Saturday May 25, 2024
ST BEDE THE VENERABLE, P. D
ST GREGORY VII, PP.
ST MARY MAGDALENE DE’ PAZZI, V. (OPT. MEM.)
OR B.V.M ON SATURDAY
office: Psalter Week 3
Mass of the day or of the Memorial
Preface of day or Memorial
Vestment: Green/White
Today’s Rosary: Joyful Mystery
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Vespers I of the Most Holy Trinity
FIRST READING
“The prayer of a righteous man has great power.”
A reading from the Letter of Saint James (James 5: 13-20)
Beloved: Is any one among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects. Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit. My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
The word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalml4l: 1-2.3 and 5 (R. 2a)
R/. O Lord, let my prayer be accepted as incense before you.
I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me!
Hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer be accepted as incense before you,
the raising of my hands like an evening oblation. R/.
Set, O Lord, a guard on my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips!
To you my eyes are turned, O Lord, my Lord.
In you I take refuge; spare my soul! R/.
ALLELUIA Matthew 11:25
Alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
“Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 10:13-16)
At that time: They were bringing children to Jesus, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
The Gospel of the Lord.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Childlikeness is a virtue of the kingdom of God. Anyone who wishes to enjoy God’s provisions and intimacy should come to Jesus in his word and sacraments like a child. Children are free, forgiven, humble, simple, obedient, open and honest. Only those who are childlike could come to Jesus like the little children so that he could lay his hands on them through the priests or elders of the Church. Do not cut away your communion with the Church. Come to Jesus in the Church to receive blessings, protection, healing, strength, and forgiveness through the hands of the priest and pastors of the Church.
PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL IN HONOUR OF B.V.M
Our Mother Mary was chosen by God for the purpose of being the Mother of His only begotten Son and she accepted this role and bore a lasting fruit for God.
Our responsibility in this life is to do God’s will and to bear fruits of love for Him. God will make demands of us from time to time in this life and when we submit our will and accept His own will we will be able to find the joy and inner peace that our Mother Mary found when she let God’s will be done in her life. Our Mother Mary is a sure help for you when you desire to do God’s will.
Let us pray,
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for choosing me to be your child, help me to say yes to you always as your Mother did and may the will of God for my life come to perfect fulfilment. Through the intercession of our blessed Mother Mary, May Almighty God bless you: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Meditation: John 15:18-21
