MY EYES HAVE SEEN YOUR SALVATION WEDNESDAY WEEK IV IN ORD. TIME YEAR C
PRAYER FOR DAILY NEGLECTS: Eternal Father, I offer thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its Love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
First: To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Readings
Second: To purify the good I have done badly this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Lectures
Third: To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and during all my life, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Pieta The Presentation
FIRST READING MALACHI 3:1-4 : The Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his Temple
The Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his Temple; and the angel of the covenant whom you are longing for, yes, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
Who will be able to resist the day of his coming? Who will remain standing when he appears? For he is like the refiner’s fire and the fullers’ alkali. He will take his seat as refiner and purifier; he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and then they will make the offering to the Lord as it should be made. The offering of Judah and Jerusalem will then be welcomed by the Lord as in former days, as in the years of old.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Who is the king of glory? He, the Lord, he is the king of glory
GOSPEL LUKE 2:22-40 : My eyes have seen your salvation
When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, – observing what stands written in the Law of the Lord:
Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord – and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is said in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to Israel’s comforting and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit he came to the Temple and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required, he took him into his arms and blessed God; and he said:
‘Now, Master, you can let your
servant go in peace,
just as you promised;
because my eyes have seen the
salvation
which you have prepared for
all the nations to see, a light to enlighten the
pagans
and the glory of your people
Israel.’
As the child’s father and mother stood there wondering at the things that were being said about him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected – and a sword will pierce your own soul too – so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’
There was a prophetess also, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty-four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer. She came by just at that moment and began to praise God; and she spoke of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem.
When they had done everything the Law of the Lord required, they went back to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. Meanwhile the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God’s favour was with him.
God my Father in heaven you have destined your
children to excel in righteousness so as to reveal your glory. Father we have
missed it all. Our mission on earth we do not remember having left your abode;
for we were sent to fulfill your Holy Will to the glory of your Most Holy Name
Father.
Lord Jesus Christ you are the King of Glory. You fulfilled Simeon and Anna prophesy
as destined according to revelation by God to them: a reward for their faithfulness, their expectation of the fulfillment of God’s promise of Salvation to humanity.
Come to my aide Lord Jesus Christ for you are the way, the truth and life. You
are the Lord of my Salvation. Keep me in mind on today’s Feast of your Presentation in the Temple, the Forth Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary.
Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels pray for me. My Guardian Angel pray for me. Protect me, be my guide and guard.
Pray the Holy Rosary: May the Virgin Mary and her spouse Saint Joseph bring us to Jesus Christ.
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