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Mt 8:5-11
#	Douay-Rheims	Vulgate
5	And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,	cum autem introisset Capharnaum accessit ad eum centurio rogans eum
6	And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented.	et dicens Domine puer meus iacet in domo paralyticus et male torquetur
7	And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.	et ait illi Iesus ego veniam et curabo eum
8	And the centurion, making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.	et respondens centurio ait Domine non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur puer meus
9	For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.	nam et ego homo sum sub potestate habens sub me milites et dico huic vade et vadit et alio veni et venit et servo meo fac hoc et facit
10	And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.	audiens autem Iesus miratus est et sequentibus se dixit amen dico vobis non inveni tantam fidem in Israhel
11	And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:	dico autem vobis quod multi ab oriente et occidente venient et recumbent cum Abraham et Isaac et Iacob in regno caelorum

ROMAN MISSAL | DOUAY RHEIMS TEXTS

Dómine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum:
sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea.

Dómine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum:
sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea.

Dómine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum:
sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea.

-----------------†JMJ†-----------------
Monday, 1st Week in Advent
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ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
See Jer 31:10 and Is 35:4
Audíte verbum Dómini, gentes, et annuntiáte illud in fínibus terræ
Ecce Salvátor noster advéniet, et íam nolíte timére.
Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations,
and declare it in the islands that are afar off
Say to the fainthearted: Take courage, and fear not:
God himself will come.

OPENING PRAYER
Lord our Godl
help us to prepare
for the coming of Christ your Son.
May he find us waiting eager in joyful prayer.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son.

I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault
--strike the breast--
in my thoughts and in my words
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.

FIRST READING – Is 4:2-6
They sang the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb.

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying:
We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel:
only let us be called by thy name, take away our reproach.

In that day the bud of the Lord shall be in magnificence and glory,
and the fruit of the earth shall be high,
and a great joy to them that shall have escaped of Israel.

And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall be left in Sion,
and that shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called holy,
every one that is written in life in Jerusalem.

If the Lord shall wash away the filth of the daughters of Sion,
and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of the midst thereof,
by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

And the Lord will create upon every place of mount Sion,

and where he is called upon, a cloud by day,
and a smoke and the brightness of a flaming fire in the night:
for over all the glory shall be a protection.

And there shall be a tabernacle
for a shade in the daytime from the heat,
and for a security and covert from the whirlwind,
and from rain.
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2 "The bud of the Lord"... That is, Christ.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM – Ps 121:1-9
In domum Dómini lætántes ibimus.
(NAB: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

I rejoiced at the things that were said to me:
We shall go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city,
which is compact together.

For thither did the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord:
the testimony of Israel,
to praise the name of the Lord.
Because their seats have sat in judgment,
seats upon the house of David.

Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem:
and abundance for them that love thee.
Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.

For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours,
I spoke peace of thee.

Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I have sought good things for thee.

ALLELUIA – Ps 79:4
Veni ad liberándum nos, Dómine deus noster;
osténde fáciem tuam, et salvi érimus.
Alleluia, alleluia
Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
Alleluia, alleluia.

(NAB: Come and save us, Lord or God,
let your face shine upon us that we may be saved.)

GOSPEL – Mt 8:5-11
Many will come from the east and the west into the Kingdom of heaven.

And when he had entered into Capharnaum,
there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
And saying,
Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy,
and is grieviously tormented.

And Jesus saith to him:
I will come and heal him.
And the centurion making answer, said:
Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:
but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
For I also am a man subject to authority,
having under me soldiers; and I say to this,
Go, and he goeth, and to another,
Come, and he cometh, and to my servant,
Do this, and he doeth it.

And Jesus hearing this, marvelled;
\and said to them that followed him:
Amen I say to you,
I have not found so great faith in Israel.

And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west,
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac,
and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:

But the children of the kingdom
shall be cast out into the exterior darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And Jesus said to the centurion:
Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee.
And the servant was healed at the same hour.

ROMAN MISSAL | DOUAY RHEIMS TEXTS

November 29, 2004

Presence of God

Grace I Ask:
Lord, give me the realization of my need for this weapon in my battle as a Christian and a Sodalist.

The Idea
This meditation and the two following bring to a close the first main division of the battle, dislodging the enemy. We have taken a long look at sin. We have seen its results. And now we are sure we want no part of it.

Our work, then, is cut out for us: rooting out our habits of sin, planting habits of virtue. And here we get a sure-fire weapon--The Particular Examination--with its double action, offensive and defensive. We'll use it at night during our general examination of conscience.

First, its defensive action. The target is one sinful habit strangling our soul. Aim at a particular one, and only one. Work on the exterior habits first, the ones that other notice. Each night we write down how often this habit has mastered us during that day. Notice where, when, with whom. Make plans against these weak spots.

In preparing for weekly confession, concentrate on this particular fault. Under such concentrated fire, no evil habit can last long. Target remains the same until demolished.

On the offensive, we'll use the Particular Examination to gain a good habit, for instance, recalling to mind that God is here and now present within me. Again, just one at a time. Each night we'll check up: how often did I recall God's presence today?

Concentrate. It will grow.

I Speak to God:
Oh my God, this is just the strategy I need. It is going to call for some real soul power to stick to it day after day. But I know it will work. Others, like Francis of Assisi and Mother Cabrini have used it toward becoming saints. Often I will be tempted to forget about it, give it up.

That's when I"ll need and extra push from you. With you, I know I can succeed. What fault should I start with?

Thought for the Day:
"My God, show me where I should begin?

MENTAL PRAYER: Challenge to the Lay Apostle
Theologians Sodality Academy (St. Marys, KS; 1958)