Posted on 01/18/2006 7:51:12 AM PST by Salvation
Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I
1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
David spoke to Saul:
“Let your majesty not lose courage.
I am at your service to go and fight this Philistine.”
But Saul answered David,
“You cannot go up against this Philistine and fight with him,
for you are only a youth, while he has been a warrior from his youth.”
David continued:
“The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear,
will also keep me safe from the clutches of this Philistine.”
Saul answered David, “Go! the LORD will be with you.”
Then, staff in hand, David selected five smooth stones from the wadi
and put them in the pocket of his shepherd’s bag.
With his sling also ready to hand, he approached the Philistine.
With his shield bearer marching before him,
the Philistine also advanced closer and closer to David.
When he had sized David up,
and seen that he was youthful, and ruddy, and handsome in appearance,
the Philistine held David in contempt.
The Philistine said to David,
“Am I a dog that you come against me with a staff?”
Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods
and said to him, “Come here to me,
and I will leave your flesh for the birds of the air
and the beasts of the field.”
David answered him:
“You come against me with sword and spear and scimitar,
but I come against you in the name of the LORD of hosts,
the God of the armies of Israel that you have insulted.
Today the LORD shall deliver you into my hand;
I will strike you down and cut off your head.
This very day I will leave your corpse
and the corpses of the Philistine army for the birds of the air
and the beasts of the field;
thus the whole land shall learn that Israel has a God.
All this multitude, too,
shall learn that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves.
For the battle is the LORD’s and he shall deliver you into our hands.”
The Philistine then moved to meet David at close quarters,
while David ran quickly toward the battle line
in the direction of the Philistine.
David put his hand into the bag and took out a stone,
hurled it with the sling,
and struck the Philistine on the forehead.
The stone embedded itself in his brow,
and he fell prostrate on the ground.
Thus David overcame the Philistine with sling and stone;
he struck the Philistine mortally, and did it without a sword.
Then David ran and stood over him;
with the Philistine’s own sword which he drew from its sheath
he dispatched him and cut off his head.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10
R. (1) Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
My refuge and my fortress,
my stronghold, my deliverer,
My shield, in whom I trust,
who subdues my people under me.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
O God, I will sing a new song to you;
with a ten-stringed lyre I will chant your praise,
You who give victory to kings,
and deliver David, your servant from the evil sword.
R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!
Gospel
Mk 3:1-6
Jesus entered the synagogue.
There was a man there who had a withered hand.
They watched Jesus closely
to see if he would cure him on the sabbath
so that they might accuse him.
He said to the man with the withered hand,
“Come up here before us.”
Then he said to the Pharisees,
“Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil,
to save life rather than to destroy it?”
But they remained silent.
Looking around at them with anger
and grieved at their hardness of heart,
Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”
He stretched it out and his hand was restored.
The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel
with the Herodians against him to put him to death.
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From: 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
David and Goliath (Continuation)
From: Mark 3:1-6
The Curing of the Man with a Withered Hand
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Feria (Week of prayer for Christian unity) |
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Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.
Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today who are not thinking of motherhood.
Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image - as well as theirs - made for eternal life.
Dispel their fear and selfishness and give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother can give.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.
O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia.
A suitable hymn may be inserted at this point.
| Psalm 76 (77) |
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| Remembering the works of the Lord |
| I cried out loud to the Lord, cried out to God, and he turned to me. In my time of trouble I sought for God, my hands stretched out all night long, tireless in supplication. My soul will not be consoled: I think of God, and I sigh; I meditate, and my spirit fails. You have kept me awake, my eyes open; in my distress, I did not speak. I pondered on the days of old, thought through the immemorial years. In the night I meditated in my heart. I was troubled, and I asked my soul: Will God reject you for ever, will he never again take you into his favour? Has his kindness ended for ever, his word come to an end for all generations? Will God forget to show mercy, will he lock up his mercies in his anger? And I said, “I am wounded indeed, that the Most High has changed”. I will remember the works of the Lord. I will remember your wonders, from the beginning. I will ponder on all you have done, think deeply through all your great deeds. O God, your ways are holy: what god is as great as our God? You are God, you work wonders, you made known your strength to your people. By your own action you redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and of Joseph. The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and writhed, stirred up even to their depths. The clouds poured down water, the clouds sounded their voice, your arrows shot forth. Your voice thundered in the whirlwind, your lightnings lit up the world, the earth trembled and shook. Your way led through the sea, your paths through the great waters, your steps left no trace behind them. You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| Canticle | 1 Samuel 2 |
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| The song of Hannah, mother of Samuel | |
| My heart rejoices in the Lord, my strength is raised up in the name of my God. I cry out in triumph over my enemies as I rejoice in your deliverance. No-one is like the Lord, for he is holy; no-one is like our God, for he is strong. Do not pile boasting upon boasting: keep proud words far from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of all knowledge and the judge of all actions. The bow of the mighty is broken, and the weak are clothed in strength. Those who fed well must hire themselves out, for bread; but the hungry are hungry no longer. The barren woman has given birth to many; but she who had many sons is left desolate. The Lord brings death and brings life; he leads down to the underworld and rescues from it. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he lays low and raises up. He lifts the needy from the dust and the poor from the dunghill to sit among princes to sit on the throne of glory. To the Lord belong the poles of the earth; from them he has suspended the world. He will keep safe the feet of his chosen, but the impious will be silent in the darkness – for it is not by his own strength that a man becomes strong. The Lord grinds down his enemies: he will thunder on them from the heavens. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth, give dominion to his king, and raise up the standard of his anointed one. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
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| Psalm 96 (97) |
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| The glory of God in his judgements |
| The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice, let the many islands be glad. Clouds and dark mist surround him, his throne is founded on law and justice. Fire precedes him, burning up his enemies all around. His lightnings light up the globe; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains flow like wax at the sight of the Lord, at the sight of the Lord the earth dissolves. The heavens proclaim his justice and all peoples see his glory. Let them be dismayed, who worship carved things, who take pride in the images they make. All his angels, worship him. Sion heard and was glad, the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgements, O Lord. For you are the Lord, the Most High over all the earth, far above all other gods. You who love the Lord, hate evil! The Lord protects the lives of his consecrated ones: he will free them from the hands of sinners. A light has arisen for the just, and gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice, you just, in the Lord and proclaim his holiness. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| A short Bible reading and responsory may follow here. |
| Canticle | Benedictus |
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| The Messiah and his forerunner | |
| Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and brought about their redemption. He has raised up the sign of salvation in the house of his servant David, as he promised through the mouth of the holy ones, his prophets through the ages: to rescue us from our enemies and all who hate us, to take pity on our fathers, to remember his holy covenant and the oath he swore to Abraham our father, that he would give himself to us, that we could serve him without fear – freed from the hands of our enemies – in uprightness and holiness before him, for all of our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High: for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his path, to let his people know their salvation, so that their sins may be forgiven. Through the bottomless mercy of our God, one born on high will visit us to give light to those who walk in darkness, who live in the shadow of death; to lead our feet in the path of peace. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
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| Some short prayers may follow here, to offer up the day's work to God. |
| Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. |
| A concluding prayer may follow here. |
| May the Lord bless us and keep us from all harm; and may he lead us to eternal life. |
| A M E N |
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January 18, 2006    Wednesday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time Old Calendar: St. Peter's Chair at Rome, St. Prisca, Virgin and Martyr
Regarding St. Prisca, the Martyrology reads: "In the city of Rome, the holy virgin and martyr Prisca; after many tortures she gained the crown of martyrdom under Emperor Claudius II (about 270)." Prisca should not be confused with Priscilla, the wife of Aquila, mentioned in the Acts, whose feast dates to the earliest days of Christianity.
St. Prisca  Prisca, who is also known as Priscilla, was a child martyr of the early Roman Church. Born to Christian parents of a noble family, Prisca was raised during the reign of the Roman emperor Claudius. While Claudius did not persecute Christians with the same fervor as other Roman emperors, Christians still did not practice their faith openly. In fact, Prisca's parents went to great lengths to conceal their faith, and thus they were not suspected of being Christians. Prisca, however, did not feel the need to take precaution. The young girl openly professed her dedication to Christ, and eventually, she was reported to the emperor. Claudius had her arrested, and commanded her to make a sacrifice to Apollo, the pagan god of the sun. According to the legend, Prisca refused, and was tortured for disobeying. Then, suddenly, a bright, yellow light shone about her, and she appeared to be a little star. Claudius ordered that Prisca be taken away to prison, in the hopes that she would abandon Christ. When all efforts to change her mind were unsuccessful, she was taken to an amphitheatre and thrown in with a lion. As the crowd watched, Prisca stood fearless. According to legend, the lion walked toward the barefoot girl, and then gently licked her feet. Disgusted by his thwarted efforts to dissuade Prisca, Claudius had her beheaded. Seventh-century accounts of the grave sites of Roman martyrs refer to the discovery of an epitaph of a Roman Christian named Priscilla in a large catacomb and identifies her place of interment on the Via Salaria as the Catacomb of Priscilla. Excerpted from Ordinary People Extraordinary Lives. |
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1 Sam 17:32-33,37,40-51 / Mk 3:1-6 The world is full of nay sayers, people who say it can’t be done, it’ll never work, we’re too small, they’re too powerful, and on and on. These are the people who let fear conquer them and dominate their sorry lives, and who seem to want the same for others. To the very end, Saul was one of those sadly fearful characters, and in today’s Old Testament reading, he attempts to draw David into his near-sighted world view. “You are only a youth, David, while Goliath was a warrior from his youth.” It’s decision time for David and he bases his judgment upon what his experience of the Lord has already taught him. “The Lord, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will keep me safe from the clutches of this Philistine.” David was young, but he knew where all power and life and strength come from, the Lord. And he trusted that the Lord would guide his hand, if he let his hand be guided. He finished off the giant with a single stone. In our own spheres, we face “giants” at times, and they can be mightily unnerving. Will we have the moral courage to face them down, calmly and wisely, or will we panic and abandon the field? It all depends on the bridge that only faith can build. So how is your faith in the Lord who gives you life and breath? Do you really trust him? |
Interestingly, Lutherans have retained the Festival of Peter from the old calendar, albeit with the title "The Confession of St. Peter" and the focus on the Apostle's declaration "You are the Christ". The festival has the rank of a Lesser Festival, meaning that it may be celebrated as the Sunday liturgy on a Sunday after the Epiphany, as occured two years ago.
The lessons are as follow:
FIRST LESSON
• Acts 4:8-13
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, 10let it be known to all of you, and to the all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. 11This Jesus is
‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders;
it has become the cornerstone’.
12There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”
13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus.
PSALM 18:1-7, 17-20
SECOND LESSON
• 1 Corinthians 10:1-5
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3and all ate the same spiritual food, 4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. 5Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.
GOSPEL
• Matthew 16:13-19
When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do the people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,but my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Thanks for the readings.
Wednesday January 18, 2006 Second Week in Ordinary Time
Reading (1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51) Gospel (St. Mark 3:1-6)
In the readings today, we see some very important things that all of us need to learn – and very quickly – that is, we see the Pharisees, who claim to be serving God, who are doing anything they can on the natural level to try to trip up the Lord. They are looking for a way to be able to put Him to death. We also hear about this Philistine who comes against David in the first reading. He comes with sword and spear and scimitar, and he is going to try to attack David with all the strength he has. David simply looks at him and says, You come against me with sword and spear; I come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts. That is where the difference is, and all of us need to learn this lesson.
The Lord simply looked at these people in the Gospel reading today and He was grieved by their hardness of heart. It is not any different today. We are not looking for a way to trip up the Lord, but rather the hardness of heart is simply that we do exactly what this Philistine did, that is, we think the battle is ours and we think we can do it all by ourselves. Granted, we will acknowledge that it is the Lord’s battle; in fact, Our Lord in His mercy has given this one over to His mother, so it is her battle now and we can acknowledge that. But then we completely forget it when it comes time to do battle and we say, “Well, I have to do this!” No. I come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts is the way David approached it. It is the Lord’s battle, and David said to him, This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands.
That is the way we have to be doing things. It is the Lord’s, and we cannot fight the battle by ourselves. The enemy is far larger, far better equipped, and far stronger than we are. Once again, look at the first reading. Here you have a man who is gigantic, probably 6’6” or better, probably muscle bound with all of his armor and swords and spears and shields and all of the things he had to protect himself. David walked out with no armor. He walked out with his shepherd’s staff and a sling, and putting a stone in the sling, he dispatched the Philistine. It was just that simple. The Philistine was huge, and David was just a boy. The Philistine had all the armor and protection, he had all the equipment, he was much better equipped, he was far larger and far stronger, but David came against him in the name of the Lord of hosts. God, of course, is far bigger and far stronger than anything and everything in all of creation. That is what we all need to learn, and we need to get that so deeply imbedded into us to understand that it is not our battle – it is the Lord’s battle and He is the One Who will fight for us.
That does not mean we just sit back and do nothing. We have our part to do, just like David had to go out and meet the Philistine in battle, and Jesus had to go into the synagogue and be able to face these people who wanted to put Him to death. They did not back away, and we cannot either. But it also means that we do not necessarily have to arm ourselves to the hilt and fill our houses with six months’ worth of food and all kinds of other bizarre things that people get themselves into. It is the Lord’s battle and He will let us know what we need to do and when we need to do it. He will take care of everything if we trust, if we pray, and if we approach things in His name, truly in His name. David walked out onto the battlefield with faith, and that is exactly what we have to do because the battle, we must understand, is not against flesh and blood. The battle, Saint Paul tells us, is against the principalities and powers of darkness and the rulers of this world. It is against Satan and his minions, and we cannot take them on by ourselves. It is far more a spiritual battle than it is a physical battle, so we need to pray and we need to make sure that we have a proper disposition to be able to say with David, I come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts.
We have the most powerful weapon of war, and I hope every one of you has one in your purse or in your pocket. It is called the Holy Rosary. There is not much that is going to be more powerful than that in this battle. Our Lord has given us everything we need. All that we need to do is arm ourselves properly, that is, with what He gives us to be armed with, and we need more than anything to have the proper disposition, that it is His battle and not ours, and that we are here as His servants to do His work. And so when we face the enemy of our souls, we do not stand by our own strength, by anything that is natural, but rather we will look at him and we will tell that vile creature, I come against you in the name of the Lord of hosts.
* This text was transcribed from the audio recording with minimal editing.
Faith-sharing bump.
Sanctity of Human Life bump. Kudos to those traveling to Washington DC for the March for Life on Jan. 23rd.
**Kudos to those traveling to Washington DC for the March for Life on Jan. 23rd.**
Yes, they represent us!
O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia.
A suitable hymn may be inserted at this point.
| Psalm 71 (72) |
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| The Messiah's royal power |
| Give the king your judgement, O God, give the king’s son your righteousness. Let him judge your people with justice and your poor ones with wisdom. Let the mountains bring peace to your people, let the hills bring righteousness. He will give his judgement to the poor among the people, he will rescue the children of the destitute, he will lay low the false accuser. He will endure with the sun, beneath the moon, from generation to generation. He will come down like rain on the pasture, like a shower that waters the earth. In his time, righteousness will flourish and abundance of peace, until the moon itself is no more. He will rule from coast to coast, from the world’s centre to its farthest edge. The desert-dwellers will cast themselves down before him; his enemies will eat dust at his feet. The kings of Tharsis and the islands will bring tribute, the kings of Arabia and Sheba will bring gifts. All the kings will worship him, all nations will serve him. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
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| Because he has given freedom to the destitute who called to him, to the poor, whom no-one will hear. He will spare the poor and the needy, he will keep their lives safe. He will rescue their lives from oppression and violence, their blood will be precious in his sight. He will live long, and receive gifts of gold from Arabia; they will pray for him always, bless him all through the day. There will be abundance of grain in the land, it will wave even from the tops of the mountains; its fruit will be richer than Lebanon. The people will flourish as easily as grass. Let his name be blessed for ever, let his name endure beneath the sun. All the nations of the earth will be blessed in him, all nations will acclaim his greatness. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders. Let his majesty be blessed for ever; let it fill all the earth. Amen, amen. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| Canticle | Apocalypse 11 |
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| We thank you, Lord God Almighty, who are and who were, that you have taken up your great power and begun to reign. The nations were angered, but your anger came, the time for the dead to be judged, the time to reward the prophets and saints, your servants, and those who feared your name, both great and small. Now have come the salvation and might and kingdom of our God, and the power of his Anointed, for the accuser of our brethren has been brought down, who accused them day and night in the sight of God. But they vanquished him through the blood of the Lamb and through their own witness. They did not cling to life, even in the face of death. Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
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| Canticle | Magnificat |
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| My soul rejoices in the Lord | |
| My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my salvation. For he has shown me such favour – me, his lowly handmaiden. Now all generations will call me blessed, because the mighty one has done great things for me. His name is holy, his mercy lasts for generation after generation for those who revere him. He has put forth his strength: he has scattered the proud and conceited, torn princes from their thrones; but lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel, he has remembered his mercy as he promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
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| Some short prayers may follow here, to offer up the day's work to God. |
| Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. |
| A concluding prayer may follow here. |
| May the Lord bless us and keep us from all harm; and may he lead us to eternal life. |
| A M E N |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Meditation 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37,40-51 How infuriated David must have been! Here were the armies of Israel, being mocked by a Philistine. Sure, the Philistine was a formidable warrior, but why were his brothers—along with all of Israel’s army—intimidated to the point of silence? They were God’s chosen people! Not only that, but the king himself wanted to cover David in ill-fitting armor before he could go to battle. Didn’t they understand that it was not David’s strength that would defeat Goliath? Couldn’t they see that this was a spiritual battle and not a military one? Our own reaction may be similar to that of the Israelites when we are confronted by someone who makes light of or even mocks our faith. Maybe other diners smirk when we say grace before a meal at a restaurant. A teammate might say we’re weak because we won’t cheat to win a game. On a larger scale, society itself might belittle our faith in books or movies, depicting Christians as stupid or corrupt or both. We may feel intimidated and unqualified, as if we don’t have the right resources to make an answer. Let’s take David’s example. We don’t need a theology degree or persuasive arguments to stand up for the gospel. We need trust in the Holy Spirit and willingness to take small steps to follow his leading. First, of course, we start with prayer for the situation. But it may take only a kind word or loving example of forgiveness to win over our opponents. Who knows? We may be a small but necessary link in a chain of events that will turn a person’s contempt into conversion! When it comes down to it, the source of all scorn for our faith is the devil. On a spiritual level, he is the father of all forms of hatred. But also on that spiritual level, our reliance on the power of the Holy Spirit outweighs any qualifications or preparation we may or may not have. Like David, we don’t need to fear even a formidable opponent, because we fight in the name of the Lord. “Lord, I look to you to equip me for spiritual battle. Let me not look to myself for strength, or get scared when I see my insufficiency. The battle is yours!” Psalm 144:1-2,9-10;Mark 3:1-6 |
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O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen. Alleluia.
| This is an excellent moment for an examination of conscience. In a communal celebration of Compline, one of the penitential acts given in the Missal may be recited. |
A suitable hymn may be inserted at this point.
| Psalm 30 (31) |
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| Trustful prayer in time of adversity |
| O God, protect me; be my refuge. Alleluia. |
| In you, Lord, I put my trust: may I never be put to shame. In your justice, set me free, Turn your ear to me, make haste to rescue me. Be my rampart, my fortification; keep me safe. For you are my strength and my refuge: you will lead me out to the pastures, for your own name’s sake. You will lead me out of the trap that they laid for me – for you are my strength. Into your hands I commend my spirit: you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| O God, protect me; be my refuge. Alleluia. |
| Psalm 129 (130) |
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| Out of the depths |
| Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord. Alleluia. |
| Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord: Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears listen out for the voice of my pleading. If you took notice of our transgressions, Lord – Lord, who would be left? But with you is forgiveness, and for this we revere you. I rely on you, Lord, my spirit relies on your promise; my soul hopes in the Lord, more than the watchman for daybreak. More than the watchman for daybreak, let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is kindness and abundant redemption. He himself will redeem Israel from all its transgressions. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
| Out of the depths I have cried to you, Lord. Alleluia. |
| Reading | Ephesians 4:26-27 |
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| Be angry if you must, but do not sin: do not let your anger outlast the sunset: do not give the Devil his chance. | |
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| Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. - Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed us, Lord, God of faithfulness. - Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. - Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. |
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| Canticle | Nunc Dimittis |
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| Keep us safe, Lord, while we are awake, and guard us as we sleep, so that we can keep watch with Christ and rest in peace. Alleluia. | |
| Now, Master, you let your servant go in peace. You have fulfilled your promise. My own eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all peoples. A light to bring the Gentiles from darkness; the glory of your people Israel. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. |
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| Keep us safe, Lord, while we are awake, and guard us as we sleep, so that we can keep watch with Christ and rest in peace. Alleluia. | |
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| Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, you lay a gentle yoke upon those who follow you. Meek and humble, you give them a light burden to carry. Receive the work and the prayers we have offered to you today; and give us rest, to make us more eager to serve you, who live and reign for ever and ever, Amen. |
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| May the almighty Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. |
| A M E N |
| Mk 3:1-6 | ||
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| # | Douay-Rheims | Vulgate |
| 1 | And he entered again into the synagogue: and there was a man there who had a withered hand. | et introivit iterum synagogam et erat ibi homo habens manum aridam |
| 2 | And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days, that they might accuse him. | et observabant eum si sabbatis curaret ut accusarent illum |
| 3 | And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst. | et ait homini habenti manum aridam surge in medium |
| 4 | And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace. | et dicit eis licet sabbatis bene facere an male animam salvam facere an perdere at illi tacebant |
| 5 | And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him. | et circumspiciens eos cum ira contristatus super caecitatem cordis eorum dicit homini extende manum tuam et extendit et restituta est manus illi |
| 6 | And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. | exeuntes autem statim Pharisaei cum Herodianis consilium faciebant adversus eum quomodo eum perderent |
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