by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Dec 30, 2019 | Agenda Biblique
Mardi 31 Décembre 2019
Saint Sylvestre 1er, pape
Sylvestre gouverna l’Église de Rome au lendemain de la paix constantinienne, de 314 à 335. Il consacra la basilique du Latran, et ce fut sous son pontificat que le 1er concile de Nicée (325) condamna l’hérésie arienne. La protection de Constantin s’exprimait par une ingérence de l’empereur dans les affaires ecclésiastiques, ce qui n’était pas pour faciliter la tâche du pape. Constantin fut généreux pour l’Église, mais sa célèbre Donation à sylvestre n’est qu’un document apocryphe du 8e siècle, destinée à justifier la souveraineté temporelle des papes à l’époque où furent constitués les états pontificaux.
Blanc
Antienne d’ouverture
Un enfant nous est né, un fils nous a été donné ; l’insigne du pouvoir est sur son épaule ; on l’appelle Messager de Dieu.
Prière d’ouverture
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, tu as voulu que tout effort de l’homme vers toi trouve son origine et son achèvement dans l’incarnation de ton Fils ; Accorde-nous d’être comptés dans la part du Christ qui résume en lui la part du genre humain. Lui qui.
Première lecture : 1 Jean 2, 18-21
Mes enfants, c’est la dernière heure et, comme vous l’avez appris, un anti-Christ, un adversaire du Christ, doit venir ; or, il y a dès maintenant beaucoup d’anti-Christs ; nous savons ainsi que c’est la dernière heure. Ils sont sortis de chez nous mais ils n’étaient pas des nôtres ; s’ils avaient été des nôtres, ils seraient demeurés avec nous. Mais pas un d’entre eux n’est des nôtres, et cela devait être manifesté. Quant à vous, c’est de celui qui est saint que vous tenez l’onction, et vous avez tous la connaissance. Je ne vous ai pas écrit que vous ignorez la vérité, mais que vous la connaissez, et que de la vérité ne vient aucun mensonge.
Psaume 95 (96), 1-2a, 11-12a, 12b- 13ab
R/ Joie au ciel ! Exulte la terre ! 95, 11
- Chantez au Seigneur un chant nouveau, chantez au Seigneur, terre entière, chantez au Seigneur et bénissez son nom !
- Joie au ciel ! Exulte la terre ! Les masses de la mer mugissent, la campagne tout entière est en fête.
- Les arbres des forêts dansent de joie devant la face du Seigneur, car il vient, car il vient pour juger la terre.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Le Verbe s’est fait chair, cf. il a établi parmi nous sa demeure. À tous ceux qui l’ont reçu, il a donné de pouvoir devenir enfants de Dieu. Alléluia. (Jn 1, 14a.12a)
Évangile : Jean 1, 1-18
Au commencement était le Verbe, et le Verbe était auprès de Dieu, et le Verbe était Dieu. Il était au commencement auprès de Dieu. C’est par lui que tout est venu à l’existence, et rien de ce qui s’est fait ne s’est fait sans lui. En lui était la vie, et la vie était la lumière des hommes ; la lumière brille dans les ténèbres, et les ténèbres ne l’ont pas arrêtée. Il y eut un homme envoyé par Dieu ; son nom était Jean. Il est venu comme témoin, pour rendre témoignage à la Lumière, afin que tous croient par lui. Cet homme n’était pas la Lumière, mais il était là pour rendre témoignage à la Lumière. Le Verbe était la vraie Lumière, qui éclaire tout homme en venant dans le monde. Il était dans le monde, et le monde était venu par lui à l’existence, mais le monde ne l’a pas reconnu. Il est venu chez lui, et les siens ne l’ont pas reçu. Mais à tous ceux qui l’ont reçu, il a donné de pouvoir devenir enfants de Dieu, eux qui croient en son nom. Ils ne sont pas nés du sang, ni d’une volonté charnelle, ni d’une volonté d’homme : ils sont nés de Dieu. Et le Verbe s’est fait chair, il a habité parmi nous, et nous avons vu sa gloire, la gloire qu’il tient de son Père comme Fils unique, plein de grâce et de vérité. Jean le Baptiste lui rend témoignage en proclamant : « C’est de lui que j’ai dit : Celui qui vient derrière moi est passé devant moi, car avant moi il était. » Tous nous avons eu part à sa plénitude, nous avons reçu grâce après grâce ; car la Loi fut donnée par Moïse, la grâce et la vérité sont venues par Jésus Christ. Dieu, personne ne l’a jamais vu ; le Fils unique, lui qui est Dieu, lui qui est dans le sein du Père, c’est lui qui l’a fait connaître.
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 la communion
Dieu a envoyé son Fils unique dans le monde pour que nous vivions par lui.
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
Dieu nous parle par son Fils ; contemplons sa parole d’amour. Le verbe s’est fait chair, Dieu a envoyé son Fils comme Sauveur du monde. Nul n’a jamais vu Dieu, mais dans ce Fils, en Jésus, sa tendresse, sa bonté, son amour pour nous sont devenus visibles et palpables. Comme il est grand, l’amour dont la Père nous a comblés. Lorsque le Fils paraîtra, nous lui serons semblables parce que nous le verrons tel qu’il est. Avec une telle espérance, demeurons en Jésus et aimons comme lui a aimé. Voici venue la dernière heure de cette année, l’occasion de penser à la dernière heure du monde, à notre dernière heure, à l’instant où l’éternité fera irruption dans notre vie. Le vrai bilan de cette année n’est celui de nos calculatrices, mais celui qui s’est imprimé au jour le jour sur la bande de l’histoire qui part du sein de Père au sein du Père en traversant chacune de nos journées. Alors, hâte-toi, aujourd’hui dans l’humilité et l’action de grâce, de reprendre cette année en offrande à l’infinie Miséricorde.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Dec 30, 2019 | Evangelium
Tuesday 31 December 2019
Psalter Prop
Pope St Sylvester I (d. 335)
He was made Pope in 314 and ruled the Church during the reign of the newly-converted Emperor Constantine. His life has been so accredited with pious legends that very little else is known about him for certain, but his reign as Pope is the eighth longest on record.
White/ Solemnity
Entrance Antiphon: Is 9: 5
A child is born for us, and a son is given to us; his sceptre of power rests upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Messenger of great counsel.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who in the Nativity of your Son established the beginning and fulfillment of all religion, grant, we pray, that we may be numbered among those who belong to him, in whom is the fullness of human salvation. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: 1 John 2:18-21
Children, these are the last days; you were told that an Antichrist must come, and now several antichrists have already appeared; we know from this that these are the last days. Those rivals of Christ came out of our own number, but they had never really belonged; if they had belonged, they would have stayed with us; but they left us, to prove that not one of them ever belonged to us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and have all received the knowledge. It is not because you do not know the truth that I am writing to you but rather because you know it already and know that no lie can come from the truth.
Psalm 95 (96):1-2, 11-13
R/ Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
1) sing a new song to the Lord, sing to the Lord all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his help day by day,.
2) Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad, let the sea and all within it thunder praise, let the land and all it bears rejoice, all the trees of the wood shout for joy at the presence of the Lord for he comes, he comes to rule the earth..
3) With justice he will rule the world, he will judge the peoples with his truth.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! A hallowed day has dawned upon us. Come, you nations, worship the Lord, for today a great light has shone down upon the earth. Alleluia!
Gospel: John 1:1-18+
In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him. All that came to be had life in him and that life was the light of men, a light that shines in the dark, a light that darkness could not overpower. A man came, sent by God. His name was John. He came as a witness, as a witness to speak for the light, so that everyone might believe through him. He was not the light, only a witness to speak for the light. The Word was the true light that enlightens all men; and he was coming into the world. He was in the world that had its being through him, and the world did not know him. He came to his own domain and his own people did not accept him. But to all who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to all who believe in the name of him who was born not out of human stock or urge of the flesh or will of man but of God himself. The Word was made flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory that is his as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. John appears as his witness. He proclaims: ‘This is the one of whom I said: He who comes after me ranks before me because he existed before me.’ Indeed, from his fullness we have, all of us, received – yes, grace in return for grace, since, though the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; it is the only Son, who is nearest to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
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 4: 9
God sent his Only Begotten Son into the world, so that we might have life through him.
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
Today, the last day of the year, is a good day to take stock of the year now ending and to make resolutions for the year about to begin. This is the right moment to reflect on our actions over the past year and see if we have been, like John the Baptist, a light to others, or have been a source of darkness for them. We ask God for pardon for whatever sin of commission or of omission we might have committed, especially our failure to love one another and to share what we received freely from God with the poor and the needy around us. Let us make good use of the graces God has in store for us during this new year. Whenever we meet challenges, may we turn them into victories by turning to God always and starting anew with a good confession. We make our prayer through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Dec 29, 2019 | Evangelium
Monday 30 December 2019
Psalter Prop
St. Anysia
Martyr of Greece. She was a wealthy woman of Salonika, in Thessaly, who used her personal funds to aid the poor. A soldier accosted her in the street and tried to drag her to a pagan sacrifice. Anysia resisted and was killed when the soldier attacked her with his sword.
White/ Solemnity
Entrance Antiphon: Wis 18: 14-15
When a profound silence covered all things and night was in the middle of its course, your all-powerful Word, O Lord, bounded from heaven’s royal throne.
Collect
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that the newness of the Nativity in the flesh of your Only Begotten Son may set us free, for ancient servitude holds us bound beneath the yoke of sin. 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 2:12-17
I am writing to you, my own children, whose sins have already been forgiven through his name; I am writing to you, fathers, who have come to know the one who has existed since the beginning; I am writing to you, young men, who have already overcome the Evil One; I have written to you, children, because you already know the Father; I have written to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who has existed since the beginning; I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and God’s word has made its home in you, and you have overcome the Evil One. You must not love this passing world or anything that is in the world. The love of the Father cannot be in any man who loves the world, because nothing the world has to offer – the sensual body, the lustful eye, pride in possessions – could ever come from the Father but only from the world; and the world, with all it craves for, is coming to an end; but anyone who does the will of God remains for ever.
Psalm 95 (96):7-10
R/ Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
1) Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give the Lord glory and power; give the Lord the glory of his name.
2) Bring an offering and enter his courts, worship the Lord in his temple. O earth, tremble before him.
3) Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’ The world he made firm in its place; he will judge the peoples in fairness.
Gospel Acclamation: Heb 1:1-2
Alleluia, alleluia! At various times in the past and in various different ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but in our own time, the last days, he has spoken to us through his Son. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 2:36-40
There was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer. She came by just at that moment and began to praise God; and she spoke of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem. When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went back to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. Meanwhile the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God’s favour was with him.
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: Jn 1: 16
From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
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
The birth of our Lord is revealed by three kinds of witnesses in three different ways. First, there are the shepherds, who are the first to hear of the birth of the Redeemer from the angel. Then there are the Three Wise men from the East, the Magi, who follow a star to Bethlehem; it is they who announce to an astonished king and his court the birth of the Messiah. Third, we have Simeon, the righteous and devout man, and the prophetess Anna, whom the Holy Spirit lead to the Lord. All these witnesses, no matter how insignificant their lives may seem in human eyes, become instruments the Holy Spirit uses to make Christ known to the world. In his plan of redemption God sometimes uses simple souls to do much good to mankind.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Dec 28, 2019 | Evangelium
Sunday 29 December 2019
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH: Feast
Psalter Prop
St Thomas Becket (1118 – 1170)
White/ Solemnity
Entrance Antiphon: Lk 2: 16
The shepherds went in haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger.
Collect
O God, who were pleased to give us the shining example of the Holy Family, graciously grant that we may imitate them in practising the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity, and so, in the joy of your house, delight one day in eternal rewards. 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: Ecclesiasticus 3:3-7, 14-17
The Lord honours the father in his children, and upholds the rights of a mother over her sons. Whoever respects his father is atoning for his sins, he who honours his mother is like someone amassing a fortune. Whoever respects his father will be happy with children of his own, he shall be heard on the day when he prays. Long life comes to him who honours his father, he who sets his mother at ease is showing obedience to the Lord. My son, support your father in his old age, do not grieve him during his life. Even if his mind should fail, show him sympathy, do not despise him in your health and strength; for kindness to a father shall not be forgotten but will serve as reparation for your sins.
Psalm 127 (128):1-5
R/ O blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways!
1) blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways! By the labour of your hands you shall eat. You will be happy and prosper.
2) Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; your children like shoots of the olive, around your table.
3) Indeed thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life!
Second reading: Colossians 3:12-21
You are God’s chosen race, his saints; he loves you, and you should be clothed in sincere compassion, in kindness and humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with one another; forgive each other as soon as a quarrel begins. The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same. Over all these clothes, to keep them together and complete them, put on love. And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called together as parts of one body. Always be thankful. Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God; and never say or do anything except in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, give way to your husbands, as you should in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and treat them with gentleness. Children, be obedient to your parents always, because that is what will please the Lord. Parents, never drive your children to resentment or you will make them feel frustrated.
Gospel Acclamation: Col 3:15, 16
Alleluia, alleluia! May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts; let the message of Christ find a home with you. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
After the wise men had left, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do away with him.’ So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed until Herod was dead. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: I called my son out of Egypt After Herod’s death, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you and go back to the land of Israel, for those who wanted to kill the child are dead.’ So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, went back to the land of Israel. But when he learnt that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as ruler of Judaea he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he left for the region of Galilee. There he settled in a town called Nazareth. In this way the words spoken through the prophets were to be fulfilled: ‘He will be called a Nazarene.’
Prayer over the Offerings
We offer you, Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation, humbly asking that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mother of God and Saint Joseph, you may establish our families firmly in your grace and your peace. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Bar 3: 38
Our God has appeared on the earth, and lived among us.
Prayer after Communion
Bring those you refresh with this heavenly Sacrament, most merciful Father, to imitate constantly the example of the Holy Family, so that, after the trials of this world, we may share their company for ever. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The prophet Hosea (11:1) speaks of a child who comes out of Egypt and is a son of God. This prediction finds fulfillment in Jesus Christ, whose parents, as we hear in the Gospel, take him to Egypt to shield him from Herod’s murderous anger. He is brought back to the land of Israel when Herod dies. But then Herod is succeeded by his son, Archelaus, who is even crueler than his father. Joseph, the model of a father, is again instructed to take Mary his wife and their son Jesus to the tiny and insignificant village of Nazareth. We pray for fathers of families who, like Saint Joseph, strive to protect their families from the cruelty of temporal rulers. Saint Joseph, foster father of Jesus, may you help the fathers of our families to protect their own families with the same resolve as you protected your holy family of Nazareth. Amen.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Dec 28, 2019 | Agenda Biblique
Dimanche 29 Décembre 2019
Saint Famille
Saint David
Blanc
Antienne d’ouverture : Lc 2, 16
Les bergers vinrent en hâte, et ils trouvèrent Marie et Joseph avec le nouveau-né couché dans une crèche.
Prière d’ouverture
Tu as voulu, Seigneur, que la Sainte Famille nous soit donnée en exemple; Accorde-nous la grâce de pratiquer, comme elle, les vertus familiales et d’être unis par les liens de ton amour, avant de nous retrouver pour l’éternité dans la joie de ta maison. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Si 3, 2-6.12-14
Le Seigneur glorifie le père dans ses enfants, il renforce l’autorité de la mère sur ses fils. Celui qui honore son père obtient le pardon de ses péchés, celui qui glorifie sa mère est comme celui qui amasse un trésor. Celui qui honore son père aura de la joie dans ses enfants, au jour de sa prière il sera exaucé. Celui qui glorifie son père verra de longs jours, celui qui obéit au Seigneur donne du réconfort à sa mère. Mon fils, soutiens ton père dans sa vieillesse, ne le chagrine pas pendant sa vie. Même si son esprit l’abandonne, sois indulgent, ne le méprise pas, toi qui es en pleine force. Car ta miséricorde envers ton père ne sera pas oubliée, et elle relèvera ta maison si elle est ruinée par le péché.
Psaume 127 (128), 1-2, 3, 4-5
R/ Heureux qui craint le Seigneuret marche selon ses voies ! (Ps 127, 1)
- Heureux qui craint le Seigneur et marche selon ses voies ! Tu te nourriras du travail de tes mains : Heureux es-tu ! À toi, le bonheur !
- Ta femme sera dans ta maison comme une vigne généreuse, et tes fils, autour de la table, comme des plants d’olivier.
- Voilà comment sera béni l’homme qui craint le Seigneur. De Sion, que le Seigneur te bénisse ! Tu verras le bonheur de Jérusalem tous les jours de ta vie.
Deuxième lecture : Col 3, 12-21
Frères, puisque vous avez été choisis par Dieu, que vous êtes sanctifiés, aimés par lui, revêtez-vous de tendresse et de compassion, de bonté, d’humilité, de douceur et de patience. Supportez-vous les uns les autres, et pardonnez-vous mutuellement si vous avez des reproches à vous faire. Le Seigneur vous a pardonné: faites de même. Par-dessus tout cela, ayez l’amour, qui est le lien le plus parfait. Et que, dans vos cœurs, règne la paix du Christ à laquelle vous avez été appelés, vous qui formez un seul corps. Vivez dans l’action de grâce. Que la parole du Christ habite en vous dans toute sa richesse; instruisez-vous et reprenez-vous les uns les autres en toute sagesse ; par des psaumes, des hymnes et des chants inspirés, chantez à Dieu, dans vos cœurs, votre reconnaissance. Et tout ce que vous dites, tout ce que vous faites, que ce soit toujours au nom du Seigneur Jésus, en offrant par lui votre action de grâce à Dieu le Père. Vous les femmes, soyez soumises à votre mari ; dans le Seigneur, c’est ce qui convient. Et vous les hommes, aimez votre femme, ne soyez pas désagréables avec elle. Vous les enfants, obéissez en toute chose à vos parents ; cela est beau dans le Seigneur. Et vous les parents, n’exaspérez pas vos enfants ; vous risqueriez de les décourager.
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Que, dans vos cœurs, règne la paix du Christ ; que la parole du Christ habite en vous dans toute sa richesse ! Alléluia. (Col 3, 15a.16a)
Évangile : Mt 2, 13-15.19-23
Après le départ des mages, voici que l’ange du Seigneur apparaît en songe à Joseph et lui dit : « Lève-toi ; prends l’enfant et sa mère, et fuis en Égypte. Reste là-bas jusqu’à ce que je t’avertisse, car Hérode va rechercher l’enfant pour le faire périr. » Joseph se leva ; dans la nuit, il prit l’enfant et sa mère, et se retira en Égypte, où il resta jusqu’à la mort d’Hérode, pour que soit accomplie la parole du Seigneur prononcé par le prophète : D’Égypte, j’ai appelé mon fils. Après la mort d’Hérode, voici que l’ange du Seigneur apparaît en songe à Joseph en Égypte et lui dit : « Lève-toi ; prends l’enfant et sa mère, et pars pour le pays d’Israël, car ils sont morts, ceux qui en voulaient à la vie de l’enfant. » Joseph se leva, prit l’enfant et sa mère, et il entra dans le pays d’Israël. Mais, apprenant qu’Arkélaüs régnait sur la Judée à la place de son père Hérode, il eut peur de s’y rendre. Averti en songe, il se retira dans la région de Galilée et vint habiter dans une ville appelée Nazareth, pour que soit accomplie la parole dite par les prophètes: Il sera appelé Nazaréen.
Prière sur les offrandes
En t’offrant, Seigneur, le sacrifice qui nous réconcilie avec toi, nous te supplions humblement: À la prière de la Vierge Marie, Mère de Dieu, et à la prière de saint Joseph, affermis nos familles dans ta grâce et la paix. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ba 3, 38
Notre Dieu est apparu sur la terre ; il a vécu parmi les hommes.
Prière après la communion
Toi qui nous as fortifiés par cette communion, accorde à nos familles, Père très aimant, la grâce d’imiter la famille de ton Fils, et de goûter avec elle, après les difficultés de cette vie, le bonheur sans fin. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Syméon et Anne incarnent l’attente fervente du peuple de l’Alliance. Ils se trouvent au Temple à l’instant précis où Jésus est présenté au Temple, manifestant qu’il est venu non pas abolir la loi mais l’accomplir en plénitude. C’est alors que la rencontre peut avoir lieu : la rencontre de deux désirs, celui de tout un peuple et celui de Dieu. Anne et Syméon reconnaissent en lui l’espérance du peuple. Pour que le projet d’amour de Dieu puisse être accueilli, il faudra toujours des hommes et des femmes de désirs. Pour que la rencontre puisse avoir lieu, Dieu a toujours besoin d’hommes et de femmes qui, se laissent conduire par l’Esprit, sachent être présents au bon moment et reconnaître les merveilles de Dieu et les annoncer. En serons-nous ?
