consumed by those who believe, they may bring ever greater holiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 83: 4-5
The sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise.
Prayer after Communion
Having consumed these gifts, we pray, O Lord, that, by our participation in this mystery, its saving effects upon us may grow. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Our meditation of today invites us to rejoice with Christ. The reason is simple: our Creator and Saviour has voluntarily decided to reveal himself to us. This breaks with the conception of a distant God whom no one could contemplate, as Moses and Elijah will experience. He allows himself to be known and becomes closer to us in the person of Jesus, so that to know him is to look at Christ with a heart that recognizes our lowliness before him. Lord, help us to know you more through your Son Jesus our Saviour, so that we may love and serve you better.
by L'équipe de publication | Jul 17, 2023 | Evangelium
SAINT Frederick
He was Bishop of Utrecht between 816 and 838. Frederick was born around 780 in Friesland and was a grandson of the Frisian King Radboud. He preached at Walcheren and together with St. Odulfus in Stavoren and its surroundings.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16:15
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face; I shall be filled with the vision of your glory.
Collect
O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honour. 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: Exodus 2:1-15
There was a man of the tribe of Levi who had taken a woman of Levi as his wife. She conceived and gave birth to a son and, seeing what a fine child he was, she kept him hidden for three months. When she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him; coating it with bitumen and pitch, she put the child inside and laid it among the reeds at the river’s edge. His sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him. Now Pharaoh’s daughter went down to bathe in the river, and the girls attending her were walking along by the riverside. Among the reeds she noticed the basket, and she sent her maid to fetch it. She opened it and looked, and saw a baby boy, crying; and she was sorry for him. “This is a child of one of the Hebrews” she said. Then the child’s sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and find you a nurse among the Hebrew women to suckle the child for you?” “Yes, go,” Pharaoh’s daughter said to her; and the girl went off to find the baby’s own mother. To her the daughter of Pharaoh said, “Take this child away and suckle it for me. I will see you are paid.” So the woman took the child and suckled it. When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter who treated him like a son; she named him Moses because, she said, “I drew him out of the water.” Moses, a man by now, set out at this time to visit his countrymen, and he saw what a hard life they were having; and he saw an Egyptian strike a Hebrew, one of his countrymen. Looking round he could see no one in sight, so he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. On the following day he came back, and there were two Hebrews, fighting. He said to the man who was in the wrong, “What do you mean by hitting your fellow countryman?” “And who appointed you” the man retorted, “to be prince over us, and judge? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was frightened. “Clearly that business has come to light” he thought. When Pharaoh heard of the matter he would have killed Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and made for the land of Midian.
Psalm 68(69):3,14,30-31,33-34
R/ Seek the Lord, you who are poor, and your hearts will revive.
I have sunk into the mud of the deep and there is no foothold. I have entered the waters of the deep and the waves overwhelm me.
This is my prayer to you, my prayer for your favour. In your great love, answer me, O God, with your help that never fails.
As for me in my poverty and pain let your help, O God, lift me up. I will praise God’s name with a song; I will glorify him with thanksgiving.
The poor when they see it will be glad and God-seeking hearts will revive; for the Lord listens to the needy and does not spurn his servants in their chains.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps118:24
Alleluia, alleluia! Train me, Lord, to observe your law, to keep it with my heart. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24
Jesus began to reproach the towns in which most of his miracles had been worked, because they refused to repent. “Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard on Judgement day with Tyre and Sidon as with you. And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be exalted as high as heaven? You shall be thrown down to hell. For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing yet. And still, I tell you that it will not go as hard with the land of Sodom on Judgement day as with you.”
Prayer over the Offerings
Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord, as she makes her prayer to you, and grant that, when consumed by those who believe, they may bring ever greater holiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 83: 4-5
The sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise.
Prayer after Communion
Having consumed these gifts, we pray, O Lord, that, by our participation in this mystery, its saving effects upon us may grow. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Brothers and sisters, our Lord is in pain despite the blessings he never ceases to shower upon us. Indeed, our heart easily becomes impenetrable and blind to His calls. He therefore warns us this day about the result of such behaviour. Pharaoh’s daughter did not need to be a Hebrew to save the little child who will be the liberator of God’s people. She had no idea of the promise made to Abraham, but she only applied the commandment of love long before it was ever pronounced. We who have been taught the signs of grace should strive to live as righteous men and women, so that at the judgment we may be exalted to the eternal life.
by L'équipe de publication | Jul 17, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
SAINT Frédéric
Frédéric fut nommé évêque d’Utrecht par le roi Louis le Débonnaire, fils et successeur de Charlemagne. Il aurait été assassiné sur ordre de l’impératrice à laquelle il reprochait sa vie licencieuse.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 16, 15
Je veux paraître devant toi, Seigneur, et me rassasier de ta présence.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui montres aux égarés la lumière de ta vérité pour qu’ils puissent reprendre le bon chemin, donne à tous ceux qui se déclarent chrétiens de rejeter ce qui est indigne de ce nom, et de rechercher ce qui lui fait honneur. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Exode 2,1-15a
En ces jours-là, un homme de la tribu de Lévi avait épousé une femme de la même tribu. Elle devint enceinte, et elle enfanta un fils. Voyant qu’il était beau, elle le cacha durant trois mois. Lorsqu’il lui fut impossible de le tenir caché plus longtemps, elle prit une corbeille de jonc, qu’elle enduisit de bitume et de goudron. Elle y plaça l’enfant et déposa la corbeille au bord du Nil, au milieu des roseaux. La sœur de l’enfant se tenait à distance pour voir ce qui allait arriver. La fille de Pharaon descendit au fleuve pour s’y baigner, tandis que ses suivantes se promenaient sur la rive. Elle aperçut la corbeille parmi les roseaux et envoya sa servante pour la prendre. Elle l’ouvrit et elle vit l’enfant. C’était un petit garçon, il pleurait. Elle en eut pitié et dit : « C’est un enfant des Hébreux. La sœur de l’enfant dit alors à la fille de Pharaon: « Veux-tu que j’aille te chercher, parmi les femmes des Hébreux, une nourrice qui, pour toi, nourrira l’enfant ? » La fille de Pharaon lui répondit: « Va. » La jeune fille alla donc chercher la mère de l’enfant. La fille de Pharaon dit à celle-ci : « Emmène cet enfant et nourris-le pour moi. C’est moi qui te donnerai ton salaire. » Alors la femme emporta l’enfant et le nourrit. Lorsque l’enfant eut grandi, elle le ramena à la fille de Pharaon qui le traita comme son propre fils; elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, en disant: « Je l’ai tiré des eaux.» Or vint le jour où Moïse, qui avait grandi, se rendit auprès de ses frères et les vit accablés de corvées. Il vit un Égyptien qui frappait un Hébreu, l’un de ses frères. Regardant autour de lui et ne voyant personne, il frappa à mort l’Égyptien et l’enfouit dans le sable. Le lendemain, il sortit de nouveau : voici que deux Hébreux se battaient. Il dit à l’agresseur : « Pourquoi frappes-tu ton compagnon ? L’homme lui répliqua : « Qui t’a institué chef et juge sur nous? Veux-tu me tuer comme tu as tué l’Égyptien ? » Moïse eut peur et se dit: « Pas de doute, la chose est connue.» Pharaon en fut informé et chercha à faire tuer Moïse. Celui-ci s’enfuit loin de Pharaon et habita au pays de Madiane.
Psaume : 68 (69), 3, 14, 30-31, 33-34
R/ Cherchez Dieu, vous les humbles, et votre cœur vivra.
J’enfonce dans la vase du gouffre, rien qui me retienne ; je descends dans l’abîme des eaux, le flot m’engloutit.
Et moi, je te prie, Seigneur : c’est l’heure de ta grâce ; dans ton grand amour, Dieu, réponds-moi, par ta vérité sauve-moi.
Et moi, humilié, meurtri, que ton salut, Dieu, me redresse. Et je louerai le nom de Dieu par un cantique, je vais le magnifier, lui rendre grâce.
Les pauvres l’ont vu, ils sont en fête: « Vie et joie, à vous qui cherchez Dieu ! » Car le Seigneur écoute les humbles, il n’oublie pas les siens emprisonnés.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Aujourd’hui, ne fermez pas votre cœur, mais écoutez la voix du Seigneur. Alléluia. (cf. Ps 94, 8a.7c)
Évangile : Mt 11, 20-24
En ce temps-là, Jésus se mit à faire des reproches aux villes où avaient eu lieu la plupart de ses miracles, parce qu’elles ne s’étaient pas converties: « Malheureuse es-tu, Corazine ! Malheureuse es-tu, Bethsaïde ! Car, si les miracles qui ont eu lieu chez vous avaient eu lieu à Tyr et à Sidon, ces villes, autrefois, se seraient converties, sous le sac et la cendre. Aussi, je vous le déclare : au jour du Jugement, Tyr et Sidon seront traitées moins sévèrement que vous. Et toi, Capharnaüm, seras-tu donc élevée jusqu’au ciel ? Non, tu descendras jusqu’au séjour des morts ! Car, si les miracles qui ont eu lieu chez toi avaient eu lieu à Sodome, cette ville serait encore là aujourd’hui. Aussi, je vous le déclare : au jour du Jugement, le pays de Sodome sera traité moins sévèrement que toi. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Regarde, Seigneur, les dons de ton Église en prière : Accorde à tes fidèles qui vont les recevoir la grâce d’une sainteté plus grande. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 83, 5
Heureux ceux qui approchent de ton autel, Seigneur ; Heureux les habitants de ta maison : ils peuvent toujours te louer, mon Roi, mon Dieu !
Prière après la communion
Nourris de ton eucharistie, nous te supplions, Seigneur : Chaque fois que nous célébrons ce mystère, fais grandir en nous ton œuvre de salut. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Frères et sœurs, notre Seigneur est en peine malgré les bienfaits dont il ne cesse de nous combler. En effet, notre cœur se fait impénétrable et aveugle à ses appels. Il nous met donc en garde ce jour, sur le résultat d’un tel comportement. La fille de pharaon n’a pas eu besoin d’être Hébreux pour sauver le petit enfant qui sera libérateur du peuple de Dieu, elle qui n’avait aucune idée de la promesse faite à Abraham, mais qui a appliqué le commandement de l’amour. Nous qui avons reçu l’enseignement et les signes de la grâce, efforçons nous de vivre en Homme juste afin qu’au jugement nous soyons élevés jusqu’aux demeures éternelles.
by L'équipe de publication | Jul 16, 2023 | Evangelium
SAINT Kenelm
Saint Kenelm was the son of Kenwulf, who was King of Mercia from 796 to 821. He is remembered by the people of the West Midlands as a faithful follower of Christ in particularly difficult circumstances.
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16:15
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face; I shall be filled with the vision of your glory.
Collect
O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honour. 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: Exodus 1:8-14,22
There came to power in Egypt a new king who knew nothing of Joseph. “Look,” he said to his subjects “these people, the sons of Israel, have become so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us. We must be prudent and take steps against their increasing any further, or if war should break out, they might add to the number of our enemies. They might take arms against us and so escape out of the country.” Accordingly they put slave-drivers over the Israelites to wear them down under heavy loads. In this way they built the store-cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh. But the more they were crushed, the more they increased and spread, and men came to dread the sons of Israel. The Egyptians forced the sons of Israel into slavery, and made their lives unbearable with hard labour, work with clay and with brick, all kinds of work in the fields; they forced on them every kind of labour. Pharaoh then gave his subjects this command: “Throw all the boys born to the Hebrews into the river, but let all the girls live.”
Psalm 123(124)
R/ Our help is in the name of the Lord.
“If the Lord had not been on our side,” this is Israel’s song. “If the Lord had not been on our side when men rose up against us, then would they have swallowed us alive when their anger was kindled.
Then would the waters have engulfed us, the torrent gone over us; over our head would have swept the raging waters. Blessed be the Lord who did not give us a prey to their teeth!
Our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the fowler. Indeed the snare has been broken and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”
Gospel Acclamation: cf.Ac16:14
Alleluia, alleluia! Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1
Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth: it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be those of his own household. “Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who prefers son or daughter to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who does not take his cross and follow in my footsteps is not worthy of me. Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me. “Anyone who welcomes a prophet will have a prophet’s reward; and anyone who welcomes a holy man will have a holy man’s reward. ”If anyone gives so much as a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, then I tell you solemnly, he will most certainly not lose his reward.” When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples he moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
Prayer over the Offerings
Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord, as she makes her prayer to you, and grant that, when consumed by those who believe, they may bring ever greater holiness. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 83: 4-5
The sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for her young: by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, for ever singing your praise.
Prayer after Communion
Having consumed these gifts, we pray, O Lord, that, by our participation in this mystery, its saving effects upon us may grow. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Today, the readings give us a concrete warning of what lies ahead for us Christians. We have a cross to bear valiantly in order to be worthy of the one we have chosen as our guide. Indeed, by his life and teaching, he kindles a fire of justice, truth and salvation, the acceptance and application of which can likely lead to a fission with those of us who hold the opposite doctrine. But this lost life is nothing compared to the one that will be gained by perseverance in what is good. Lord, we pray that you will hide our lives in you so that our affection for those around us will not lead us astray from your way of truth and life.
by L'équipe de publication | Jul 16, 2023 | Agenda Biblique
BIENHEUREUSE CHARLOTTE
SAINTE MARCELINE
Carmélite de Compiègne, martyre de la Révolution française, Charlotte fut guillotinée en 1794. Elle avait 80 ans.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 16, 15
Je veux paraître devant toi, Seigneur, et me rassasier de ta présence.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui montres aux égarés la lumière de ta vérité pour qu’ils puissent reprendre le bon chemin, donne à tous ceux qui se déclarent chrétiens de rejeter ce qui est indigne de ce nom, et de rechercher ce qui lui fait honneur. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Ex 1, 8-14.22
En ces jours-là, un nouveau roi vint au pouvoir en Egypte. Il n’avait pas connu Joseph. Il dit à son peuple: «Voici que le peuple des fils d’Israël est maintenant plus nombreux et plus puissant que nous. Prenons donc les dispositions voulues pour l’empêcher de se multiplier. Car, s’il y avait une guerre, il se joindrait à nos ennemis, combattrait contre nous, et ensuite il sortirait du pays. » On imposa donc aux fils d’Israël des chefs de corvée pour les accabler de travaux pénibles. Ils durent bâtir pour Pharaon les villes d’entrepôts de Pithome et de Ramsès. Mais, plus on les accablait, plus ils se multipliaient et proliféraient, ce qui les fit détester. Les Égyptiens soumirent les fils d’Israël à un dur esclavage et leur rendirent la vie intenable à force de corvées : préparation de l’argile et des briques et toutes sortes de travaux à la campagne; tous ces travaux étaient pour eux un dur esclavage. Pharaon donna cet ordre à tout son peuple : « Tous les fils qui naîtront aux Hébreux, jetez-les dans le Nil. Ne laissez vivre que les filles. »
Psaume : 123 (124), 1-3, 4-6, 7-8
R/ Comme un oiseau, nous avons échappé au filet du chasseur.
Sans le Seigneur qui était pour nous – qu’Israël le redise – sans le Seigneur qui était pour nous quand des hommes nous assaillirent, alors ils nous avalaient tout vivants, dans le feu de leur colère.
Alors le flot passait sur nous, le torrent nous submergeait ; alors nous étions submergés par les flots en furie. Béni soit le Seigneur qui n’a pas fait de nous la proie de leurs dents !
Comme un oiseau, nous avons échappé au filet du chasseur ; le filet s’est rompu : nous avons échappé. Notre secours est dans le nom du Seigneur qui a fait le ciel et la terre.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Heureux ceux qui sont persécutés pour la justice, car le royaume des Cieux est à eux ! Alléluia. (Mt 5, 10)
Évangile : Mt 10, 34 – 11, 1
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses Apôtres : « Ne pensez pas que je sois venu apporter la paix sur la terre : je ne suis pas venu apporter la paix, mais le glaive. Oui, je suis venu séparer l’homme de son père, la fille de sa mère, la belle-fille de sa belle-mère : on aura pour ennemis les gens de sa propre maison. Celui qui aime son père ou sa mère plus que moi n’est pas digne de moi ; celui qui aime son fils ou sa fille plus que moi n’est pas digne de moi ; celui qui ne prend pas sa croix et ne me suit pas n’est pas digne de moi. Qui a trouvé sa vie la perdra; qui a perdu sa vie à cause de moi la trouvera. Qui vous accueille m’accueille; et qui m’accueille, accueille Celui qui m’a envoyé. Qui accueille un prophète en sa qualité de prophète recevra une récompense de prophète ; qui accueille un homme juste en sa qualité de juste recevra une récompense de juste. Et celui qui donnera à boire, même un simple verre d’eau fraîche, à l’un de ces petits en sa qualité de disciple, amen, je vous le dis : non, il ne perdra pas sa récompense.» Lorsque Jésus eut terminé les instructions qu’il donnait à ses douze disciples, il partit de là pour enseigner et proclamer la Parole dans les villes du pays.
Prière sur les offrandes
Regarde, Seigneur, les dons de ton Église en prière : Accorde à tes fidèles qui vont les recevoir la grâce d’une sainteté plus grande. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 83, 5
Heureux ceux qui approchent de ton autel, Seigneur ; Heureux les habitants de ta maison : ils peuvent toujours te louer, mon Roi, mon Dieu !
Prière après la communion
Nourris de ton eucharistie, nous te supplions, Seigneur : Chaque fois que nous célébrons ce mystère, fais grandir en nous ton œuvre de salut. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Frères et sœurs, en ce jour, les textes nous avertissent concrètement sur ce qui nous attend, nous chrétiens. Nous avons une croix à porter vaillamment pour être dignes de celui que nous avons choisi pour guide. En effet, il allume par sa vie et son enseignement un feu de justice, de vérité et de salut dont l’acceptation et l’application ne peut conduire qu’à la rupture avec ceux des nôtres qui auront une doctrine opposé. Mais, cette vie perdue n’est rien de celle qui sera gagnée par la persévérance dans le bien. Seigneur nous te prions de cacher notre vie en toi afin que l’affection envers notre entourage ne nous éloigne pas de ton chemin de vérité et de vie.
