Date: March 8, 2015
First Reading (Exodus 20: 1–17)
A reading from the book of Exodus.
God spoke all these words. He stated, "I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Do not have other gods before me. Do not make yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, for the sin of the fathers, when they rebel against me, I punish the sons, the grandsons and the great-grandsons; but I show steadfast love until the thousandth generation for those who love me and keep my commandments. Do not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who takes his name in vain. Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days you will labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath for Yahweh your God. Do not work on that day, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter nor your servants, men or women, nor your animals, nor the stranger who is staying with you. For in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day he rested; that is why Yahweh has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. Honor your father and your mother that you may have a long life in the land that Yahweh has given you. Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give false witness against your neighbor. Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, or his servant, man or woman, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is his."
Second Reading (1 Corinthians 1: 22–25)
A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians.
The Jews ask for miracles and the Greeks for a higher knowledge, while we proclaim a crucified Messiah. For the Jews, what a great scandal! And for the Greeks, what nonsense! But he is Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God for those called by God among both Jews and Greeks. In reality, the "foolishness" of God is wiser than humans, and the "weakness" of God is stronger than humans.
Gospel (John 2: 13–25)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
As the Passover of the Jews was at hand, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple court he found merchants selling oxen, sheep and doves, and money-changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, Jesus drove them all out of the Temple court, together with the oxen and sheep. He knocked over the tables of the money-changers, scattering the coins, and ordered the people selling doves, "Take all this away and stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!" Jesus' disciples recalled the words of Scripture: Zeal for your House devours me as a fire. The Jews then questioned Jesus, "Where are the miraculous signs which give you the right to do this?" And Jesus stated, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then replied, "The building of this temple has already taken forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?" Actually, Jesus was referring to the temple of his body. Only when he had risen from the dead did his disciples remember these words; then they believed both the Scripture and the words Jesus had spoken. Jesus stayed in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival and many believed in his Name when they saw the miraculous signs he performed. But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all of them. He had no need of evidence about anyone for he himself knew what there was in each one.
First Reading (Exodus 20: 1–17)
A reading from the book of Exodus.
God spoke all these words. He stated, "I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Do not have other gods before me. Do not make yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, for the sin of the fathers, when they rebel against me, I punish the sons, the grandsons and the great-grandsons; but I show steadfast love until the thousandth generation for those who love me and keep my commandments. Do not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who takes his name in vain. Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days you will labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath for Yahweh your God. Do not work on that day, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter nor your servants, men or women, nor your animals, nor the stranger who is staying with you. For in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day he rested; that is why Yahweh has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. Honor your father and your mother that you may have a long life in the land that Yahweh has given you. Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give false witness against your neighbor. Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, or his servant, man or woman, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is his."
Second Reading (1 Corinthians 1: 22–25)
A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians.
The Jews ask for miracles and the Greeks for a higher knowledge, while we proclaim a crucified Messiah. For the Jews, what a great scandal! And for the Greeks, what nonsense! But he is Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God for those called by God among both Jews and Greeks. In reality, the "foolishness" of God is wiser than humans, and the "weakness" of God is stronger than humans.
Gospel (John 2: 13–25)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
As the Passover of the Jews was at hand, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple court he found merchants selling oxen, sheep and doves, and money-changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, Jesus drove them all out of the Temple court, together with the oxen and sheep. He knocked over the tables of the money-changers, scattering the coins, and ordered the people selling doves, "Take all this away and stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!" Jesus' disciples recalled the words of Scripture: Zeal for your House devours me as a fire. The Jews then questioned Jesus, "Where are the miraculous signs which give you the right to do this?" And Jesus stated, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then replied, "The building of this temple has already taken forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?" Actually, Jesus was referring to the temple of his body. Only when he had risen from the dead did his disciples remember these words; then they believed both the Scripture and the words Jesus had spoken. Jesus stayed in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival and many believed in his Name when they saw the miraculous signs he performed. But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all of them. He had no need of evidence about anyone for he himself knew what there was in each one.
Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 19) (Verses 8–11)
ReplyDeleteThe response is: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
The law of the Lord is perfect: it gives life to the soul. The word of the Lord is trustworthy: it gives wisdom to the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right: they give joy to the heart. The commandments of the Lord are clear: they enlighten the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure, it endures forever; the judgments of the Lord are true, all of them just and right.
They are more precious than gold — pure gold of a jeweller; they are much sweeter than honey, which drops from the honeycomb.
During the season of Lent, the Gloria is omitted.
ReplyDeletePrimera Lectura (Éxodo 20: 1–17)
ReplyDeleteUna lectura del libro del Éxodo.
Entonces Dios dijo todas estas palabras: “Yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, el que te sacó de Egipto, país de la esclavitud. No tendrás otros dioses fuera de mí. No te harás estatua ni imagen alguna de lo que hay arriba, en el cielo, abajo, en la tierra, y en las aguas debajo de la tierra. No te postres ante esos dioses, ni les sirvas, porque yo, Yahvé, tu Dios, soy un Dios celoso. Yo pido cuentas a hijos, nietos y biznietos por la maldad de sus padres que no me quisieron. Pero me muestro favorable hasta mil generaciones con los que me aman y observan mis mandamientos. No tomarás en vano el nombre de Yahvé, tu Dios, porque Yahvé no dejará sin castigo a aquel que toma su nombre en vano. Acuérdate del día del Sábado, para santificarlo. Trabaja seis días, y en ellos haz todas tus faenas. Pero el día séptimo es día de descanso, consagrado a Yahvé, tu Dios. Que nadie trabaje: ni tú, ni tus hijos, ni tus hijas, ni tus siervos, ni tus siervas, ni tus animales, ni los forasteros que viven en tu país. Pues en seis días Yahvé hizo el cielo y la tierra, el mar y cuanto hay en ellos, y el séptimo día descansó. Por eso bendijo el Sábado y lo hizo sagrado. Respeta a tu padre y a tu madre, para que se prolongue tu vida sobre la tierra que Yahvé, tu Dios, te da. No matarás. No cometerás adulterio. No robarás. No atestiguarás en falso contra tu prójimo. No codiciarás la casa de tu prójimo. No codiciarás su mujer, ni sus servidores, su buey o su burro. No codiciarás nada de lo que le pertenece.”
Salmo responsorial (Salmo 19) (Versículos 8–11)
La respuesta es: Señor, tienes las palabras de vida eterna.
• La ley del Señor es perfecta, reconforta el alma; el testimonio del Señor es verdadero, da sabiduría al simple.
• Los preceptos del Señor son rectos, alegran el corazón; los mandamientos del Señor son claros, iluminan los ojos.
• La palabra del Señor es pura, permanece para siempre; los juicios del Señor son la verdad, enteramente justos.
• Son más atrayentes que el oro, que el oro más fino; más dulces que la miel, más que el jugo del panal.
Segunda Lectura (1 corintios 1: 22–25)
Una lectura de la primera carta de San Pablo a los corintios.
Los judíos quieren ver señales milagrosas y los griegos buscan sabiduría; pero nosotros anunciamos a un Mesías crucificado. Esto resulta ofensivo a los judíos, y a los no judíos les parece una tontería; pero para los que Dios ha llamado, sean judíos o griegos, ese Mesías es el poder y la sabiduría de Dios. Pues lo que en Dios puede parecer una tontería es mucho más sabio que toda sabiduría humana; y lo que en Dios puede parecer debilidad es más fuerte que toda fuerza humana.
Evangelio (Juan 2: 13–25)
Una lectura del Evangelio Santo según el San Juan.
Se acercaba la Pascua de los judíos. Jesús subió a Jerusalén y encontró en el Templo a los vendedores de bueyes, ovejas y palomas y a los cambistas sentados delante de sus mesas. Hizo un látigo de cuerdas y los echó a todos del Templo, junto con sus ovejas y sus bueyes; desparramó las monedas de los cambistas, derribó sus mesas y dijo a los vendedores de palomas: “Saquen esto de aquí y no hagan de la casa de mi Padre una casa de comercio.” Y sus discípulos recordaron las palabras de la Escritura: El celo por tu Casa me consumirá. Entonces los judíos le preguntaron: “¿Qué signo nos das para obrar así?” Jesús les respondió: “Destruyan este templo y en tres días lo volveré a levantar.” Los judíos le dijeron: “Han sido necesarios cuarenta y seis años para construir este Templo, ¿y tú lo vas a levantar en tres días?” Pero el templo al que Jesús se refería era su propio cuerpo. Por eso, cuando resucitó, sus discípulos se acordaron de lo que había dicho y creyeron en la Escritura y en las palabras de Jesús. Mientras Jesús estaba en Jerusalén, en la fiesta de la Pascua, muchos creyeron en él al ver las señales milagrosas que hacía. Pero Jesús no confiaba en ellos, porque los conocía a todos. No necesitaba ser informado acerca de nadie, pues él mismo conocía el corazón de cada uno.
The priest's homily lasted for 9'46"32.
ReplyDeleteGod so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
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