by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 23, 2020 | Evangelium
saturday 24 October 2020
Saint Antony Mary Claret (1807 – 1870)
BVM
He was born in 1807 and ordained priest in 1835. His uncompromising preaching raised hostility against him. In 1849 he founded a missionary institute of priests: Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretian Missionaries). He antagonized the slave owners, and attempts were made on his life. In 1868, revolution caused him to go into exile in France, where he died in 1870.
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Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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 4:7-16
Each one of us has been given his own share of grace, given as Christ allotted it. It was said that he would: When he ascended to the height, he captured prisoners, he gave gifts to men. When it says, ‘he ascended’, what can it mean if not that he descended right down to the lower regions of the earth? The one who rose higher than all the heavens to fill all things is none other than the one who descended. And to some, his gift was that they should be apostles; to some, prophets; to some, evangelists; to some, pastors and teachers; so that the saints together make a unity in the work of service, building up the body of Christ. In this way we are all to come to unity in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, until we become the perfect Man, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself. Then we shall not be children any longer, or tossed one way and another and carried along by every wind of doctrine, at the mercy of all the tricks men play and their cleverness in practising deceit. If we live by the truth and in love, we shall grow in all ways into Christ, who is the head by whom the whole body is fitted and joined together, every joint adding its own strength, for each separate part to work according to its function. So the body grows until it has built itself up, in love.
Psalm 121(122):1-5
R/ I rejoiced when I heard them say: ‘Let us go to God’s house.’
- I rejoiced when I heard them say: ‘Let us go to God’s house.’ And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
- Jerusalem is built as a city strongly compact. It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord.
- For Israel’s law it is, there to praise the Lord’s name. There were set the thrones of judgement of the house of David.
Gospel Acclamation : Ps 144:13
Alleluia, alleluia! The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. Alleluia!
Gospel : Luke 13:1-9
Some people arrived and told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose these Galileans who suffered like that were greater sinners than any other Galileans? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell and killed them? Do you suppose that they were more guilty than all the other people living in Jerusalem? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.’ He told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none. He said to the man who looked after the vineyard, “Look here, for three years now I have been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut it down: why should it be taking up the ground?” “Sir,” the man replied “leave it one more year and give me time to dig round it and manure it: it may bear fruit next year; if not, then you can cut it down.”’
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 32: 18-19
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
The gospel offers the parable of the fig tree. The owner saw the tree as useless since it hadn’t produced fruit. But the gardener begged him to spare the tree so that he could spend more time to attend to the tree’s needs of nourishment and care. Is this not how God views us? Perhaps in others’ or our own view, we are discouraged…we give up hope of growing into God’s spirit and we are ready to throw in the towel. We are tired – we don’t know where to turn for hope as we struggle with our worries of the day. But God says, ‘…no wait…perhaps with more care… you will bear fruit…become more of who you are and can be.’ We are in God’s spirit and God’s spirit is within us. But how do we work with the spirit of God? By not turning our back on the living/dynamic presence of the spirit? How do we assist others and ourselves to see that spirit Within? Of course, this is by breathing life into our sagging spirit to burn with God’s life.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 23, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
VERT / BLANC
Saint Antoine-Marie Claret
Doué d’énergie et de sens pratique, Antoine-Marie (1807-1870) fut un prédicateur infatigable et un écrivain religieux très influent dans sa Catalogne natale, puis aux Canaries, enfin à Cuba, où il fut archevêque de Santiago de 1859 à 1867. Son action en faveur des esclaves noirs lui attira la haine de ses oppresseurs, qui attentèrent quinze fois à sa vie. Choisi comme confesseur de la reine d’Espagne, il fut en butte à la calomnie. A la suite d’une révolution, il suivit la reine dans son exil en France et mourut à l’abbaye de Fontfroide. Son œuvre se prolonge grâce à l’Institut missionnaire qu’il fonda en 1849, les Fils du Cœur Immaculé de Marie ou Clarétains.
Saint Magloire ; saint Florentin
Formé à l’école monastique par saint Iltud et devenu moine, Magloire suivit saint Samson, fondateur de l’évêché de Dol, qui voulait passer en Armorique. Magloire fut même désigné par saint Samson comme son successeur à l’évêché. Mais au bout de trois ans, il abdiqua, gagné qu’il était par une vie d’ermitage.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 16, 6 .8
Je t’appelle, mon Dieu, car tu peux me répondre. Écoute-moi! Entends ce que je dis. Garde-moi comme la prunelle de l’œil; sois mon abri, protège-moi.
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, Fais-nous toujours vouloir ce que tu veux et servir ta gloire d’un coeur sans partage. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture : Ep 4, 7-16
Frères, à chacun d’entre nous, la grâce a été donnée selon la mesure du don fait par le Christ. C’est pourquoi l’Écriture dit : Il est monté sur la hauteur, il a capturé des captifs, il a fait des dons aux hommes. Que veut dire : Il est monté ? – Cela veut dire qu’il était d’abord descendu dans les régions inférieures de la terre. Et celui qui était descendu est le même qui est monté au-dessus de tous les cieux pour remplir l’univers. Et les dons qu’il a faits, ce sont les Apôtres, et aussi les prophètes, les évangélisateurs, les pasteurs et ceux qui enseignent. De cette manière, les fidèles sont organisés pour que les tâches du ministère soient accomplies et que se construise le corps du Christ, jusqu’à ce que nous parvenions tous ensemble à l’unité dans la foi et la pleine connaissance du Fils de Dieu, à l’état de l’Homme parfait, à la stature du Christ dans sa plénitude. Alors, nous ne serons plus comme des petits enfants, nous laissant secouer et mener à la dérive par tous les courants d’idées, au gré des hommes qui emploient la ruse pour nous entraîner dans l’erreur. Au contraire, en vivant dans la vérité de l’amour, nous grandirons pour nous élever en tout jusqu’à celui qui est la Tête, le Christ. Et par lui, dans l’harmonie et la cohésion, tout le corps poursuit sa croissance, grâce aux articulations qui le maintiennent, selon l’énergie qui est à la mesure de chaque membre. Ainsi le corps se construit dans l’amour.
Psaume : 121 (122), 1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5
R/ Dans la joie, nous irons à la maison du Seigneur.
- Quelle joie quand on m’a dit : « Nous irons à la maison du Seigneur ! » Maintenant notre marche prend fin devant tes portes, Jérusalem !
- Jérusalem, te voici dans tes murs : ville où tout ensemble ne fait qu’un ! C’est là que montent les tribus, les tribus du Seigneur.
- C’est là qu’Israël doit rendre grâce au nom du Seigneur. C’est là le siège du droit, le siège de la maison de David.
Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Je ne prends pas plaisir à la mort du méchant, dit le Seigneur. Qu’il se détourne de sa conduite, et qu’il vive ! Alléluia. (cf. Ez 33, 11)
Evangile : Lc 13, 1-9
En ce temps-là, des gens qui se trouvaient là rapportèrent à Jésus l’affaire des Galiléens que Pilate avait fait massacrer, mêlant leur sang à celui des sacrifices qu’ils offraient. Jésus leur répondit : « Pensez-vous que ces Galiléens étaient de plus grands pécheurs que tous les autres Galiléens, pour avoir subi un tel sort ? Eh bien, je vous dis : pas du tout ! Mais si vous ne vous convertissez pas, vous périrez tous de même. Et ces dix-huit personnes tuées par la chute de la tour de Siloé, pensez-vous qu’elles étaient plus coupables que tous les autres habitants de Jérusalem ? Eh bien, je vous dis : pas du tout ! Mais si vous ne vous convertissez pas, vous périrez tous de même. » Jésus disait encore cette parabole : « Quelqu’un avait un figuier planté dans sa vigne. Il vint chercher du fruit sur ce figuier, et n’en trouva pas. Il dit alors à son vigneron : “Voilà trois ans que je viens chercher du fruit sur ce figuier, et je n’en trouve pas. Coupe-le. À quoi bon le laisser épuiser le ol ?” Mais le vigneron lui répondit : “Maître, laisse-le encore cette année, le temps que je bêche autour pour y mettre du fumier. Peut-être donnera-t-il du fruit à l’avenir. Sinon, tu le couperas.” »
Prière sur les offrandes :
Accorde-nous, Seigneur, de te servir à cet autel en toute liberté d’esprit. Ainsi ta grâce pourra nous purifier dans le mystère que nous célébrons. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 32, 18-19
Le Seigneur veille sur ceux qui le craignent, sur ceux qui espèrent son amour, pour les préserver de la mort, les garder en vie aux jours de famine.
Prière après la communion :
Seigneur, fais-nous trouver des forces neuves dans cette communion aux réalités du ciel. Assure-nous tes bienfaits ici-bas et instruis-nous des richesses de ton Royaume. Par Jésus.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 22, 2020 | Evangelium
friday 23 October 2020
Saint John of Capistrano (1386 – 1456)
He was born in Capistrano in the Abruzzi in 1386. He joined the Friars Minor and was ordained. John preached a crusade against the invading Turks in 1456 and took part in the battles that kept Christian Europe safe from Turkish invasion. He died of the Plague in 1456. He is the patron saint of military chaplains.
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Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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 4:1-6
I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.
Psalm 23(24):1-6
R/ Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
- The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm.
- Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, who desires not worthless things.
- He shall receive blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Gospel Acclamation: Ps 94:8
Alleluia, alleluia! Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 12:54-59
Jesus said to the crowds: ‘When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rain is coming, and so it does. And when the wind is from the south you say it will be hot, and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times? ‘Why not judge for yourselves what is right? For example: when you go to court with your opponent, try to settle with him on the way, or he may drag you before the judge and the judge hand you over to the bailiff and the bailiff have you thrown into prison. I tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very last penny.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 32: 18-19
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Today’s gospel is clear in its teaching. We are directed to forgive each other and move on with our lives. If we are caught in the middle of a disagreement, Jesus says to stop and settle it right there. It doesn’t matter who is right or wrong – just settle it. Get that dissension out of the way so we can to be sent by him to serve. Why are we so reluctant? What will it cost us to forgive? What are we willing to do to put down the grudges we hold, the anger and fears and resentment, and ask Jesus for forgiveness for our stubbornness? Only in that place of healing can we see what we have been missing all along – Jesus standing in front of us, holding our face in his hands, telling us how much he loves and needs us.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 22, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
VERT / BLANC
Saint Jean de Capistran, prêtre
Gouverneur de Pérouse, Jean (1386-1456) a trente ans quand il entre chez les Franciscains. Prêtre en 1425, il parcourt l’Europe, y propageant la dévotion au Nom de Jésus. Il prêche la croisade qui enraye les progrès des Turcs, battus à Belgrade en 1456. Auparavant, il avait été au Concile de Florence où il avait amené les Arméniens en vue de l’union des Eglises séparées. A cette unité de l’Eglise, compromise par le grand schisme d’Occident, il travailla toute sa vie.
Antienne d’ouverture : Ps 16, 6 .8
Je t’appelle, mon Dieu, car tu peux me répondre. Écoute-moi! Entends ce que je dis. Garde-moi comme la prunelle de l’œil; sois mon abri, protège-moi.
Prière d’ouverture :
Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, Fais-nous toujours vouloir ce que tu veux et servir ta gloire d’un coeur sans partage. Par Jésus Christ.
1ère lecture :Ep 4, 1-6
Frères, moi qui suis en prison à cause du Seigneur, je vous exhorte donc à vous conduire d’une manière digne de votre vocation : ayez beaucoup d’humilité, de douceur et de patience, supportez-vous les uns les autres avec amour ; ayez soin de garder l’unité dans l’Esprit par le lien de la paix. Comme votre vocation vous a tous appelés à une seule espérance, de même il y a un seul Corps et un seul Esprit. Il y a un seul Seigneur, une seule foi, un seul baptême, un seul Dieu et Père de tous, au-dessus de tous, par tous, et en tous.
Psaume : 23 (24), 1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R/ Voici le peuple de ceux qui cherchent ta face, Seigneur.
- Au Seigneur, le monde et sa richesse, la terre et tous ses habitants ! C’est lui qui l’a fondée sur les mers et la garde inébranlable sur les flots.
- Qui peut gravir la montagne du Seigneur et se tenir dans le lieu saint ? L’homme au cœur pur, aux mains innocentes, qui ne livre pas son âme aux idoles
- Il obtient, du Seigneur, la bénédiction, et de Dieu son Sauveur, la justice. Voici le peuple de ceux qui le cherchent ! Voici Jacob qui recherche ta face !
Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Tu es béni, Père, Seigneur du ciel et de la terre, tu as révélé aux tout-petits les mystères du Royaume ! Alléluia. (cf. Mt 11, 25)
Evangile : Lc 12, 54-59
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait aux foules : « Quand vous voyez un nuage monter au couchant, vous dites aussitôt qu’il va pleuvoir, et c’est ce qui arrive. Et quand vous voyez souffler le vent du sud, vous dites qu’il fera une chaleur torride, et cela arrive. Hypocrites ! Vous savez interpréter l’aspect de la terre et du ciel ; mais ce moment-ci, pourquoi ne savez-vous pas l’interpréter ? Et pourquoi aussi ne jugez- vous pas par vous-mêmes ce qui est juste ? Ainsi, quand tu vas avec ton adversaire devant le magistrat, pendant que tu es en chemin mets tout en œuvre pour t’arranger avec lui, afin d’éviter qu’il ne te traîne devant le juge, que le juge ne te livre à l’huissier, et que l’huissier ne te jette en prison. Je te le dis : tu n’en sortiras pas avant d’avoir payé jusqu’au dernier centime. »
Prière sur les offrandes :
Accorde-nous, Seigneur, de te servir à cet autel en toute liberté d’esprit. Ainsi ta grâce pourra nous purifier dans le mystère que nous célébrons. Par Jésus.
Antienne de la communion : Ps 32, 18-19
Le Seigneur veille sur ceux qui le craignent, sur ceux qui espèrent son amour, pour les préserver de la mort, les garder en vie aux jours de famine.
Prière apres la communion :
Seigneur, fais-nous trouver des forces neuves dans cette communion aux réalités du ciel. Assure-nous tes bienfaits ici-bas et instruis-nous des richesses de ton Royaume. Par Jésus.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Oct 21, 2020 | Evangelium
thursday 22 October 2020
Saint John Paul II (1920-2005)
He became in 1964, Archbishop of Kraków and took part in the Second Vatican Council. On 16 October 1978 he was elected pope and took the name John Paul II. He is remembered for his exceptional apostolic zeal, particularly for families, young people and the sick. He departed peacefully in the Lord in 2005. He was canonized by Pope Francis on 27 April, the Second Sunday of Easter 2014.
Green/White
Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; in the shadow of your wings protect me.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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 3:14-21
This is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural, takes its name: Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth; until, knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter fullness of God. Glory be to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine; glory be to him from generation to generation in the Church and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Psalm 32(33):1-2,4-5, 11-12, 18-19
R/ The Lord fills the earth with his love.
- Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just; for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp, with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs.
- For the word of the Lord is faithful and all his works to be trusted. The Lord loves justice and right and fills the earth with his love.
- His own designs shall stand for ever, the plans of his heart from age to age. They are happy, whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as his own.
- The Lord looks on those who revere him, on those who hope in his love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn 8:12
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the light of the world, says the Lord; anyone who follows me will have the light of life. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 12:49-53
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and how great is my distress till it is over! ‘Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three; the father divided against the son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray, a sincere respect for your gifts, that, through the purifying action of your grace, we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 32: 18-19
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that, benefiting from participation in heavenly things, we may be helped by what you give in this present age and prepared for the gifts that are eternal. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus has “come to bring fire to the earth”. He begins this by dismantling associations held together by factors which are not in accordance with His will. Do you have mixed motives in your relations? Is your family staying together in pure love, or are there other factors? Cooperate with Jesus as He picks out any sins, selfishness, or self-deception in your family. Then ask Jesus to give to your family gifts in keeping with the riches of His glory, interior strength through the working of His Spirit, His indwelling, and charity as its root and foundation. After this, you and your family will be able to grasp fully, with all the holy ones, the breadth and length and height and depth of Christ’s love, and experience this love which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may attain the fullness of God Himself.
