TODAY’S OFFICE OF READINGS 18 October 2014 Feast of Saint - TopicsExpress



          

TODAY’S OFFICE OF READINGS 18 October 2014 Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist Lord, + open my lips. – And my mouth will proclaim your praise. INVITATORY (The Invitatory is said when this is the first ‘hour’ of the day.) Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. Psalm 24 The Lord’s entry into his temple Christ opened heaven for us in the manhood he assumed (Saint Irenaeus). The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, * the world and all its peoples. It is he who set it on the seas; * on the waters he made it firm. Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? * Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, † who desires not worthless things, * who has not sworn so as to deceive his neighbor. Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. He shall receive blessings from the Lord * and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him, * seek the face of the God of Jacob. Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. O gates, lift high your heads; † grow higher, ancient doors. * Let him enter, the king of glory! Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. Who is the king of glory? † The Lord, the mighty, the valiant, * the Lord, the valiant in war. Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. O gates, lift high your heads; † grow higher, ancient doors. * Let him enter, the king of glory! Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. Who is he, the king of glory? † He, the Lord of armies, * he is the king of glory. Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, * and will be forever. Amen. Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord who speaks to us through the Gospel. (If the Invitatory is not said, then the following is used: ) God, + come to my assistance. – Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: – as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia. HYMN Your hand, O Lord, has guided Your Church from age to age; The wondrous tale is written So clearly on each page; Our fathers praised your goodness, And we their deeds record; And both to this bear witness: One Church, one Faith, one Lord. Your heralds brought glad tidings To greatest and to least; They told all men to hasten To share the great King’s feast; And this was all their teaching In every deed and word, To all alike proclaiming: One Church, one Faith, one Lord. Through many days of darkness, Through many scenes of strife, The faithful few fought bravely To guard the Christian life; Their gospel of redemption, Sin pardoned, man restored, Was all in this enfolded: One Church, one Faith, one Lord. Your mercy will not fail us, Nor leave your work undone; With all your strength to help us, The vict’ry shall be won; And then by men and angels Your name shall be adored, And this shall be their anthem: One Church, one Faith, one Lord, PSALMODY Ant. 1 Their voice has gone out to the limits of the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Psalm 19A Praise the Lord, Creator of all The dawn from on high shall break upon us ... to guide our feet into the way of peace (Luke 1:78, 79). The heavens proclaim the glory of God * and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands. Day unto day takes up the story * and night unto night makes known the message. No speech, no word, no voice is heard yet their span extends through all the earth, * their words to the utmost bounds of the world. There he has placed a tent for the sun; it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tent, * rejoices like a champion to run its course. At the end of the sky is the rising of the sun; to the furthest end of the sky is its course. * There is nothing concealed from its burning heat. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, * will be forever. Amen. Psalm Prayer To enlighten the world, Father, you sent to us your Word as the sun of truth and justice shining upon humankind. Illumine our eyes that we may discern your glory in the many works of your hand. Ant. Their voice has gone out to the limits of the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Ant. 2 They proclaimed what God has done for us; they grasped the meaning of his deeds. Psalm 64 Prayer for help against enemies This psalm commemorates most particularly our Lord’s passion (Saint Augustine). Hear my voice, O God, as I complain, * guard my life from dread of the foe. Hide me from the band of the wicked, * from the throng of those who do evil. They sharpen their tongues like swords; * they aim bitter words like arrows to shoot at the innocent from ambush, * shooting suddenly and recklessly. They scheme their evil course; * they conspire to lay secret snares. They say: “Who will see us? * Who can search out our crimes?” He will search who searches the mind * and knows the depths of the heart. God has shot them with his arrow * and dealt them sudden wounds. Their own tongue has brought them to ruin * and all who see them mock. Then will all men fear; they will tell what God has done. * They will understand God’s deeds. The just will rejoice in the Lord and fly to him for refuge. * All the upright hearts will glory. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, * and will be forever. Amen. Psalm Prayer Father, you gave your Son victory over the men who plotted evil against him; when he cried to you in his agony you delivered him from fear of his enemies. May those who suffer with him in this life find refuge and success in you. Ant. They proclaimed what God has done for us; they grasped the meaning of his deeds. Ant. 3 God’s holiness was revealed by them; all nations saw God’s glory. Psalm 97 This psalm foretells a world-wide salvation and that peoples of all nations will believe in Christ (Saint Athanasius), The Lord is king, let earth rejoice, * let all the coastlands be glad. Cloud and darkness are his raiment; * his throne, justice and right. A fire prepares his path; * it burns up his foes on every side. His lightings light up the world, * the earth trembles at the sight. The mountains melt like wax * before the Lord of all the earth. The skies proclaim his justice; * all peoples see his glory. Let those who serve idols be ashamed, those who boast of their worthless gods. * All you spirits, worship him. Zion hears and is glad; the people of Judah rejoice * because of your judgments, O Lord. For you indeed are the Lord, most high above all the earth, * exalted far above all spirits. The Lord loves those who hate evil: he guards the souls of his saints; * he sets them free from the wicked. Light shines forth for the just * and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice, you just, in the Lord; * give glory to his holy name. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, * and will be for ever. Amen. Psalm Prayer Father, you clothe the sky with light and the depths of the ocean with darkness. Among the children of the earth you work wonders, and rain terror upon the enemy. Look upon your servants. Do not try us by fire but bring us rejoicing to the shelter of your home. Ant. God’s holiness was revealed by them; all nations saw God’s glory. The nations heard and rejoiced. – They praised the word of the Lord. READINGS : FIRST READING From the Acts of the Apostles 9:27-31; 11:19-26 The Church was filled with the consolation of the Holy Spirit Barnabas took Saul in charge and introduced him to the apostles. He explained to them how on his journey Saul had seen the Lord, who had conversed with him, and how Saul had been speaking out fearlessly in the name of Jesus at Damascus. Saul stayed with them moving freely about Jerusalem, and expressing himself quite openly in the name of the Lord. He even addressed the Greek-speaking Jews and debated with them. They for their part responded by trying to kill him. When the brothers learned of this, some of them took him down to Caesarea and sent him of to Tarsus. Meanwhile throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, the Church was at peace. It was being built up and was making steady progress in the fear of the Lord; at the same time it enjoyed the increased consolation of the Holy Spirit. Those in the community who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, making the message known to none but Jews. However, some men of Cyprus and Cyrene among them who had come to Antioch began to talk even to the Greeks, announcing the good news of the Lord Jesus to them, and a great number of them believed and were converted to the Lord. News of this eventually reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, resulting in Barnabas’ being sent to Antioch. On his arrival he rejoiced to see the evidence of God’s favor. He encouraged them all to remain firm in their commitment to the Lord, since he himself was a good man filled with the Holy Spirit and faith. Thereby large numbers were added to the Lord. Then Barnabas went off to Tarsus to look for Saul; once he had found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the Church and instructed great numbers. It was in Antioch that the disciples were called Christians for the first time. RESPONSORY Acts 12:24; 13:48, 52 The word of the Lord continued to increase and spread everywhere – and all who were destined for eternal life believed in it. The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. – And all who were destined for eternal life believed in it. SECOND READING From a homily on the gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, pope (Hom 17, 1-3: PL 76, 1139 ) The Lord follows his preachers Beloved brothers, our Lord and Savior sometimes gives us instruction by words and sometimes by actions. His very deeds are our commands; and whenever he acts silently he is teaching us what we should do. For example, he sends his disciples out to preach two by two, because the precept of charity is twofold—love of God and of one’s neighbor. The Lord sends his disciples out to preach in twos in order to teach us silently that whoever fails in charity toward his neighbor should by no means take upon himself the office of preaching. Rightly is it said that he sent them ahead of him into every city and place where he himself was to go. For the Lord follows after the preachers, because preaching goes ahead to prepare the way, and then when the words of exhortation have gone ahead and established truth in our minds, the Lord comes to live within us. To those who preach Isaiah says: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God. And the psalmist tells them: Make a way for him who rises above the sunset. The Lord rises above the sunset because from that very place where he slept in death, he rose again and manifested a greater glory. He rises above the sunset because in his resurrection he trampled underfoot the death which he endured. Therefore, we make a way for him who rises above the sunset when we preach his glory to you, so that when he himself follows after us, he may illumine you with his love. Let us listen now to his words as he sends his preachers forth: The harvest is great but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest. That the harvest is good but the laborers are few cannot be said without a heavy heart, for although there are many to hear the good news there are only a few to preach it. Indeed, see how full the world is of priests, but yet in God’s harvest a true laborer is rarely to be found; although we have accepted the priestly office we do not fulfill its demands. Think over, my beloved brothers, think over his words: Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest. Pray for us so that we may be able to labor worthily on your behalf, that our tongue may not grow weary of exhortation, that after we have taken up the office of preaching our silence may not bring us condemnation from the just judge. RESPONSORY Cf Luke 1:3, 4; Acts 1:1 He carefully traced the whole story from the beginning and wrote his gospel – so that we might understand the truth of the teaching we had received. He gave us a record concerning all that Jesus did and taught. – So that we might understand the truth of the teaching we had received. TE DEUM You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord: we acclaim you; You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. The glorious company of apostles praise you. The noble fellowship of prophets praise you. The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you: Father, of majesty unbounded, your true and only Son, worthy of all worship, and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide. You, Christ, are the king of glory, the eternal Son of the Father. When you became man to set us free you did not shun the Virgin’s womb. You overcame the sting of death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. You are seated at God’s right hand in glory. We believe that you will come, and be our judge. Come then, Lord, and help your people, bought with the price of your own blood, and bring us with your saints to glory everlasting. V. Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance. R. Govern and uphold them now and always. V. Day by day we bless you. R. We praise your name for ever. V. Keep us today, Lord, from all sin. R. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. V. Lord, show us your love and mercy; R. for we put our trust in you. V. In you, Lord, is our hope: R. and we shall never hope in vain. The concluding part of the hymn may be omitted. CONCLUDING PRAYER Let us pray. Father, you chose Luke the evangelist to reveal by preaching and writing the mystery of your love for the poor. Unite in heart and spirit all who glory in your name, and let all nations come to see your salvation. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. – Amen. Or: Lord God, who chose Saint Luke to reveal by his preaching and writings the mystery of your love for the poor, grant that those who already glory in your name may persevere as one heart and one soul and that all nations may merit to see your salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. – Amen. ACCLAMATION Let us praise the Lord. – And give him thanks.
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