Dimanche 28 Juin 2020

by | Jun 27, 2020 | Agenda Biblique

VERT

Saint Irénée

‘’Pacifique’’, Irénée (vers 130-208) mérite bien son nom. Évêque de Lyon en 177 après saint Pothin, il apaise la querelle à propos de la date de Pâques, survenue entre le pape Victor et les Eglises d’Asie. Plus encore, il travaille à la paix par ses écrits contre les hérésies qui divisent les chrétiens en ruinant la foi qui les unit. Théologien de l’Eglise, il montre pourquoi son universalité ne nuit pas à son unité : c’est qu’elle est fidèle à la tradition apostolique dont l’Eglise de Rome veut être la gardienne. Irénée, disciple de Jean par l’intermédiaire de saint Polycarpe, est témoin de cette tradition.

Antienne  d’ouverture

Tous les peuples, battez des mains, acclamez Dieu par vos cris de joie.

Prière  d’ouverture

Tu as voulu, Seigneur, qu’en recevant ta grâce nous devenions des fils de lumière; Ne permets pas que l’erreur nous plonge dans la nuit, mais accorde-nous d’être toujours rayonnants de ta vérité. Par Jésus Christ.

Lectures de la messe

Première lecture (2 R 4, 8-11.14-16a)

Un jour, le prophète Élisée passait à Sunam ; une femme riche de ce pays insista pour qu’il vienne manger chez elle. Depuis, chaque fois qu’il passait par là, il allait manger chez elle. Elle dit à son mari : « Écoute, je sais que celui qui s’arrête toujours chez nous est un saint homme de Dieu. Faisons-lui une petite chambre sur la terrasse ; nous y mettrons un lit, une table, un siège et une lampe, et quand il viendra chez nous, il pourra s’y retirer. » Le jour où il revint, il se retira dans cette chambre pour y coucher. Puis il dit à son serviteur : « Que peut-on faire pour cette femme ? » Le serviteur répondit : « Hélas, elle n’a pas de fils, et son mari est âgé. » Élisée lui dit : « Appelle-la. » Le serviteur l’appela et elle se présenta à la porte. Élisée lui dit : « À cette même époque, au temps fixé pour la naissance, tu tiendras un fils dans tes bras. » – Parole du Seigneur.

Psaume (Ps 88 (89), 2-3, 16-17, 18-19)

R/ Ton amour, Seigneur,
sans fin je le chante ! (Ps 88, 2a)

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.

Heureux le peuple qui connaît l’ovation ! Seigneur, il marche à la lumière de ta face ; tout le jour, à ton nom il danse de joie, fier de ton juste pouvoir.

Tu es sa force éclatante ; ta grâce accroît notre vigueur. Oui, notre roi est au Seigneur ; notre bouclier, au Dieu saint d’Israël.

Deuxième lecture (Rm 6, 3-4.8-11)

Frères, ne le savez-vous pas ? Nous tous qui par le baptême avons été unis au Christ Jésus, c’est à sa mort que nous avons été unis par le baptême. Si donc, par le baptême qui nous unit à sa mort, nous avons été mis au tombeau avec lui, c’est pour que nous menions une vie nouvelle, nous aussi, comme le Christ qui, par la toute-puissance du Père, est ressuscité d’entre les morts. Et si nous sommes passés par la mort avec le Christ, nous croyons que nous vivrons aussi avec lui. Nous le savons en effet : ressuscité d’entre les morts, le Christ ne meurt plus ; la mort n’a plus de pouvoir sur lui. Car lui qui est mort, c’est au péché qu’il est mort une fois pour toutes ; lui qui est vivant, c’est pour Dieu qu’il est vivant. De même, vous aussi, pensez que vous êtes morts au péché, mais vivants pour Dieu en Jésus Christ. – Parole du Seigneur.

Alléluia. Alléluia.
Descendance choisie, sacerdoce royal, nation sainte,
annoncez les merveilles de Celui qui vous a appelés
des ténèbres à son admirable lumière.
Alléluia. (cf. 1 P 2, 9)

Évangile (Mt 10, 37-42)

En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses Apôtres : « 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 gardera. 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. » – Acclamons la Parole de Dieu.

Prière  sur  les  offrandes :

Dieu qui agis avec puissance dans tes sacrements, Fais que le peuple assemblé pour te servir soit accordé à la sainteté de tes propres dons. Par Jésus.

Antienne  de  communion

Bénis le Seigneur, ô mon âme, n’oublie aucun de ses bienfaits.

Prière  après  la  communion :

Que le corps et le sang de Jésus Christ, offert en sacrifice et reçu en communion, nous donnent la vie, Seigneur: Reliés à toi par une charité qui ne passera jamais, nous porterons des fruits qui demeurent. Par Jésus.

SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020

by | Jun 26, 2020 | Evangelium

saturday 27 June 2020

 

 

St Cyril of Alexandria (370 – 444)

BVM

St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He was nephew of the patriarch of that city, Theophilus. Cyril wrote treatises that clarified the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation from heretical interpretations.

 

 

Green/White

 

 

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: Lamentations 2:2,10-14,18-19

The Lord has pitilessly destroyed all the homes of Jacob; in his displeasure he has shattered the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; he has thrown to the ground, he has left accursed the kingdom and its rulers. Mutely they sit on the ground, the elders of the daughter of Zion; they have put dust on their heads, and wrapped themselves in sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang their heads down to the ground. My eyes wasted away with weeping, my entrails shuddered, my liver spilled on the ground at the ruin of the daughters of my people, as children, mere infants, fainted in the squares of the Citadel. They kept saying to their mothers, ‘Where is the bread?’ as they fainted like wounded men in the squares of the City, as they poured out their souls on their mothers’ breasts. How can I describe you, to what compare you, daughter of Jerusalem? Who can rescue and comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For huge as the sea is your affliction; who can possibly cure you? The visions your prophets had on your behalf were delusive, tinsel things, they never pointed out your sin, to ward off your exile. The visions they proffered you were false, fallacious, misleading. Cry aloud, then, to the Lord, groan, daughter of Zion; let your tears flow like a torrent, day and night; give yourself no relief, grant your eyes no rest. Up, cry out in the night-time, in the early hours of darkness; pour your heart out like water before the Lord. Stretch out your hands to him for the lives of your children who faint with hunger at the entrance to every street.

 

Psalm 73(74):1-7, 20-21

R/   Do not forget your poor servants forever.

  1. Why, O God, have you cast us off forever? Why blaze with anger at the sheep of your pasture? Remember your people whom you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed to be your own possession, the mountain of Zion where you made your dwelling.
  2. Turn your steps to these places that are utterly ruined! The enemy has laid waste the whole of the sanctuary. Your foes have made uproar in your house of prayer: they have set up their emblems, their foreign emblems, high above the entrance to the sanctuary.
  3. Their axes have battered the wood of its doors. They have struck together with hatchet and pickaxe. O God, they have set your sanctuary on fire: they have razed and profaned the place where you dwell.
  4. Remember your covenant; every cave in the land is a place where violence makes its home. Do not let the oppressed return disappointed; let the poor and the needy bless your name.

 

Gospel Acclamation: 2 Tim 1:10

Alleluia, alleluia! Our Saviour Jesus Christ abolished death and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. Alleluia!

 

Gospel: Matthew 8:5-17

When Jesus went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘my servant is lying at home paralysed, and in great pain.’ ‘I will come myself and cure him’ said Jesus. The centurion replied, ‘Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word and my servant will be cured. For I am under authority myself, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one man: Go, and he goes; to another: Come here, and he comes; to my servant: Do this, and he does it.’ When Jesus heard this he was astonished and said to those following him, ‘I tell you solemnly, nowhere in Israel have I found faith like this. And I tell you that many will come from east and west to take their places with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob at the feast in the kingdom of heaven; but the subjects of the kingdom will be turned out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’ And to the centurion Jesus said, ‘Go back, then; you have believed, so let this be done for you.’ And the servant was cured at that moment. And going into Peter’s house Jesus found Peter’s mother-in-law in bed with fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. That evening they brought him many who were possessed by devils. He cast out the spirits with a word and cured all who were sick. This was to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah: He took our sicknesses away and carried our diseases for us.

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption.

Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

In today’s Gospel recounts a very rich profession of faith from a centurion who was not a Jew. The encounter was already a sign of the future role of Gentiles in the Christian community, which at first would be predominantly Jewish.  The centurion asks Jesus to cure his servant who had become paralysed, but he draws our attention when he says, “Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word and my servant will be cured…” These words later became part of the liturgical text which we use just before Communion. Jesus is astonished at this beautiful expression of faith and foretells the future of the Church where Gentiles from all over the world would come and take possession of the Kingdom of God. What Jesus expects of his followers is that act of trust and surrender by which they can commit themselves to the power of God. As Jesus turns to the centurion he says, “Go back, then; you have believed, so let this be done for you.” The central theme in many other healings is the crucial element of faith in the people who approach Jesus. Faith is the only condition required. One’s position, race or gender is irrelevant.

Samedi 27 Juin 2020

by | Jun 26, 2020 | Agenda Biblique

VERT / BLANC
Saint Cyrille d’Alexandrie, évêque et docteur de l’Eglise
Patriarche d’Alexandrie, Cyrille (370-444) fut l’âme du concile d’Ephèse (431) qui, en proclamant Mère de Dieu (Théotokos) la Vierge Marie, affirmait l’unité de la personne du Christ, Fils de Dieu et fils d’une femme. Avec son énergie inflexible, Cyrille maintint fermement la doctrine ainsi définie.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 27, 8-9
Le Seigneur est la force de son peuple, le protecteur et le sauveur de ses fidèles. Sauve-nous, Seigneur, veille sur nous, conduis- nous toujours.
Prière d’ouverture
Fais-nous vivre à tout moment, Seigneur, dans l’amour et le respect de ton saint nom, toi qui ne cesses jamais de guider ceux que tu enracines solidement dans ton amour. Par Jésus Christ.

1ère lecture : Lm 2, 2.10-14.18-19
Le Seigneur a englouti sans pitié tous les pâturages de Jacob ; dans son emportement, il a détruit les forteresses de la fille de Juda ; il a jeté à terre et profané le royaume et ses princes. Les anciens de la fille de Sion, assis par terre, se taisent, ils ont couvert leur tête de poussière et revêtu des toiles à sac ; elles inclinent la tête vers la terre, les vierges de Jérusalem. Mes yeux sont usés par les larmes, mes entrailles frémissent ; je vomis par terre ma bile face au malheur de la fille de mon peuple, alors que défaillent petits enfants et nourrissons sur les places de la cité. À leur mère ils demandent : « Où sont le froment et le vin ? » alors qu’ils défaillent comme des blessés sur les places de la ville et qu’ils rendent l’âme sur le sein de leur mère. Que dire de toi ? À quoi te comparer, fille de Jérusalem ? À quoi te rendre égale pour te consoler, vierge, fille de Sion? Car ton malheur est grand comme la mer ! Qui donc te guérira? Tes prophètes ont de toi des visions vides et sans valeur ; ils n’ont pas dévoilé ta faute, ce qui aurait ramené tes captifs ; ils ont de toi des visions, proclamations vides et illusoires. Le cœur du peuple crie vers le Seigneur. Laisse couler le torrent de tes larmes, de jour comme de nuit, muraille de la fille de Sion ; ne t’accorde aucun répit, que tes pleurs ne tarissent pas ! Lève-toi ! Pousse un cri dans la nuit au début de chaque veille ; déverse ton cœur comme l’eau devant la face du Seigneur ; élève les mains vers lui pour la vie de tes petits enfants qui défaillent de faim à tous les coins de rue.
Psaume : 73 (74), 1-2abd, 3-4, 5-7, 20-21
R/ N’oublie pas sans fin la vie de tes pauvres.
1. Pourquoi, Dieu, nous rejeter sans fin ? Pourquoi cette colère sur les brebis de ton troupeau ? Rappelle-toi la communauté que tu acquis dès l’origine, la montagne de Sion où tu fis ta demeure.
2. Dirige tes pas vers ces ruines sans fin, l’ennemi dans le sanctuaire a tout saccagé ; dans le lieu de tes assemblées, l’adversaire a rugi et là, il a planté ses insignes.
3. On les a vus brandir la cognée, comme en pleine forêt, quand ils brisaient les portails à coups de masse et de hache. Ils ont livré au feu ton sanctuaire, profané et rasé la demeure de ton nom.
4. Regarde vers l’Alliance : la guerre est partout ; on se cache dans les cavernes du pays. Que l’opprimé échappe à la honte, que le pauvre et le malheureux chantent ton nom !

Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Le Christ a pris nos souffrances, il a porté nos maladies. Alléluia. (Mt 8, 17)

Evangile : Mt 8, 5-17
En ce temps-là, comme Jésus était entré à Capharnaüm, un centurion s’approcha de lui et le supplia : « Seigneur, mon serviteur est couché, à la maison, paralysé, et il souffre terriblement. » Jésus lui dit : « Je vais aller moi-même le guérir. » Le centurion reprit : « Seigneur, je ne suis pas digne que tu entres sous mon toit, mais dis seulement une parole et mon serviteur sera guéri. Moi-même qui suis soumis à une autorité, j’ai des soldats sous mes ordres ; à l’un, je dis : “Va”, et il va ; à un autre : “Viens”, et il vient, et à mon esclave : “Fais ceci”, et il le fait. » À ces mots, Jésus fut dans l’admiration et dit à ceux qui le suivaient : « Amen, je vous le déclare, chez personne en Israël, je n’ai trouvé une telle foi. Aussi je vous le dis : Beaucoup viendront de l’orient et de l’occident et prendront place avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob au festin du royaume des Cieux, mais les fils du Royaume seront jetés dans les ténèbres du dehors ; là, il y aura des pleurs et des grincements de dents. » Et Jésus dit au centurion : « Rentre chez toi, que tout se passe pour toi selon ta foi. » Et, à l’heure même, le serviteur fut guéri. Comme Jésus entrait chez Pierre, dans sa maison, il vit sa belle-mère couchée avec de la fièvre. Il lui toucha la main, et la fièvre la quitta. Elle se leva, et elle le servait. Le soir venu, on présenta à Jésus beaucoup de possédés. D’une parole, il expulsa les esprits et, tous ceux qui étaient atteints d’un mal, il les guérit, pour que soit accomplie la parole prononcée par le prophète Isaïe : Il a pris nos souffrances, il a porté nos maladies.

Prière sur les offrandes :
Accepte, Seigneur, le sacrifice de louange et de pardon, afin que nos cœurs, purifiés par sa puissance, t’offrent un amour qui réponde à ton amour. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 144, 15
Tous ont les yeux sur toi, Seigneur, ils espèrent, et tu donnes à chacun sa nourriture.
Prière après la communion :
Renouvelés par le corps et le sang de ton Fils, nous implorons ta bonté, Seigneur : fais qu’à jamais rachetés, nous possédions dans ton Royaume ce que nous célébrons en chaque Eucharistie. Par Jésus.

FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2020

by | Jun 25, 2020 | Evangelium

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

Green

Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

friday 26 June 2020

 

 

St. Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178)

Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand. He was remarkable for monastic reforms.

 

 

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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 27: 8-9

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them forever.

 

Collect

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. 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: 2 Kings 25:1-12

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his whole army to attack Jerusalem; he pitched camp in front of the city and threw up earthworks round it. The city lay under siege till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, when famine was raging in the city and there was no food for the populace, a breach was made in the city wall. At once, the king made his escape under cover of dark, with all the fighting men, by way of the gate between the two walls, which is near the king’s garden – the Chaldaeans had surrounded the city – and made his way towards the Arabah. The Chaldaean troops pursued the king and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, where all his troops deserted. The Chaldaeans captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. He had the sons of Zedekiah slaughtered before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and, loading him with chains, carried him off to Babylon. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month – it was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon – Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, an officer of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. The Chaldaean troops who accompanied the commander of the guard demolished the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, deported the remainder of the population left behind in the city, the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the common people. The commander of the guard left some of the humbler country people as vineyard workers and ploughmen.

 

Psalm 136(137):1-6

R/  O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not!

 

  1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps.
  2. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. ‘Sing to us,’ they said, ‘one of Zion’s songs.’
  3. O how could we sing the song of the Lord on alien soil? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
  4. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember you not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!

 

Gospel Acclamation: Ps144:13

Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!

Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4

After Jesus had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him. A leper now came up and bowed low in front of him. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’ And his leprosy was cured at once. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Mind you do not tell anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence for them.’

 

Prayer over the Offerings

Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon: Ps 144: 15

The eyes of all look to you, Lord, and you give them their food in due season.

 

Prayer after Communion

Renewed and nourished by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son, we ask of your mercy, O Lord, that what we celebrate with constant devotion may be our sure pledge of redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

 

 

Meditation

The value of every human life matters a lot. Jesus focuses on a leper Instead of tending to the great crowds that were following him. To be sick of leprosy was a horrible experience because one was not only physically isolated but suffered from loneliness and separation from society and religion. He breaks the norms of religion in order to enter into contact with Jesus. The law forbade lepers from talking to anyone and They had to keep away from the society. Jesus went as far as touching an unclean person which rendered him unclean as well. The leper is a man of faith for he asks, “Sir, if you want to, you can cure me.” and Jesus’ response “Of course I want to! Be cured! “shows that the man received double healing: first, from the sickness of leprosy which him unclean and secondly, from the sickness of solitude and loneliness. He becomes the centre of divine attention. Jesus’ welcoming of the leper was an infringement of social norms, but this gesture shows that everyone is welcome in his house, at his table and in his presence. Who are the lepers in our society today? We can identify some in our societies: some AIDS patients, some children born with disabilities, people whose points of view differ from ours and are thus treated with bias based on tribe, race or religion.

Vendredi 26 Juin 2020

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Saint Anthelme ; saints Salomon et Eléonore

Né non loin de Chambéry, Anthelme préféra la solitude de la prière avec le Christ à la vie mondaine et chasseresse des grands seigneurs. Il reconstruisit la Grande-Chartreuse qu’une avalanche avait détruite et en devint le septième prieur.

Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 27, 8-9

Le Seigneur est la force de son peuple, le protecteur et le sauveur de ses fidèles. Sauve-nous, Seigneur, veille sur nous, conduis- nous toujours.

Prière d’ouverture 

Fais-nous vivre à tout moment, Seigneur, dans l’amour et le respect de ton saint nom, toi qui ne cesses jamais de guider ceux que tu enracines solidement dans ton amour. Par Jésus Christ.

Première lecture (2 R 25 : 1-12)

La neuvième année du règne de Sédécias, le dixième jour du dixième mois, Nabucodonosor, roi de Babylone, vint attaquer Jérusalem avec toute son armée ; il établit son camp devant la ville qu’il entoura d’un ouvrage fortifié. La ville fut assiégée jusqu’à la onzième année du règne de Sédécias. Le neuvième jour du quatrième mois, comme la famine était devenue terrible dans la ville et que les gens du pays n’avaient plus de pain, une brèche fut ouverte dans le rempart de la ville. Mais toute l’armée s’échappa dans la nuit, par la porte du double rempart, près du jardin du roi, dans la direction de la plaine du Jourdain, pendant que les Chaldéens cernaient la ville. Les troupes chaldéennes poursuivirent le roi et le rattrapèrent dans la plaine de Jéricho ; toute son armée en déroute l’avait abandonné. Les Chaldéens s’emparèrent du roi, ils le menèrent à Ribla, auprès du roi de Babylone, et l’on prononça la sentence. Les fils de Sédécias furent égorgés sous ses yeux, puis on lui creva les yeux, il fut attaché avec une double chaîne de bronze et emmené à Babylone.

Le septième jour du cinquième mois, la dix- neuvième année du règne de Nabucodonosor, roi de Babylone, Nabouzardane, commandant de la garde, au service du roi de Babylone, fit son entrée à Jérusalem. Il incendia la maison du Seigneur et la maison du roi ; il incendia toutes les maisons de Jérusalem, – toutes les maisons des notables. Toutes les troupes chaldéennes qui étaient avec lui abattirent les remparts de Jérusalem. Nabouzardane déporta tout le peuple resté dans la ville, les déserteurs qui s’étaient ralliés au roi de Babylone, bref, toute la population. Il laissa seulement une partie du petit peuple de la campagne, pour avoir des vignerons et des laboureurs.

 

Psaume :      137 : 1-2. 3. 4-5. 6

R/ Que ma langue s’attache à mon palais si je perds ton souvenir !

 

Au bord des fleuves de Babylone nous étions assis et nous pleurions, nous souvenant de Sion ; aux saules des alentours nous avions pendu nos harpes.

 

C’est là que nos vainqueurs nous demandèrent des chansons, et nos bourreaux, des airs joyeux : « Chantez- nous, disaient- ils, quelque chant de Sion. »

 

Comment chanterions-n ous un chant du Seigneur sur une terre étrangère ? Si je t’oublie, Jérusalem, que ma main droite m’oublie !

 

Je veux que ma langue s’attache à mon palais si je perds ton souvenir, si je n’élève Jérusalem au sommet de ma joie.

 

 

Acclamation :

Alléluia. Alléluia.  Le Christ a pris nos souffrances, il a porté nos maladies. Alléluia.

 

Évangile (Mt 8 : 5-17)

Lorsque Jésus descendit de la montagne, des foules nombreuses le suivirent. Et voici qu’un lépreux s’approcha, se prosterna devant lui et dit : « Seigneur, si tu le veux, tu peux me purifier. » Jésus étendit la main, le toucha et lui dit : « Je le veux, sois purifié. » Et aussitôt il fut purifié de sa lèpre. Jésus lui dit : « Attention, ne dis rien à personne, mais va te montrer au prêtre. Et donne l’offrande que Moïse a prescrite : ce sera pour les gens un témoignage. »

 

Prière sur les offrandes :

Accepte, Seigneur, le sacrifice de louange et de pardon, afin que nos cœurs, purifiés par sa puissance, t’offrent un amour qui réponde à ton amour. Par Jésus.

Antienne de communion : Ps 144, 15

Tous ont les yeux sur toi, Seigneur, ils espèrent, et tu donnes à chacun sa nourriture.

Prière après la  communion :

Renouvelés par le corps et le sang de ton Fils, nous implorons ta bonté, Seigneur : fais qu’à jamais rachetés, nous possédions dans ton Royaume ce que nous célébrons en chaque Eucharistie. Par Jésus.