SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS
THE CREATOR OF THE WORLD WILL GIVE YOU LIFE
PRAYER BEFORE HOLY MASS Act of Love beforeMass
WEDNESDAY WEEK 33 IN ORDIANRY TIME
O my God, I love Thee with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my strength and with no other desire than to be inseparably united to Thee. It is through Thy Divine Son that this union is about to be realized within me. In Holy Communion I long to identify myself with Him, that it will no longer be myself, but Him, who lives in me; and when I have received Jesus within myself, then I shall love and be loved by Thee in that same measure, in which I am united to Him. Hasten then, to give me Thy Divine Son, at the hands of Thy priest, that through Jesus, I may unite myself forever to Thee, O God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.
First Reading Maccabees 7:1,20-31
The creator of the world will give you back both breath and life
There were seven brothers who were arrested with their mother. The king tried to force them to taste pig’s flesh, which the Law forbids, by torturing them with whips and scourges. But the mother was especially admirable and worthy of honourable remembrance, for she watched the death of seven sons in the course of a single day, and endured it resolutely because of her hopes in the Lord. Indeed she encouraged each of them in the language of their ancestors; filled with noble conviction, she reinforced her womanly argument with manly courage, saying to them, ‘I do not know how you appeared in my womb; it was not I who endowed you with breath and life, I had not the shaping of your every part. It is the creator of the world, ordaining the process of man’s birth and presiding over the origin of all things, who in his mercy will most surely give you back both breath and life, seeing that you now despise your own existence for the sake of his laws.’ ......
Responsorial Psalm
I shall be filled, when I awake, with the sight of your glory, O Lord
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
I chose you from the world
to go out and bear fruit,
fruit that will last,
says the Lord.
Alleluia!cfJohn15:16
Gospel Luke 19:11-28
The parable of the talents
While the people were
listening, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and
they imagined that the kingdom of God was going to show itself then and there.
Accordingly he said, ‘A man of noble birth went to a distant country to be appointed
king and afterwards return. He summoned ten of his servants and gave them ten
pounds. “Do business with these” he told them “until I get back.” But his
compatriots detested him and sent a delegation to follow him with this message,
“We do not want this man to be our king.”
‘Now on his return, having
received his appointment as king, he sent for those servants to whom he had
given the money, to find out what profit each had made. The first came in and
said, “Sir, your one pound has brought in ten.” “Well done, my good servant!”
he replied “Since you have proved yourself faithful in a very small thing, you
shall have the government of ten cities.” Then came the second and said, “Sir,
your one pound has made five.” To this one also he said, “And you shall be in
charge of five cities.” Next came the other and said, “Sir, here is your pound.
I put it away safely in a piece of linen because I was afraid of you; for you
are an exacting man: you pick up what you have not put down and reap what you
have not sown.” “You wicked servant!” he said “Out of your own mouth I condemn
you. So you knew I was an exacting man, picking up what I have not put down and
reaping what I have not sown? Then why did you not put my money in the bank? On
my return I could have drawn it out with interest.” And he said to those
standing by, “Take the pound from him and give it to the man who has ten
pounds.” And they said to him, “But, sir, he has ten pounds…”. “I tell you, to
everyone who has will be given more; but from the man who has not, even what he
has will be taken away.
“But as for my enemies
who did not want me for their king, bring them here and execute them in my
presence.”’
When he had said this he went
on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
God my Father help me discover my talents. May I use them for the good of all your creatures. Give me a generous heart Father, that I may share your gifts with my fellow creatures. Open my eyes to see the needs of all your creatures. Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary pray for me. My guardian angel pray for me, protect me, guide and guard me. God's holy angels pray for me.
Today's Mystery, the Glorious Mystery
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