Date: September 1, 2013
First Reading (Sirach 3: 17–18, 20, and 28–30)
A reading from the book of Sirach.
My son, conduct your affairs with discretion and you will be loved by those who are acceptable to God. The greater you are, the more you should humble yourself and thus you will find favor with God. Do not seek what is beyond your powers nor search into what is beyond your ability. The wise man reflects on proverbs. What the wise man desires is an attentive ear. As water extinguishes the burning flames, almsgiving obtains pardon for sins.
Second Reading (Hebrews 12: 18–19 and 22–24a)
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters: Remember your initiation. There was no material presence nor heat of a blazing fire, darkness and gloom and storms...blasts of trumpets or such a voice that the people pleaded that no further word be spoken. But you came near to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem with its innumerable angels. You have come to the solemn feast, the assemble of the first-born of God, whose names are written in heaven. There is God, Judge of all, with the spirits of the upright brought to perfection. There is Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant.
Gospel (Luke 14: 1 and 7–14)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
One sabbath Jesus had gone to eat a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, and he was carefully watched. Jesus then told a parable to the guests, for he had noticed how they tried to take the places of honor. And he said, "When you are invited to a wedding party, do not choose the best seat. It may happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, will come and say to you: 'Please give this person your place.' What shame is yours when you take the lowest seat!' Whenever you are invited, go rather to the lowest seat, so that your host may come and say to you: 'Friend, you must come up higher.' And this will be a great honor for you in the presence of all the other guests. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised." Jesus additionally addressed the man who had invited him and stated, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends, or your brothers and relatives and wealthy neighbors. For surely they will also invite you in return and you will be repaid. When you give a feast, invite instead the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Fortunate are you then, because they cannot repay you; you will be repaid at the Resurrection of the upright."
First Reading (Sirach 3: 17–18, 20, and 28–30)
A reading from the book of Sirach.
My son, conduct your affairs with discretion and you will be loved by those who are acceptable to God. The greater you are, the more you should humble yourself and thus you will find favor with God. Do not seek what is beyond your powers nor search into what is beyond your ability. The wise man reflects on proverbs. What the wise man desires is an attentive ear. As water extinguishes the burning flames, almsgiving obtains pardon for sins.
Second Reading (Hebrews 12: 18–19 and 22–24a)
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters: Remember your initiation. There was no material presence nor heat of a blazing fire, darkness and gloom and storms...blasts of trumpets or such a voice that the people pleaded that no further word be spoken. But you came near to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem with its innumerable angels. You have come to the solemn feast, the assemble of the first-born of God, whose names are written in heaven. There is God, Judge of all, with the spirits of the upright brought to perfection. There is Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant.
Gospel (Luke 14: 1 and 7–14)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
One sabbath Jesus had gone to eat a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, and he was carefully watched. Jesus then told a parable to the guests, for he had noticed how they tried to take the places of honor. And he said, "When you are invited to a wedding party, do not choose the best seat. It may happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, will come and say to you: 'Please give this person your place.' What shame is yours when you take the lowest seat!' Whenever you are invited, go rather to the lowest seat, so that your host may come and say to you: 'Friend, you must come up higher.' And this will be a great honor for you in the presence of all the other guests. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised." Jesus additionally addressed the man who had invited him and stated, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends, or your brothers and relatives and wealthy neighbors. For surely they will also invite you in return and you will be repaid. When you give a feast, invite instead the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Fortunate are you then, because they cannot repay you; you will be repaid at the Resurrection of the upright."
Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 68) (Verses 4, 5b, 6, 7a, and 10-11)
ReplyDeleteThe response is: God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.
Let the righteous be glad and exult before God; let them sing to God and shout for joy. Rejoice in his presence, the Lord is his name.
Father of orphans and protector of widows – such is our God in his holy dwelling. He gives shelter to the homeless, and sets the prisoners free.
Then you gave a rain of blessing to comfort your weary children. Your people found a dwelling and in your mercy, O God, you provided for the needy.
Primera Lectura (Eclesiástico 3: 17–18, 20, y 28–29)
ReplyDeleteUna lectura del libro del Eclesiástico.
Hijo mío, realiza tus obras con modestia y serás amado por los que agradan a Dios. Cuanto más grande seas, más humilde debes ser, y así obtendrás el favor del Señor, porque el poder del Señor es grande y él es glorificado por los humildes. No hay remedio para el mal del orgulloso, porque una planta maligna ha echado raíces en él. El corazón inteligente medita los proverbios y el sabio desea tener un oído atento.
Salmo responsorial (Salmo 68) (Versículos 4, 5b, 6, 7ª, y 10–11)
La respuesta es: Dios, en tu bondad, has hecho una casa para los pobres.
• Los justos se regocijan, gritan de gozo delante de Dios y se llenan de alegría. ¡Canten a Dios, entonen un himno a su Nombre!
• Dios en su santa Morada es padre de los huérfanos y defensor de las viudas — él instala en un hogar a los solitarios y hace salir con felicidad a los cautivos.
• Tú derramaste una lluvia generosa, Señor: tu herencia estaba exhausta y tú la reconfortaste; allí se estableció tu familia, y tú, Señor, la afianzarás por tu bondad para con el pobre.
Segunda Lectura (hebreos 12: 18–19 y 22–24ª)
Una lectura de la carta de San Pablo a los hebreos.
Recuerden su iniciación. No hubo aquel fuego físico que ardía junto a la nube oscura y la tempestad, con el sonido de trompetas y una voz tan potente que los hijos de Israel suplicaron que no se les hablara más. Ustedes, en cambio, se han acercado al monte de Sión, a la ciudad del Dios vivo, a la Jerusalén celestial con sus innumerables ángeles, a la asamblea en fiesta de los primeros ciudadanos del cielo; a Dios, juez universal, al que rodean los espíritus de los justos que ya alcanzaron su perfección; a Jesús, el mediador de la nueva alianza.
Evangelio (Lucas 14: 1 y 7–14)
Una lectura del Evangelio Santo según San Lucas.
Un sábado, Jesús entró a comer en casa de uno de los principales fariseos. Ellos lo observaban atentamente. Y al notar cómo los invitados buscaban los primeros puestos, les dijo esta parábola: “Si te invitan a un banquete de bodas, no te coloques en el primer lugar, porque puede suceder que haya sido invitada otra persona más importante que tú, y cuando llegue el que los invitó a los dos, tenga que decirte: ‘Déjale el sitio’, y así, lleno de vergüenza, tengas que ponerte en el último lugar. Al contrario, cuando te inviten, ve a colocarte en el último sitio, de manera que cuando llegue el que te invitó, te diga: ‘Amigo, acércate más’, y así quedarás bien delante de todos los invitados. Porque todo el que ensalza será humillado, y el que se humilla será ensalzado. Al contrario, cuando des un banquete, invita a los pobres, a los lisiados, a los paralíticos, a los ciegos. ¡Feliz de ti, porque ellos no tienen cómo retribuirte, y así tendrás tu recompensa en la resurrección de los justos!”
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.
ReplyDeleteLet us ask the Lord to forgive us all the pride that is still in us.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Kyrie for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDelete— Priest: When we seek recognition and honors, especially at the expense of others, forgive us, Lord. Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord, have mercy.
— Priest: When we feel too great and important to render service to others, forgive us, Lord. Christ, have mercy.
Congregation: Christ, have mercy.
— Priest: When we avoid the company of the poor and the humble, forgive us, Lord. Lord, have mercy.
Congregation: Lord, have mercy.
— Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us our tenacious pride. Make us aware of our poverty and rich in love. Lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
This is the Collect (Opening Prayer) for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDeleteLet us pray. God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and by your watchful care, keep safe what you have returned. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
This is the Gospel Acclamation for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDeleteAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Take my yoke upon you, says the Lord, and learn from me, from I am meek and humble of heart.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Father Cheeto's homily lasted for 10'39"7.
ReplyDeletePriest: Let us pray to our Father in heaven through Jesus, the bond of love between God and us. Let us say: Lord, hear your people.
ReplyDelete— For the Church in our day, that simplicity and humble service may mark all its leaders and members as followers of Jesus. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear your people.
— For all those who render unobtrusive service to their neighbor in need: that the Lord may be their strength and reward. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear your people.
— For the weak and the humble, that they may not tremble before the mighty but stand up for all that is right and good, and that we may serve and help them. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear your people.
— For all those wounded and belittled by our words and conduct, that they may forgive us and inspire us to respect others more. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear your people.
— And for all of us here, that we may not try to impress or impose nor seek advancement at the expense of others. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear your people.
— Lord, in your Holy name, obtain for us from your Heavenly Father, His providence of the Saint Peter Canisius International Catholic Parish. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear your people.
Priest: Let us pray silently to the Lord for our personal intentions.
Lord our God, you give yourself without measure to those aware of their insufficiency. Listen to our humble prayers and inspire us to be servant with him who was the willing servant of you and all people, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May this sacred offering, O Lord, confer on us always the blessing of salvation, that what i celebrates in mystery it may accomplish in power. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For you so loved the world that in your mercy you sent us the Redeemer, to live like us in all things but sin, so that you might love in us what you loved in your Son, by whose obedience we have been restored to those gifts of yours that, by sinning, we had lost in disobedience. And so, Lord, with all the Angels and Saints, we too, give you thanks, as in exultation we acclaim…
ReplyDeleteEucharistic Prayer no. 2 is utilized for this Mass.
ReplyDeleteRenewed by this bread from the heavenly table, we beseech you, Lord, that being the food of charity, it may confirm our hearts and stir us to serve you in our neighbor. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Blessing (Closing Prayer) for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
ReplyDeleteBow your heads and pray for God's blessing.
If we want the Lord to live among us, there is only one place that fits us: the last place, the place of people who know how to serve. Amen.
There is no more room for pretending to be what we are not. And before God, we are all small, so we cannot claim any merit. Amen.
May this attitude be ours with the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Mass has ended, and you are sent. Therefore, let us go with one another God's way of peace and love. Thanks be to God.