by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 28, 2020 | Evangelium
thursday 29 October 2020
St Colman MacDuagh (632)
He was the son of an Irish chieftain. He was educated at Saint Enda’s monastery in the Aran Islands. Thereafter he was a recluse, living in prayer fasting. With the King of Connaught he founded the monastery of Kilmacduagh which he governed as abbot-bishop.
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Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 104: 3-4
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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 : Ephesians 6:10-20
Grow strong in the Lord, with the strength of his power. Put God’s armour on so as to be able to resist the devil’s tactics. For it is not against human enemies that we have to struggle, but against the Sovereignties and the Powers who originate the darkness in this world, the spiritual army of evil in the heavens. That is why you must rely on God’s armour, or you will not be able to put up any resistance when the worst happens, or have enough resources to hold your ground. So stand your ground, with truth buckled round your waist, and integrity for a breastplate, wearing for shoes on your feet the eagerness to spread the gospel of peace and always carrying the shield of faith so that you can use it to put out the burning arrows of the evil one. And then you must accept salvation from God to be your helmet and receive the word of God from the Spirit to use as a sword. Pray all the time, asking for what you need, praying in the Spirit on every possible occasion. Never get tired of staying awake to pray for all the saints; and pray for me to be given an opportunity to open my mouth and speak without fear and give out the mystery of the gospel of which I am an ambassador in chains; pray that in proclaiming it I may speak as boldly as I ought to.
Psalm 143(144):1-2, 9-10
R/ Blessed be the Lord, my rock.
- Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my arms for battle, who prepares my hands for war.
- He is my love, my fortress; he is my stronghold, my savior my shield, my place of refuge. He brings peoples under my rule.
- To you, O God, will I sing a new song; I will play on the ten-stringed lute to you who give kings their victory, who set David your servant free.
Gospel Acclamation : Ps 147:12, 15
Alleluia, alleluia! O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! He sends out his word to the earth. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 13:31-35
Some Pharisees came up to Jesus. ‘Go away’ they said. ‘Leave this place, because Herod means to kill you.’ He replied, ‘You may go and give that fox this message: Learn that today and tomorrow I cast out devils and on the third day attain my end. But for today and tomorrow and the next day I must go on, since it would not be right for a prophet to die outside Jerusalem. ‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I longed to gather your children, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you refused! So be it! Your house will be left to you. Yes, I promise you, you shall not see me till the time comes when you say: ‘Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, we pray, O Lord, on the offerings we make to your majesty, that whatever is done by us in your service may be directed above all to your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 19: 6
We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.
Prayer after Communion
May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs, we may one day possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
In the Christian life we battle against spiritual rulers and authorities (the powerful evil forces of fallen angels headed by Satan). To withstand their attacks, we must depend on God’s strength and grace and use every piece of his armour. Paul is not only giving this counsel to the church, the body of Christ but to all individuals within the church. The whole body needs to be armed. As you do battle against “the powers of this dark world”, fight with the strength of the church whose power comes from the Holy Spirit. Evil forces are also visible in structural evil. We should equally strive to overcome this.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 28, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
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Saint Narcisse, évêque
Il présida le concile de Palestine qui décida de célébrer Pâques un dimanche et non au jour anniversaire du 14 nisan. Il mourut plus que centenaire.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 104, 3-4
Soyez dans la joie, vous qui cherchez Dieu. Cherchez le Seigneur et sa force, sans vous lasser, recherchez son visage.
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, augmente en nous la foi, l’espérance et la charité. Et pour que nous puissions obtenir ce que tu promets, fais-nous aimer ce que tu commandes. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture
« Prenez l’équipement de combat donné par Dieu ; ainsi, vous pourrez tout mettre en œuvre pour tenir bon » (Ep 6, 10-20)
Lecture de la lettre de saint Paul apôtre aux Éphésiens
Frères,
puisez votre énergie dans le Seigneur
et dans la vigueur de sa force.
Revêtez l’équipement de combat donné par Dieu,
afin de pouvoir tenir contre les manœuvres du diable.
Car nous ne luttons pas contre des êtres de sang et de chair,
mais contre les Dominateurs de ce monde de ténèbres,
les Principautés, les Souverainetés,
les esprits du mal qui sont dans les régions célestes.
Pour cela, prenez l’équipement de combat donné par Dieu ;
ainsi, vous pourrez résister
quand viendra le jour du malheur,
et tout mettre en œuvre pour tenir bon.
Oui, tenez bon,
ayant autour des reins le ceinturon de la vérité,
portant la cuirasse de la justice,
les pieds chaussés de l’ardeur à annoncer l’Évangile de la paix,
et ne quittant jamais le bouclier de la foi,
qui vous permettra d’éteindre
toutes les flèches enflammées du Mauvais.
Prenez le casque du salut
et le glaive de l’Esprit, c’est-à-dire la parole de Dieu.
En toute circonstance,
que l’Esprit vous donne de prier et de supplier :
restez éveillés,
soyez assidus à la supplication pour tous les fidèles.
Priez aussi pour moi :
qu’une parole juste me soit donnée
quand j’ouvre la bouche pour faire connaître avec assurance
le mystère de l’Évangile
dont je suis l’ambassadeur, dans mes chaînes.
Priez donc afin que je trouve dans l’Évangile
pleine assurance pour parler comme je le dois.
– Parole du Seigneur.
Psaume
(Ps 143 (144), 1, 2, 9-10)
R/ Béni soit le Seigneur, mon rocher ! (Ps 143, 1a)
Béni soit le Seigneur, mon rocher !
Il exerce mes mains pour le combat,
il m’entraîne à la bataille.
Il est mon allié, ma forteresse,
ma citadelle, celui qui me libère ;
il est le bouclier qui m’abrite,
il me donne pouvoir sur mon peuple.
Pour toi, je chanterai un chant nouveau,
pour toi, je jouerai sur la harpe à dix cordes,
pour toi qui donnes aux rois la victoire
et sauves de l’épée meurtrière David, ton serviteur.
Alléluia. Alléluia.
Béni soit notre roi,
celui qui vient au nom du Seigneur.
Paix dans le ciel et gloire au plus haut des cieux !
Alléluia. (Lc 19, 38 ; 2, 14)
Évangile
« Il ne convient pas qu’un prophète périsse en dehors de Jérusalem » (Lc 13, 31-35)
Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Luc
En ce jour-là,
quelques pharisiens s’approchèrent de Jésus pour lui dire :
« Pars, va-t’en d’ici :
Hérode veut te tuer. »
Il leur répliqua :
« Allez dire à ce renard :
voici que j’expulse les démons et je fais des guérisons
aujourd’hui et demain,
et, le troisième jour, j’arrive au terme.
Mais il me faut continuer ma route
aujourd’hui, demain et le jour suivant,
car il ne convient pas
qu’un prophète périsse en dehors de Jérusalem.
Jérusalem, Jérusalem,
toi qui tues les prophètes
et qui lapides ceux qui te sont envoyés,
combien de fois ai-je voulu rassembler tes enfants
comme la poule rassemble ses poussins sous ses ailes,
et vous n’avez pas voulu !
Voici que votre temple est abandonné à vous-mêmes.
Je vous le déclare :
vous ne me verrez plus
jusqu’à ce que vienne le jour où vous direz :
Béni soit celui qui vient au nom du Seigneur ! »
– Acclamons la Parole de Dieu.
Prière sur les offrandes :
Regarde les présents déposés devant toi, Seigneur notre Dieu. Permets que notre célébration contribue d’abord à ta gloire. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 19, 6
Joyeux d’être sauvés, nous acclamons le nom de notre Dieu.
Prière après la communion :
Que tes sacrements, Seigneur, achèvent de produire en nous ce qu’ils signifient, afin que nous entrions un jour en pleine possession du mystère que nous célébrons dans ces rites. Par Jésus.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 27, 2020 | Evangelium
wednesday 28 October 2020
Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles
Jude, also called Thaddaeus, is the apostle who at the Last Supper asked the Lord why he showed himself only to the disciples and not to the world. For many centuries he was scarcely venerated because people confused him with Judas Iscariot. He is the patron saint of lost and desperate causes.
Simon is eleventh in the list of the twelve Apostles. He is known as Simon the Zealot, but nothing else is known about him. His other name of “Simon Cananaeus” simply adapts another Hebrew word for “zeal” and has nothing to do with the town of Cana..
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Entrance Antiphon
These are the holy men whom the Lord chose in his own perfect love; to them he gave eternal glory.
Collect
O God, who by the blessed Apostles have brought us to acknowledge your name, graciously grant, through the intercession of Saints Simon and Jude, that the Church may constantly grow by increase of the peoples who believe in 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: Ephesians 2:19-22
You are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit.
Psalm 18(19):2-5
R/ Their word goes forth through all the earth.
- The heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands. Day unto day takes up the story and night unto night makes known the message.
- No speech, no word, no voice is heard yet their span extends through all the earth, their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
Gospel Acclamation: Te Deum
Alleluia, alleluia! We praise you, O God, we acknowledge you to be the Lord. The glorious company of the apostles praise you, O Lord. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 6:12-16
Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor.
Prayer over the Offerings
As we venerate the perpetual glory of the holy Apostles Simon and Jude, O Lord, we ask that you receive our prayers and lead us to worthy celebration of the sacred mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Jn 14: 23
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
Prayer after Communion
Having received this Sacrament, O Lord, we humbly implore you in the Holy Spirit, that what we do to honour the glorious passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude may keep us ever in your love. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The Catholic Church is maligned in many arenas. Our leaders are scorned in the media and hammered by the general public. Dissent from within the Church also plagues our leaders. Failures of Church leaders are trumpeted from every public forum, while their virtuous acts receive little notice. This is not much different from the time of Jesus. The apostles were “men of no standing” (Acts 4:13). They were “a spectacle to the universe,” “fools on Christ’s account,” “the world’s refuse, the scum of all” (1 Cor 4:9, 10, 13). Throughout history, Church leaders have had their failings. Many apologists note that the fact the Catholic Church still exists is proof that God leads the Church, for no institution with our failings and weaknesses could stand if God was not holding it up. Rejoice that you are resting upon the shoulders of the apostles and the bishops, the successors of the apostles.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 27, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
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Saints Simon et Jude, apôtres
Le surnom de zélote, donné à Simon, indique dans quel parti l’appel de Jésus a été le chercher : il était l’un de ces violents qui voulaient rétablir le royaume d’Israël en soulevant le peuple de Dieu contre les occupants païens. Devenu l’un des Douze, il apprendra de son Maître les chemins de l’humble douceur qui mènent par la croix au Royaume de Dieu. La violence du zélote fera place à la force du témoin du Christ crucifié.
Quant à Jude, appelé aussi Thaddée, la question qu’il pose à Jésus après la Cène montre qu’il attendait un Messie dont la manifestation s’imposerait à l’univers. Jésus, dans sa réponse, lui apprend et nous apprend comment il se manifeste : à travers ceux qui croient en son amour et y répondent par un amour fidèle ; en eux, il est présent avec son Père.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 104, 3-4
Soyez dans la joie, vous qui cherchez Dieu. Cherchez le Seigneur et sa force, sans vous lasser, recherchez son visage.
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, augmente en nous la foi, l’espérance et la charité. Et pour que nous puissions obtenir ce que tu promets, fais-nous aimer ce que tu commandes. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture
« Intégrés dans la construction qui a pour fondations les Apôtres » (Ep 2, 19-22)
Lecture de la lettre de saint Paul Apôtre aux Éphésiens
Frères,
vous n’êtes plus des étrangers ni des gens de passage,
vous êtes concitoyens des saints,
vous êtes membres de la famille de Dieu,
car vous avez été intégrés dans la construction
qui a pour fondations les Apôtres et les prophètes ;
et la pierre angulaire, c’est le Christ Jésus lui-même.
En lui, toute la construction s’élève harmonieusement
pour devenir un temple saint dans le Seigneur.
En lui, vous êtes, vous aussi, les éléments d’une même construction
pour devenir une demeure de Dieu par l’Esprit Saint.
– Parole du Seigneur.
Psaume
(Ps18 (19), 2-3, 4-5ab)
R/ Par toute la terre s’en va leur message. (cf. Ps 18, 5a)
Les cieux proclament la gloire de Dieu,
le firmament raconte l’ouvrage de ses mains.
Le jour au jour en livre le récit
et la nuit à la nuit en donne connaissance.
Pas de paroles dans ce récit,
pas de voix qui s’entende ;
mais sur toute la terre en paraît le message
et la nouvelle, aux limites du monde.
Alléluia. Alléluia.
À toi, Dieu, notre louange !
Toi que les Apôtres glorifient,
nous t’acclamons : tu es Seigneur !
Alléluia.
Évangile
« Il en choisit douze auxquels il donna le nom d’Apôtres » (Lc 6, 12-19)
Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Luc
En ces jours-là,
Jésus s’en alla dans la montagne pour prier,
et il passa toute la nuit à prier Dieu.
Le jour venu,
il appela ses disciples et en choisit douze
auxquels il donna le nom d’Apôtres :
Simon, auquel il donna le nom de Pierre,
André son frère,
Jacques, Jean, Philippe, Barthélemy,
Matthieu, Thomas,
Jacques fils d’Alphée,
Simon appelé le Zélote,
Jude fils de Jacques,
et Judas Iscariote, qui devint un traître.
Jésus descendit de la montagne avec eux
et s’arrêta sur un terrain plat.
Il y avait là un grand nombre de ses disciples
et une grande multitude de gens
venus de toute la Judée, de Jérusalem,
et du littoral de Tyr et de Sidon.
Ils étaient venus l’entendre
et se faire guérir de leurs maladies ;
ceux qui étaient tourmentés par des esprits impurs
retrouvaient la santé.
Et toute la foule cherchait à le toucher,
parce qu’une force sortait de lui
et les guérissait tous.
– Acclamons la Parole de Dieu.
Prière sur les offrandes :
Regarde les présents déposés devant toi, Seigneur notre Dieu. Permets que notre célébration contribue d’abord à ta gloire. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 19, 6
Joyeux d’être sauvés, nous acclamons le nom de notre Dieu.
Prière après la communion :
Que tes sacrements, Seigneur, achèvent de produire en nous ce qu’ils signifient, afin que nous entrions un jour en pleine possession du mystère que nous célébrons dans ces rites. Par Jésus.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 26, 2020 | Evangelium
tuesday 27 October 2020
He was abbot of Meath and later came to Iona. He died in 548 and his grave on Iona was greatly revered. As a result the Vikings chose Otteran, the titular guardian of their ancestors’ ashes, as patron of the city of Waterford in 1096. He is now patron saint of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore.
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 104: 3-4
Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice; turn to the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, increase our faith, hope and charity, and make us love what you command, so that we may merit what you promise. 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 : Ephesians 5:21-33
Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives to their husbands, in everything. Husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her in water with a form of words, so that when he took her to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless. In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love his wife is for him to love himself. A man never hates his own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church, because it is his body – and we are its living parts. For this reason, a man must leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one body. This mystery has many implications; but I am saying it applies to Christ and the Church. To sum up; you too, each one of you, must love his wife as he loves himself; and let every wife respect her husband.
Psalm 127(128):1-5
R/ O blessed are those who fear the Lord.
- O 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.
- Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house; your children like shoots of the olive, around your table.
- Indeed thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days of your life!
Gospel Acclamation : Jn 15:15
Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 13:18-21
Jesus said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like a mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden: it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.’ Another thing he said, ‘What shall I compare the kingdom of God with? It is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Look, we pray, O Lord, on the offerings we make to your majesty, that whatever is done by us in your service may be directed above all to your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 19: 6
We will ring out our joy at your saving help and exult in the name of our God.
Prayer after Communion
May your Sacraments, O Lord, we pray, perfect in us what lies within them, that what we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess in truth. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Submitting to another person is an often misunderstood concept. It does not mean becoming dormant. Christ, at whose name “every knee must bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (Phil 2:10), submitted his will to his Father and we know Christ by following hs example. When we submit to God we become more willing to obey his commands to submit to others, that is, to subordinate our rights to theirs. In a marriage relationship both husband and wife are called to submit. For the wife it means following her husband’s leadership in Christ. For the husband it means putting aside his own interest in order to care for his wife.
