by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Feb 24, 2020 | Evangelium
tuesday 25 February 2020
St. Ethelbert (c.560 – 616)
He was the first king in England to convert to Christianity. According to Bede, this happened shortly after St Augustine arrived on his mission to the English.
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 12: 6
O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to theLord who has been bountiful with me.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you. 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 : James 4:1-10
Where do these wars and battles between yourselves first start? Isn’t it precisely in the desires fighting inside your own selves? You want something and you haven’t got it; so you are prepared to kill. You have an ambition that you cannot satisfy; so you fight to get your way by force. Why you don’t have what you want is because you don’t pray for it; when you do pray and don’t get it, it is because you have not prayed properly, you have prayed for something to indulge your own desires. You are as unfaithful as adulterous wives; don’t you realise that making the world your friend is making God your enemy? Anyone who chooses the world for his friend turns himself into God’s enemy. Surely you don’t think scripture is wrong when it says: the spirit which he sent to live in us wants us for himself alone? But he has been even more generous to us, as scripture says: God opposes the proud but he gives generously to the humble. Give in to God, then; resist the devil, and he will run away from you. The nearer you go to God, the nearer he will come to you. Clean your hands, you sinners, and clear your minds, you waverers. Look at your wretched condition, and weep for it in misery; be miserable instead of laughing, gloomy instead of happy. Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up.
Psalm 54(55):7-11,23
R/ Entrust your cares to the Lord and he will support you.
- O that I had wings like a dove to fly away and be at rest. So I would escape far away and take refuge in the desert.
- I would hasten to find a shelter from the raging wind, from the destructive storm, O Lord, and from their plotting tongues.
- For I can see nothing but violence and strife in the city. Night and day they patrol high on the city walls.
- Entrust your cares to the Lord and he will support you. He will never allow the just man to stumble.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn14:23
Alleluia, alleluia! If anyone loves me he will keep my word and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 9:30-37
Jesus and his disciples made their way through Galilee; and he did not want anyone to know, because he was instructing his disciples; he was telling them, ‘The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men; they will put him to death; and three days after he has been put to death he will rise again.’ But they did not understand what he said and were afraid to ask him. They came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ They said nothing because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.’ He then took a little child, set him in front of them, put his arms round him, and said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’
Prayer over the Offerings
As we celebrate your mysteries, O Lord, with the observance that is your due, we humbly ask you, that what we offer to the honour of your majesty may profit us for salvation. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 9: 2-3
I will recount all your wonders, I will rejoice in you and be glad, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we may experience the effects of the salvation which is pledged to us by these mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
‘If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.’ By these words, Jesus tells his disciples that his leadership is one of service. Ordinarily, in society, those who occupy positions or offices are looked upon as big people. The words of Jesus point out to us and to those who occupy positions that any office we hold is a position of humble and transparent service. Whether we are appointed to an office or elected into it, we need to remember that we are called to serve after the example of Jesus himself, who came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for all.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Feb 23, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Lundi 24 Fevrier 2020
Saint Modeste
Vert
Confesseur mort en 480, on ne commence à parler de lui qu’à la fin du 9e siècle. Il serait devenu Évêque de Trèves en Rhénanie dès le début du règne de Clovis comme roi des Francs.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 12, 6
Seigneur, je suis sûr de ton amour : mon cœur est dans la joie, car tu me sauves ; je veux chanter au Seigneur tout le bien qu’il m’a fait.
Prière d’ouverture
Accorde-nous, Dieu tout-puissant, de conformer à ta volonté nos paroles et nos actes dans une inlassable recherche des biens spirituels. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Jc 3, 13-18
Bien-aimés, quelqu’un, parmi vous, a-t-il la sagesse et le savoir ? Qu’il montre par sa vie exemplaire que la douceur de la sagesse inspire ses actes. Mais si vous avez dans le cœur la jalousie amère et l’esprit de rivalité, ne vous en vantez pas, ne mentez pas, n’allez pas contre la vérité. Cette prétendue sagesse ne vient pas d’en haut ; au contraire, elle est terrestre, purement humaine, démoniaque. Car la jalousie et les rivalités mènent au désordre et à toutes sortes d’actions malfaisantes. Au contraire, la sagesse qui vient d’en haut est d’abord pure, puis pacifique, bienveillante, conciliante, pleine de miséricorde et féconde en bons fruits, sans parti pris, sans hypocrisie. C’est dans la paix qu’est semée la justice, qui donne son fruit aux artisans de la paix.
Psaume : 18b (19), 8, 9, 10, 15
R/ Les préceptes du Seigneur sont droits, ils réjouissent le cœur. (Ps 18b, 9ab)
- La loi du Seigneur est parfaite, qui redonne vie ; la charte du Seigneur est sûre, qui rend sages les simples.
- Les préceptes du Seigneur sont droits, ils réjouissent le cœur ; le commandement du Seigneur est limpide, il clarifie le regard.
- La crainte qu’il inspire est pure, elle est là pour toujours ; les décisions du Seigneur sont justes et vraiment équitables;
- Accueille les paroles de ma bouche, le murmure de mon cœur ; qu’ils parviennent devant toi, Seigneur, mon rocher, mon défenseur !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Notre Sauveur, le Christ Jésus, a détruit la mort ; il a fait resplendir la vie par l’Évangile. Alléluia. (2 Tm 1, 10)
Évangile : Mc 9, 14-29
En ce temps-là, Jésus, ainsi que Pierre, Jacques et Jean, descendirent de la montagne ; en rejoignant les autres disciples, ils virent une grande foule qui les entourait, et des scribes qui discutaient avec eux. Aussitôt qu’elle vit Jésus, toute la foule fut stupéfaite, et les gens accouraient pour le saluer. Il leur demanda : « De quoi discutez-vous avec eux ? » Quelqu’un dans la foule lui répondit : « Maître, je t’ai amené mon fils, il est possédé par un esprit qui le rend muet ; cet esprit s’empare de lui n’importe où, il le jette par terre, l’enfant écume, grince des dents et devient tout raide. J’ai demandé à tes disciples d’expulser cet esprit, mais ils n’en ont pas été capables. » Prenant la parole, Jésus leur dit : « Génération incroyante, combien de temps resterai-je auprès de vous ? Combien de temps devrai-je vous supporter ? Amenez-le-moi. » On le lui amena. Dès qu’il vit Jésus, l’esprit fit entrer l’enfant en convulsions ; l’enfant tomba et se roulait par terre en écumant. Jésus interrogea le père : « Depuis combien de temps cela lui arrive-t-il ? » Il répondit : « Depuis sa petite enfance. Et souvent il l’a même jeté dans le feu ou dans l’eau pour le faire périr. Mais si tu peux quelque chose, viens à notre secours, par compassion envers nous ! » Jésus lui déclara : « Pourquoi dire : “Si tu peux”… ? Tout est possible pour celui qui croit. » Aussitôt le père de l’enfant s’écria : « Je crois ! Viens au secours de mon manque de foi ! » Jésus vit que la foule s’attroupait ; il menaça l’esprit impur, en lui disant : « Esprit qui rends muet et sourd, je te l’ordonne, sors de cet enfant et n’y rentre plus jamais ! » Ayant poussé des cris et provoqué des convulsions, l’esprit sortit. L’enfant devint comme un cadavre, de sorte que tout le monde disait : « Il est mort. » Mais Jésus, lui saisissant la main, le releva, et il se mit debout. Quand Jésus fut rentré à la maison, ses disciples l’interrogèrent en particulier : « Pourquoi est-ce que nous, nous n’avons pas réussi à l’expulser ? » Jésus leur répondit : « Cette espèce-là, rien ne peut la faire sortir, sauf la prière. »
Prière sur les offrandes
En célébrant avec respect tes mystères, Seigneur, nous te supplions humblement : que les dons offerts pour te glorifier servent à notre salut. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion: Ps 9, 2-3
De toute mon âme, Seigneur, je rendrai grâce en proclamant tes innombrables merveilles ; j’exulterai, je danserai auprès de toi, je fêterai ton nom, Dieu très-haut.
Prière après la communion
Nous t’en prions, Dieu tout-puissant, donne-nous de recueillir tous les fruits de salut dont ces mystères sont déjà la promesse et le gage. Par Jésus.
Méditation
« Je crois ! Viens au secours de mon manque de foi ! ». Dans bon nombre d’épreuves nous sollicitons l’intervention immédiate de Dieu. Cependant, c’est notre besoin qui occupe le centre de notre cœur et non pas Jésus. Professer la foi en Jésus, le toucher avec foi offre des solutions à nos difficultés. Toucher Jésus avec foi rend possible le miracle. Il est encore possible aujourd’hui de le toucher par notre prière insistante. La prière devient donc aujourd’hui notre main tendue vers Dieu lui l’auteur des miracles.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Feb 23, 2020 | Evangelium
monday 24February 2020
St. John Theristus
He was a Benedictine monk of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. At a young age he became a monk. He helped to miraculously harvest a large crop ahead of destructive weather, saving the locals from starvation. There he remained until his death of natural causes, in 1129.
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 12: 6
O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you. 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 : James 3:13-18
If there are any wise or learned men among you, let them show it by their good lives, with humility and wisdom in their actions. But if at heart you have the bitterness of jealousy, or a self-seeking ambition, never make any claims for yourself or cover up the truth with lies – principles of this kind are not the wisdom that comes down from above: they are only earthly, animal and devilish. Wherever you find jealousy and ambition, you find disharmony, and wicked things of every kind being done; whereas the wisdom that comes down from above is essentially something pure; it also makes for peace, and is kindly and considerate; it is full of compassion and shows itself by doing good; nor is there any trace of partiality or hypocrisy in it. Peacemakers, when they work for peace, sow the seeds which will bear fruit in holiness.
Psalm 18(19):8-10,15
R/ The precepts of the Lord gladden the heart.
- The law of the Lord is perfect, it revives the soul. The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, it gives wisdom to the simple.
- The precepts of the Lord are right, they gladden the heart. The command of the Lord is clear, it gives light to the eyes.
- The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding forever. The decrees of the Lord are truth and all of them just.
- May the spoken words of my mouth, the thoughts of my heart, win favour in your sight, O Lord, my rescuer, my rock!
Gospel Acclamation: 1 P 1:25
Alleluia, alleluia! The word of the Lord remains forever: What is this word? It is the Good News that has been brought to you. Alleluia!
Gospel : Mark 9:14-29
When Jesus, with Peter, James and John came down from the mountain and rejoined the disciples, they saw a large crowd round them and some scribes arguing with them. The moment they saw him the whole crowd were struck with amazement and ran to greet him. ‘What are you arguing about with them?’ he asked. A man answered him from the crowd, ‘Master, I have brought my son to you; there is a spirit of dumbness in him, and when it takes hold of him it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and goes rigid. And I asked your disciples to cast it out and they were unable to.’ ‘You faithless generation’ he said to them in reply. ‘How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him to me.’ They brought the boy to him, and as soon as the spirit saw Jesus it threw the boy into convulsions, and he fell to the ground and lay writhing there, foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the father, ‘How long has this been happening to him?’ ‘From childhood,’ he replied ‘and it has often thrown him into the fire and into the water, in order to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us.’ ‘If you can?’ retorted Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for anyone who has faith.’ Immediately the father of the boy cried out, ‘I do have faith. Help the little faith I have!’ And when Jesus saw how many people were pressing round him, he rebuked the unclean spirit. ‘Deaf and dumb spirit,’ he said ‘I command you: come out of him and never enter him again.’ Then throwing the boy into violent convulsions it came out shouting, and the boy lay there so like a corpse that most of them said, ‘He is dead.’ But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him up, and he was able to stand. When he had gone indoors his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why were we unable to cast it out?’ ‘This is the kind’ he answered ‘that can only be driven out by prayer.’
Prayer over the Offerings
As we celebrate your mysteries, O Lord, with the observance that is your due, we humbly ask you, that what we offer to the honour of your majesty may profit us for salvation. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 9: 2-3
I will recount all your wonders, I will rejoice in you and be glad, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we may experience the effects of the salvation which is pledged to us by these mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? These are the questions Jesus asks his disciples when confronted with their inability to cast out a deaf and dumb spirit. In many challenging life situations, like the disciples of Jesus, we show a real lack of faith. At such moments, instead of turning to God, with whom everything is possible and no problem lacks a solution, we turn to other sources, sometimes sources that are completely contrary to our faith in God. Imagine Jesus looking at you in such circumstances! He would surely ask you the same questions: How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you?
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Feb 22, 2020 | Evangelium
sunday 23 February 2020
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalter III
St. Polycarp (155)
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 12: 6
O Lord, I trust in your merciful love. My heart will rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you. 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: Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18
The Lord spoke to Moses; he said: ‘Speak to the whole community of the sons of Israel and say to them: ‘“Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. ‘“You must not bear hatred for your brother in your heart. You must openly tell him, your neighbour, of his offence; this way you will not take a sin upon yourself. You must not exact vengeance, nor must you bear a grudge against the children of your people. You must love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.”’
Psalm 102(103):1-4,8,10,12-13
R/ The Lord is compassion and love.
- My soul, give thanks to the Lord all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings.
- It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion.
- The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy. He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to our faults.
- As far as the east is from the west so far does he remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his sons, the Lord has pity on those who fear him.
Second reading: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Didn’t you realise that you were God’s temple and that the Spirit of God was living among you? If anybody should destroy the temple of God, God will destroy him, because the temple of God is sacred; and you are that temple. Make no mistake about it: if any one of you thinks of himself as wise, in the ordinary sense of the word, then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise. Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As scripture says: The Lord knows wise men’s thoughts: he knows how useless they are; or again: God is not convinced by the arguments of the wise. So there is nothing to boast about in anything human: Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life and death, the present and the future, are all your servants; but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn 14:23
Alleluia, alleluia! If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well; if a man takes you to law and would have your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone orders you to go one mile, go two miles with him. Give to anyone who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow, do not turn away. ‘You have learnt how it was said: You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good, and his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike. For if you love those who love you, what right have you to claim any credit? Even the tax collectors do as much, do they not? And if you save your greetings for your brothers, are you doing anything exceptional? Even the pagans do as much, do they not? You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect.’
Prayer over the Offerings
As we celebrate your mysteries, O Lord, with the observance that is your due, we humbly ask you, that what we offer to the honour of your majesty may profit us for salvation. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 9: 2-3
I will recount all your wonders, I will rejoice in you and be glad, and sing psalms to your name, O Most High.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we may experience the effects of the salvation which is pledged to us by these mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The deeds and ways of the wicked inflict pain on others. It would seem just enough and in accord with human nature to resent the wicked man and his ways. But Jesus tells us not to offer any resistance to the wicked man. This is because wickedness plus wickedness can only breed more wickedness. The wisdom of Jesus teaches us that when we repay wickedness with kindness, the wicked man’s conscience is pricked and he begins to contemplate dropping his wickedness to embrace kindness instead. Kindness diminishes wickedness; love erases hatred; and forgiveness washes away sin.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Feb 22, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Dimanche 23 Février 2020
7e Dimanche du Temps Ordinaire
Psautier III
Saint Lazare (1er siècle)
Vert
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 12, 6
Seigneur, je suis sûr de ton amour : mon cœur est dans la joie, car tu me sauves ; je veux chanter au Seigneur tout le bien qu’il m’a fait.
Prière d’ouverture
Accorde-nous, Dieu tout-puissant, de conformer à ta volonté nos paroles et nos actes dans une inlassable recherche des biens spirituels. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Lv 19, 1-2. 17-18
Le Seigneur parla à Moïse et dit : « Parle à toute l’assemblée des fils d’Israël. Tu leur diras : Soyez saints, car moi, le Seigneur votre Dieu, je suis saint. Tu ne haïras pas ton frère dans ton cœur. Mais tu devras réprimander ton compatriote, et tu ne toléreras pas la faute qui est en lui. Tu ne te vengeras pas. Tu ne garderas pas de rancune contre les fils de ton peuple. Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même. Je suis le Seigneur. »
Psaume : Ps 102 (103), 1-2, 3-4, 8.10, 12-13
R/ Le Seigneur est tendresse et pitié. (Ps 102, 8a)
- Bénis le Seigneur, ô mon âme, bénis son nom très saint, tout mon être ! Bénis le Seigneur, ô mon âme, n’oublie aucun de ses bienfaits !
- Car il pardonne toutes tes offenses et te guérit de toute maladie ; il réclame ta vie à la tombe et te couronne d’amour et de tendresse.
- Le Seigneur est tendresse et pitié, lent à la colère et plein d’amour ; il n’agit pas envers nous selon nos fautes, ne nous rend pas selon nos offenses.
- Aussi loin qu’est l’orient de l’occident, il met loin de nous nos péchés ; comme la tendresse du père pour ses fils, la tendresse du Seigneur pour qui le craint !
Deuxième lecture: 1 Co 3, 16-23
Frères, ne savez-vous pas que vous êtes un sanctuaire de Dieu, et que l’Esprit de Dieu habite en vous ? Si quelqu’un détruit le sanctuaire de Dieu, cet homme, Dieu le détruira, car le sanctuaire de Dieu est saint, et ce sanctuaire, c’est vous. Que personne ne s’y trompe : si quelqu’un parmi vous pense être un sage à la manière d’ici-bas, qu’il devienne fou pour devenir sage. Car la sagesse de ce monde est folie devant Dieu. Il est écrit en effet : C’est lui qui prend les sages au piège de leur propre habileté. Il est écrit encore : Le Seigneur le sait : les raisonnements des sages n’ont aucune valeur ! Ainsi, il ne faut pas mettre sa fierté en tel ou tel homme. Car tout vous appartient, que ce soit Paul, Apollos, Pierre, le monde, la vie, la mort, le présent, l’avenir : tout est à vous, mais vous, vous êtes au Christ, et le Christ est à Dieu.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. En celui qui garde la parole du Christ l’amour de Dieu atteint vraiment sa perfection. Alléluia. (1 Jn 2, 5)
Évangile : Mt 5, 38-48
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Vous avez appris qu’il a été dit : Œil pour œil, et dent pour dent. Eh bien ! moi, je vous dis de ne pas riposter au méchant ; mais si quelqu’un te gifle sur la joue droite, tends-lui encore l’autre. Et si quelqu’un veut te poursuivre en justice et prendre ta tunique, laisse-lui encore ton manteau. Et si quelqu’un te réquisitionne pour faire mille pas, fais-en deux mille avec lui. À qui te demande, donne ; à qui veut t’emprunter, ne tourne pas le dos ! Vous avez appris qu’il a été dit : Tu aimeras ton prochain et tu haïras ton ennemi. Eh bien ! moi, je vous dis : Aimez vos ennemis, et priez pour ceux qui vous persécutent, afin d’être vraiment les fils de votre Père qui est aux cieux ; car il fait lever son soleil sur les méchants et sur les bons, il fait tomber la pluie sur les justes et sur les injustes. En effet, si vous aimez ceux qui vous aiment, quelle récompense méritez-vous ? Les publicains eux-mêmes n’en font-ils pas autant ? Et si vous ne saluez que vos frères, que faites-vous d’extraordinaire? Les païens eux-mêmes n’en font-ils pas autant ? Vous donc, vous serez parfaits comme votre Père céleste est parfait. »
Prière sur les offrandes
En célébrant avec respect tes mystères, Seigneur, nous te supplions humblement : que les dons offerts pour te glorifier servent à notre salut. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion: Ps 9, 2-3
De toute mon âme, Seigneur, je rendrai grâce en proclamant tes innombrables merveilles ; j’exulterai, je danserai auprès de toi, je fêterai ton nom, Dieu très-haut.
Prière après la communion
Nous t’en prions, Dieu tout-puissant, donne-nous de recueillir tous les fruits de salut dont ces mystères sont déjà la promesse et le gage. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Le sermon sur la montagne nous invite à faire un pas de plus dans notre expérience du Christ. Jésus veut nous révéler l’essentiel de la vie chrétienne, il nous incite à aller au-delà des préceptes de la Loi de Moïse, dite loi du talion exposée dans le livre de l’Exode (Ex 21, 18-36). C’est une révolution que Jésus opère : “ Vous avez appris que … Eh bien moi, je vous dis de … ”. Jésus nous apprend que la loi de l’amour doit triompher sur la vengeance. Dieu lui-même le dit à Moïse dans le Lévitique (première lecture) : “ Tu n’auras aucune pensée de haine contre ton frère…” (Lv 19, 17-18). Le principe d’œil pour œil, dent pour dent éloigne les hommes et cantonne l’esprit à la haine. À l’inverse, Jésus souhaite cultiver en nous la fraternité et l’amour.
