by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Mar 22, 2020 | Evangelium
monday 23 March 2020
St Turibius of Mongrovejo
(1538 – 1606)
He was born in Spain in about 1538 and studied law at the University of Salamanca. He was named bishop of Lima in 1580. He was full of apostolic zeal. He died in Lima on 23 March 1606.
Violet
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 30: 7-8
As for me, I trust in the Lord. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, for you have seen my affliction.
Collect
O God, who renew the world through mysteries beyond all telling, grant, we pray, that your Church may be guided by your eternal design and not be deprived of your help in this present age. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Isaiah 65:17-21
Thus says the Lord: Now I create new heavens and a new earth, and the past will not be remembered, and will come no more to men’s minds. Be glad and rejoice for ever and ever for what I am creating, because I now create Jerusalem ‘Joy’ and her people ‘Gladness.’ I shall rejoice over Jerusalem and exult in my people. No more will the sound of weeping or the sound of cries be heard in her; in her, no more will be found the infant living a few days only, or the old man not living to the end of his days. To die at the age of a hundred will be dying young; not to live to be a hundred will be the sign of a curse. They will build houses and inhabit them, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Psalm 29(30):2,4-6,11-13
R/ I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me.
- I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. O Lord, you have raised my soul from the dead, restored me to life from those who sink into the grave.
- Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him, give thanks to his holy name. His anger lasts a moment; his favour all through life. At night there are tears, but joy comes with dawn.
- The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my help. For me you have changed my mourning into dancing: O Lord my God, I will thank you for ever.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps 129:5,7
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus! My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word, because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!
Gospel: John 4:43-54
Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. He himself had declared that there is no respect for a prophet in his own country, but on his arrival the Galileans received him well, having seen all that he had done at Jerusalem during the festival which they too had attended. He went again to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a court official there whose son was ill at Capernaum and, hearing that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judaea, he went and asked him to come and cure his son as he was at the point of death. Jesus said, ‘So you will not believe unless you see signs and portents!’ ‘Sir,’ answered the official ‘come down before my child dies.’ ‘Go home,’ said Jesus ‘your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus had said and started on his way; and while he was still on the journey back his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. He asked them when the boy had begun to recover. ‘The fever left him yesterday’ they said ‘at the seventh hour.’ The father realised that this was exactly the time when Jesus had said, ‘Your son will live’; and he and all his household believed. This was the second sign given by Jesus, on his return from Judaea to Galilee.
Prayer over the Offerings
May we receive O Lord, we pray, the effects of this offering dedicated to you, so that we may be cleansed from old earthly ways and be renewed by growth in heavenly life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ez 36: 27
I will place my spirit within you and make you walk according to my laws; and my judgements you shall keep and observe, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
May your holy gifts, O Lord, we pray, give us life by making us new, and, by sanctifying us, lead us to things eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
In a sharp contrast from the reception Jesus received in Nazareth His home town, the Galileans were out to welcome Him as a town hero, because of the miracle he performed there during a wedding. Jesus was concerned about this reception and it made him question their faith as being dependent on signs. The court official today professes deep faith in Jesus. He was certain Jesus was the answer and no other. Jesus seeing the faith in him, asked him to go home, ‘your son will live’. When we have faith, we do not need the presence of the ‘Man of God’ to be healed. God is everywhere and he knows the innermost yearning of our hearts. When Jesus is your only answer without doubt, you can be assured of your redemption without delay.
monday 23 March 2020
St Turibius of Mongrovejo
(1538 – 1606)
He was born in Spain in about 1538 and studied law at the University of Salamanca. He was named bishop of Lima in 1580. He was full of apostolic zeal. He died in Lima on 23 March 1606.
Violet
Entrance Antiphon: Ps 30: 7-8
As for me, I trust in the Lord. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, for you have seen my affliction.
Collect
O God, who renew the world through mysteries beyond all telling, grant, we pray, that your Church may be guided by your eternal design and not be deprived of your help in this present age. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Isaiah 65:17-21
Thus says the Lord: Now I create new heavens and a new earth, and the past will not be remembered, and will come no more to men’s minds. Be glad and rejoice for ever and ever for what I am creating, because I now create Jerusalem ‘Joy’ and her people ‘Gladness.’ I shall rejoice over Jerusalem and exult in my people. No more will the sound of weeping or the sound of cries be heard in her; in her, no more will be found the infant living a few days only, or the old man not living to the end of his days. To die at the age of a hundred will be dying young; not to live to be a hundred will be the sign of a curse. They will build houses and inhabit them, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Psalm 29(30):2,4-6,11-13
R/ I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me.
- I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. O Lord, you have raised my soul from the dead, restored me to life from those who sink into the grave.
- Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him, give thanks to his holy name. His anger lasts a moment; his favour all through life. At night there are tears, but joy comes with dawn.
- The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my help. For me you have changed my mourning into dancing: O Lord my God, I will thank you for ever.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps 129:5,7
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus! My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word, because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus!
Gospel: John 4:43-54
Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. He himself had declared that there is no respect for a prophet in his own country, but on his arrival the Galileans received him well, having seen all that he had done at Jerusalem during the festival which they too had attended. He went again to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a court official there whose son was ill at Capernaum and, hearing that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judaea, he went and asked him to come and cure his son as he was at the point of death. Jesus said, ‘So you will not believe unless you see signs and portents!’ ‘Sir,’ answered the official ‘come down before my child dies.’ ‘Go home,’ said Jesus ‘your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus had said and started on his way; and while he was still on the journey back his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. He asked them when the boy had begun to recover. ‘The fever left him yesterday’ they said ‘at the seventh hour.’ The father realised that this was exactly the time when Jesus had said, ‘Your son will live’; and he and all his household believed. This was the second sign given by Jesus, on his return from Judaea to Galilee.
Prayer over the Offerings
May we receive O Lord, we pray, the effects of this offering dedicated to you, so that we may be cleansed from old earthly ways and be renewed by growth in heavenly life. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ez 36: 27
I will place my spirit within you and make you walk according to my laws; and my judgements you shall keep and observe, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
May your holy gifts, O Lord, we pray, give us life by making us new, and, by sanctifying us, lead us to things eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
In a sharp contrast from the reception Jesus received in Nazareth His home town, the Galileans were out to welcome Him as a town hero, because of the miracle he performed there during a wedding. Jesus was concerned about this reception and it made him question their faith as being dependent on signs. The court official today professes deep faith in Jesus. He was certain Jesus was the answer and no other. Jesus seeing the faith in him, asked him to go home, ‘your son will live’. When we have faith, we do not need the presence of the ‘Man of God’ to be healed. God is everywhere and he knows the innermost yearning of our hearts. When Jesus is your only answer without doubt, you can be assured of your redemption without delay.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Mar 21, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Sainte Léa
Elle faisait partie de ces nobles dames romaines admiratrices de saint Jérôme. Admirative, elle écoutait les leçons d’Ecriture Sainte qu’il donnait à Rome. Devenue veuve, elle distribua ses biens aux pauvres et entra dans un monastère romain dont elle devint la supérieure. Saint Jérôme lui consacrera une lettre dithyrambique.
Antienne d’ouverture :
Je compte sur toi, Seigneur, tu vois ma misère et tu sais ma détresse, j’exulte et je me réjouis dans ton amour. (Ps 30, 7-8)
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu qui renouvelles ce monde au moyen de tes sacrements, fais que ton Eglise progresse par ces biens du ciel et ne manque jamais de tes secours ici- bas. Par Jésus Christ.
Lectures de la messe
Première lecture (1 S 16, 1b.6-7.10-13a)
En ces jours-là, le Seigneur dit à Samuel : « Prends une corne que tu rempliras d’huile, et pars ! Je t’envoie auprès de Jessé de Bethléem, car j’ai vu parmi ses fils mon roi. » Lorsqu’ils arrivèrent et que Samuel aperçut Éliab, il se dit : « Sûrement, c’est lui le messie, lui qui recevra l’onction du Seigneur ! » Mais le Seigneur dit à Samuel : « Ne considère pas son apparence ni sa haute taille, car je l’ai écarté. Dieu ne regarde pas comme les hommes : les hommes regardent l’apparence, mais le Seigneur regarde le cœur. » Jessé présenta ainsi à Samuel ses sept fils, et Samuel lui dit : « Le Seigneur n’a choisi aucun de ceux-là. » Alors Samuel dit à Jessé : « N’as-tu pas d’autres garçons ? » Jessé répondit : « Il reste encore le plus jeune, il est en train de garder le troupeau. » Alors Samuel dit à Jessé : « Envoie-le chercher : nous ne nous mettrons pas à table tant qu’il ne sera pas arrivé. » Jessé le fit donc venir : le garçon était roux, il avait de beaux yeux, il était beau. Le Seigneur dit alors : « Lève-toi, donne-lui l’onction : c’est lui ! » Samuel prit la corne pleine d’huile, et lui donna l’onction au milieu de ses frères. L’Esprit du Seigneur s’empara de David à partir de ce jour-là. – Parole du Seigneur.
Psaume (Ps 22 (23), 1-2ab, 2c-3, 4, 5, 6)
R/ Le Seigneur est mon berger :rien ne saurait me manquer. (cf. Ps 22, 1)
Le Seigneur est mon berger : je ne manque de rien. Sur des prés d’herbe fraîche, il me fait reposer.
Il me mène vers les eaux tranquilles et me fait revivre ; il me conduit par le juste chemin pour l’honneur de son nom.
Si je traverse les ravins de la mort, je ne crains aucun mal, car tu es avec moi : ton bâton me guide et me rassure.
Tu prépares la table pour moi devant mes ennemis ; tu répands le parfum sur ma tête, ma coupe est débordante.
Grâce et bonheur m’accompagnent tous les jours de ma vie ; j’habiterai la maison du Seigneur pour la durée de mes jours.
Deuxième lecture (Ep 5, 8-14)
Frères, autrefois, vous étiez ténèbres ; maintenant, dans le Seigneur, vous êtes lumière ; conduisez-vous comme des enfants de lumière – or la lumière a pour fruit tout ce qui est bonté, justice et vérité – et sachez reconnaître ce qui est capable de plaire au Seigneur. Ne prenez aucune part aux activités des ténèbres, elles ne produisent rien de bon ; démasquez-les plutôt. Ce que ces gens-là font en cachette, on a honte même d’en parler. Mais tout ce qui est démasqué est rendu manifeste par la lumière, et tout ce qui devient manifeste est lumière. C’est pourquoi l’on dit : Réveille-toi, ô toi qui dors, relève-toi d’entre les morts, et le Christ t’illuminera. – Parole du Seigneur.
Acclamation
Gloire et louange à toi Seigneur Jésus. ! Moi, je suis la lumière du monde, dit le Seigneur. Celui qui me suit aura la lumière de la vie. Gloire et louange à toi. Seigneur Jésus ! (Jn 8, 12)
Évangile (Jn 9, 1.6-9.13-17.34-38)
En ce temps-là, en sortant du Temple, Jésus vit sur son passage un homme aveugle de naissance. Il cracha à terre et, avec la salive, il fit de la boue ; puis il appliqua la boue sur les yeux de l’aveugle, et lui dit : « Va te laver à la piscine de Siloé » – ce nom se traduit : Envoyé. L’aveugle y alla donc, et il se lava ; quand il revint, il voyait. Ses voisins, et ceux qui l’avaient observé auparavant – car il était mendiant – dirent alors : « N’est-ce pas celui qui se tenait là pour mendier ? » Les uns disaient : « C’est lui. » Les autres disaient : « Pas du tout, c’est quelqu’un qui lui ressemble. » Mais lui disait : « C’est bien moi. » On l’amène aux pharisiens, lui, l’ancien aveugle. Or, c’était un jour de sabbat que Jésus avait fait de la boue et lui avait ouvert les yeux. À leur tour, les pharisiens lui demandaient comment il pouvait voir. Il leur répondit : « Il m’a mis de la boue sur les yeux, je me suis lavé, et je vois. » Parmi les pharisiens, certains disaient : « Cet homme-là n’est pas de Dieu, puisqu’il n’observe pas le repos du sabbat. » D’autres disaient : « Comment un homme pécheur peut-il accomplir des signes pareils ? » Ainsi donc ils étaient divisés. Alors ils s’adressent de nouveau à l’aveugle : « Et toi, que dis-tu de lui, puisqu’il t’a ouvert les yeux ? » Il dit : « C’est un prophète. » Ils répliquèrent : « Tu es tout entier dans le péché depuis ta naissance, et tu nous fais la leçon ? » Et ils le jetèrent dehors. Jésus apprit qu’ils l’avaient jeté dehors. Il le retrouva et lui dit : « Crois-tu au Fils de l’homme ? » Il répondit : « Et qui est-il, Seigneur, pour que je croie en lui ? » Jésus lui dit : « Tu le vois, et c’est lui qui te parle. » Il dit : « Je crois, Seigneur ! » Et il se prosterna devant lui. – Acclamons la Parole de Dieu.
Prière sur les offrandes :
De l’offrande qui t’est consacrée, Seigneur, nous attendons des fruits du salut : débarrasse-nous de tout ce qui doit mourir, renouvelle-nous constamment de ta propre vie. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ez 36, 27
Parole du Seigneur : «Je mettrai en vous mon Esprit, alors vous suivrez mes lois, vous observerez mes commandements et vous y serez fidèles. »
Prière après la communion :
Que notre communion, Seigneur, répare nos forces et nous fasse revivre ; qu’elle nous sanctifie et nous conduise aux biens éternels. Par Jésus.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Mar 21, 2020 | Evangelium
sunday 22 March 2020
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Psalter IV
St Deogratias (d. 457)
Violet
Entrance Antiphon: Is 66: 10-11
Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast.
Collect
O God, who through your Word reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way, grant, we pray, that with prompt devotion and eager faith the Christian people may hasten toward the solemn celebrations to come. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 Samuel 16:1,6-7,10-13
The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen myself a king among his sons.’ When Samuel arrived, he caught sight of Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands there before him,’ but the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Take no notice of his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him: God does not see as man sees: man looks at appearances but the Lord looks at the heart.’ Jesse presented his seven sons to Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.’ He then asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ He answered, ‘There is still one left, the youngest; he is out looking after the sheep.’ Then Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down to eat until he comes.’ Jesse had him sent for, a boy of fresh complexion, with fine eyes and pleasant bearing. The Lord said, ‘Come, anoint him, for this is the one.’ At this, Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him where he stood with his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord seized on David and stayed with him from that day on.
Psalm 22(23)
R/ The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want.
- The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit.
- He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name. If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear. You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me comfort.
- You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing.
- Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life. In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.
Second reading: Ephesians 5:8-14
You were darkness once, but now you are light in the Lord; be like children of light, for the effects of the light are seen in complete goodness and right living and truth. Try to discover what the Lord wants of you, having nothing to do with the futile works of darkness but exposing them by contrast. The things which are done in secret are things that people are ashamed even to speak of; but anything exposed by the light will be illuminated and anything illuminated turns into light. That is why it is said: Wake up from your sleep, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
Gospel Acclamation: Jn 8:12
Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!
I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life. Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!
Gospel: John 9:1-41+
As Jesus went along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, for him to have been born blind?’ ‘Neither he nor his parents sinned,’ Jesus answered ‘he was born blind so that the works of God might be displayed in him. ‘As long as the day lasts I must carry out the work of the one who sent me; the night will soon be here when no one can work. As long as I am in the world I am the light of the world.’ Having said this, he spat on the ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this over the eyes of the blind man, and said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam’ (a name that means ‘sent’). So the blind man went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored. His neighbours and people who earlier had seen him begging said, ‘Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?’ Some said, ‘Yes, it is the same one.’ Others said, ‘No, he only looks like him.’ The man himself said, ‘I am the man.’ So they said to him, ‘Then how do your eyes come to be open?’ ‘The man called Jesus’ he answered ‘made a paste, daubed my eyes with it and said to me, “Go and wash at Siloam”; so I went, and when I washed I could see.’ They asked, ‘Where is he?’ ‘I don’t know’ he answered. They brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. It had been a sabbath day when Jesus made the paste and opened the man’s eyes, so when the Pharisees asked him how he had come to see, he said, ‘He put a paste on my eyes, and I washed, and I can see.’ Then some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man cannot be from God: he does not keep the sabbath.’ Others said, ‘How could a sinner produce signs like this?’ And there was disagreement among them. So they spoke to the blind man again, ‘What have you to say about him yourself, now that he has opened your eyes?’ ‘He is a prophet’ replied the man. However, the Jews would not believe that the man had been blind and had gained his sight, without first sending for his parents and asking them, ‘Is this man really your son who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he is now able to see?’ His parents answered, ‘We know he is our son and we know he was born blind, but we do not know how it is that he can see now, or who opened his eyes. He is old enough: let him speak for himself.’ His parents spoke like this out of fear of the Jews, who had already agreed to expel from the synagogue anyone who should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ. This was why his parents said, ‘He is old enough; ask him.’ So the Jews again sent for the man and said to him, ‘Give glory to God! For our part, we know that this man is a sinner.’ The man answered, ‘I don’t know if he is a sinner; I only know that I was blind and now I can see.’ They said to him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’ He replied, ‘I have told you once and you wouldn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it all again? Do you want to become his disciples too?’ At this they hurled abuse at him: ‘You can be his disciple,’ they said ‘we are disciples of Moses: we know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.’ The man replied, ‘Now here is an astonishing thing! He has opened my eyes, and you don’t know where he comes from! We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but God does listen to men who are devout and do his will. Ever since the world began it is unheard of for anyone to open the eyes of a man who was born blind; if this man were not from God, he couldn’t do a thing.’ ‘Are you trying to teach us,’ they replied ‘and you a sinner through and through, since you were born!’ And they drove him away. Jesus heard they had driven him away, and when he found him he said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ ‘Sir,’ the man replied ‘tell me who he is so that I may believe in him.’ Jesus said, ‘You are looking at him; he is speaking to you.’ The man said, ‘Lord, I believe’, and worshipped him. Jesus said: ‘It is for judgement that I have come into this world, so that those without sight may see and those with sight turn blind.’ Hearing this, some Pharisees who were present said to him, ‘We are not blind, surely?’ Jesus replied: ‘Blind? If you were, you would not be guilty, but since you say, “We see,” your guilt remains.’
Prayer over the Offerings
We place before you with joy these offerings, which bring eternal remedy, O Lord, praying that we may both faithfully revere them and present them to you, as is fitting, for the salvation of all the world. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon
The Lord anointed my eyes: I went, I washed, I saw and I believed in God.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who enlighten everyone who comes into this world, illuminate our hearts, we pray, with the splendour of your grace, that we may always ponder what is worthy and pleasing to your majesty and love you in all sincerity. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus today heals a man born blind. As the gospel narrative goes on, we discover that there were a group of people who needed spiritual healing. Today the leaders of the synagogue chose to be blind to the glory of God. They where more like dictators concerned about their political powers than the welfare of people. This form of blindness exists in our world today. It comes in form of envy or jealousy. When one cannot be happy for the good things that happen to others, such a person will never know when good things come his or her way. When we share in the
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Mar 20, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Bienheureuse Clémence
Devenue veuve du comte de Spanheim, elle se fit religieuse à l’abbaye bénédictine de Trèves en Rhénanie, où elle mourut en 1176.
Antienne d’ouverture : Lc 18, 13
Le publicain se tenait à distance, se frappait la poitrine en priant : «Mon Dieu, prends pitié du pécheur que je suis ».
Prière d’ouverture :
En célébrant avec joie la liturgie de ce Carême, nous te supplions, Seigneur ; nous vivons déjà du mystère de Pâques, accorde-nous le bonheur d’en goûter pleinement les fruits. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Os 6,1-6
Venez, retournons vers le Seigneur! il a blessé, mais il nous guérira; il a frappé, mais il nous soignera. Après deux jours, il nous rendra la vie ; il nous relèvera le troisième jour: alors, nous vivrons devant sa face. Efforçons-nous de connaître le Seigneur: son lever est aussi sûr que l’aurore; il nous viendra comme la pluie, l’ondée qui arrose la terre. – Que ferai-je de toi, Éphraïm? Que ferai-je de toi, Juda? Votre fidélité, une brume du matin, une rosée d’aurore qui s’en va. Voilà pourquoi j’ai frappé par mes prophètes, donné la mort par les paroles de ma bouche: mon jugement jaillit comme la lumière. Je veux la fidélité, non le sacrifice, la connaissance de Dieu plus que les holocaustes.
Psaume : 50 (51), 3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab
R/ Tu veux la fidélité, Seigneur, non le sacrifice.
- Pitié pour moi, mon Dieu, dans ton amour, selon ta grande miséricorde, efface mon péché. Lave-moi tout entier de ma faute, purifie-moi de mon offense.
- Si j’offre un sacrifice, tu n’en veux pas, tu n’acceptes pas d’holocauste. Le sacrifice qui plaît à Dieu, c’est un esprit brisé; tu ne repousses pas, ô mon Dieu, un cœur brisé et broyé.
- Accorde à Sion le bonheur, relève les murs de Jérusalem. Alors tu accepteras de justes sacrifices, oblations et holocaustes sur ton autel.
Acclamation :
Tes paroles, Seigneur, sont l’esprit et la vie. Aujourd’hui, ne fermez pas votre cœur, mais écoutez la voix du Seigneur. Tes paroles, Seigneur, sont l’esprit et la vie.
Evangile : Lc 18, 9-14
En ce temps-là, à l’adresse de certains qui étaient convaincus d’être justes et qui méprisaient les autres, Jésus dit la parabole que voici : « Deux hommes montèrent au Temple pour prier. L’un était pharisien, et l’autre, publicain (c’est-à-dire un collecteur d’impôts). Le pharisien se tenait debout et priait en lui-même: “Mon Dieu, je te rends grâce parce que je ne suis pas comme les autres hommes – ils sont voleurs, injustes, adultères –, ou encore comme ce publicain. Je jeûne deux fois par semaine et je verse le dixième de tout ce que je gagne.” Le publicain, lui, se tenait à distance et n’osait même pas lever les yeux vers le ciel; mais il se frappait la poitrine, en disant: “Mon Dieu, montre-toi favorable au pécheur que je suis !” Je vous le déclare: quand ce dernier redescendit dans sa maison, c’est lui qui était devenu un homme juste, plutôt que l’autre. Qui s’élève sera abaissé ; qui s’abaisse sera élevé. »
Prière sur les offrandes :
Dieu qui nous dispenses la grâce, pour que nous approchions de tes mystères avec un cœur purifié, donne-nous de savoir répondre à ta grâce en confessant que tout vient de toi. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 102, 2-3
Bénis le Seigneur, ô mon âme, n’oublie aucun de ses bienfaits, car il pardonne toutes tes offenses.
Prière après la communion :
Dans ta miséricorde, Seigneur notre Dieu, tu ne cesses de nous combler par tes sacrements : donne- nous de les célébrer chaque jour avec respect et de les recevoir avec foi. Par Jésus.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Mar 20, 2020 | Evangelium
saturday 21 March 2020
St Enda (- 530)
He founded a monastery on the pagan island of Aran Mor in Galway Bay, which remained a centre for sanctity and learning for the next 300 years.
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 102: 2-3
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all his benefits; it is he who forgives all your sins.
Collect
Rejoicing in this annual celebration of our Lenten observance, we pray, O Lord, that, with our hearts set on the paschal mysteries, we may be gladdened by their full effects. 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: Hosea 5:15-6:6
The Lord says this: They will search for me in their misery. ‘Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us; he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds; after a day or two he will bring us back to life, on the third day he will raise us and we shall live in his presence. Let us set ourselves to know the Lord; that he will come is as certain as the dawn his judgement will rise like the light, he will come to us as showers come, like spring rains watering the earth.’ What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? This love of yours is like a morning cloud, like the dew that quickly disappears. This is why I have torn them to pieces by the prophets, why I slaughtered them with the words from my mouth, since what I want is love, not sacrifice; knowledge of God, not holocausts.
Psalm 50(51):3-4,18-21
R/ What I want is love, not sacrifice.
- Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness. In your compassion blot out my offence. O wash me more and more from my guilt and cleanse me from my sin.
- For in sacrifice you take no delight, burnt offering from me you would refuse, my sacrifice, a contrite spirit. A humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.
- In your goodness, show favour to Zion: rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice, burnt offerings wholly consumed.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps 94:8
Glory and praise to you, O Christ! Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. Glory and praise to you, O Christ!
Gospel: Luke 18:9-14
Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else: ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like the rest of mankind, and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get.” The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven; but he beat his breast and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This man, I tell you, went home again at rights with God; the other did not. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O God, by whose grace it comes to pass that we may approach your mysteries with minds made pure, grant, we pray, that, in reverently handing them on, we may offer you fitting homage. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Lk 18: 13
The tax collector stood at a distance, beating his breast and saying: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
Prayer after Communion
May we truly revere, O merciful God, these holy gifts, by which you ceaselessly nourish us, and may we always partake of them with abundant faith in our heart. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus Christ in the gospel today, uses a parable to compare two spiritual personalities. One proud and the other humble. These personalities Jesus exposes can be applied to the attitudes of Christians today. Some people come to church thinking that they own the church and should be listened to. Some have assumed that they know and are more spiritually enlightened than anyone else and if they are not called on to lead prayers in an assembly then God will not listen. They have so much exulted themselves that they do not feel themselves as part of humanity. The psalmist will say, “a humble contrite heart, the Lord will not spurn”. When we humble ourselves before the Lord, He will exult us. The Lord needs our repentance.
