by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Aug 24, 2020 | Evangelium
tuesday 25 August 2020
St Joseph of Calasanz (1557 – 1648)
He was born in Aragón, received an excellent education and was ordained priest. After working in his own country for some time he went to Rome, where he worked for the education of the poor and founded a religious congregation for that purpose. His idea was that every child should receive an education. He died in Rome in 1648.
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 85: 1-3
Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, my God. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long.
Collect
O God, who cause the minds of the faithful to unite in a single purpose, grant your people to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, amid the uncertainties of this world, our hearts may be fixed on that place where true gladness is found. 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: 2 Thes 2:1-3,14-17
To turn, brothers, to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we shall all be gathered round him: please do not get excited too soon or alarmed by any prediction or rumour or any letter claiming to come from us, implying that the Day of the Lord has already arrived. Never let anyone deceive you in this way. It cannot happen until the Great Revolt has taken place and the Rebel, the Lost One, has appeared. Through the Good News that we brought he called you to this so that you should share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Stand firm, then, brothers, and keep the traditions that we taught you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who has given us his love and, through his grace, such inexhaustible comfort and such sure hope, comfort you and strengthen you in everything good that you do or say.
Psalm 95(96):10-13
R/ The Lord comes to rule the earth.
- Proclaim to the nations: ‘God is king.’ The world he made firm in its place; he will judge the peoples in fairness.
- 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.
- With justice he will rule the world, he will judge the peoples with his truth.
Gospel Acclamation : Ac 16:14
Alleluia, alleluia! Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26
Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law – justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats and swallowing camels! ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside full of extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup and dish first so that the outside may become clean as well.’
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, who gained for yourself a people by adoption through the one sacrifice offered once for all, bestow graciously on us, we pray, the gifts of unity and peace in your Church. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 103: 13-15
The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O Lord; you bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheer the heart.
Prayer after Communion
Complete within us, O Lord, we pray, the healing work of your mercy and graciously perfect and sustain us, so that in all things we may please you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus says: «Purify the inside first, then the outside too will be purified» (Mt 23:26). This could be true of each and everyone of us! We know how personal hygiene/cleanliness makes us feel fresh and comfortable within and without. Even more so in the spiritual and moral matters, our inner life, will shine forth in good deeds and speak for themselves, if we are clean and pure that will give God fitting worship. “Cleanliness, they say is next to Godliness”. May we continue to aspire for what will make us clean in and out and let our religious acts be born out of true love for God and not pretence.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Aug 24, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
VERT / BLANC
Saint Louis de France
Le visage de Louis IX, roi de France, (1215-1270) a pour trait caractéristique la justice avec laquelle il accomplit sa mission et qui en fait le modèle des rois. Ce tertiaire franciscain, qui soigne les lépreux, ce père de onze enfants qui aime tendrement sa femme, cet homme de prière qui ne voit dans la mort que l’entrée dans la Jérusalem du ciel, est aussi le prince qui veille au bonheur des petites gens sur la terre, le roi qui sait renoncer à accroître son territoire pour le bien de la paix, le chevalier qui risque sa vie pour délivrer le tombeau du Christ.
Saint Joseph Calasanz
Joseph Calasanz (1556-1648) se voua au service des enfants pauvres. Né en Aragon, il fonda à Rome la congrégation des Clercs réguliers des Ecoles pies. Mais sa charité fut mise à l’épreuve par les persécuteurs qui aboutirent, de son vivant, à la suppression de son œuvre par le pape Innocent X. En 1656, l’œuvre de Joseph Calasanz prenait un nouveau départ. Le pape Pie XII devait le proclamer patron des écoles populaires.
Antienne d’ouverture :
Dans son Eglise, le Seigneur a donné la parole à l’évêque saint Augustin ; il l’a rempli de l’esprit de sagesse et d’intelligence, il l’a revêtu de gloire.
Prière d’ouverture
Renouvelle, Seigneur, dans ton Église l’Esprit dont tu as comblé l’évêque saint Augustin ; Pour que, remplis de ce même Esprit, nous n’ayons soif que de toi, source de la vraie sagesse, et ne cherchions que toi, auteur de l’éternel amour.
1ère lecture : 2 Th 2, 1-3a.14-17
Frères, nous avons une demande à vous faire à propos de la venue de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ et de notre rassemblement auprès de lui : si l’on nous attribue une inspiration, une parole ou une lettre prétendant que le jour du Seigneur est arrivé, n’allez pas aussitôt perdre la tête, ne vous laissez pas effrayer. Ne laissez personne vous égarer d’aucune manière. Dieu vous a appelés par notre proclamation de l’Évangile, pour que vous entriez en possession de la gloire de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ. Ainsi donc, frères, tenez bon, et gardez ferme les traditions que nous vous avons enseignées, soit de vive voix, soit par lettre. Que notre Seigneur Jésus Christ lui-même, et Dieu notre Père qui nous a aimés et nous a pour toujours donné réconfort et bonne espérance par sa grâce, réconfortent vos cœurs et les affermissent en tout ce que vous pouvez faire et dire de bien.
Psaume : 95 (96), 10, 11-12a, 12b-13ab, 13bcd
R/ Il vient, le Seigneur, il vient pour juger la terre.
- Allez dire aux nations : « Le Seigneur est roi ! » Le monde, inébranlable, tient bon. Il gouverne les peuples avec droiture.
- 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.
- Le Seigneur vient pour juger la terre. Il jugera le monde avec justice, et les peuples selon sa vérité !
Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Elle est vivante, efficace, la parole de Dieu ; elle juge des intentions et des pensées du cœur. Alléluia. (cf. He 4, 12)
Evangile : Mt 23, 23-26
En ce temps-là, Jésus disait : « Malheureux êtes-vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites, parce que vous payez la dîme sur la menthe, le fenouil et le cumin, mais vous avez négligé ce qui est le plus important dans la Loi : la justice, la miséricorde et la fidélité. Voilà ce qu’il fallait pratiquer sans négliger le reste. Guides aveugles ! Vous filtrez le moucheron, et vous avalez le chameau ! Malheureux êtes-vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites, parce que vous purifiez l’extérieur de la coupe et de l’assiette, mais l’intérieur est rempli de cupidité et d’intempérance ! Pharisien aveugle, purifie d’abord l’intérieur de la coupe, afin que l’extérieur aussi devienne pur. »
Prière sur les offrandes :
En célébrant le mémorial de notre salut, nous te supplions, Seigneur : que le sacrement de ton amour soit pour nous le signe de notre unité et le lien de la charité. Par Jésus Christ.
Antienne De communion : Ps 103, 13-15
« Vous n’avez qu’un seul Maître, le Christ ; vous êtes tous frères »
Prière après la communion :
Que la participation à la table du Christ nous sanctifie Seigneur ; afin que, membres de son corps, nous devenions vraiment ce que nous avons reçu. Par Jésus
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Aug 23, 2020 | Evangelium
monday 24 August 2020
St Bartholomew, Apostle
He was born at Cana and brought by the Apostle Philip to meet Jesus. Nothing further is known for certain. Eusebius speaks of him in India, but the Roman Martyrology has him martyred in Armenia, skinned alive according to the Persian custom. He is a patron saint of the sick.
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 95: 2-3
Proclaim the salvation of God day by day; tell among the nations his glory.
Collect
Strengthen in us, O Lord, the faith, by which the blessed Apostle Bartholomew clung wholeheartedly to your Son, and grant that through the help of his prayers your Church may become for all the nations the sacrament of salvation. 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: Apocalypse 21:9-14
The angel came to speak to me, and said, ‘Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.’ In the spirit, he took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond. The walls of it were of a great height, and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel; on the east there were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name of one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Psalm 144(145):10-13a, 17-18
R/ Your friends, O Lord, make known the glorious splendour of your reign.
- All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and your friends shall repeat their blessing. They shall speak of the glory of your reign and declare your might, O God.
- They make known to men your mighty deeds and the glorious splendour of your reign. Yours is an everlasting kingdom; your rule lasts from age to age.
- The Lord is just in all his ways and loving in all his deeds. He is close to all who call him, who call on him from their hearts.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn 1:49
Alleluia, alleluia! Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel. Alleluia!
Gospel: John 1:45-51
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ ‘From Nazareth?’ said Nathanael ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and see’ replied Philip. When Jesus saw Nathanael coming he said of him, ‘There is an Israelite who deserves the name, incapable of deceit.’ ‘How do you know me?’ said Nathanael. ‘Before Philip came to call you,’ said Jesus ‘I saw you under the fig tree.’ Nathanael answered, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel.’ Jesus replied, ‘You believe that just because I said: I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.’ And then he added ‘I tell you most solemnly, you will see heaven laid open and, above the Son of Man, the angels of God ascending and descending.’
Prayer over the Offerings
As we celebrate anew the feast day of Saint Bartholomew, O Lord, we pray that we may obtain your help through the intercession of the Apostle, in whose honour we bring you this sacrifice of praise. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Lk 22: 29-30
I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred one on me, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
As we celebrate the feast day of the blessed Apostle Bartholomew, we have received the pledge of eternal salvation, O Lord, and we pray that it may be of help to us, both now and for the life to come. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Part of our job as Christians is to lead others to Christ. We imbibe the teachings of Christ so that we can shine for others to see and follow. Philip found Nathaniel and told him he has found the one whom the prophets wrote about. This must be our attitude every day; leading others to Christ. If we cannot do that, then our followership of Christ would make no meaning. Salvation is not only personal but collective. There is only one family of God and we must strive to bring others to Christ just as Philip did.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Aug 23, 2020 | Agenda Biblique
ROUGE
Saint Barthélemy, apôtre
Dans la liste des Douze figurant dans les trois évangiles synoptiques, Barthélemy prend place après Philippe. L’évangile de Jean ne donne pas cette liste, mais il transmet telle parole ou telle intervention de certains Apôtres, ce qui permet d’entrevoir leur personnalité ; c’est le cas pour André, Philippe, Thomas et Jude. C’est aussi le cas pour Barthélemy, si ce nom qui veut dire ‘’fils de Tholomée’’, s’applique à l’ami de Philippe, que Jean appelle Nathanaël. Ce Nathanaël, né à Cana (Jn 21,2), s’en tient aux idées reçues ; il ne cèdera pas à la séduction exercée sur Philippe par un obscur Galiléen, Jésus. Mais cet inconnu lui montre qu’il connaît les secrets de son cœur ; dès lors, Nathanaël se laisse vaincre par la vérité : Jésus est l’envoyé de Dieu, qu’il attendait et qu’il suivra. Comme Thomas, Barthélemy –Nathanaël est un témoin sûr.
Antienne d’ouverture :
Dans son Eglise, le Seigneur a donné la parole à l’évêque saint Augustin ; il l’a rempli de l’esprit de sagesse et d’intelligence, il l’a revêtu de gloire.
Prière d’ouverture
Renouvelle, Seigneur, dans ton Église l’Esprit dont tu as comblé l’évêque saint Augustin ; Pour que, remplis de ce même Esprit, nous n’ayons soif que de toi, source de la vraie sagesse, et ne cherchions que toi, auteur de l’éternel amour.
Lectures de la messe
Première lecture (Ap 21, 9b-14)
Moi, Jean, j’ai vu un ange qui me disait : « Viens, je te montrerai la Femme, l’Épouse de l’Agneau. » En esprit, il m’emporta sur une grande et haute montagne ; il me montra la Ville sainte, Jérusalem, qui descendait du ciel, d’auprès de Dieu : elle avait en elle la gloire de Dieu ; son éclat était celui d’une pierre très précieuse, comme le jaspe cristallin. Elle avait une grande et haute muraille, avec douze portes et, sur ces portes, douze anges ; des noms y étaient inscrits : ceux des douze tribus des fils d’Israël. Il y avait trois portes à l’orient, trois au nord, trois au midi, et trois à l’occident. La muraille de la ville reposait sur douze fondations portant les douze noms des douze Apôtres de l’Agneau. – Parole du Seigneur.
Psaume (Ps 144 (145), 10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18)
R/ Que tes fidèles, Seigneur,
disent la gloire de ton règne. (cf. Ps 144, 12)
Que tes œuvres, Seigneur, te rendent grâce et que tes fidèles te bénissent ! Ils diront la gloire de ton règne, ils parleront de tes exploits. Ils annonceront aux hommes tes exploits, la gloire et l’éclat de ton règne : ton règne, un règne éternel, ton empire, pour les âges des âges. Le Seigneur est juste en toutes ses voies, fidèle en tout ce qu’il fait. Il est proche de ceux qui l’invoquent, de tous ceux qui l’invoquent en vérité.
Alléluia. Alléluia.
Rabbi, c’est toi le Fils de Dieu ! C’est toi le roi d’Israël !
Alléluia. (Jn 1, 49b)
Évangile (Jn 1, 45-51)
En ce temps-là, Philippe trouve Nathanaël et lui dit : « Celui dont il est écrit dans la loi de Moïse et chez les Prophètes, nous l’avons trouvé : c’est Jésus fils de Joseph, de Nazareth. » Nathanaël répliqua : « De Nazareth peut-il sortir quelque chose de bon ? » Philippe répond : « Viens, et vois. » Lorsque Jésus voit Nathanaël venir à lui, il déclare à son sujet : « Voici vraiment un Israélite : il n’y a pas de ruse en lui. » Nathanaël lui demande : « D’où me connais-tu ? » Jésus lui répond : « Avant que Philippe t’appelle, quand tu étais sous le figuier, je t’ai vu. » Nathanaël lui dit : « Rabbi, c’est toi le Fils de Dieu ! C’est toi le roi d’Israël ! » Jésus reprend : « Je te dis que je t’ai vu sous le figuier, et c’est pour cela que tu crois ! Tu verras des choses plus grandes encore. » Et il ajoute : « Amen, amen, je vous le dis : vous verrez le ciel ouvert, et les anges de Dieu monter et descendre au-dessus du Fils de l’homme. » – Acclamons la Parole de Dieu.
Prière sur les offrandes :
En célébrant le mémorial de notre salut, nous te supplions, Seigneur : que le sacrement de ton amour soit pour nous le signe de notre unité et le lien de la charité. Par Jésus Christ.
Antienne De communion : Ps 103, 13-15
« Vous n’avez qu’un seul Maître, le Christ ; vous êtes tous frères »
Prière après la communion :
Que la participation à la table du Christ nous sanctifie Seigneur ; afin que, membres de son corps, nous devenions vraiment ce que nous avons reçu. Par Jésus
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang | Aug 22, 2020 | Evangelium
sunday 23 August 2020
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PSALTER I
St Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617)
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Entrance Antiphon: Ps 85: 1-3
Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, my God. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long.
Collect
O God, who cause the minds of the faithful to unite in a single purpose, grant your people to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, amid the uncertainties of this world, our hearts may be fixed on that place where true gladness is found. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Isaiah 22:19-23
Thus says the Lord of Hosts to Shebna, the master of the palace: I dismiss you from your office, I remove you from your post, and the same day I call on my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah. I invest him with your robe, gird him with your sash, entrust him with your authority; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the House of Judah. I place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; should he open, no one shall close, should he close, no one shall open. I drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a throne of glory for his father’s house.
Psalm 137(138):1-3, 6, 8
R/ Your love, O Lord, is eternal: discard not the work of your hands.
- I thank you, Lord, with all my heart: you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will bless you. I will adore before your holy temple.
- I thank you for your faithfulness and love, which excel all we ever knew of you. On the day I called, you answered; you increased the strength of my soul.
- The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly and the haughty he knows from afar. Your love, O Lord, is eternal, discard not the work of your hands.
Second reading: Romans 11:33-36
How rich are the depths of God – how deep his wisdom and knowledge – and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his methods! Who could ever know the mind of the Lord? Who could ever be his counsellor? Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything? All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. To him be glory for ever! Amen.
Gospel Acclamation: 2 Co 5:19
Alleluia, alleluia! God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. Alleluia!
Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’ Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, who gained for yourself a people by adoption through the one sacrifice offered once for all, bestow graciously on us, we pray, the gifts of unity and peace in your Church. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 103: 13-15
The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O Lord; you bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheer the heart.
Prayer after Communion
Complete within us, O Lord, we pray, the healing work of your mercy and graciously perfect and sustain us, so that in all things we may please you. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus asked a very pertinent question. Peter in his turn speaks up and gives the opinion of others. This is very common among us. We tend to give the opinion of others instead of saying what lies deep within our hearts. We are fond of sending others to the fore-front. Jesus then asks a personal question to Peter; “but you, who do you say I am?” Jesus is asking the same to you and I today. Who is Jesus for you. Do you believe in his saving power? God is not going to use human language but spiritual words which only loving hearts can hear. The above question is about Jesus’ relationship to us with us, and only when we answer this question that we would be certain about how we are going on this journey of salvation.
