by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 7, 2020 | Evangelium
wednesday 08 JANUARY 2020
St Nathalan (-678)
Nathalan, or Nachlan or Nauchlan, was born in the village of Tullich (now in Aberdeenshire), for which he was eventually appointed bishop. As well as the church in Tullich, he also built churches at Bothelim and Colle. He possessed a large estate, which he cultivated and distributed his harvest generously to the poor. He was one of the apostles of the region.
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Entrance Antiphon :Is 9:1
A people who walked in darkness has seen a great light; for those dwelling in a land of deep gloom, a light has shone.
Collect
O God, who bestow light on all the nations, grant your peoples the gladness of lasting peace and pour into our hearts that brilliant light by which you purified the minds of our fathers in faith. 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 John 4:11-18
My dear people, since God has loved us so much, we too should love one another. No one has ever seen God; but as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us. We can know that we are living in him and he is living in us because he lets us share his Spirit. We ourselves saw and we testify that the Father sent his Son as saviour of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God. We ourselves have known and put our faith in God’s love towards ourselves. God is love and anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him. Love will come to its perfection in us when we can face the day of Judgement without fear; because even in this world we have become as he is. In love there can be no fear, but fear is driven out by perfect love: because to fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love.
Psalm 71(72):1-2, 10-13
R/ All nations shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.
- O God, give your judgement to the king, to a king’s son your justice, that he may judge your people in justice and your poor in right judgement.
- The kings of Tarshish and the sea coasts shall pay him tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring him gifts. Before him all kings shall fall prostrate, all nations shall serve him.
- For he shall save the poor when they cry and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak and save the lives of the poor.
Gospel Acclamation : Lk 4:17
Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord has sent me to bring the good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives. Alleluia!
Gospel : Mark 6:45-52
After the five thousand had eaten and were filled, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the crowd away. After saying goodbye to them he went off into the hills to pray. When evening came, the boat was far out on the lake, and he was alone on the land. He could see they were worn out with rowing, for the wind was against them; and about the fourth watch of the night he came towards them, walking on the lake. He was going to pass them by, but when they saw him walking on the lake they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they had all seen him and were terrified. But he at once spoke to them, and said, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’ Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind dropped. They were utterly and completely dumbfounded, because they had not seen what the miracle of the loaves meant; their minds were closed.
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 : 1 Jn 1: 2
That life which was with the Father became visible, and has appeared to us.
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 gospel tells us about the disciples of Jesus struggling against a strong wind while Jesus was in the mountain alone praying to God after He dismissed the crowd. One interpretation is passage is that the Christian community of disciples is in the boat of the Church struggling against the wind of the darkness of sin, abandonment, of God’s absence when in trouble. It seems that in moments like this stormy weather of our faith God is absent, silent, far away and prayers seem not heard. But Jesus is telling us that this is a test of our faith; we need to have a faith that is ready to trust, because even in those dark moments God knows what we are going through. He is near to us and He is not a ghost. So the first thing that we should do is pray.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 7, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Mercredi 08 Janvier 2020
Saint Lucien de Beauvais
Blanc
On pense qu’il fut l’un des prêtres romains qui vinrent évangéliser la Gaule au début du IIIe siècle et qui donnèrent leur vie pour le Christ. Lucien évangélisa la région de Beauvais et son action fut si grande qu’elle permit à la légende de la rendre plus vivante. Il serait mort en 290.
Antienne d’ouverture
Le peuple qui marchait dans les ténèbres a vu se lever une grande lumière ; sur ceux qui habitaient le pays de l’ombre une lumière a resplendi.
Prière d’ouverture
Seigneur notre Dieu, soleil qui brille pour toutes les nations, accorde aux peuples de la terre de vivre en paix, et fais lever en nos cœurs l’admirable lumière qui a guidé les mages vers ton Fils. Lui qui…
Première lecture : 1 Jn 4, 11-18
Bien-aimés, puisque Dieu nous a tellement aimés, nous devons, nous aussi, nous aimer les uns les autres. Dieu, personne ne l’a jamais vu. Mais si nous nous aimons les uns les autres, Dieu demeure en nous, et, en nous, son amour atteint la perfection. Voici comment nous reconnaissons que nous demeurons en lui et lui en nous : il nous a donné part à son Esprit. Quant à nous, nous avons vu et nous attestons que le Père a envoyé son Fils comme Sauveur du monde. Celui qui proclame que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu, Dieu demeure en lui, et lui en Dieu. Et nous, nous avons reconnu l’amour que Dieu a pour nous, et nous y avons cru. Dieu est amour : qui demeure dans l’amour demeure en Dieu, et Dieu demeure en lui. Voici comment l’amour atteint, chez nous, sa perfection : avoir de l’assurance au jour du jugement ; comme Jésus, en effet, nous ne manquons pas d’assurance en ce monde. Il n’y a pas de crainte dans l’amour, l’amour parfait bannit la crainte ; car la crainte implique un châtiment, et celui qui reste dans la crainte n’a pas atteint la perfection de l’amour.
Psaume : 71 (72), 1-2, 10-11, 12-13
R/ Tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui, tous les pays le serviront. 71, 11
- Dieu, donne au roi tes pouvoirs, à ce fils de roi ta justice. Qu’il gouverne ton peuple avec justice, qu’il fasse droit aux malheureux !
- Les rois de Tarsis et des Îles apporteront des présents. Les rois de Saba et de Seba feront leur offrande. Tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui, tous les pays le serviront.
- Il délivrera le pauvre qui appelle et le malheureux sans recours. Il aura souci du faible et du pauvre, du pauvre dont il sauve la vie.
Acclamation
Alléluia, Alléluia. Louange à toi, Jésus Christ, manifesté dans la chair, proclamé parmi les nations, reconnu dans le monde. Alléluia. (cf. 1 Tm 3, 16)
Évangile : Mc 6, 45-52
Aussitôt après avoir nourri les cinq mille hommes, Jésus obligea ses disciples à monter dans la barque et à le précéder sur l’autre rive, vers Bethsaïde, pendant que lui-même renvoyait la foule. Quand il les eut congédiés, il s’en alla sur la montagne pour prier. Le soir venu, la barque était au milieu de la mer et lui, tout seul, à terre. Voyant qu’ils peinaient à ramer, car le vent leur était contraire, il vient à eux vers la fin de la nuit en marchant sur la mer, et il voulait les dépasser. En le voyant marcher sur la mer, les disciples pensèrent que c’était un fantôme et ils se mirent à pousser des cris. Tous, en effet, l’avaient vu et ils étaient bouleversés. Mais aussitôt Jésus parla avec eux et leur dit : « Confiance ! c’est moi ; n’ayez pas peur ! » Il monta ensuite avec eux dans la barque et le vent tomba ; et en eux-mêmes ils étaient au comble de la stupeur, car ils n’avaient rien compris au sujet des pains : leur cœur était endurci.
Prière sur les offrandes
Dieu qui donnes la grâce de te servir avec droiture et de chercher la paix, fais que cette offrande puisse te glorifier, et que notre participation à l’Eucharistie renforce les liens de notre unité. Par Jésus…
Antienne de communion: 1 Jn 1,2
La Vie, qui était auprès du Père, s’est manifestée, elle nous est apparue.
Prière après la communion
Ton peuple, Seigneur, a besoin de multiples secours pour sa traversée d’ici-bas, que ta bonté les lui donne aujourd’hui et demain : trouvant alors la force nécessaire dans les biens qui passent, il recherchera les biens éternels avec plus de confiance. Par Jésus
Méditation
Le fait que Jésus marche sur les eaux atteste et confirme sa Toute puissance sur toute la création, démontrant ainsi sa seigneurie. Jésus, grâce au pouvoir reçu de son Père, est le seul capable de dominer les forces du Mal et de la Mort représentée par la mer agitée par la tempête. La barque secouée par les flots représente l’Église tourmentée par les crises, les épreuves et les persécutions. L’appel à la confiance que Jésus adresse à ses disciples apeurés est le même qu’il lance à chacun d’entre nous, membre du corps ecclésial. Quelles que soient les difficultés ou les adversités qu’elle rencontre, la barque de l’Église reste sous le contrôle de son Capitaine Jésus, Triomphateur des forces du mal. Plutôt que de nous laisser submerger par l’angoisse et la peur nous avons à nous abandonner dans un acte de foi sincère et total.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 6, 2020 | Evangelium
tuesday 07 JANUARY 2020
Psalter II
St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest
Raymond of Penyafort was a Spanish Dominican friar in the 13th century, who compiled a collection of canon laws that remained a major part of Church law until the 20th century. He is the patron saint of lawyers, especially canon lawyers.
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Entrance Antiphon : Ps 117: 26-27
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord: The Lord is God and has given us light.
Collect
O God, whose Only Begotten Son has appeared in our very flesh, grant, we pray, that we may be inwardly transformed through him whom we recognize as outwardly like ourselves. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading : 1 John 4:7-10
My dear people, let us love one another since love comes from God and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Anyone who fails to love can never have known God, because God is love. God’s love for us was revealed when God sent into the world his only Son so that we could have life through him; this is the love I mean: not our love for God, but God’s love for us when he sent his Son to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away.
Psalm 71(72):1-4,7-8
R/ All nations shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.
- O God, give your judgement to the king, to a king’s son your justice, that he may judge your people in justice and your poor in right judgement.
- May the mountains bring forth peace for the people and the hills, justice. May he defend the poor of the people and save the children of the needy.
- In his days justice shall flourish and peace till the moon fails. He shall rule from sea to sea, from the Great River to earth’s bounds.
Gospel Acclamation : cf. Mt 4:23
Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus proclaimed the Good News of the kingdom and cured all kinds of diseases among the people. Alleluia!
Gospel : Mark 6:34-44
As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length. By now it was getting very late, and his disciples came up to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place and it is getting very late. So send them away, and they can go to the farms and villages round about, to buy themselves something to eat.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ They answered, ‘Are we to go and spend two hundred denarii on bread for them to eat?’ ‘How many loaves have you?’ he asked. ‘Go and see.’ And when they had found out they said, ‘Five, and two fish.’ Then he ordered them to get all the people together in groups on the green grass, and they sat down on the ground in squares of hundreds and fifties. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing; then he broke the loaves and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the people. He also shared out the two fish among them all. They all ate as much as they wanted. They collected twelve basketfuls of scraps of bread and pieces of fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive with favour, O Lord, we pray, the offerings of your people, that what they profess with devotion and faith may be theirs through these heavenly mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon : Eph 2: 4; Rm 8: 3
Because of that great love of his with which God loved us, he sent his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh.
Prayer after Communion
O God, who touch us through our partaking of your Sacrament, work, we pray, the effects of its power in our hearts, that we may be made fit to receive your gift through this very gift itself. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Today’s gospel passage is about the multiplication of the loaves. This is the only miracle that Jesus did which is repeated in all four gospels. A crowd gathered to hear Jesus because no doubt they were hungry for God’s word. After Jesus preached, His disciples wanted to send them away because they did not have the resources to feed them. But Jesus took the little they had which were five loaves and two fish, gave thanks to the Father and distributed to all until they were satisfied of their hunger. This feeding shows the remarkable generosity of God and His great kindness towards us. He gives more than what we need for ourselves, that we may have something to share with others, especially those who lack what they need. God takes the little we have and multiplies it for the good of others.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 6, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
Mardi 07 Janvier 2020
Psautier II
Saint Raymond de Penyafort, prêtre
Blanc
Ce Catalan (1175 – 1275), devenu dominicain, fut Supérieur général de son ordre en 1238. Il laisse une œuvre remarquable dans le domaine du droit canonique et de la théologie morale. Non seulement il approfondit la doctrine relative au sacrement de pénitence, mais il se dévoua dans son action pastorale au ministère de la confession.
Antienne d’ouverture Ps 117, 26-27
Béni soit au nom du Seigneur celui qui vient : Dieu le Seigneur, nous donne sa lumière.
Priere d’ouverture
Dieu éternel, c’est dans la réalité de notre chair que ton Fils unique est apparu. Puisque nous reconnaissons que son humanité fut semblable à la nôtre, donne-nous d’être transformés par lui au plus intime de notre cœur. Par Jésus, le Christ, notre Seigneur.
Lectures de la messe
Première lecture : 1 Jn 4, 7-10
Bien-aimés, aimons-nous les uns les autres, puisque l’amour vient de Dieu. Celui qui aime est né de Dieu et connaît Dieu. Celui qui n’aime pas n’a pas connu Dieu, car Dieu est amour. Voici comment l’amour de Dieu s’est manifesté parmi nous: Dieu a envoyé son Fils unique dans le monde pour que nous vivions par lui. Voici en quoi consiste l’amour: ce n’est pas nous qui avons aimé Dieu, c’est lui qui nous a aimés, et il a envoyé son Fils en sacrifice de pardon pour nos péchés.
Psaume : 71 (72), 1-2, 3-4, 7-8
R/ Tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui, tous les pays le serviront.
- Dieu, donne au roi tes pouvoirs, à ce fils de roi ta justice. Qu’il gouverne ton peuple avec justice, qu’il fasse droit aux malheureux !
- Montagnes, portez au peuple la paix, collines, portez-lui la justice !
- Qu’il fasse droit aux malheureux de son peuple, qu’il sauve les pauvres gens, qu’il écrase l’oppresseur !
- En ces jours-là, fleurira la justice, grande paix jusqu’à la fin des lunes !
- Qu’il domine de la mer à la mer, et du Fleuve jusqu’au bout de la terre !
Acclamation
Alléluia, Alléluia. Le Seigneur m’a envoyé porter la Bonne Nouvelle aux pauvres, annoncer aux captifs leur libération. Alléluia. (Lc 4, 18cd)
Évangile : Mc 6, 34-44
En ce temps-là, Jésus vit une grande foule. Il fut saisi de compassion envers eux, parce qu’ils étaient comme des brebis sans berger. Alors, il se mit à les enseigner longuement. Déjà l’heure était avancée ; s’étant approchés de lui, ses disciples disaient : «L’endroit est désert et déjà l’heure est tardive. Renvoie-les : qu’ils aillent dans les campagnes et les villages des environs s’acheter de quoi manger.» Il leur répondit : « Donnez-leur vous-mêmes à manger. » Ils répliquent : « Irons-nous dépenser le salaire de deux cents journées pour acheter des pains et leur donner à manger ? » Jésus leur demande : « Combien de pains avez-vous ? Allez voir. » S’étant informés, ils lui disent: «Cinq, et deux poissons. » Il leur ordonna de les faire tous asseoir par groupes sur l’herbe verte. Ils se disposèrent par carrés de cent et de cinquante. Jésus prit les cinq pains et les deux poissons, et, levant les yeux au ciel, il prononça la bénédiction et rompit les pains; il les donnait aux disciples pour qu’ils les distribuent à la foule. Il partagea aussi les deux poissons entre eux tous. Ils mangèrent tous et ils furent rassasiés. Et l’on ramassa les morceaux de pain qui restaient, de quoi remplir douze paniers, ainsi que les restes des poissons. Ceux qui avaient mangé les pains étaient au nombre de cinq mille hommes.
Prière sur les offrandes
Reçois favorablement, Seigneur, les offrandes de ton peuple, Pour qu’il obtienne dans le mystère eucharistique les biens auxquels il croit de tout son cœur. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion Ep 2, 4; Rom 8, 3; Hb 4, 15
À cause du grand amour dont il nous a aimés, Dieu a envoyé son Fils partager notre condition humaine en toute chose, excepté le péché.
Priere apres la communion
Quand nous allons communier, Seigneur, tu viens à notre rencontre ; Produis en nos cœurs le fruit de ce sacrement, car seule ta grâce peut nous préparer à recevoir tes grâces. Par Jésus.
Meditation
Jésus manifeste par le geste de la multiplication des pains sa tendresse, sa compassion et sa miséricorde envers son peuple. Le fait qu’il nourrit d’abord la foule par son enseignement et lui donne du pain par la suite, montre que la Table de la Parole précède et prépare la Table de l’Eucharistie. Par ce miracle, une allusion à l’Eucharistie apparait de façon évidente, nous y retrouvons les quatre gestes essentiels de la liturgie eucharistique : prendre le pain, prononcer la bénédiction, rompre le pain et le donner aux disciples pour qu’ils le distribuent. Ce miracle, révèle Jésus comme le Berger véritable et attentionné envers ses brebis pour lesquelles il se fait nourriture dans l’Eucharistie.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Jan 5, 2020 | Evangelium
monday 06 JANUARY 2020
St. André Bessette (1845 – 1937)
He was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Roman Catholic Church among French-Canadians, credited with thousands of reported miraculous healings.
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Entrance Antiphon
A holy day has dawned upon us: Come, you nations, and adore the Lord, for a great light has come down upon the earth.
Collect
O God, whose eternal Word adorns the face of the heavens yet accepted from the Virgin Mary the frailty of our flesh, grant, we pray, that he who appeared among us as the splendour of truth may go forth in the fullness of power for the redemption of the world. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 John 3:22-4:6
Whatever we ask God, we shall receive, because we keep his commandments and live the kind of life that he wants. His commandments are these: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and that we love one another as he told us to. Whoever keeps his commandments lives in God and God lives in him. We know that he lives in us by the Spirit that he has given us. It is not every spirit, my dear people, that you can trust; test them, to see if they come from God, there are many false prophets, now, in the world. You can tell the spirits that come from God by this: every spirit which acknowledges that Jesus the Christ has come in the flesh is from God; but any spirit which will not say this of Jesus is not from God, but is the spirit of Antichrist, whose coming you were warned about. Well, now he is here, in the world. Children, you have already overcome these false prophets, because you are from God and you have in you one who is greater than anyone in this world; as for them, they are of the world, and so they speak the language of the world and the world listens to them. But we are children of God, and those who know God listen to us; those who are not of God refuse to listen to us. This is how we can tell the spirit of truth from the spirit of falsehood.
Psalm 2:7-8,10-11
R/ I will give you the nations for your heritage.
- The Lord said to me: ‘You are my Son. It is I who have begotten you this day. Ask and I shall bequeath you the nations, put the ends of the earth in your possession.’
- Now, O kings, understand, take warning, rulers of the earth; serve the Lord with awe and trembling, pay him your homage.
Gospel Acclamation : Mt4:16
Alleluia, Alleluia! The people that lived in darkness has seen a great light; on those who dwell in the land and shadow of death a light has dawned. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17,23-25
Hearing that John had been arrested, Jesus went back to Galilee, and leaving Nazareth he went and settled in Capernaum, a lakeside town on the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali. In this way the prophecy of Isaiah was to be fulfilled: ‘Land of Zebulun! Land of Naphtali! Way of the sea on the far side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations! The people that lived in darkness has seen a great light; on those who dwell in the land and shadow of death a light has dawned.’ From that moment Jesus began his preaching with the message, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.’ He went round the whole of Galilee teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom and curing all kinds of diseases and sickness among the people. His fame spread throughout Syria, and those who were suffering from diseases and painful complaints of one kind or another, the possessed, epileptics, the paralyzed, were all brought to him, and he cured them. Large crowds followed him, coming from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judaea and Transjordania.
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive our oblation, O Lord, by which is brought about a glorious exchange, that, by offering what you have given, we may merit to receive your very self. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Jn 1: 14
We have seen his glory, the glory of an only Son coming from the Father, filled with grace and truth.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, by the power of these holy mysteries, our life may be constantly sustained. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
In the gospel today, Jesus has grown up already. He leaves His hometown, Nazareth and begins His public ministry in Galilee. The enemies of John the Baptist had silenced him but the gospel cannot be silenced. As soon as John had finished his testimony, Jesus begins His ministry in Galilee. His message consists of a command: “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus comes to preach the gospel. He came to tell us the truth about God. His preaching is spontaneous, warmth, a simple directness and a depth of reality. This is all because of His intimate knowledge and union with God. Therefore, He preaches to defeat people’s ignorance about the truth of God.
