Date: April 10, 2011
First Reading (Ezekiel 37: 12–14)
A reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel.
So prophesy! State to them: This is what the Lord says: "I am going to open your tombs, I shall bring you out of your tombs, my people, and lead you back to the land of Israel. You will know that I am the Lord, O my people! When I open your graves and bring you out of your graves, when I put my spirit in you and you live. I shall settle you in your land and you will know that I, the Lord, have done what I said and I would do."
Second Reading (Romans 8: 8–11)
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans.
Brothers and sisters: So, those walking according to the flesh cannot please God. Yet your existence is not in the flesh, but in the spirit, because the Spirit of God is within you. If you did not have the Spirit of Christ, you would not belong to him. But Christ is within you; though the body is branded by death as a consequence of sin, the spirit is life and holiness. And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is within you, He who raised Jesus Christ from among the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies. Yes, he will do it through his Spirit who dwells within you.
Gospel (John 11: 1–45)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
There was a sick man named Lazarus who was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was the same Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was sick. So the sisters sent this message to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick." On hearing this Jesus stated, "This illness will not end in death; rather it is for God's glory and the Son of God will be glorified through it." It is a fact that Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus; yet, after he heard of the illness of Lazarus, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Only then did he state to his disciples, "Let us go into Judea again." They replied, "Master, recently the Jews wanted to stone you. Are you going there again?" Jesus stated to them, "Are not twelve working hours needed to complete a day? Those who walk in the daytime shall not stumble, for they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, for there is no light in them." After that Jesus stated to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him." The disciples replied, "Lord, a sick person who sleeps will recover." But Jesus had referred to Lazarus' death, while they thought that he had meant the repose of sleep. So Jesus stated plainly, "Lazarus is dead and for your sake I am glad I was not there, for now you may believe. But let us go there, where he is." Then Thomas, called the Twin, stated to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go that we may die with him." When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days. As Bethany is near Jerusalem, about two miles away, many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to offer consolation at their brother's death. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him while Mary remained sitting in the house. And she stated to Jesus, "If you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you." Jesus stated, "Your brother will rise again." Martha replied, "I know that he will rise in the resurrection, on the last day." But Jesus stated to her, "I am the resurrection; whoever believes in me, though he die, shall live. Whoever is alive by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?" Martha then answered, "Yes, Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world." After that Martha went and called her sister Mary secretly, stating, "The Master is here and is calling for you." As soon as Mary heard this, she rose and went to him. Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her, also came. When they saw her get up and go out, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep. As for Mary, when she came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and stated, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews also who had come with her, he was moved in the depths of his spirit and troubled. Then he asked, "Where have you laid him?" They answered, "Lord, come and see." And Jesus wept. The Jews stated, "See how he loved him!" But some of them stated, "If he could open the eyes of the blind man, could he not have kept this man from dying?" Jesus was deeply moved again and drew near to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across it. Jesus ordered, "Take the stone away." Martha stated to him, "Lord, by now he will smell, for this is the fourth day." Jesus replied, "Have I not told you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?" So they removed the stone. Jesus lifted up his eyes and stated, "Father, I thank you for you have heard me. I knew that you hear me always; but my prayer was for the sake of these people, that they may believe that you sent me." When Jesus had stated this, he cried out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips and his face wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus stated to them, "Untie him and let him go." Many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw what he did.
In the season of Lent, the Gloria is omitted.
ReplyDeleteThe Gospel Acclamation is replaced by a Verse Before the Gospel.
ReplyDeleteResponsorial Psalm (Psalm 130) (Verses 1-8)
ReplyDeleteThe response is: With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears pay attention to the voice of my supplication.
If you should mark our evil, O Lord, who could stand? But with you is forgiveness, and for that you are revered.
I waited for the Lord, my soul waits, and I put my hope in his word. My soul expects the Lord more than watchmen the dawn.
O Israel, hope in the Lord, for with him is unfailing love and with him full deliverance. He will deliver Israel from all its sins.
Interestingly, the quote Jesus states is true. Check this out: "I am the resurrection. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live. Whoever is alive and believes in me, shall never die."
ReplyDeleteThe quote above happens to be on my bookmark after Saint Theresia gave us. The bookmark contained some information about Father Joseph Marcel Cobbe, who departed on Tuesday, August 11, 2009.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Kyrie for the 5th Sunday of Lent.
ReplyDeletePriest: Lord, our resurrection and life, forgive us that we have wounded others and brought sadness into their life. Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Jesus Christ, our resurrection and life, we have let the death of discord and enmity divide our communities. Christ, have mercy.
Congregation: Christ, have mercy.
Priest: Lord Jesus, our resurrection and life, we have not cared enough for the true life which you have brought to us. Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord, have mercy.
Have indeed mercy on us Lord, destroy the death of sin in us and let us live in your love until you lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
This is the final Sunday of Lent. Coming up next week is Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday will commence the holy week Masses.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Opening Prayer for the 5th Sunday of Lent.
ReplyDeleteLet us pray. Father, help us to be like Christ your Son, who loved the world and died for our salvation. Inspire us by his love, guide us by his example, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, may the sacrifice we offer take away the sins of those whom you enlighten with the Christian faith. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
ReplyDeleteFather, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord. As a man like us, Jesus wept for Lazarus his friend. As the eternal God, he raised Lazarus from the dead. In his love for us all, Christ gives us the sacraments to lift us up to everlasting life. Through him the angels of heaven offer their prayer of adoration as they rejoice in your presence forever. May our voices be one with theirs in their triumphant hymn of praise. (After this, you sing the Sanctus.)
ReplyDeleteFather Nico has concisely summarized the Gospel and other readings. After that, the baptism commences. Must be the newly converted.
ReplyDeleteI shall believe in the Lord! Therefore, I shall never die.
ReplyDeleteThe Lord is our shepherd. We want to follow. We will always be there.
ReplyDeleteWith God, nothing is impossible.
ReplyDeleteYes, I totally agree with that.
ReplyDeletePalm Sunday is coming up. This will be one long Gospel! The passion is read with various perspectives. There are many roles in the passion.
ReplyDeleteThe Lord is entering Jerusalem, and this will be a concise moment for Jesus to complete his work and have the Last Supper.
ReplyDeleteGreetings everybody. I come in peace. Reminder that your fasting resumes until Easter Vigil.
ReplyDeleteHi everybody, I am new here in this blog and I have never posted a comment once in my entire life. Well, I just wanted to ask a question to Sean. What is the next reading for Palm Sunday, and why did you create this blog? Thank you for your cooperation.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Sylas Sanj.
ReplyDeleteLet me answer the second question first. I created this blog because I wanted to make a history of what we have read on the weekends. Weekend Masses always have good readings, which I always annotate on when I read them. I look at the readings again to note their pattern, and there is. Now I have discovered that there are three cycles within the liturgical weekend years. This blog will help me to follow the pilgrimage of Jesus, learn his teachings, reflect, and apply it to our lives.
The first question is quite simple. Since next week is Palm Sunday, it will be one huge quantities of text to read. Follow this:
The First Reading is from the prophet Isaiah: chapter 50; verses 4-7.
The Second Reading is from the letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians: chapter 2; verses 6-11.
The Gospel (the Passion) is according to Matthew: chapter 26; verse 14 until chapter 27; verse 66.
There may be another Gospel representing Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem.
I hope this helps!
Primera Lectura (Ezequiel 37: 12–14)
ReplyDeleteUna lectura del libro del profeta Ezequiel.
Por eso, profetiza. Les dirás esta palabra de Yahvé: “Voy a abrir las tumbas de ustedes, oh pueblo mío, haré que se levanten de sus tumbas y los traeré de vuelta a la tierra de Israel. Entonces, cuando haya abierto sus tumbas y los haya hecho levantarse, sabrán que yo soy Yahvé. Pondré en ustedes mi Espíritu y vivirán; los estableceré en su tierra y sabrán que yo, Yahvé, lo dije y lo hice, palabra de Yahvé.”
Salmo responsorial (Salmo 130) (Versículos 1–8)
La respuesta es: Con el Señor, hay misericordia y plenitud de redención.
• Desde lo más profundo te invoco, Señor. ¡Señor, oye mi voz! Estén tus oídos atentos al clamor de mi plegaria.
• Si tienes en cuenta las culpas, Señor, ¿quién podrá subsistir? Pero en ti se encuentra el perdón, para que seas temido.
• Mi alma espera en el Señor, y yo confío en su palabra. Mi alma espera al Señor, más que el centinela la aurora.
• Como el centinela espera la aurora, espere Israel al Señor, porque en él se encuentra la misericordia y la redención en abundancia: él redimirá a Israel de todos sus pecados.
Segunda Lectura (Romanos 8: 8–11)
Una lectura de la carta de San Pablo a los romanos.
Por eso, los que viven de acuerdo con la carne no pueden agradar a Dios. Pero ustedes no están animados por la carne sino por el espíritu, dado que el Espíritu de Dios habita en ustedes. El que no tiene el Espíritu de Cristo no puede ser de Cristo. Pero si Cristo vive en ustedes, aunque el cuerpo esté sometido a la muerte a causa del pecado, el espíritu vive a causa de la justicia. Y si el Espíritu de aquel que resucitó a Jesús habita en ustedes, el que resucitó a Cristo Jesús también dará vida a sus cuerpos mortales, por medio del mismo Espíritu que habita en ustedes.
Evangelio (Juan 11: 1–45)
ReplyDeleteUna lectura del Evangelio Santo según San Juan.
Había un hombre enfermo, Lázaro de Betania, del pueblo de María y de su hermana Marta. María era la misma que derramó perfume sobre el Señor y le secó los pies con sus cabellos. Su hermano Lázaro era el que estaba enfermo. Las hermanas enviaron a decir a Jesús: “Señor, el que tú amas, está enfermo.” Al oír esto, Jesús dijo: “Esta enfermedad no es mortal; es para gloria de Dios, para que el Hijo de Dios sea glorificado por ella.” Jesús quería mucho a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro. Sin embargo, cuando oyó que este se encontraba enfermo, se quedó dos días más en el lugar donde estaba. Después dijo a sus discípulos: “Volvamos a Judea.” Los discípulos le dijeron: “Maestro, hace poco los judíos querían apedrearte, ¿quieres volver allá?” Jesús les respondió: “¿Acaso no son doce la horas del día? El que camina de día no tropieza, porque ve la luz de este mundo; en cambio, el que camina de noche tropieza, porque la luz no está en él.” Después agregó: “Nuestro amigo Lázaro duerme, pero yo voy a despertarlo.” Sus discípulos le dijeron: “Señor, si duerme, se curará.” Ellos pensaban que hablaba del sueño, pero Jesús se refería a la muerte. Entonces les dijo abiertamente: “Lázaro ha muerto, y me alegro por ustedes de no haber estado allí, a fin de que crean. Vayamos a verlo.” Tomás, llamado el Mellizo, dijo a los otros discípulos: “Vayamos también nosotros a morir con él.” Cuando Jesús llegó, se encontró con que Lázaro estaba sepultado desde hacía cuatro Días. Betania distaba de Jerusalén sólo unos tres kilómetros. Muchos judíos habían ido a consolar a Marta y a María, por la muerte de su hermano. Al enterarse de que Jesús llegaba, Marta salió a su encuentro, mientras María permanecía en la casa. Marta dio a Jesús: “Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto. Pero yo sé que aun ahora, Dios te concederá todo lo que le pidas.” Jesús le dijo: “Tu hermano resucitará.” Marta le respondió: “Sé que resucitará en la resurrección del último día.” Jesús le dijo: “Yo soy la Resurrección y la Vida. El que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá: y todo el que vive y cree en mí, no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto?” Ella le respondió: “Sí, Señor, creo que tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, el que debía venir al mundo.” Después fue a llamar a María, su hermana, y le dijo en voz baja: “El Maestro está aquí y te llama.” Al oír esto, ella se levantó rápidamente y fue a su encuentro. Jesús no había llegado todavía al pueblo, sino que estaba en el mismo sitio donde Marta lo había encontrado. Los Judíos que estaban en la casa consolando a María, al ver que esta se levantaba de repente y salía, la siguieron, pensando que iba al sepulcro para llorar allí. María llegó a donde estaba Jesús y, al verlo, se postró a sus pies y le dijo: “Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto.” Jesús, al verla llorar a ella, y también a los judíos que la acompañaban, conmovido y turbado, preguntó: “¿Dónde lo pusieron?” Le respondieron: “Ven, Señor, y lo verás.” Y Jesús lloró. Los judíos dijeron: “¡Cómo lo amaba!” Pero algunos decían: “Este que abrió los ojos del ciego de nacimiento, ¿no podría impedir que Lázaro muriera?” Jesús, conmoviéndose nuevamente, llegó al sepulcro, que era una cueva con una piedra encima, y le dijo: “Quiten la piedra.” Marta, la hermana del difunto, le respondió: “Señor, huele mal; ya hace cuatro días que está muerto.” Jesús le dijo: “¿No te he dicho que si crees, verás la gloria de Dios?” Entonces quitaron la piedra, y Jesús, levantando los ojos al cielo, dijo: “Padre, te doy gracias porque me oíste. Yo sé que siempre me oyes, pero le he dicho por esta gente que me rodea, para que crean que tú me has enviado.” Después de decir esto, gritó con voz fuerte: “¡Lázaro, ven afuera!” El muerto salió con los pies y las manos atadas con vendas, y el rostro envuelto en un sudario. Jesús les dijo: “Desátenlo para que pueda caminar.” Al ver lo que hizo Jesús, muchos de los judíos que habían ido a casa de María creyeron en él.