by L'équipe de publication | May 15, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Simon Stock (c.1165 – 1265)
Psalter: Week IV
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He became a Carmelite, and in 1245 or 1247 was elected the sixth general of the order. As a result of Simon’s work, Pope Innocent IV placed the order under the special protection of the Holy See. After this the order grew greatly, especially in England.
Entrance Antiphon : Rv 5: 9-10
You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood, from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia.
Collect
O God, author of our freedom and of our salvation, listen to the voice of our pleading and grant that those you have redeemed by the shedding of your Son’s Blood may have life through you and, under your protection, rejoice for ever unharmed. 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 : Acts 13:26-33
Paul stood up in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia, held up a hand for silence and began to speak: ‘My brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and all you who fear God, this message of salvation is meant for you. What the people of Jerusalem and their rulers did, though they did not realise it, was in fact to fulfil the prophecies read on every sabbath. Though they found nothing to justify his death, they condemned him and asked Pilate to have him executed. When they had carried out everything that Scripture foretells about him they took him down from the tree and buried him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem: and it is these same companions of his who are now his witnesses before our people. ‘We have come here to tell you the Good News. It was to our ancestors that God made the promise but it is to us, their children, that he has fulfilled it, by raising Jesus from the dead. As Scripture says in the second psalm: You are my son: today I have become your father.’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 2:6-11
R/ You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day.
‘It is I who have set up my king, on Zion, my holy mountain.’ I will announce the decree of the Lord: The Lord said to me: ‘You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day.
‘Ask and I shall bequeath you the nations, put the ends of the earth in your possession. With a rod of iron you will break them, shatter them like a potter’s jar.’
Now, O kings, understand, take warning, rulers of the earth; serve the Lord with awe and trembling, pay him your homage.
Gospel Acclamation : Col 3:1
Alleluia, alleluia! Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 14:1-6
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you may be too. You know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept in compassion, Lord, we pray, the offerings of your family, that under your protective care, they may never lose what they have received, but attain the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Rm 4: 25
Christ our Lord was condemned for our transgressions and was raised again for our justification, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Keep safe, O Lord, we pray, those whom you have saved by your kindness, that, redeemed by the Passion of your Son, they may rejoice in his Resurrection. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Meditation
Many people have likely encountered the experience of getting lost in an unfamiliar town or struggling to navigate to a specific destination. Thanks to technology, a Global Positioning System (GPS) app on our mobile phone now makes it easy to find our way if we get lost. Similarly, as Christians, to reach our destination, we need Christ to guide us. He declares Himself the way, the truth, and the life, essentially our spiritual GPS. By staying rooted in Him and living according to His Word, we are assured of reaching our ultimate destination, which is heaven, where he has prepared a place for us.
by L'équipe de publication | May 14, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Sainte DENISE
Psautier: IV
Blanc
Elle fut martyrisée vers 250 en Turquie tout simplement parce que les gardes du Proconsul s’étaient rendus compte qu’elle était chrétienne.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 17, 50 ; 21. 23
Dieu, quand tu sortis à la tête de ton peuple, qui marchas dans le désert, la terre trembla, les cieux même fondirent en face de Dieu, alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu qui relèves la nature humaine bien au-dessus de sa condition originelle, souviens-toi de cette œuvre de ton amour : maintiens dans ta bénédiction ceux que tu as régénérés. Par Jésus.
1ère lecture : Act 13, 13-25
Quittant l’île de Chypre pour l’Asie Mineure, Paul et ceux qui l’accompagnaient s’embarquèrent à Paphoset arrivèrent à Pergé en Pamphylie. Mais Jean-Marc les abandonna pour s’en retourner à Jérusalem. Quant à eux, ils poursuivirent leur voyage au-delà de Pergé et arrivèrent à Antioche de Pisidie. Le jour du sabbat, ils entrèrent à la synagogue et prirent place. Après la lecture de la Loi et des Prophètes, les chefs de la synagogue leur envoyèrent dire: « Frères, si vous avez une parole d’exhortation pour le peuple, parlez. » Paul se leva, fit un signe de la main et dit : « Israélites, et vous aussi qui craignez Dieu, écoutez : Le Dieu de ce peuple, le Dieu d’Israël a choisi nos pères ; il a fait grandir son peuple pendant le séjour en Égypte et il l’en a fait sortir à bras étendu. Pendant une quarantaine d’années, il les a supportés au désert et, après avoir exterminé tour à tour sept nations au pays de Canaan, il a partagé pour eux ce pays en héritage. Tout cela dura environ quatre cent cinquante ans. Ensuite, il leur a donné des juges, jusqu’au prophète Samuel. Puis ils demandèrent un roi, et Dieu leur donna Saül, fils de Kish, homme de la tribu de Benjamin, pour quarante années. Après l’avoir rejeté, Dieu a, pour eux, suscité David comme roi, et il lui a rendu ce témoignage : J’ai trouvé David, fils de Jessé ; c’est un homme selon mon cœur qui réalisera toutes mes volontés. De la descendance de David, Dieu, selon la promesse, a fait sortir un sauveur pour Israël : c’est Jésus, dont Jean le Baptiste a préparé l’avènement en proclamant avant lui un baptême de conversion pour tout le peuple d’Israël. Au moment d’achever sa course, Jean disait : “Ce que vous pensez que je suis, je ne le suis pas. Mais le voici qui vient après moi, et je ne suis pas digne de retirer les sandales de ses pieds.” ».
Psaume : 88 (89), 2-3, 21-22, 25.27
R/ Ton amour, Seigneur, sans fin je le chante ! ou : Alléluia !
L’amour du Seigneur, sans fin je le chante ; ta fidélité, je l’annonce d’âge en âge. Je le dis : C’est un amour bâti pour toujours ; ta fidélité est plus stable que les cieux.
« J’ai trouvé David, mon serviteur, je l’ai sacré avec mon huile sainte; et ma main sera pour toujours avec lui, mon bras fortifiera son courage.
« Mon amour et ma fidélité sont avec lui, mon nom accroît sa vigueur ; Il me dira : “Tu es mon Père, mon Dieu, mon roc et mon salut !” »
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Jésus Christ, témoin fidèle, premier-né d’entre les morts, tu nous aimes, et par ton sang tu nous délivres du péché. Alléluia. (cf. Ap 1, 5ab)
Évangile : Jean 13, 16-20
Après avoir lavé les pieds de ses disciples, Jésus parla ainsi : « Amen, amen, je vous le dis : un serviteur n’est pas plus grand que son maître, ni un envoyé plus grand que celui qui l’envoie. Sachant cela, heureux êtes-vous, si vous le faites. Ce n’est pas de vous tous que je parle. Moi, je sais quels sont ceux que j’ai choisis, mais il faut que s’accomplisse l’Écriture: Celui qui mange le pain avec moi m’a frappé du talon. Je vous dis ces choses dès maintenant, avant qu’elles n’arrivent ; ainsi, lorsqu’elles arriveront, vous croirez que moi, JE SUIS. Amen, amen, je vous le dis :si quelqu’un reçoit celui que j’envoie, il me reçoit moi-même ; et celui qui me reçoit, reçoit Celui qui m’a envoyé. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que nos prières montent vers toi, Seigneur, avec ces offrandes pour le sacrifice ; dans ta bonté purifie-nous, et nous correspondrons davantage aux sacrements de ton amour. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion
« Je suis avec vous tous les jours, dit le Seigneur Jésus, jusqu’à la fin des temps », alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Dieu tout-puissant, dans la résurrection du Christ, tu nous recrées pour la vie éternelle ; multiplie en nous les fruits du sacrement pascal : fais-nous prendre des forces neuves à cette nourriture qui apporte le salut. Par Jésus.
Méditation
En parcourant l’histoire du peuple choisi, saint Paul rappelle à ses auditeurs que le choix de David était un prélude de la présence de Jésus qui agit selon le cœur de Dieu son père. Jésus vient donc accomplir le projet de Dieu de faire des hommes un peuple unifié avec un seul roi un seul Seigneur, un seul maitre : le Christ.
by L'équipe de publication | May 14, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint John the Silent
Psalter: Week IV
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He was born near Madrid to very poor parents. He was a labourer and later a bailiff on the estates of a landowner called Juan de Vargas. He was noted for his piety. He died on 15 May 1130.
Entrance Antiphon : Cf. Ps 67: 8-9, 20
O God, when you went forth before your people, marching with them and living among them, the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain, alleluia.
Collect
O God, who restore human nature to yet greater dignity than at its beginnings, look upon the amazing mystery of your loving kindness, and in those you have chosen to make new through the wonder of rebirth, may you preserve the gifts of your enduring grace and blessing. 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 : Acts 13:13-25
Paul and his friends went by sea from Paphos to Perga in Pamphylia where John left them to go back to Jerusalem. The others carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to the synagogue on the sabbath and took their seats. After the lessons from the Law and the Prophets had been read, the presidents of the synagogue sent them a message: ‘Brothers, if you would like to address some words of encouragement to the congregation, please do so.’ Paul stood up, held up a hand for silence and began to speak: ‘Men of Israel, and fearers of God, listen! The God of our nation Israel chose our ancestors, and made our people great when they were living as foreigners in Egypt; then by divine power he led them out, and for about forty years took care of them in the wilderness. When he had destroyed seven nations in Canaan, he put them in possession of their land for about four hundred and fifty years. After this he gave them judges, down to the prophet Samuel. Then they demanded a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin. After forty years, he deposed him and made David their king, of whom he approved in these words, “I have selected David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will carry out my whole purpose.” To keep his promise, God has raised up for Israel one of David’s descendants, Jesus, as Saviour, whose coming was heralded by John when he proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the whole people of Israel. Before John ended his career he said, “I am not the one you imagine me to be; that one is coming after me and I am not fit to undo his sandal.”’
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 88:2-3,21,22,25,27
R/ I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord.
I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord; through all ages my mouth will proclaim your truth. Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever, that your truth is firmly established as the heavens.
I have found David my servant and with my holy oil anointed him. My hand shall always be with him and my arm shall make him strong.
My truth and my love shall be with him; by my name his might shall be exalted. He will say to me: ‘You are my father, my God, the rock who saves me.’
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Rv1:5
Alleluia, alleluia! You, O Christ, are the faithful witness, the First-born from the dead, you have loved us and have washed away our sins with your blood. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 13:16-20
After he had washed the feet of his disciples, Jesus said to them: ‘I tell you most solemnly, no servant is greater than his master, no messenger is greater than the man who sent him. ‘Now that you know this, happiness will be yours if you behave accordingly. I am not speaking about all of you: I know the ones I have chosen; but what Scripture says must be fulfilled: Someone who shares my table rebels against me. ‘I tell you this now, before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe that I am He. I tell you most solemnly, whoever welcomes the one I send welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.’
Prayer over the Offerings
May our prayers rise up to you, O Lord, together with the sacrificial offerings, so that, purified by your graciousness, we may be conformed to the mysteries of your mighty love. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Mt 28: 20
Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Almighty ever-living God, who restore us to eternal life in the Resurrection of Christ, increase in us, we pray, the fruits of this paschal Sacrament and pour into our hearts the strength of this saving food. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
“Whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me”. Regrettably, a lack of hospitality and an increasing indifference towards strangers have become a normal tendency in our society. Scepticism and fear often deter people from opening their doors to strangers. This indifference has extended even to relatives, as it is not uncommon to hear someone say to a family member, “Why didn’t you inform me before coming?” Unfortunately, this plague has also affected some priests and religious, who are expected to embody symbols of hospitality. Christ challenges us to be ready to welcome others, especially strangers, as He can visit us in the form of a stranger. Let us strive to overcome the prevailing indifference and rediscover the virtue of hospitality in our interactions with those around us.
by L'équipe de publication | May 13, 2025 | Evangelium
Saint Matthias,
Apostle – Feast
Psalter: Week IV
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He was not one of the Twelve; but after the treachery and death of Judas Iscariot, someone was needed to take his place. The choice fell on Matthias.
Entrance Antiphon : Jn 15: 16
It was not you who chose me, says the Lord, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, alleluia.
Collect
O God, who assigned Saint Matthias a place in the college of Apostles, grant us, through his intercession, that, rejoicing at how your love has been allotted to us, we may merit to be numbered among the elect. 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 : Acts 1:15-17,20-26
One day Peter stood up to speak to the brothers – there were about a hundred and twenty persons in the congregation: ‘Brothers, the passage of scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, foretells the fate of Judas, who offered himself as a guide to the men who arrested Jesus – after having been one of our number and actually sharing this ministry of ours. Now in the Book of Psalms it says: Let someone else take his office. ‘We must therefore choose someone who has been with us the whole time that the Lord Jesus was travelling round with us, someone who was with us right from the time when John was baptising until the day when he was taken up from us – and he can act with us as a witness to his resurrection.’ Having nominated two candidates, Joseph known as Barsabbas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias, they prayed, ‘Lord, you can read everyone’s heart; show us therefore which of these two you have chosen to take over this ministry and apostolate, which Judas abandoned to go to his proper place.’ They then drew lots for them, and as the lot fell to Matthias, he was listed as one of the twelve apostles.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112:1-8
R/ The Lord sets him in the company of the princes of his people.
Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting praised be the name of the Lord! High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God, who has risen on high to his throne yet stoops from the heights to look down, to look down upon heaven and earth?
From the dust he lifts up the lowly, from the dungheap he raises the poor to set him in the company of princes, yes, with the princes of his people.
Gospel Acclamation : cf.Jn15:16
Alleluia, alleluia! I chose you from the world to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, says the Lord. Alleluia!
Gospel : John 15:9-17
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love.If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete. This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I shall not call you servants any more, because a servant does not know his master’s business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. You did not choose me: no, I chose you;and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; and then the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name. What I command you is to love one another.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive, O Lord, the offerings of your Church, reverently presented for the Feast of Saint Matthias, and through them strengthen us by the power of your grace. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Jn 15: 12
This is my commandment: love one another, as I love you, says the Lord, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Never cease, O Lord, we pray, to fill your family with divine gifts, and, through blessed Matthias’ intercession for us, graciously admit us to a share in the lot of the Saints in light. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
People often talk about their best friends, and a defining feature of such relationships is that friends share almost everything together. Best friends rarely keep secrets from each other. In the gospel passage, Jesus goes a step further by calling His disciples friends and clarifying that this designation is because He has revealed to them all that He has learnt from His Father. Jesus invites us to become His friends. How do we react to this invitation? To be a friend of Christ is to love Him and our neighbour. Let us seek the grace to renew our friendship with Christ on a daily basis.
by L'équipe de publication | May 13, 2025 | Agenda Biblique
Saint matthias,
apôtre
Psautier: IV
Blanc
Après l’Ascension du Seigneur, Matthias est élu pour remplacer Judas et compléter le nombre des Douze. Avant l’élection, Pierre rappelle quelle est la mission essentielle des Apôtres, afin de définir les conditions que doit remplir l’élu. Les Douze doivent témoigner que Jésus, cet homme dont ils ont partagé la vie avant qu’il ne meure crucifié, a été ressuscité par Dieu dont il partage maintenant la gloire.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ac 1,14
D’un seul cœur, les Apôtres participaient fidèlement à la prière, avec quelques femmes, dont Marie, mère de Jésus, et avec ses frères, alléluia.
Prière d’ouverture
Au terme de ces fêtes pascales, accorde-nous Dieu tout-puissant, de garder la Pâques de ton Fils présente dans toute notre vie. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Act 1, 15-17.20-26
En ces jours-là, Pierre se leva au milieu des frères qui étaient réunis au nombre d’environ cent vingt personnes, et il déclara : « Frères, il fallait que l’Écriture s’accomplisse. En effet, par la bouche de David, l’Esprit Saint avait d’avance parlé de Judas, qui en est venu à servir de guide aux gens qui ont arrêté Jésus: ce Judas était l’un de nous et avait reçu sa part de notre ministère. Il est écrit au livre des Psaumes: Que son domaine devienne un désert, et que personne n’y habite, et encore: Qu’un autre prenne sa charge. Or, il y a des hommes qui nous ont accompagnés durant tout le temps où le Seigneur Jésus a vécu parmi nous, depuis le commencement, lors du baptême donné par Jean, jusqu’au jour où il fut enlevé d’auprès de nous. Il faut donc que l’un d’entre eux devienne, avec nous, témoin de sa résurrection. » On en présenta deux : Joseph appelé Barsabbas, puis surnommé Justus, et Matthias. Ensuite, on fit cette prière : « Toi, Seigneur, qui connais tous les cœurs, désigne lequel des deux tu as choisi pour qu’il prenne, dans le ministère apostolique, la place que Judas a désertée en allant à la place qui est désormais la sienne. » On tira au sort entre eux, et le sort tomba sur Matthias, qui fut donc associé par suffrage aux onze Apôtres.
Psaume : 112 (113), 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
R/ Le Seigneur l’a placé parmi les princes de son peuple. ou : Alléluia.(Ps 112, 8)
Louez, serviteurs du Seigneur, louez le nom du Seigneur ! Béni soit le nom du Seigneur, maintenant et pour les siècles des siècles !
Du levant au couchant du soleil, loué soit le nom du Seigneur! Le Seigneur domine tous les peuples, sa gloire domine les cieux.
Qui est semblable au Seigneur notre Dieu ? Lui, il siège là-haut. Mais il abaisse son regard vers le ciel et vers la terre.
De la poussière il relève le faible, il retire le pauvre de la cendre pour qu’il siège parmi les princes, parmi les princes de son peuple.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Heureux ceux que Dieu a choisis pour être les témoins du Christ ressuscite! Alléluia. (cf. Ac 1,22)
Évangile : Jean 15, 9-17
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Comme le Père m’a aimé, moi aussi je vous ai aimés. Demeurez dans mon amour. Si vous gardez mes commandements, vous demeurerez dans mon amour, comme moi, j’ai gardé les commandements de mon Père, et je demeure dans son amour. Je vous ai dit cela pour que ma joie soit en vous, et que votre joie soit parfaite. Mon commandement, le voici : Aimez-vous les uns les autres comme je vous ai aimés. Il n’y a pas de plus grand amour que de donner sa vie pour ceux qu’on aime. Vous êtes mes amis si vous faites ce que je vous commande. Je ne vous appelle plus serviteurs, car le serviteur ne sait pas ce que fait son maître ; je vous appelle mes amis, car tout ce que j’ai entendu de mon Père, je vous l’ai fait connaître. Ce n’est pas vous qui m’avez choisi, c’est moi qui vous ai choisis et établis afin que vous alliez, que vous portiez du fruit, et que votre fruit demeure. Alors, tout ce que vous demanderez au Père en mon nom, il vous le donnera. Voici ce que je vous commande : c’est de vous aimer les uns les autres. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Que l’Esprit Saint qui vient de toi, Seigneur, et qui est lui-même le pardon des péchés, prépare nos cœurs à tes sacrements. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Jn 16,4
« L’Esprit Saint me glorifiera, dit Jésus, car il reprendra ce qui vient de moi, pour vous l’expliquer », alléluia.
Prière après la communion
Dans ta bonté, Seigneur, exauce nos prières : déjà nous sommes passés du monde ancien aux sacrements des temps nouveaux : fais-nous quitter ce qui ne peut que vieillir, envoie-nous un esprit de renouveau et de sainteté. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Dans l’évangile Jésus nous rappelle que pour être heureux nous devons nous aimer les uns les autres. Vivre ainsi dans l’amour nous fait pénétrer dans le mystère de la sainte trinité où Dieu vit dans une parfaite union d’amour. Et lorsqu’on est proche de Dieu par le vécu de l’amour, tout ce que l’on demande au père il nous l’accorde. Toute la vie chrétienne repose sur cette espérance : recevoir tout ce que l’on demande.
