by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 12, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Lundi 13 Janvier 2020
Saint Hilaire, évêque
et docteur de l’Église
Vert/Blanc
Évêque de Poitiers, Hilaire (315-367) fut l’ardent défenseur de la foi en la divinité du Christ, niée par les ariens ; il souffrit l’exil en raison de sa prise de position contre ces hérétiques. En Orient où cet évêque gaulois avait été exilé par l’empereur Constance, il ne cessa d’écrire à la gloire du Christ, qu’il n’avait pourtant découvert qu’à l’âge adulte. En effet, avant de devenir évêque (350) de sa ville natale, Hilaire avait d’abord été un père de famille païen. C’est par la méditation des Ecritures que cet homme en quête de vérité découvrit la splendeur du Christ et mérita de devenir le premier grand docteur de la foi que la Gaule avait donné à l’Eglise.
Antienne d’ouverture Mt 3, 16-17
Portons notre regard vers l’homme à qui le ciel est donné pour trône; la foule des anges l’adore en chantant d’une seule voix: « Voici Celui dont le pouvoir subsiste pour les siècles ».
Prière d’ouverture
Aux appels de ton peuple en prière, réponds, Seigneur, en ta bonté: Donne à chacun la claire vision de ce qu’il doit faire et la force de l’accomplir. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture: 1 S 1, 1-8
Il y avait un homme de la ville de Rama, dans la montagne d’Éphraïm; il s’appelait Elcana, c’était un Éphratéen. Cet homme avait deux femmes. L’une s’appelait Anne, l’autre Peninna. Peninna avait des enfants, mais Anne n’en avait pas. Chaque année, Elcana montait de sa ville au sanctuaire de Silo pour se prosterner devant le Seigneur de l’univers et lui offrir un sacrifice. C’est à Silo que résidaient, comme prêtres du Seigneur, les deux fils d’Éli, Hofni et Pinhas. Un jour, Elcana offrait le sacrifice; il distribua des parts de la victime à sa femme Peninna, à tous ses fils et à toutes ses filles. Mais à Anne, il donna une part de choix car il aimait Anne, que pourtant le Seigneur avait rendue stérile. Sa rivale cherchait, par des paroles blessantes, à la mettre en colère parce que le Seigneur l’avait rendue stérile. Cela recommençait tous les ans, quand Anne montait au sanctuaire du Seigneur: Peninna cherchait à la mettre en colère. Anne pleura et ne voulut rien manger. Son mari Elcana lui dit: « Anne, pourquoi pleures-tu? Pourquoi ne manges-tu pas? Pourquoi ton cœur est-il triste? Et moi, est-ce que je ne compte pas à tes yeux plus que dix fils ? »
Psaume : 115 (116b), 12-13, 14.17, 18-19
R/ Seigneur, je t’offrirai le sacrifice d’action de grâce. ou: Alléluia!
- Comment rendrai-je au Seigneur tout le bien qu’il m’a fait ? J’élèverai la coupe du salut, j’invoquerai le nom du Seigneur.
- Je tiendrai mes promesses au Seigneur, oui, devant tout son peuple! Je t’offrirai le sacrifice d’action de grâce, j’invoquerai le nom du Seigneur.
- Je tiendrai mes promesses au Seigneur, oui, devant tout son peuple, à l’entrée de la maison du Seigneur, au milieu de Jérusalem !
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Le règne de Dieu est tout proche. Convertissez-vous et croyez à l’Évangile. Alléluia. (Mc 1, 15)
Evangile : Mc 1, 14-20
Après l’arrestation de Jean, Jésus partit pour la Galilée proclamer l’Évangile de Dieu; il disait: « Les temps sont accomplis: le règne de Dieu est tout proche. Convertissez-vous et croyez à l’Évangile. » Passant le long de la mer de Galilée, Jésus vit Simon et André, le frère de Simon, en train de jeter les filets dans la mer, car c’étaient des pêcheurs. Il leur dit: « Venez à ma suite. Je vous ferai devenir pêcheurs d’hommes.» Aussitôt, laissant leurs filets, ils le suivirent. Jésus avança un peu et il vit Jacques, fils de Zébédée, et son frère Jean, qui étaient dans la barque et réparaient les filets. Aussitôt, Jésus les appela. Alors, laissant dans la barque leur père Zébédée avec ses ouvriers, ils partirent à sa suite.
Père sur les offrandes
Daigne accepter, Seigneur, l’offrande de ton peuple: Qu’elle contribue à le sanctifier et lui obtienne ce qu’il demande avec confiance. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 35, 10
De toi, Seigneur, jaillit la vie, dans ta lumière, nous voyons la lumière.
Prière après la communion
Nous t’en supplions, Dieu tout-puissant: Toi qui refais nos forces par tes sacrements, donne-nous aussi de pouvoir te servir par une vie qui te plaise. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Suivre Jésus n’est pas quelque chose de facile ; c’est un gros risque, mais en même temps c’est fascinant. En parcourant le Nouveau Testament et l’histoire du christianisme, on est frappé par le fait que Jésus fascine tous ceux qu’il appelle, car son enseignement est sublime et ne laisse personne indifférent. Surtout, sa parole n’est pas comme d’autres paroles. C’est une parole qui rassure, console, fortifie, oriente et met en marche. Jésus appelle des hommes à sa suite pour qu’ils restent avec lui et pour qu’ils les envoie partout il devait aller lui-même. La rencontre avec Jésus bouleverse toute vie. On ne peut pas rester le même après l’avoir rencontré. Tout quitter pour embrasser des horizons nouveaux est un grand risque, mais c’est fascinant. Il faut juste faire confiance à Jésu
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 12, 2020 | Evangelium
monday 13 JANUARY 2020
Psalter I
St Hilary of Poitiers
(- 367)
He was born at the beginning of the fourth century. He was elected Bishop of Poitiers in 350. His works are full of wisdom and learning, directed to the strengthening of the Catholic faith and the right interpretation of Scripture. He died in 367.
Green/White
Entrance Antiphon
Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated, whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison: Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal.
Collect
Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care, O Lord, we pray, that they may see what must be done and gain strength to do what they have seen. 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 1:1-8
There was a man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the highlands of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. He had two wives, one called Hannah, the other Peninnah; Peninnah had children but Hannah had none. Every year this man used to go up from his town to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of Hosts in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there as priests of the Lord. One day Elkanah offered sacrifice. He used to give portions to Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters; to Hannah, however, he would give only one portion, although he loved her more, since the Lord had made her barren. Her rival would taunt her to annoy her, because the Lord had made her barren. And this went on year after year; every time they went up to the temple of the Lord she used to taunt her. And so Hannah wept and would not eat. Then Elkanah her husband said to her, ‘Hannah, why are you crying and why are you not eating? Why so sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?’
Psalm 115 (116): 12-19
R/ A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord.
- How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me? The cup of salvation I will raise; I will call on the Lord’s name.
- My vows to the Lord I will fulfil before all his people. O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful.
- Your servant, Lord, your servant am I; you have loosened my bonds. A thanksgiving sacrifice I make; I will call on the Lord’s name.
- My vows to the Lord I will fulfil before all his people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Gospel Acclamation Ac 16:14
Alleluia, alleluia! Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 1:14-20
After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the Good News from God. ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.’ As he was walking along by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the lake – for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you into fishers of men.’ And at once they left their nets and followed him. Going on a little further, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they too were in their boat, mending their nets. He called them at once and, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the men he employed, they went after him.
Prayer over the Offerings
May your people’s oblation, O Lord, find favour with you, we pray, that it may restore them to holiness and obtain what they devoutly entreat. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon Ps 35: 10
With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light.
Prayer after Communion
Humbly we ask you, almighty God, be graciously pleased to grant that those you renew with your Sacraments may also serve with lives pleasing to you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The nets of Simon and Andrew were their means of self-reliance. But when they encountered Jesus, there was a shift from self-reliance to God-reliance; they left their nets and followed Jesus. James and John also had to make a shift from human attachment (to their father) to a divine attachment; following Jesus. Something must be left behind in any true encounter with the Lord. The irresistible call of the Lord leads us to make some genuine sacrifices. Without leaving behind something, we cannot follow the Lord.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 11, 2020 | Evangelium
sunday 12 JANUARY 2020
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Psalter Proper
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
White
Entrance Antiphon Mt 3: 16-17
After the Lord was baptized, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who, when Christ had been baptized in the River Jordan and as the Holy Spirit descended upon him, solemnly declared him your beloved Son, grant that your children by adoption, reborn of water and the Holy Spirit, may always be well 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 : Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7
Thus says the Lord: Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout aloud, or make his voice heard in the streets. He does not break the crushed reed, nor quench the wavering flame. Faithfully he brings true justice; he will neither waver, nor be crushed until true justice is established on earth, for the islands are awaiting his law. I, the Lord, have called you to serve the cause of right; I have taken you by the hand and formed you; I have appointed you as covenant of the people and light of the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to free captives from prison, and those who live in darkness from the dungeon.
Psalm 28(29):1-4,9-10
R/ The Lord will bless his people with peace.
- O give the Lord, you sons of God, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name. Adore the Lord in his holy court.
- The Lord’s voice resounding on the waters, the Lord on the immensity of waters; the voice of the Lord, full of power, the voice of the Lord, full of splendour.
- The God of glory thunders. In his temple they all cry: ‘Glory!’ The Lord sat enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits as king forever.
Second reading: Acts 10:34-38
Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘The truth I have now come to realise’ he said ‘is that God does not have favourites, but that anybody of any nationality who fears God and does what is right is acceptable to him. ‘It is true, God sent his word to the people of Israel, and it was to them that the good news of peace was brought by Jesus Christ – but Jesus Christ is Lord of all men. You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil.’
Gospel Acclamation cf. Mk 9:8
Alleluia, alleluia! The heavens opened and the Father’s voice resounded: ‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’ Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17
Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. John tried to dissuade him. ‘It is I who need baptism from you’ he said ‘and yet you come to me!’ But Jesus replied, ‘Leave it like this for the time being; it is fitting that we should, in this way, do all that righteousness demands.’ At this, John gave in to him. As soon as Jesus was baptised he came up from the water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him. And a voice spoke from heaven, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on him.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, the offerings we have brought to honour the revealing of your beloved Son, so that the oblation of your faithful may be transformed into the sacrifice of him who willed in his compassion to wash away the sins of the world. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Communion Antiphon Jn 1: 32, 34
Behold the One of whom John said: I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
Prayer after Communion
Nourished with these sacred gifts, we humbly entreat your mercy, O Lord, that, faithfully listening to your Only Begotten Son, we may be your children in name and in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist. He is baptized not because he is a sinner but because he wants to be in solidarity with us especially in our journey towards the Kingdom of God. He wants to show that he is with us and is one of us. We are celebrating the Feast of the Lord’s Baptism in order to remind ourselves of our own baptism. When we are baptized, there should be a change of heart and we become Christians. When we were baptized we chose Christ above all people and things. We believe in the Holy Trinity and we have a vocation to be like Christ and to act like Christ.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 11, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Dimanche 12 Janvier 2020
Baptême du Seigneur
Fête
Sainte Tatiana de Rome
Blanc
Antienne d’ouverture : Mt 3, 16-17
Au baptême de Jésus, les cieux s’ouvrirent; l’Esprit, comme une colombe, reposa sur lui, la voix du Père se fit entendre: « Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé; en lui j’ai mis tout mon amour ».
Priere d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, quand le Christ fut baptisé dans le Jourdain, et que l’Esprit Saint reposa sur lui, tu l’as désigné comme ton Fils bien-aimé; Accorde à tes fils adoptifs, nés de l’eau et de l’Esprit, de se garder toujours dans ta sainte volonté. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Is 42, 1-4.6-7
Ainsi parle le Seigneur: Voici mon serviteur que je soutiens, mon élu en qui j’ai mis toute ma joie. J’ai fait reposer sur lui mon esprit; devant les nations, il fera paraître le jugement que j’ai prononcé. Il ne criera pas, il ne haussera pas le ton, on n’entendra pas sa voix sur la place publique. Il n’écrasera pas le roseau froissé, il n’éteindra pas la mèche qui faiblit, il fera paraître le jugement en toute fidélité. Lui ne faiblira pas, lui ne sera pas écrasé, jusqu’à ce qu’il impose mon jugement dans le pays, et que les îles lointaines aspirent à recevoir ses instructions. Moi, le Seigneur, je t’ai appelé selon la justice, je t’ai pris par la main, je t’ai mis à part, j’ai fait de toi mon Alliance avec le peuple et la lumière des nations ; tu ouvriras les yeux des aveugles, tu feras sortir les captifs de leur prison, et de leur cachot ceux qui habitent les ténèbres.
Psaume : 28, 1-2, 3ac-4, 3b.9c-10
R/ Dieu, bénis ton peuple, donne-lui la paix.
- Rendez au Seigneur, vous, les dieux, Rendez au Seigneur gloire et puissance. Rendez au Seigneur la gloire de son nom, adorez le Seigneur, éblouissant de sainteté.
- La voix du Seigneur domine les eaux, le Dieu de la gloire déchaîne le tonnerre, le Seigneur domine la masse des eaux. Voix du Seigneur dans sa force, voix du Seigneur qui éblouit,
- Le Dieu de la gloire déchaine le tonnerre. Et tous dans son temple s’écrient : « Gloire ! » Au déluge le Seigneur a siégé ; il siège, le Seigneur, il est roi pour toujours !
2ème lecture : Ac 10, 34-38
Quand Pierre arriva à Césarée, chez un centurion de l’armée romaine, il s’adressa à ceux qui étaient là : « en vérité, je le comprends : Dieu ne fait pas de différence entre les hommes ; mais, quelle que soit leur race, il accueille les hommes qui l’adorent et font ce qui est juste. Il a envoyé la Parole aux fils d’Israël, pour leur annoncer la paix par Jésus Christ : c’est lui, Jésus, qui est le Seigneur de tous. Vous savez ce qui s’est passé à travers tout le pays des Juifs, depuis les débuts en Galilée, après le baptême proclamé par Jean : Jésus de Nazareth, Dieu l’a consacré par l’Esprit Saint et rempli de sa force. Là où il passait, il faisait le bien, et il guérissait tous ceux qui étaient sous le pouvoir du démon. Car Dieu était avec lui.»
Acclamation:
Alléluia. Alléluia. «Aujourd’hui le ciel s’est ouvert, l’Esprit descend sur Jésus et la voix du Père domine les eaux: ‘Voici, mon Fils, mon bien-aimé’ »
Évangile : Mt 3, 13-17
Jésus, arrivant de Galilée, paraît sur les bords du Jourdain, et il vient à Jean pour se faire baptiser par lui. Jean voulait l’en empêcher et disait: «C’est moi qui ai besoin de me faire baptiser par toi, et c’est toi qui viens à moi ! » Mais Jésus lui répondit: «Pour le moment, laisse-moi faire ; c’est de cette façon que nous devons accomplir parfaitement ce qui est juste.» Alors Jean le laisse faire. Dès que Jésus fut baptisé, il sortit de l’eau ; voici que les cieux s’ouvrirent, et il vit l’Esprit de Dieu descendre comme une colombe et venir sur lui. Et des cieux, une voix disait: «Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé ; en lui j’ai mis tout mon amour.»
Prière sur les offrandes
Seigneur, accepte les offrandes que nous te présentons en ce jour où ton Fils nous est révélé: Qu’elles deviennent ainsi le sacrifice de celui qui a enlevé le péché du monde. Lui qui.
Antienne de communion: Jn 1, 32, 34
Voici celui dont Jean Baptiste disait: «Oui, j’ai vu et je rends témoignage: c’est lui le Fils de Dieu».
Prière après la communion
Nourris de ton eucharistie et sûrs de ta bonté, nous te prions, Seigneur: Accorde à ceux qui sauront écouter ton Fils unique de mériter le nom de fils de Dieu, et de l’être vraiment. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Trois signes accompagnent le baptême de Jésus : les cieux s’ouvrent, l’Esprit descend et la voix du Père donne l’identité de Jésus. Ces trois signes mettent en valeur la profondeur et la beauté du baptême chrétien. Dieu ouvre les cieux et descend. Il rétablit la relation brisée avec l’humanité. Mais plus encore, il habite en chaque baptisé et lui révèle sa véritable identité. Dans le baptême, Dieu se donne totalement à l’homme : Il se donne comme Père, Fils et Esprit-Saint. Il plonge l’homme dans sa propre intimité. Le baptisé vit donc de la vie même de Dieu. Il est réellement enfant bien-aimé de Dieu. Il devra toujours s’abreuver à cette relation d’amour et d’intimité avec Dieu. Oui, comme chrétien, je dois toujours me rappeler chaque jour que Dieu a mis tout son amour en moi.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 10, 2020 | Evangelium
saturday 11 JANUARY 2020
St. William of Bourges
He was Archbishop of Bourges from 1200 until 1209. He was given to a life of exercises of piety and to the acquisition of knowledge. Saint William was canonized on May 17, 1218.
White
Entrance Antiphon Gal 4: 4-5
God sent his Son, born of a woman, so that we might receive adoption as children.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who through your Only Begotten Son have made us a new creation for yourself, grant, we pray, that by your grace we may be found in the likeness of him, in whom our nature is united to you. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading : 1 John 5:14-21
We are quite confident that if we ask the Son of God for anything, and it is in accordance with his will, he will hear us; and, knowing that whatever we may ask, he hears us, we know that we have already been granted what we asked of him. If anybody sees his brother commit a sin that is not a deadly sin, he has only to pray, and God will give life to the sinner – not those who commit a deadly sin; for there is a sin that is death, and I will not say that you must pray about that. Every kind of strong doing is sin, but not all sin is deadly. We know that anyone who has been begotten by God does not sin, because the begotten Son of God protects him, and the Evil One does not touch him. We know that we belong to god, but the whole world lies in the power of the Evil One. We know, too, that the Son of God has come, and has given us the power to know the true God. We are in the true God, as we are in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, this is eternal life. Children, be on your guard against false gods.
Psalm 149:1-6, 9
R/ The Lord takes delight in his people.
- Sing a new song to the Lord, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. Let Israel rejoice in its Maker, let Zion’s sons exult in their king.
- Let them praise his name with dancing and make music with timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people he crowns the poor with salvation.
- Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, shout for joy and take their rest. Let the praise of God be on their lips, this honour is for all his faithful.
Gospel Acclamation Lk 7: 16
Alleluia, alleluia! A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his people. Alleluia!
Gospel John 3:22-30
Jesus went with his disciples into the Judaean countryside and stayed with them there and baptized. At the same time John was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, where there was plenty of water, and people were going there to be baptised. This was before John had been put in prison. Now some of John’s disciples had opened a discussion with a Jew about purification, so they went to John and said: ‘Rabbi, the man who was with you on the far side of the Jordan, the man to whom you bore witness, is baptising now; and everyone is going to him.’ John replied: ‘A man can lay claim only to what is given him from heaven.’ ‘You yourselves can bear me out: I said I myself am not the Christ, I am the one who has been sent in front of him. ‘The bride is only for the bridegroom; and yet the bridegroom’ friend, who stands there and listens, is glad when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This same joy I feel, and now it is complete. He must grow greater, I must grow smaller.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O God, who give us the gift of true prayer and of peace, graciously grant that, through this offering, we may do fitting homage to your divine majesty and, by partaking of the sacred mystery, we may be faithfully united in mind and heart. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Jn 1: 16
From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
Prayer after Communion
May your people, O Lord, whom you guide and sustain in many ways, experience, both now and in the future, the remedies which you bestow, that, with the needed solace of things that pass away, they may strive with ever deepened trust for things eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The statement: “I want to be Number One!” is the shout of pride of many of us. But history is filled with the sweet and sour stories of some people who achieved their dreams and became number one in their fields. These people were somewhat good at the start of their lives but they ended up in ways we do not want to end up ourselves. In some parts of the gospel, the apostles were envious of one another. They quarrelled among themselves about “who was the first”. But John the Baptist, in the gospel of today, is different. Even if he has made a name for himself already as the “the Baptist,” he does not resent or get angry when he receives a report that Jesus is also baptising. He is happy that Jesus is recognized. He said: “This joy of mine has been made complete.” He even encourages his own disciples to follow Jesus by pointing to him as the Lamb of God. He shows his deep humility when he says that ‘he must increase and I must decrease.’
