Monday October 7, 2024
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY (MEMORIAL)
Office: Memorial, Psalter Week 3,
Mass and Preface of the Memorial;
Vestment: White
Today’s Rosary: The Joyful Mystery
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FIRST READING
I did not receive the Gospel from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Christ.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians (Galatians 1:6-12)
Brethren: I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel — not that there is another gospel, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, If any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed. Am I now seeking the favour of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ. For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man’s gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
The word of the Lord
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 111:1b-2.7-8.9 and 10c (R. 5b)
R/. The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.
Or: Alleluia.
I will praise the Lord with all my heart,
in the meeting of the just and the assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who delight in them. R/.
His handiwork is justice and truth;
his precepts are all of them sure,
standing firm forever and ever,
wrought in uprightness and truth. R/.
R/. The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.
Or: Alleluia.
He has sent redemption to his people,
and established his covenant forever.
Holy his name, to be feared.
His praise endures forever! R/.
ALLELUIA John 13:34
Alleluia. A new commandment I give to you, says the Lord, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“Who is my neighbour?”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (Luke 10:25-37)
At that time: Behold, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered right; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back. ’ Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed mercy on him.” And Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
The message of truth is one message that must be re-echoed and sustained. However, we must note that many people long to hear what is pleasing to them, just as many preachers also long to tell people what they desire to hear. This attitude destroys true faith and it is not good. Sincerity to the gospel must be upheld by teachers of the gospel just as followers of Christ must seek the truth and nothing else. Just as Paul draws our attention to the table of truth, Jesus’ teaching on true love for neighbour cannot be undermined. The question who is my neighbour asked by the lawyer in the gospel of today is also being asked by all of us Christians. The simple answer given by Jesus is that our neighbour is every human being created in the image and likeness of God. Consequently, our love must know no bounds whether tribal, religious or cultural. This is the truth we must uphold.
BLESSING FOR THE NEW WEEK
Thank you Lord for this new day and this new week. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for your mercy and love.
Accompany us in all that we shall do and may your grace help us to do the right thing at all times so that we will please you and be blessed by you.
May your truth be on our lips always and may we be willing and ready to accept the truth so that we will be healed.
I pray that God will shower his blessings upon you in a special way so that this new week shall bring joy, progress, increase in faith and prosperity to you and your household.
May Jesus the giver of every good gift lead you to your blessings. Amen.
Be truthful in your dealings and you will be blessed
Meditation: Luke 4:16-30
PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL
REFLECTION AND PRAYERS TO ST JOSEPH
When God, destines anyone for a particular office, he gives him the graces that fit him for it. Therefore, since God chose St. Joseph to fill the office of father over the person of the incarnate word, we must certainly believe that he conferred upon him all the sanctity which belonged to such an office. Gerson says that among other privileges Joseph had three which were special to him.
1. That he was sanctified in his mother’s womb, as were Jeremiah’s and St. John the Baptist.
2. That he was at the same time confirmed in grace.
3. That he was always exempt from the inclinations of concupiscence-a privilege with which St. Joseph by the merit of his purity, favours his devout clients by delivering them from carnal appetites.
Let Us Pray
St. Joseph, shining light of chastity, preserve the angelic virtue in me.
THE MIRACULOUS 54-DAY ROSARY NOVENA, 8TH SEPT. TO 31ST OCT. 2024
LAST 27 DAYS IN THANKSGIVING
GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
DAY 3 THANKSGIVING: Heavenly Father on this Miraculous 54-Day Rosary Novena, we bow our hearts to you and pray, we give you thanks for all you’ve done especially for the gift of Your son Jesus and his Mother Mary. With thankful hearts, we praise You our God who like a loving parent never denies his children good things. Thank you for hearing all our petitions and granting them. May your name be praised for evermore. Amen.
1. + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Sign of the cross.
2. Hail Mary.
3. Prayer before the recitation of the rosary
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses full blown white roses, tinged with the red of the passion, to remind thee of thy glories, fruits of the sufferings of thy Son and thee each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother.
4. Say: The Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, Glory Be.
The Resurrection – Our Father, 10 Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of faith and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Ascension – Our Father, 10 Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of hope and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit – Our Father, 10 Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Assumption of Mary – Our Father, 10 Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of union with Christ and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Coronation of the Blessed Mother – Our Father, 10 Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of union with thee and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
6. Say: The Hail Holy Queen.
7. Let us pray: O God whose only begotten son by his life death………..
8. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9. Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow in thanksgiving for (specify request) which thou in thy love hast obtained for me. Hail, Mary, etc.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit amen.
